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  • Sabika Sheikh laid to rest in Karachi

    Sabika Sheikh laid to rest in Karachi

    RELATIVES carry the coffin of Sabika Sheikh, wrapped in the national flag, for funeral prayers on Wednesday.-Fahim Siddiqi / White Star
    RELATIVES carry the coffin of Sabika Sheikh, wrapped in the national flag, for funeral prayers on Wednesday.-Fahim Siddiqi / White Star

    KARACHI: The funeral prayers for Sabika Sheikh, a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student who was killed in a Texas school shooting last week, were offered at Karachi’s Hakeem Saeed Ground at 9am on Wednesday.

    Sheikh was among the 10 people gunned down at a high school in Santa Fe last Friday when a heavily armed student opened fire on classmates.

    Security arrangements were tight at the venue, where a number of government officials and political leaders, including Sindh Chief Minister Murad Shah, Sindh Governer Muhammad Zubair, Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal, Pak Sarzameen Party chief Mustafa Kamal, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Halim Adil Sheikh and others attended her funeral prayers.

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  • Big Boss 11’s Bandgi Kalra makes heads turn in a stunning outfit

    Big Boss 11’s Bandgi Kalra makes heads turn in a stunning outfit

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    Big Boss 11’s contestant Bandgi Kalra knows how to keep her fashion game on point. Recently, she posted a picture of herself on Instagram, wherein she is seen in a dull blue colored jumpsuit. She captioned the picture as, “Bangalore times 👗 #ootdfashion #bangaloretimesfashionweek #fashionistas #urmillamatondkar #sonusood #rashmidesai #puneeshsharma #pungi #baneesh #bandgikalra.”

    The Big Boss contestant dresses right for every occasion and manages to look perfect every time.

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  • IndiGo, Air India Express among Top 5 cheapest airlines in the world

    IndiGo, Air India Express among Top 5 cheapest airlines in the world

    Air India Express has an average cost of $0.08 per km and IndiGo $0.10 per km for international flights.
    Air India Express has an average cost of $0.08 per km and IndiGo $0.10 per km for international flights.

    NEW DELHI: Low-cost carriers IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) and Air India Express have been ranked among the top five cheapest airlines in the world in providing international flights.

    Air India Express, the wholly-owned subsidiary of state-run carrier Air India has been ranked second and the budget carrier IndiGo placed at fifth position in a Global Flight Pricing Report prepared by Melbourne-based Rome2Rio—a multi modal travel planning site.

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  • ‘Race 3’ had Bollywood’s largest shooting unit

    ‘Race 3’ had Bollywood’s largest shooting unit

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    MUMBAI: Apart from having an impressive ensemble cast, ‘Race 3’ has been generating a lot of interest for its songs and slick action sequences. Ever since the trailer of the Salman Khan flick released, fans have been eager to find out more details. Apart from the fact that the film is a part of a big franchise, with Salman performing a majority of the stunts on his own, what many people are unaware about is that fact that it had the biggest shooting unit on the sets.

    Director Remo D’Souza hopes to take the ‘Race’ franchise to another level, which is why he is sparing no expense when it comes to making the film on a grand scale to ensure that fans enjoy every minute of it.

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  • Chennai Super Kings remain a people driven outfit

    Chennai Super Kings remain a people driven outfit

    Chennai Super Kings players celebrate with the IPL 2018 trophy.
    Chennai Super Kings players celebrate with the IPL 2018 trophy.

    CHENNAI: Nine seasons, seven finals and three titles – CSK can easily be rechristened Consistent Super Kings. The consistency factor stems from the team management’s belief in sticking to the tried-and-tested formula as they made their way back to the tournament after a two-year hiatus. Their first move was to retain the talismanic MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja ahead of the auctions earlier this year.

     

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  • Watch out! Funny road signs ahead.

    Watch out! Funny road signs ahead.

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    Road or sidewalk signs serve the purpose of notifying drivers of any danger ahead and take necessary precautions for public convenience. But often, road signs can turn out to be a hilarious disaster because as they say, ‘creativity’ knows no bounds and might just tipple over. Here, we’ve rounded up our most bizarre signboards and similar notifications from around the world—because as they say, laughter is the best medicine. Well, isn’t it so?

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  • Awaken to many Realities by Guruji Krishnananda

    Awaken to many Realities by Guruji Krishnananda

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    We have to awaken to many Truths, many Realities. We have to awaken from ignorance. Sometimes people say that in Hinduism there are so many gods. All these gods do exist. Lord Mahavishnu is in-charge of Life and Life Forces. Lord Shiva is in-charge of the forces of destruction. Lord Brahma is in-charge of creation. And hordes of gods assist these processes.

    All gods/deities are manifestations from a single God. There is one God. And here, on this earth, we can imagine Him to be Light. And from that Light all these emanations, all these manifestations came forth. God is energy. God is Light. And God is omnipresent. Everyone has to awaken to the Truth that there is only one God and all others are manifestations.

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  • World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2018: Two men’s efforts to spread awareness about women’s personal hygiene

    World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2018: Two men’s efforts to spread awareness about women’s personal hygiene

    World Menstrual Hygiene Day, (L-R): Amol Mane posing with his daughter Dea; Anurag Chauhan.
    World Menstrual Hygiene Day, (L-R): Amol Mane posing with his daughter Dea; Anurag Chauhan.

    NEW DELHI: “Don’t enter the temple if you are on your periods.” “Don’t touch the pickle if you are menstruating.” “Your mother can’t enter the kitchen, she is ‘dirty’ right now,” these are some of the common things most girls and women across India have heard growing up. While menstruation is a natural body process that women undergo, it is a topic discussed in hushed tones even today, thus contributing to the taboo attached to it. From wrapping sanitary pads in newspapers and brown-paper bags to hiding them in black polythene bags, everything related to menstruation is deemed as the elephant in the room – something that has been turned a blind eye to, for a bit too long. While Arunachalam Muruganantham, on whom the movie PadMan was based, did his bit to change the narrative, Anurag Chauhan and Amol Prakash Mane are two other men whose contributions towards spreading awareness about menstruation, is no less significant.

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  • Art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai on the first Bollywood theme park in India

    Art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai on the first Bollywood theme park in India

    A view of Bollywood theme park.
    A view of Bollywood theme park.

    Have you ever wondered how it would be to stand in the very frame Hrithik Roshan did in the song Azeem O Shah Shahenshah in Jodhaa Akbar? Or the opulent house through which Paro dashes to get a last glimpse of her lover in Devdas? You could find out for yourself at a theme park in Karjat, a 90-minute journey from Mumbai, which is dedicated to Bollywood. ND Film World: A Bollywood Theme Park, which opened on March 8, is the brainchild of veteran art and production designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai.

    The 43-acre spread has giant sculptures of Bollywood stars etched on a mountain, like Mt Rushmore. A disembodied “Mona darling” greets you at the box office as you buy the tickets (priced at Rs 999). 

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  • Former US President George HW Bush hospitalised, misses parade

    Former US President George HW Bush hospitalised, misses parade

    George HW Bush was a Navy pilot in World War II and survived being shot down over the Pacific Ocean. His two crew members perished.
    George H.W. Bush was a Navy pilot in World War II and survived being shot down over the Pacific Ocean. His two crew members perished.

    The hospitalization of former President George H.W. Bush caused him to miss out on a Memorial Day parade in Maine that he traditionally attends. The 93-year-old said in a tweet Monday evening that he regrets missing the event earlier that day in Kennebunkport, down the road from his summer home. He also said he’s “forever grateful not only to those patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation-  but also the Gold Star families whose heritage is imbued with their honor and heroism.”

    Bush was taken to a hospital Sunday after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue. A spokesman said he’d likely be in the hospital for a couple of days for observation. There was no update on his condition Monday.

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  • PARMANU: The Story Of Pokhran | OFFICIAL TRAILER | John Abraham, Diana Penty, Boman Irani | 25th May

    PARMANU: The Story Of Pokhran | OFFICIAL TRAILER | John Abraham, Diana Penty, Boman Irani | 25th May

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  • Sanju | Official Teaser | Ranbir Kapoor | Rajkumar Hirani

    Sanju | Official Teaser | Ranbir Kapoor | Rajkumar Hirani

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  • Chennai Super King winning celebration 2018

    Chennai Super King winning celebration 2018


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  • I have more Sikhs in cabinet than Modi: Canada PM Justin Trudeau

    I have more Sikhs in cabinet than Modi: Canada PM Justin Trudeau

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    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, known for his witty repartees, told an American audience in Washington that he has more Sikhs in his Cabinet than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    The quip came when Trudeau was taking 10 questions from students at the American University in northwest Washington during his state visit to the US.

    During the half-an-hour session at the university on Friday, a student named Jahan from the Punjab province of Pakistan told Trudeau that it was really great to see so many Punjabis in his cabinet.

    “I have more Sikhs in my cabinet than Modi does,” Trudeau was quoted as saying by the Canadian daily ‘The Star’.

    44-year-old Trudeau, who assumed office in November last year, surprised one and all by including four Sikh-Canadians in his Cabinet.

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