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Shah Rukh Khan adapted Hindu name Abinav to meet Gauri’s parents before they got married, she changed her name to Ayesha during their ‘nikaah’ |

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Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan are one of the most loved couples of Bollywood. However, the couple’s interfaith relationship faced resistance in its early days, with Gauri’s family initially reluctant to accept the match. To ease their concerns, the superstar even introduced himself under a different name.According to Mushtaq Sheikh’s book ‘Shah Rukh Can’, … Read more

French jeweller Pierre Cartier traded a $1 million pearl necklace and just $100 to buy a Fifth Avenue mansion in 1917 that became one of New York’s most famous luxury landmarks

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Cartier’s Mansion On Fifth Avenue Underwent Its Biggest Revamp Ever Just In Time For Its Centenary French jeweller Pierre Cartier defeated some of New York’s most powerful real estate families by using a double-strand pearl necklace and only a $100 payment to secure a six-story Fifth Avenue mansion that is now worth hundreds of millions … Read more

Space technology key to reducing climate disaster risks: NRSC chief | Vijayawada News

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Visakhapatnam: Space technology has emerged as one of India’s most powerful tools for reducing disaster risks in an era of accelerating climate change, enabling authorities to forecast extreme weather, map hazards, monitor disasters in real time, and support rescue and rehabilitation efforts, said National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) director Prakash Chauhan.Chauhan inaugurated the NICES-Coastal Observation … Read more

‘7.5 crore students affected in 10 years’: Rahul Gandhi calls paper leaks the ‘norm’ at Chhatron Ki Goonj programme in Dehradun | India News

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Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering during the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said India’s education system has reached a stage where paper leaks have become “the norm”, alleging that the issue affects millions of students and requires a political consensus to resolve.Addressing a … Read more

Hockey India launches ethics inquiry against Asunta Lakra; ex-India captain calls notice ‘intimidation’ | Hockey News

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KOLKATA: Hockey India’s Ethics Committee has initiated a fact-finding inquiry into complaints filed against former India women’s hockey captain and Executive Board member Asunta Lakra.The development comes a day after it emerged that the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports had asked Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute a neutral, fair and transparent committee to … Read more

Watch: Deadly landslide strikes China, dozens remain missing

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At least eight people are dead and 34 remain missing after a rain-triggered landslide buried residential buildings in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Friday.The landslide struck at around 9.08 am in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, after local officials reported sporadic rockfalls about an hour earlier and began evacuating residents. Despite the early warning, … Read more

Quote of the day by Isaac Newton: “No great discovery was ever made without…” – why every breakthrough begins with the courage to explore the unknown |

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Isaac Newton (Image: Wikipedia) Every major scientific breakthrough starts the same unglamorous way, with a question nobody can yet answer. A line widely attributed to Isaac Newton captures that moment precisely. “No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess,” it goes. Before any evidence arrives to confirm or reject an idea, someone first … Read more

Watch: Shashi Tharoor rescued after Kerala hotel lift gets stuck | India News

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The incident occured at a hotel in Thiruvananthapuram NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was briefly trapped in a lift at a private hotel in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday before being rescued along with others after the elevator got stuck.Visuals showed a smiling Tharoor walking out of the lift after authorities managed to open its doors.“The … Read more

Satluj Film: Annu Kapoor reacts to ‘Satluj’ OTT removal: ‘You’re begging the public for sympathy, why indulge in self-pity? Go to Supreme Court’ | Hindi Movie News

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As the controversy surrounding Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Satluj’ continues, veteran actor Annu Kapoor has shared a contrasting opinion, backing the government’s decision to block the film and urging its makers to seek legal recourse instead of criticising the move publicly.Directed by Honey Trehan, ‘Satluj’ which was originally titled ‘Punjab 95’ premiered on ZEE5 on July … Read more

Sri Lanka Cricket breaks silence after Manjot Kalra’s arrest, vows zero tolerance for corruption | Cricket News

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reaffirmed its “zero-tolerance” stance on corruption after former India Under-19 World Cup winner and Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra was arrested over allegations of attempting to induce a player into corrupt practice during the Lanka Premier League (LPL).In a statement issued hours after Kalra’s arrest on Friday, the island nation’s … Read more