‘Don’t Worry Darling’ director Olivia Wilde landed in Italy on Sunday separately from boyfriend Harry Styles ahead of the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ movie premiere at the Venice Film Festival Monday night, where Florence Pugh will not be in attendance for the press conference post-screening.
According to Fox News, as she landed at the Italian airport wearing a cream-coloured suit, Wilde, who marks her second time in the director’s chair with the new thriller, appeared to be in good spirits.
Before boarding a boat to take him to his hotel to await the highly awaited premiere of the film, the former member of ‘One Direction’, who plays Jack in the upcoming film, also donned his best flying costume and sported a maroon blazer.
Pugh is a cast member of the upcoming drama, but according to festival officials, she is “limiting her promotional activities at the festival” and won’t be attending the post-premiere press conference. It is unknown if Wilde and Styles, who have been dating for more than a year after becoming public with their romance while holding hands at his agent’s wedding in January 2021, will walk the red carpet together on Monday night at the prestigious film event. At the airport, no photos of the low-key pair were taken. After arriving in Italy, the “Booksmart” director–who was once in a committed relationship with Jason Sudeikis–took time out to sign autographs for eager admirers.
Pakistan’s alarming flood situation pose a risk of hunger and disease for hundreds and thousands of flood-affected people left scrambling for shelter and aid after the devastating rains in the country.
660,120 have reported various illnesses at government-run medical camps in flood-affected areas since July, Dawn newspaper reported citing the July-September data.
According to government data, skin ailments and diarrhoeal diseases are rampant in flood-affected areas — a total of 149,551 reported with diarrheal diseases while 142,739 people reported with skin infections.
A total of 132,485 cases of acute respiratory disease, 49,420 cases of suspected malaria, 101 cases of snake-bite and 550 cases of dog-bite, the Pakistani newspaper added.
Dawn’s report said there were 185,274 cases of other illnesses. The World Health Organisation (WHO) today said that over 1290 lives lost and 12,500 people injured. Over 33 million affected, including over 6.4 million in dire need of humanitarian aid. Almost 634,000 displaced people living in camps.
Over 1460 health facilities affected, of which 432 are fully damaged and 1028 are partially damaged. Access to health care facilities, health care workers and essential medicines and medical supplies is limited.
Ongoing outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea, typhoid, measles, leishmaniasis and polio are at risk of being further exacerbated. Increased transmission of malaria remains a threat and many cases are already presenting to clinics in the flood-affected areas.
Early disease surveillance indicates that tens of thousands have been identified as patients affected by diarrhoea, malaria, acute respiratory infections, skin and eye infections, typhoid and others.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said they are following closely and with deep concern the humanitarian crisis currently facing the people of Pakistan as a result of devastating monsoon floods.
“The current scale of damage and destruction due to the floods is like none seen before in Pakistan – a result of long-term global climate change leading to more severe weather conditions,” said Al-Mandhari.
He said tens of millions of people are now forced to use unsafe water, both to drink and for their daily needs; they are also exposed to the elements due to flood damage and destruction of their homes, and many are displaced.
“This has resulted in increased exposure to diseases already circulating in the country, including acute watery diarrhoea, malaria, dengue fever, typhoid, measles and leishmaniasis,” he added.
According to WHO, early disease surveillance reports are already showing an increase in cases of diarrhoea, malaria and typhoid. Other diseases in the country, such as polio and COVID-19, are also at increased risk of spreading if the situation is not rapidly contained.
Reality TV star Christina Haack hosted a ceremony on the Hawaiian island of Maui with husband Joshua Hall and a few of their close friends and family to celebrate their marriage, nearly five months after the couple first said “I do” in secrecy.
The home renovation expert looked absolutely stunning as she cuddled up to her spouse in romantic photos by the beach to remember their special day while wearing a sheer white lace gown with a long train.
“Shared vows in front of family and our close friends,” she wrote on Instagram. “Everything in life has led me to where I am right now, which is exactly where I want to be. “My dream man on the dreamiest island. Maui holds a special place in my heart. What an amazing night filled with love.” In Christina’s stunning wedding dress, white floral appliques were stitched all over a fine mermaid form, and a long train of tulle fabric was collected at her feet. She wore a corseted dress with delicate flower straps, and her long blonde hair was styled in beachy waves with a thick braid and wispy fringe pieces surrounding her face.
Hall wore a khaki suit, a white button-down shirt, and black velvet loafers. He kept with the island vibes by forgoing a tie in favour of a more conventional ti leaf lei, which symbolises good fortune and protection from evil spirits.
The couple confirmed to Fox News Digital in April that they had married after he proposed in the fall of 2021. They began dating last year. According to Fox News, all of her children were there at the little island ceremony, when she told Hudson, three, Brayden, seven, and Taylor, eleven, about her experiences.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Delhi has got Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security cover, informed an official on Monday.
A senior CISF officer said that as per the norms of Z-plus security cover, specially trained CISF personnel had been deployed in the security of RSS Headquarters Keshav Kunj at Jhandewaln in Delhi.
He added that RSS headquarters in Nagpur and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is already CISF protectees. Bhagwat is a Z-plus security cover protectee.
“RSS office in Delhi has been given security cover from September 1 onwards. CISF personnel armed with sophisticated weapons have been deployed on the premises of the building,” the official added.
The decision has been taken after getting various intelligence reports. As per norms, any person or installation gets central security cover after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reviewed threat assessment reports prepared by central security agencies against possible terrorist and sabotage threats it could face.
Actor Katrina Kaif will be seen marking her presence with her ‘Phone Bhoot’ co-stars Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi in an upcoming episode of ‘Koffee with Karan 7’.
On Monday, host Karan Johar took to social media and unveiled the episode’s promo which has left the internet in splits, courtesy of Katrina’s witty humour. With Bollywood witnessing an array of weddings, discussions of ‘suhaag raat’ (wedding night) can never be far away from the Koffee With Karan couch. While Alia Bhatt dismissed the concept of ‘suhaag raat’ as a myth, recently married Katrina shared a more innovative solution for tired couples to follow.
The promo begins with Katrina, Siddhanth and Ishaan taking their time to figure out the best positions on the couch for them. After they were settled, Karan began his round of questions.
He then told Katrina about Alia’s recent comment on the show that she was too tired to do anything on her suhaagraat, the wedding night. Asked about her own case, Katrina said, “Why can’t it be suhaagdin,” making the boys raise their eyebrows. Katrina tied the knot with Vicky Kaushal on December 9, 2021, in Rajasthan in presence of close friends and family members. Meanwhile, Katrina’s co-stars from Phone Booth claimed they were both single. Siddhant said he is so single that even Ishaan is single after hanging out with him.
If reports are to be believed, Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra has been approached for a new season of the popular reality show ‘Bigg Boss’.
According to a source, the discussions are happening between Raj and the makers of the show and the former is actually thinking about participating in ‘Bigg Boss 16’. “They feel the real side and the truth needs to be shown in front of the country,” the source added.
Raj was arrested in July 2021 for allegedly producing pornographic videos and was granted bail in September. He was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act and the Information Technology Act. Since then, he has been avoiding media by covering his face with innovative masks.
Last year, Raj’s sister-in-law, Shamita Shetty participated in ‘Bigg Boss 15’ and ended up in top 5. Whereas, Raj’s wife Shilpa Shetty Kundra mastered this game by becoming the title winner of Big Brother in 2007. It looks like it’s a parampara of the family to be in Bigg Boss.
Actor Kangana Ranaut recently made a shocking revelation about the life of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
She alleged that his ‘real name’ was not Mahesh, but ‘Aslam’. Taking to Instagram Story, Kangana shared an old video of Mahesh Bhatt in a series of posts.
Along with the clips, the actor – who made her Bollywood debut in the 2006 film Gangster, which was backed by Mahesh Bhatt – also made some statements about Mahesh and his ‘real name’ and religion.
“Mahesh ji casually and poetically inciting people for violence,” she captioned one of the posts. Sharing another part from the same video, she wrote, “I am told his (Mahesh Bhatt) real name is Aslam… he converted to marry his second wife (Soni Razdan)… it is a beautiful name, why hide it?”
Another clip shared by Kangana was also accompanied by a statement on Mahesh’s name, which read, “He must use his real name, not represent a certain religion, when he has converted…”
Exports of tea during the first six months January to June 2022 has increased to 96.89 million kg as compared to 86.46 million kg in the similar previous period.
According to Tea Board data, the largest importer traditionally has been the CIS block where exports had slightly fallen to 20.58 million kg during the current six months against 21.04 million kg in the previous period of 2021.
According to an official of Indian Tea Association (ITA), the fall had been due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine which has hit shipment logistics hard.
Among the CIS block, Russia has been the major importer which stood at 14.76 million kg as compared to 15.88 million kg in the similar previous period.
After CIS, UAE has been the major importer at 15.86 million kg during the current first six months as against 6.76 million kg in the previous similar period.
Exports to Iran touched 11.43 million kg in the current first half as against 10.04 million kg in the previous period.
Due to economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the exporters also could not tap the market and exports during the current period stood at 1.35 million kg.
Total value of exports in rupee terms increased to Rs 2,532.67 crore in the current first half as compared to Rs 2306.77 crore in the previous similar period.
According to the board, estimated production during July 2022 was 152.57 million kg as compared to 180.45 million kg in the same month in 2021.
The ITA official said the decline in production had been been due to erratic climatic conditions.
HC asks, “Is Maharashtra govt waiting for auspicious day to frame policy on clean, hygienic toilets in schools? The Bombay high court expressed its disappointment over the unhygnic conditions of the schools across Maharashtra and asked the state government if it was powerless or waiting for some auspicious day to frame a policy on the issue. A division bench of Justices Prasanna Varale and Sharmila Deshmukh said it was “pained by the sorry state of affairs”.
The court was hearing a petition filed by two law students Nikita Gore and Vaishnavi Gholave, raising concerns over the central and state governments not implementing effective menstrual hygiene management resulting in women, and particularly adolescent girls, facing problems.
The petition also pointed out the issue of unclean and unhygienic washrooms and toilets for girls in government aided schools.
Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday allowed to withdraw the list consisting of 12 names for the nomination to the legislative council (MLC seats) proposed by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Uddhav Thackeray in 2020.
