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Court grants bail to student activist Gulfisha Fatima

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Jyoti B
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A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to student activist Gulfisha Fatima in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Fatima on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 30,000 with one surety of like amount in the case related to rioting in Jafrabad area in which one Aaman died due to gunshot injuries.

The bail for FIR number 50 against her at the Jaffrabad Police Station, has been granted under further conditions that the accused shall not leave the jurisdiction of NCT of Delhi, not indulge in criminal activity of any kind and attend all court hearings as directed.

There are about 750 cases registered in north-east Delhi and around 1,200 persons have been arrested in matters related to the riot.

Ms. Fatima was in custody in the case since June 3.

“The co-accused Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal have been granted bail in this case and their role is stated to be similar to the present applicant/accused [Fatima]. The witnesses for all of them are almost the same.

Kalita was granted bail in the case on September 1, and Narwal was given relief on September 17.

Shami confident in denting Australia’s batting order

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Harshit
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The Indian team will start their Australian tour from the upcoming 27th of November. Indian team will play first ODI, then T20, and finally Test series. Even though the matches between India and Australia have not started yet, but the experts have started making their guesses. Some of Australia’s fast bowlers are heavy, and some are telling Indian bowlers better. It is difficult to say which bowling team is better because both the teams have the best bowlers in the world. The Indian bowlers are encouraged because they all performed brilliantly in the 13th season of IPL. Mohammad Shami has described Indian bowling as the best in a recent interview.

Shami said – good pace with depth in Indian bowling

Indian team fast bowler Mohammad Shami said that the bowling attack of the team is the best in the world at this time because there is depth in fast bowling and there is good coordination between the players. Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are the important link of the Indian fast bowling attack and have been an important reason for the success of the team in the last few years.

Shami said in an interview released on the BCCI website, “Our fast bowling attack bowls at more than 140 per hour and you need this kind of speed in Australia. Our reserve bowlers also throw very fast, You don’t see this kind of attack. We are ready for challenges. We also have experience. We also have diversity in our spin department. We can throw fast but we are all different, our abilities are different. You are world class. “You can be a batsman, but a good ball can get you out.”

Delhi police have been strict with ‘No Mask’ law

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Harshit
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More than 3,000 challans were issued for not wearing mask, spitting in public and not maintaining social distancing according to Delhi police data.

“In Delhi, a large number of people are wearing masks but still some are not wearing them. A fine of Rs 2,000 will be imposed on anyone who is found not wearing a mask at a public place. Till now it was Rs 500. If you wear a mask, there are fewer chances of people contracting COVID-19. I appeal to all religious, social organisations and political parties to distribute masks,” Kejriwal said.

Meanwhile there were cases where police beaten up the public for not wearing mask, Delhi police have been strict in this entire row of no mask fine event in the National capital.

“It is legally not feasible to change the amount of a fine in the absence of a proper government order or notification,” said a district official.

Ian Chappell: Kohli’s absence will leave a void in Indian team

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Harshit
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Team India captain Virat Kohli will return to India on paternity leave after 6 limited-overs matches against Australia and the opening Test match to be played in Adelaide. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell says that Kohli’s absence in the last three matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will leave a big void in the batting order of the Indian team.

Ian Chappell believes that Virat Kohli’s return after the first Test between India and Australia next month will cause a ‘major drawback’ in the rival team, creating a selection dilemma. But in which direction the series will go, in the end the decision will be made only from this.

Kohli will return home from Adelaide for the birth of his first child after playing the first match of the four-match Test series starting on 17 December. He will however be a part of ODI and T20 series. The ODI series will begin on November 27.

Who will bat at Number 4 for Indian Team in Virat’s absence?

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Harshit
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Indian team is all set for their mega series against Australia starting later this month. The series will commence with ODI’s and T20 first then the most awaited Test series will begin.

Captain Virat Kohli, will be unavailable in from the second Test match due to paternity leave. In the absence of Virat Kohli Ajinkya Rahane is all set to take the charge but still there are speculations on the replacement for Virat Kohli at Number 4.

As of now, the team has the availability of KL Rahul, Hanuma Vihari, Shubhman Gill, and one of the two wicket-keeping options between Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha.

Looking onto the current team balance, there is no chance of replacing Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal from the top order. So, all eyes will be on vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane.

Streets deserted in Ahmedabad night curfew

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Harshit
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat curfew,

With the sudden spike of COVID-19 in Gujarat, the BJP government in the state has decided to impose the night lockdown in several parts.

Streets were deserted and the local police did their job well in maintaining the night curfew according to the government’s order.

“The curfew will remain in force until further announcement. I urge citizens to cooperate with authorities to contain the virus,” Patel said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Ahmedabad reported more than 350 new COVID cases in the last 24-hours. As of now the city’s total tally went past the mark of 1 lakh and 95 thousand but the active case tally is 13,285.

Take down my pictures from social media, urges Zaira Wasim

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Shivani Negi
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Zaira Wasim, who disassociated herself from the film industry last year, has now urged her social media fan pages to delete her pictures from their account. The former actress said that she is trying to start a new chapter of her life and therefore she has a little favour to ask from them.

“Hello everyone!! I want to just take a moment to thank each of you for the constant love and kindness you have showered me with. Y’all have been a constant source of love and strength, thank you for being there to support me through everything (sic),” she wrote.

“It was because of this care and consideration that y’all have always shown that I have a little favour to ask from all of you. I request you to please take down my pictures from your accounts and ask other fan pages to do the same,” she added.

“It’s obviously IMPOSSIBLE to get them off the internet but the least I can do is request your pages not to continue sharing them. I hope you could help and support me through this just like you’ve supported me through everything. I’m trying to start a new chapter in my life and I could really benefit from your cooperation — (like a lot!!). Thank you for being a part of my journey (sic),” she said.

In a lengthy post in 2019, Zaira had announced that she is quitting the film industry as it serves as a barrier on the path to reunite with Allah.

Zaira is a national award winning actor and is known for her roles in films like Secret Superstar and Dangal. The last project of her career was 2019 film The Sky is Pink.

Sana Khan, who left showbiz industry to serve humanity, ties the knot to Mufti Anas

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Shivani Negi
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Former Bigg Boss contestant and actress Sana Khan has tied the knot to Mufti Anas from Surat on Sunday.

Sana took to her Instagram account to share the information and wrote, “Loved each other for the sake of Allah. Married each other for the sake of Allah. May Allah keep us united in this Duniya and reunite us in Jannah…Fabi ayyi ala-e rabbekumaa tokazzebaan. Which of the favours of your lord will u deny.”

The picture shows the couple dressed in their traditional outfits. While Sana had donned a red lehenga, Mufti Anas is dressed up in a white pant-suit.

See the picture here:

Earlier on Saturday, a few videos of the newlyweds made rounds on the internet which suggested wedding bell for the former actress.

One of the video shows Sana walking down the stairs with hand in hand alongside Mufti Anas while the other shows them cutting a wedding cake.

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Going by the pics and videos, it is estimated that the wedding was an extremely close knit affair with only family members in attendance.

Meanwhile, Sana has garnered a lot of limelight in the recent times. She became the topic of discussion when she said that she is now leaving the showbiz industry to serve the humanity. She made the announcement through a social media post and wrote, “I declare today that from today onwards, I have resolved to say goodbye to my showbiz lifestyle forever and serve humanity and follow the orders of my creator. All brothers and sisters are requested to pay for me to Allah to accept my repentance and grant me the true ability to live in accordance with my determination of spending the life following the commandments of my creator. “

Prior to this, Sana garnered limelight when she called out her ex boyfriend Melvin Louis for cheating and abusing her.

She became a household name with her stint in Bigg Boss 6 and is also known for her role in Salman Khan’s Jai Ho.

At least 8 dead, 31 injured in Kabul rocket attack

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Jyoti B
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About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said.

The shells were fired from two cars, Interior Ministry spokesperson Tariq Arian said. No one took immediate responsibility for the early morning attack that also targeted the posh Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, which houses diplomatic missions.

Tolo News reported that according to the Interior Affairs Ministry, the rockets landed in Wazir Akbar Khan and Shahr-e-Naw areas in downtown Kabul, Chahar Qala, the Traffic Roundabout, the Gul-e-Surkh Roundabout in PD4, Sedarat Roundabout, the Spinzar Road in the center of the city, near the National Archive road in PD2, and in Lysee Maryam market and Panjsad Family areas in the north of Kabul.

Doctors from Emergency Hospital had earlier stated that one dead and 28 wounded have been taken to the hospital following rocket attacks in the city, Tolo News reported.

Taliban has denied involvement in the attack. In a press conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday, Khan said, as quoted by Al Jazeera, “We notice with concern that the level of violence despite the talks in Qatar, is rising.”

Photos and videos circulating online showed several buildings with damaged walls and windows, including at a large medical complex.

Recent big attacks in Kabul, including two horrific assaults on educational institutions that killed nearly 50 people in recent weeks, follow a familiar pattern in the aftermath, with the Taliban denying any involvement while the Afghan government pins the blame on them or their proxies.

“The rocket attack in Kabul city has nothing to do with the mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, using the insurgents’ name for Afghanistan.

The Taliban are under pressure not to attack urban areas, having pledged not to do so under the terms of a US withdrawal deal signed in February.

Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the rocket attack at Kabul city that have resulted in the loss of precious lives and injuries to many.

“We convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives and pray for the early and complete recovery of the injured,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in a statement.

Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh arrested by NCB

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Jyoti B
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A day after the arrest of comedian Bharti Singh, her husband Harsh Limbachiya was also arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau on Sunday following seizure of drugs from their house here, NCB officials said.

On Saturday, Ms. Singh was arrested by the NCB after seizure of ganja (cannabis) from her house in suburban Andheri, they said.

NCB on 21 November raided the production office and house of comedian Bharti Singh and from both the places 86.5 gms of ganja was recovered, reports news agency ANI.

Earlier on Saturday, pictures from outside their residence, an apartment complex in Andheri, showed Bharti Singh being driven away in a red Mercedes, while Harsh Limbachiyaa was taken in a white NCB van.

On arriving at the NCB’s office, Singh told reporters, “They have called us for some questioning, that’s all.”

“She (Ms Singh) and her husband have been detained for questioning about possession of narcotics substances,” Sameer Wankhede, one of the investigating officials, told ANI earlier.

Both Bharti and Harsh are well-known comedians, television personalities producing or hosting programmes, besides appearing in reality shows like ‘Khatron Ka Khiladi’, ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’.

The latest action is part of the ongoing investigations into the Bollywood-drugs mafia nexus which the NCB is trying to unravel since the past three months or so.

Actor Leena Acharya passes away due to kideny failure

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Shivani Negi
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Television and film actress Leena Acharya breathed her last in Delhi on Saturday. She reportedly succumbed to kidney failure.

The piece of information was shared by her Seth Ji co-star Worship Khanna.

In an interaction with TOI, Khanna said,”The actress was suffering from kidney ailment for past one and half years. Her mother donated her kidney a while back, but she didn’t survive.”

He added, “I knew she had health issues in 2015. She was surviving on one kidney and working. She had suffered many health ailments in between and in past four months her health had deteriorated a lot. She was an experienced actor and I will remember her forever.”

Leena Acharya is a renowned name in television industry and garnered heaps of praises for her stint in the Bollywood film Hichki which starred Rani Mukerji in the lead role. She is also known for her work in TV serials like, Seth Ji, Aap Ke Aa Jane Se, Meri Hanikarak Biwi and Class of 2020 among others.

Mouring her demise, her Class of 2020 co-star Rohan Mehra took to Instagram stories to pay tribute. Sharing a picture with her, he wrote, ““Rest in peace @leena_acharya20 ma’am. Last year this time we were shooting for Class of 2020. Will miss you.”

Her close friend and actor Abhishek Gautam shared a Facebook post to remember her. “My good friend and a great artiste Leena Acharya, who would always stand up for others, bid goodbye to this world and I lost a good friend. You will always be missed my friend,” he said.

Leena’s shared her last Instagram post on November 3 when she dropped a selfie of herself dressed in a pink sari. Prior to this, she had shared a thoughtful quote about life and death in Hindi which read, “Chand saasein hi hain jo uda le jayengi aur isse zyada maut kya le jayegi (The death can take nothing except but a few breaths from me).”

Covid-19 update: India reports 45,029 fresh infection in a day

By
Shivani Negi
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India’s covid-19 cases mounted to 90,95,806 with 45,209 infections being reported in a day. Wit 501 fresh virus realted death, the death toll climbed to 13,32,27.

The number of people who have recovered has reached to 85.21 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, the data uploaded by Union Health Minister said on Sunday.

For the past 12-day, the number of active cases have remained below 5 lakh. As of now, there are 44,0962 active cases of the covid-19 infection in the country, which makes up fro 4.86 per cent of the total caseload.

“A total of 13,17,33,134 samples tested for covid-19, up to 21 November. Of these, 10,75,326 samples were tested yesterday,” said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Delhi reported 5,879 fresh cases of covid-19 on Saturday and 111 more fayaliries, pushing the total death tally to 8,270.

For the first time number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi have exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests. 250 ventilators have been delivered to DRDO hospital and are being installed: Health Ministry

Here’re more updates related to the pandemic:

*US has approved Regeneron antibody treatment, which was used to treat President Donald Trump, for the patients who aren’t yet hospitazlied but are at the higher risk of the disease.

*Karnataka reached a milestone of 1 crore Covid-19 tests on Saturday. The state currently has 164 labs.

*Goa govt is planning to conduct covid tests of antigen tests of people who are travelling to the state from Delhi.

*Haryana on Saturday reported spike of 2,666 fresh coronavirus cases taking the caseload in the state to 2,15,021

*With 2,326 new cases, the total number of covid-19 cases in UP have surged to 5,24,223. The death toll meanwhile stands at 7,524 with 24 more people dying in a day.

*In yet another grim milestone, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US has topped the 12 million mark, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

*The Covid-19 death toll in Slovenia has passed the 1,000 mark, showed official figures.

Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 58 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.37 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Drug probe: NCB quizzes Bharti Singh and her husband after raid at their residence

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Shivani Negi
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The Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) on Saturday, that is November 21, raided comedian Bharti Singh and her husband and writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa’s residence in Mumbai. According to a report by news agency PTI, the agency have seized small quantity of cannabis from their flat.

After the raid, the couple was summoned by the NCB for questioning at their office.

On her way to the NCB office, Bharti Singh, speaking to the media, said, “I have been brought here only for questioning.”

NCB had conducted raids at three places today, which includes Bharti and Haarsh’s production house office and residence in Mumbai. Bharti and Haarsh are currently hosting the reality show India’s Best Dancer on Sony TV which will premier its grand finale episode this weekend.

The couple, who has previously worked together in Colors’ reality TV show Khatra Khatra Khatra tied the knot in December 3, 2017 in Goa.

Meanwhile, the NCB has been strictly monitoring Bollywood celebrities as it believes the industry is involved in a huge drug nexus. Earlier, the agency had con raids at Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal and filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala’s houses in Mumbai in the same case.

Following the raids, agency had called Arjun and his girlfriend Gabriella for questioning while Nadiadwala’s wife was also quizzed.

Bollywood drug nexus came into light after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput who was found hanging at his Bandra apartment on June 14. NCB has reportedly received information from Enforcement Directorate which revealed direct involvement of Bollywood A-listers with drug dealers.

The NCB had also arrested Sushant’s former girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty under NDPS act in September 2020 who was later granted conditional bail in October.

Other than Rhea, Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet Singh and Shraddha Kapoor have also been quizzed by the NCB.

Saif Ali Khan to cancel his autobiography? Know the truth here

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Shivani Negi
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Amid reports that claimed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is backing out of writing his autobiography, the actor has now come forward to clear the air and has informed that he is indeed writing his book. Earlier, when the actor had announced his book on social media, he was targeted by a section on netizens calling him a product of nepotism.

In a podcast with Jacqueline Fernandez and Amanda Cerny, the actor revealed that he is having second thoughts about his autobiography which led rumours to rife that the actor is cancelling it. Earlier in August, the actor had announced that he’s looking forward to release his autobiography as soon as possible.

Talking about it on the podcast, he said, “Honestly, I don’t know if I am prepared to put myself through the 100% abuse that’s going to come my way.”

“Someone asked me to do a book, and I might chicken out, because it’s too much work to do it properly, and then you have to be very honest as well, which probably will disturb quite a few people,” Saif had said.

After his interview, it was speculated that the actor has halted the plan of his much-anticipated book.

However, in the recent, the actor released an official statement through his PRO. He shared, “I am of course doing my autobiography. I was only thinking aloud. It will be a tough balance of honesty and gloss.”

Earlier, talking about his yet-untitled autobiography, to be published by HarperCollins Publishers India, Saif had said, “So many things have changed and will be lost with time if we don’t record them. It would be nice to look back; to remember and to record. It has been funny and moving and I must say, this is quite a selfish endeavour. I do hope others enjoy the book, too, of course.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Saif was last seen in Jawaani Jaaneman. Up next, he will be seen in Bhoot Police.

Madhur Bhandarkar files complaint against Karan Johar’s Dharma productions for misusing his title

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Shivani Negi
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Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has accused Karan Johar of tweaking his film title in his upcoming reality web-series after he refused to let him use it. According to Bhandarkar, he has been working on a project called ‘Bollywood Wives’ and Karan wanted to borrow it, but when he refused to give the title to him, he just twisted it to ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’.

Calling it morally and ethically wrong, Bhandarkar requested Karan to not dent his project. He wrote, ‘Dear @karanjohar U & @apoorvamehta18 had asked me 4 the title #BollywoodWives for web, which I refused,as my project is underway. It is Morally & ethically wrong u to tweak it to #TheFabulousLivesofBollywoodWives. Pls do not dent my project. I humbly request u to change the title.’

Apart from tweeting, Madhur Bhandarkar has also filed a complaint against karan Johar’s Dharma productions with Indian with Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association (IMPPA).

Responding to Bhandarkar, IMPPA said that they haven’t granted permission the makers of Faulous Lives of Bollywood Wives to use the title and wrote to the Guild informing the same.

IMPPA have now asked Dharma Productions to change the title of their web series.

In 2016, Bhandarkar had taken to Twitter to share that he is planning on a project revolving around Bollywood Wives.

Meanwhile, Fabulour Lives of Bollywood Wives follows the chronicles of four star wives — Seema Khan (married to Sohail Khan), Maheep Kapoor (Sanjay Kapoor’s wife), Bhavana Pandey (Chunky Pandey’ wife) and Neelam Kothari (married to Samir Soni) — and how the events of their life turn out under constant public limelight.

The series is scheduled to stream on Netflix from November 27.

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