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Indian skipper  Virat Kohli   said he is ready to act in his biopic but wants his wife  Anushka Sharma   to act alongside him in the movie. Kohli joined Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on an Instagram Live video session where both the athletes talked on a range of topics. "With Anushka, I will definitely do the biopic myself," Kohli said during the interaction. Kohli also credited Sharma for making him the person he is now. "I wasn't this person always. I truly believe that everyone has a giving and compassionate side to them but there is always an individual that comes in your life who brings it out. For me, meeting Anushka was that moment when I started to realise that this is not all about me. Life is to look at another person and live like that," Kohli said. Read complete Article

With Holi -the festival of colours coming up -- everyone is busy buying colours, 'pichkaris', and balloons but with increasing environment pollution and severe allergic reactions to synthetic colours, there is a growing awareness among people to opt for organic variants. "In an approximately Rs 4,500-crore unorganised Holi colour market, the share of the organic variety is miniscule, but growing," said Madhumita Puri, Founder and Executive Director of Avacayam Naturals, a Delhi-based manufacturer of organic colours. The adverse effects of synthetic colours was observed in a study titled 'The Holi Dermatoses', published in the Indian Journal of Dermatology. It found a spate in skin diseases following the spring festival in India. In the study conducted on 42 patients in Kolkata, 11 patients suffered due to activities related to preparation of colors and 12 reported aggravation of pre-existing dermatoses. Nearly 60 per cent patients reported i...

Move over Singapore — the world's most expensive city has two new rivals. After topping the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey for five years, Asia's Lion City has been joined by Paris and Hong Kong in a tie at the top of the table. Zurich and Geneva rounded out the top five, while New York and Los Angeles reclaimed spots in the top 10 — ranking in seventh and 10th respectively — after slipping to 13th and 14th last year thanks to a weakening dollar. The survey is designed to help companies calculate cost-of-living allowances and build compensation packages for expatriates and business travelers. The trio of cities sharing the top spot are 7 per cen t more expensive to live in than New York, according to the EIU, which compiles its list from a survey of 160 products and services across 93 countries. The Japanese port city of Osaka was another re-entry, moving up six spots to number five. Seoul (joint seventh place), Copenhag...

Shahid Kapoor will be seen in the remake of the Telugu hit " Arjun Reddy " and the actor says the team of "Kabir Singh" has tried to keep the original film's intensity and honesty alive. Directed by Sandeep Vanga, who also helmed the original movie, "Kabir Singh" features Shahid in the title role. "The original was very raw, very honest. I don't think there was anything in the film that was for effect. I just felt it said things as it is and was a brazen journey of a character who goes through an emotional arc which is extreme," Shahid told PTI. "The honesty of the film connected with the audience. Otherwise for a film like that, there would be a limited audience. But it was loved across the board. The idea is to do it all over again," he added. The actor says while they have retained the essence of the film, they have also "rediscovered" the project. "We are trying to make it as honest and as ra...

At a time when online food ordering has become the new normal for millennials and working couples, piping hot biryani has come out of the oven in a big way, emerging as the most-loved comfort food across Metros and suburbs in the country. Like the way pizza and burger orders flourished, online food delivery platforms have now crowned biryani as the king of most-craved dishes. "Compared to 2017, there was a whopping 681 per cent increase in biryani orders on Swiggy in 2018 -- that is one biryani ordered every 3.5 seconds," the online food delivery platform told IANS. While pizzas, burgers and cakes were the most searched food items last year, chicken biryani remained the most ordered dish during festivals, lunches, dinners, snack time and late-night slots across the country. Witnessing the growing demand, opening a biryani house is one of the top choices for entrepreneurs who wish to invest in food start-ups. Often priced by the kilo, the delicacy is se...

Much like the children of other Bollywood celebrities , actor Ajay Devgn and Kajols 15-year-old daughter Nysa and 8-year-old son Yug, get a lot of media attention and are often targeted by social media trolls. In an interview to IANS, Devgn, a protective father, said social media users should not judge his children. He said: "Judge me, but don't judge my kids. Kajol and I are the actors, judge us...it's because of us, our children are under the spotlight everytime." "Being judgmental about someone is not a good thing. If I start passing a judgement on someone, that person would obviously feel bad...so do my children," he added. The "Singham" star, who was in Delhi to promote his fortcoming film "Total Dhamaal", said, "Honestly speaking, those people don't really matter. But I feel bad sometimes when my kids go through such harsh trolling ." The star couple's first child Nysa recently got trolled a...

Business Standard : Congress workers burst crackers, danced to the dhol and played with gulal as they celebrated the party's good show in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh . Carrying the Congress flag, a large number of workers gathered at the party headquarters in Delhi and praised Rahul Gandhi's leadership in steering the Congress towards victory in the three states ruled by the BJP. They distributed sweets and put up big banners of Gandhi on the walls of the Congress office. The Congress workers chanted 'Rahul Gandhi Zindabad'. Interestingly, a Congress worker also put up a banner that said, "Next prime minister of India" for Gandhi. Senior Congress leaders, including Navjot Singh Sidhu and Priyanka Chaturvedi, joined the party workers at the 24, Akbar Road office and expressed joy as the trends of poll results showed Congress taking the lead in the three states. "It was a united effort in preparing and campaigning for polls. ...

Business Standard : Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, one of the most talked about couples of Tinseltown, are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today . From constantly sharing photos with each other on their social media to flying millions of miles to meet each other, the much-in-love couple has left no stone unturned to reignite people's faith in love. As the couple completed one year of marital bliss, they took to their respective social media accounts to express their love. Sharing a video from their wedding ceremony , Anushka wrote, "It's heaven when you don't sense time passing by ... It's heaven when you marry a good man ." The Indian skipper also shared pictures from their wedding, writing, "Can't believe it's been a year already because it feels like it happened just yesterday. Time has truly flown by. Happy anniversary to my best friend and my soulmate. Mine forever." In the pictures, the duo is all s...

Business Standard : A 32-year-old rickshaw driver was arrested for allegedly raping his 10-year-old niece in east Delhi's Shakarpur area Sunday, police said. The girl was allegedly raped by the accused at her residence, when her parents were away, they added. Initially, the police were informed that the girl was raped at her uncle's residence, but later, it was learnt that she was raped at her residence. She told her parents about the incident, following which the police were informed. A case was registered and the girl was sent for a medical examination, which confirmed rape. BS

Business Standard : Anushka Sharma is celebrating husband Virat Kohli 's 30th birthday with an endearing wish. The 'Sanju' star took to social media to share some love soaked pictures with the Indian captain. She simply captioned them, "Thank God for his birth" It seems filmmaker Karan Johar is also impressed with the actor's subtle wish for her hubby. While terming it as the "sweetest birthday wish ever", the acclaimed director extended his greetings to the Indian skipper as well. "Sweetest birthday wish ever!!! Happy birthday Virat !!!!" he tweeted. The couple is reportedly celebrating the special day in Haridwar. They were spotted at the Mumbai airport on Friday night, after Anushka - along with the star cast of 'Zero', including Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif - launched the trailer of the film in the city. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, one of the most talked about couples Tinseltown, are also gearing up f...

Bollywood star Katrina Kaif has treated her fans with a picture from Malta, where she is shooting for her much-anticipated film 'Bharat'. In the picture she shared on social media, the 35-year-old looks fresh as a daisy with her hair styled into glamorous beachy waves. She captioned the photo, "Malta". While 'Bharat' went on floors in July, Katrina began her first schedule last week. Salman Khan had begun shooting for his second schedule of the film in the European island country earlier this month. After Priyanka Chopra walked out of the film, the 'Zero' star was roped in to play the lead, opposite Salman. The film also stars Tabu and Disha Patani in pivotal roles. 'Bharat' is set to have a character-driven story spanning across many periods and will be shot across exotic locations in Malta and Abu Dhabi, besides Punjab and Delhi in India. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the flick is slated to hit theatres on June 5,...

The recent conversations set off by the Central government’s proposal to fell nearly 17,000 trees in the capital to make room for a housing project, have catapulted trees – usually peripheral to dominant public discussions – to the centre of national discourse. Interestingly, what has sparked debate is the unusual sight of protesting citizens hugging trees in the heart of the National Capital Region, a mesh of concrete buildings and elaborate infrastructure. Confronted with the spontaneous protests, the government has put the project on hold for the time being. The ongoing conversations about the need to preserve trees have mostly centred around the environment and pollution. Commentators have expressed consternation over how such large-scale tree felling would aggravate pollution and further damage an already hurting environment. At a different level, the recent civil society outrage, to my mind, has opened a window and given us an opportunity to view trees and nature thr...

Delhi woke up to a partly cloudy sky on Monday and is expected to witness rains and thunderstorms later in the day. "The sky will remain partly cloudy with the possibility of rains or thundershowers along with strong gusty winds," a scientist at India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. IMD has predicted similar weather conditions in parts of western Uttar Pradesh. Thunderstorm and rain accompanied with a dust storm are likely to occur in several areas of Western Uttar Pradesh on Monday, IMD told news agencies. The minimum temperature in Delhi on Monday was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. Sunday's maximum temperature was 36.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average. Delhi air quality Air quality in Delhi did not see much improvemen...

Major fire broke out in a hospital in east Delhi early on Thursday morning, an official of Fire Services said. The official said they received a call around 2:40 a.m. and 20 fire tenders were pressed into service to extinguish the fire at the Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital in Vasundhara Enclave. Another official, however, said that the fire did not break out inside the hospital but behind a building in an open space. He said flames were extinguished at 5:30 a.m. and no injuries were reported. He added that main building of the hospital was safe.

A 12-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in outer Delhi's Rohini, police said today. The accused also made a video of the act and circulated it, they said. The man who raped her was arrested and two others who shot the video have been detained. The accused took the girl along with him to his house where he called the two others for shooting the video, they added. They threatened the girl with dire consequences if she reported the matter. On Saturday, her mother received the video of the alleged act and informed the police. The video was also circulated to others, they added.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to get their act together after an opening game defeat, as they take on Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. RCB, led by star India captain Virat Kohli, lost to Kolkata Knight Riders after Sunil Narine snatched victory with a 17-ball fifty and Nitish Rana removed AB de Villiers and Kohli in the same over and then scored a vital 35. RCB will now want their star batsmen Brendon McCullum and AB de Villiers, who blasted a 27-ball 43 and a 23-ball 44, respectively, in the first game. McCullum reached a milestone in completing 9,000 T20 runs in the last match and that should boost his confidence. Kohli did not look his imperious best in the previous game and he would want to come out all guns blazing against Punjab. The likes Quinton de Koc k, Sarfaraz Khan and Chris Woakes did not fire against KKR and would want to improve if RCB want their batting to fire. Ko...

With Delhi 's air quality has improved to "very poor", a Supreme Court-appointed environment body on Thursday ordered lifting of a ban on entry of trucks and on construction activities in the city. The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) also rolled back the four-time hike in parking fees. EPCA member and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) researcher Usman Naseem told IANS while the restrictions imposed since last week have been lifted, the ban on diesel generator sets would continue. ALSO READ: Delhi's smog and climate change are separate environmental crises On Wednesday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital had improved to "very poor" from "beyond severe" category. At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Delhi's AQI was 345, which falls under the "very poor" category. Also, the average PM 2.5, or particles with a diameter less than 2.5mm, in Delhi was 345 units -- 14 times the safe limit...

The worsening air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) has spawned panic-stricken reactions, with the Delhi government reaching out to neighbouring states and considering restrictions on plying of vehicles in the city and shutting down schools. Delhi’s air quality index has breached the ‘severe’ category with particulate matter (PM 2.5) crossing 450 microgram per cubic metre level. After the Delhi government decided to shut down schools, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to his counterparts in Punjab and Haryana seeking their cooperation in tackling air pollution. “ One of the main reasons for this poor quality of air in Delhi during this part of the year is the burning of (crop) stubble in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Farmers are helpless in the absence of economically viable alternatives; they are forced to burn stubble. The government has failed to provide them economically viable solutions,” Kejriwal said in letters to Manohar Lal Khattar a...

Pure vegetarians usually have limited options at fine dining restaurants. Not so at Burma Burma. Though Burmese cuisine is known for its seafood and meat preparations, the restaurant has given these a miss. But the vegetarian spread they have on offer comes as a pleasant surprise even for meat lovers. Situated in Saket's Select Citywalk mall, Burma Burma has outlets in Mumbai and Gurugram as well. The cosy restaurant has beautiful interiors with colourful dolls of several Burmese tribes displayed on one wall, while the other has elements from Burmese culture carved into it -- the lotus flower, the owl, fish and more. The tea bar in the end of the restaurant boasts a pretty display of Burmese artefacts and lacquer ware as the backdrop. I started with a Nutella-flavoured bubble tea. A mix of black tea, milk, maple syrup and chewy tapioca pearls with Nutella, it was a perfect blend and had me reordering it. Then came the Thoke Sampler, a salad platter with raw m...

After taking his Da-Bangg tour to international destinations like London, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Auckland, superstar Salman Khan is all set to bring it to the national capital. Salman will be joined by a host of stars such as Sonakshi Sinha, Prabhudheva, Meet Bros, Daisy Shah, Kriti Sanon and Maniesh Paul for the tour. The Indian leg of the tour, which is organised by Red Rocks Entertainment, will start at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Main Arena here on December 10. "My vision is to combine world class production values with top-notch talent, and provide an unparalleled entertainment experience to all Indians- it all starts with Da-Bangg The Tour," Vinamra Gupta, Owner of Red Rocks Entertainment, said in a statement. Currently, Salman is seen hosting the eleventh season of controversial reality TV show "Bigg Boss".