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India refuses Nepal’s stand on Buddha row

By
Neha Kumari
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India dismissed a controversy over the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, they said a comment by S Jaishankar, external affairs minister on the shared Buddhist heritage of the two neighbours was actually misunderstood in the Himalayan country.

Now the clarification came just after Jaishankar referred about teachings of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi in event . Remark triggered the controversy in Nepal with political parties saying that Buddha, the philosopher and religious teacher who founded Buddhism, was born in Nepal and not India.

“There is no doubt that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, which is in Nepal,”Anurag Srivastava, external affairs ministry spokesperson said. Anurag said Jaishankar’s remarks only referred to common Buddhist heritage .

The spokesperson added, “It is true that Buddhism spread from Nepal to other parts of the world in the subsequent period. The matter remains beyond doubt and controversy and thus cannot be subject to debate. The entire international community is aware of this.”

“It is a well-established and undeniable fact proven by historical and archaeological evidences that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal. Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism, is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites,” a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson read.

There were also protests by political parties mainly by opposition Nepali Congress and individuals such as former foreign secretary Madhu Raman Acharya and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Last month, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli sparked a controversy saying that the “real” Ayodhya is in Nepal and that Lord Ram was Nepalese.

Oli had said the “real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj”, adding that Lord Ram wasn’t born in the Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh. 

A big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative: MoD to initiate an embargo on the import of 101 items to strengthen indigenisation of defence production

By
Jyoti B
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In a major push towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clear call of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will initiate an embargo on the import of 101 items beyond given timeline in a bid to strengthen indigenisation of defence production. 

The list of 101 embargoed items includes some high technology weapon systems like artillery guns, assault rifles, corvettes, sonar systems, transport aircraft, light combat helicopters (LCHs), radars and many other items.

Almost 260 schemes of such items were
contracted by the tri-Services at an approximate cost of Rs 3.5 lakh crore between April 2015 and August 2020. It is estimated that contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh crore will be placed upon the domestic industry within the next 6 to 7 years according to MoD.

The embargo on imports is planned to be progressively implemented between 2020 to 2024.

One of the crucial responsibilities assigned by the government to the DMA, headed by the chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat, is to promote the use of indigenous military equipment in the armed forces.

Singh said that the contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh crore will be placed upon the domestic industry in the next six to seven years. He also said that more such equipment will be identified, in consultation with the stakeholders.

As per the list, there will be a near-immediate embargo on 70 products, another ten will be stretched out till 2021 before the embargo kicks in and finally, the balance 21 will be targeted between 2022 and 2025.

In a similar step, the MoD has also “bifurcated” the around Rs 1.18 lakh crore capital outlay for 2020-21 between domestic and foreign capital procurement routes. “A separate budget head has been created with an outlay of nearly Rs 52,000 crore for domestic capital procurement in the current financial year,” said Singh.

Rana Daggubati ties the knot with Miheeka Bajaj in an intimate ceremony, see pics

By
Shivani Negi
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South star Rana Daggubati tied the nuptial knot with girlfriend Miheeka Bajaj in an intimate ceremony in Hyderabad on Saturday. A few pictures and videos from the couple’s star-studded wedding are going viral on the internet and are all sorts of beautiful.

Rana and Miheeka’s wedding was a close-knit affair with only a few family members and close friends present on the occasion. Telugu actor Venkatesh, Samantha Akkineni , Naga Chaitanya, Ram Charan and Allu Arjun were in attendance to bless the newly wed.

Due to the ongoing covid-19 scare, everyone at the wedding was tested for the novel virus. Following the guidelines, everyone at the wedding was provided with sanitisers and maintained social distancing.

The festivities for the wedding began on Thursday with the Haldi and Mehendi ceremonies followed by marriage ceremony on Saturday.

While Rana donned an off-white dhoti-kurta set , Miheeka looked breathtakingly gorgeous in a red and white ensemble by designer Anamika Khanna.

Check out some pictures here:

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Rana Daggubati, best known for his stint in Baahubali, got engaged to entrepreneur Miheeka Bajaj in May this year. Rana himself took to his Twitter and Instagram to share photos from the engagement and wrote, “And it’s official!!”

Twitter in talks with TikTok to have a possible merger

By
Shivani Negi
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Chinese video sharing app, TikTok, is reportedly in talks with micro-blogging site, Twitter, for a merger. According to a report of the Wall Street Journal, Twitter has had preliminary discussions about a possible ‘combination’ with TikTok. People who are familiar with this matter told that a deal which stated that Twitter may not pursue it eventually but may take over TikTok’s operation in the United States is under consideration.

It’s unclear that Twitter would be able to pull up a deal which would involve TikTok’s U.S. operations, the reports on the matter said. Twitter is not the first company to show interest in the wildly popular app TikTok. Earlier, reports of technology giant Microsoft pursuing deal with TikTok to take over not only its U.S. operations, but all of TikTok have also surfaced on the internet. In comparison to Microsoft, Twitter is a much smaller company and it is unlikely that ByteDance which owns TikTok would consider Twitter over Microsoft.

Microsoft has been negotiating deals with TikTok ever since the Trump said that he would ban the app in the United States calling it a threat to national scrutiny. According to reports, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also spoke with the U.S. president over the matter a week ago.

TikTok acquired massive audience in the past couple of years, as it expanded its operations to all parts of the world with largest markets being China, India and the United States. However, over the past few months, the app has received much flak as it was accused of stealing users’ private data and sending it to the Chinese government. ByteDance had denied the accusations and even agreed on building the data centers in the countries with privacy concerns.

In June, TikTok was among 59 apps which were suspended from operating in India, the largest foreign market for the app. In the latest, the Trump government has issued an executive order which requires TikTok to either sell its US operation to an American firm till September 15, or to lose yet another major market.

Happy Birthday Mahesh Babu: Family showers love for the superstar on social media

By
Shivani Negi
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Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu turned 45 on Sunday. On his special day, the actor’s fans, friends and family poured in wishes for him on social media.

Mahesh Babu’s daughter, Sitara, shared an adorable video to wish her father. “My most favourite day of the year! Happy Birthday, Nanna. You’re the best dad ever. I love you so much,” she wrote while sharing the video.

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Mahesh Babu’s son, Gautam, shared a super cute picture with the superstar and wrote:  “Happy Birthday, Nanna! Thank you for being you and most importantly my favourite gaming partner. I love you lots.”

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Mahesh Babu’s wife and former Miss India, Namrata Shirodkar also shared a mushy post on husband’s birthday. Sharing a lovely picture, she captioned: True love is how I experience it with YOU. Happy Birthday MB.. I love you now and always.”

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Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar are one of the most prominent couples in Tollywood. Time and again, the couple keeps treating their fans with heartwarming posts.

Namrata and Mahesh dated for about five years before they got married in 2005. The duo, welcomed their first child Gautham in 2006 and daughter Sitara in 2012.

The couple fell in love while shooting for a film titled Vamsi. The film was directed by Gopal.

Meanwhile, on the film front, Mahesh will next be seen in Sarkaru Vaari Paata. Thee makers of the film blessed actor’s fans with a first motion poster on his birthday. The motion poster features Mahesh Babu’s hand flicking a Rs 1 coin in the air, and while he dos so, we can hear a bit of background score.

Watch the motion poster here:

A couple of days ago, Mahesh Babu had issued a statement, urging his fans to avoid any social gathering on his birthday. He also added that we are in the middle of a pandemic, and asked fans to stay safe indoor.

Enraged protesters storm the streets of Beirut, demand resignation of embattled government

By
Shivani Negi
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Thousands of protesters crowded the streets of Beirut, demanding the resignation of Lebanon’s military government on Saturday. The demonstrators clashed with police and soldiers as they universally blamed for the catastrophic explosion that destroyed the city last Tuesday.

The rally in the capital’s Martyrs’ Square took to the streets calling for the government to be punished for their negligence that demonstrators say led to Tuesday’s massive explosion that killed 158 people and injured more than 6,000.

In a street leading to parliament, young men pelted stones at security forces who replied with tear gas, leaving many people injured.

Thousands of young men and women earlier revived the main camp of a months-long protest movement. Some of them carried the portraits of blast victims and a banner bearing the names of the dead.

The enraged protesters chanted “the people want the fall of the regime”, reprising a popular chant from the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011. They also held posters saying “Leave, you are all killers”.

“You have no conscience, you have no morality. Go home! Leave! Resign, Enough is enough,” shouted a protester. “What else do you want? You brought us poverty, death and destruction,” said another.

According to a spokesperson, a policeman was killed during the clashes. A policeman at the scene said the officer died when he fell into an elevator shaft in a nearby building after being chased by protesters.

The Red Cross said it had treated 117 people for injuries on the scene while another 55 were taken to hospital. Policemen wounded by stones were treated by ambulance workers. A fire also broke out in central Martyrs’ Square during the clash.

On Tuesday, a gigantic explosion was caused by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate improperly stored at the port for over six years, apparently set off by a fire. According to Beirut’s governor, it was the biggest blast in Lebanon’s history and caused an estimated $10-15 billion worth of damage. It also left hundreds of thousands of people homeless.

Lebanon’s information minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday announced she is stepping down following violent protests in the country.

“After the enormous disaster in Beirut, I present my resignation from the government,” she said in a brief televised address. “I apologize to the Lebanese, we were unable to meet their expectations,” she said.

World Bank refuses Paksitan’s proposal to mediate on Indo-Pak water dispute

By
Shivani Negi
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The World Bank has rejected Pakistan’s proposal which demanded the financial organisation to mediate on water dispute between India and Pakistan. Expressing its inability on the appointment of a neutral expert or court of arbitration(COA) for resolution of dispute, World Bank has instructed Pakistan that each international locations seek to appoint a impartial skilled or courtroom arbitration.

On completing his fiver-year term in Islamabad, Petchmuthu Illangovan, former World Bank’s director of Pakistan affairs, has said that India and Pakistan should collectively work to reach out to a settlement. While Islamabad has made a request for appointment of a COA, India had sought a neutral expert to resolve their dispute on two hydroelectric projects.

“Both India and Pakistan should come together as to which option to take forward,” Illangovan was quoted as saying.

What is Indo-Pak water dispute?

Since 1948, India and Pakistan have a dispute over sharing of water rightd to the Indus river and its tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej which flow in each India and Pakistan.

Pakistan accuses India of exploiting water by building dams on these rivers that leads to drought like situation in the country due to the shortage of water.

To settle the dispute, the Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan, brokered by World Bank, on 19 September 1960 BY Jawaharlal Nehru and Ayub Khan.

Accoding to the treaty, India has the right over waters of three eastern rivers – the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej while Pakistan has the control over the water of three western rivers – the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.

The Indus Waters Treaty 1960 is seen as one of the most successful international treaties between two conflicting countries – India and Pakistan. However, time and again, Pakistan keeps accusing India of violation of the treaty.

Mukesh Ambani is now the 4th richest person in the world

By
Jyoti B
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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani is now the fourth-richest person in the world, after surging past Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 

Reliance Industries Ltd.’s chairman is now worth $80.6 billion, after amassing $22 billion this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That gives him a bigger wealth pile than France’s Bernard Arnault, whose LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has suffered from customers curbing high-end fashion purchases faster than the company can cut costs.

Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries’ shares have broken a series of records over the past few weeks, boosted by a series of investments in its digital services arm, Jio Platforms.

India’s richest person has already surpassed some of the biggest tycoons in recent weeks — a list that includes Silicon Valley titans such as Elon Musk and Alphabet Inc. co-founders  Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as the so-called Oracle of Omaha  himself,  Warren Buffett.

Fire broke out in a hotel used as COVID-19 facility in Andhra pradesh

By
Jyoti B
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A major fire broke out at Swarna palace, a hotel being used as coronavirus COVID-19 facility, in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada city on Sunday (August 9) morning. According to police at least seven Covid-19 patients died and several others were injured during the incident.

“The incident took place around 5am. Around 22 patients are being treated in the hospital. We are evacuating the entire building,” Mohammad Imtiaz, Krishna’s district collector, was quoted as saying by ANI.

Krishna DC Mohammad Imtiaz said the fire broke out at the Covid-19 facility due to “short circuit” and evacuation process is underway.

Vijayawada police Commissioner B Srinivasulu told PTI news agency that they have shifted about 20 patients to various hospitals. There were 30 patients undergoing treatment at the facility and 10 hospital staff.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep shock at the incident, and assured the state administration of all support.

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has expressed shock over the fire accident at the Covid-19 facility.

“Gandagi Mukt Bharat”, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a week-long campaign for ‘swachhata’ in the run-up to Independence Day

By
Jyoti B
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 8, 2020) launched “Gandagi Mukt Bharat”, a week-long campaign for ‘swachhata’ in the run-up to Independence Day.

Delivering the inaugural address at the launch of the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra here, which was also attended by students, Modi urged children to follow social distancing norms and wear masks to guard against coronavirus.

“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been a big support in fight against coronavirus,” he said. The week-long campaign to free India of garbage will be till August 15.

He inaugurated Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, an interactive centre on Swachh Bharat Mission at Raj Ghat, the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. The centre will be open to the public from August 9 following the guidelines for social distancing and hygiene. “Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra is a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s efforts towards cleanliness,” he added. 

A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra was first announced by the prime minister on April 10, 2017 to mark the centenary celebrations of Gandhi’s Champaran Satyagraha.

The prime minister said the week-long campaign is to “honour swaraj (self-rule), meaning ‘gandagi Bharat choro saptah’ (garbage quit India week)”, and reminded that August 8 is the anniversary of Quit India Movement.

COVID-19 updates|9 August, 2020, New Zealand reaches 100-day milestone without coronavirus transmission

By
Jyoti B
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At least 19.51 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19, while the global death toll crossed 725,000. More than 11.88 million have recovered.

India’s Covid caseload jumped to 21,50,431 on Saturday on the back of the highest single-day surge in fresh infections, 65,410. The number of recoveries surged to 14,27,005 and the recovery rate rose to 68.32 per cent. 

New Zealand, with a population of five million, has won widespread praise for its effective handling of the coronavirus since closing its borders on March 19. 

New Zealand reaches 100-day milestone without coronavirus transmission.

There are still 23 active cases but all were detected at the border when entering the country and are being held in managed isolation facilities. “Achieving 100 days without community transmission is a significant milestone.

By Friday, the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States had grown to more than 4.8 million cases in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. There are outbreak clusters in states across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Brazil’s coronavirus deaths have surpassed 100,000 deaths five months after the first reported case in a sign that the country has not contained the deadly disease.

Total number of positive cases in Maharashtra is now at 490K, including 327K discharges & 17,092 deaths.

Delhi recorded 1,404 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.44 lakh, while the death toll from the disease climbed to 4,098, authorities said.

The covid situation seems to be taking a rough turn in Karnataka, with 3,091 deaths till now. On the other hand, cases are surging rapidly as the state recorded the highest number till date with 7,178 fresh cases, taking the total caseload to 1,72,102.

A total of 3992 new cases of corona virus infection were reported in Bihar and 19 patients lost their lives. According to the bulletin released by the Health Department, the total number of infected people has reached 75,786, while the number of people who lost their lives to 419 from this infection. 75,426 samples have been tested in the state in the last 24 hours.



Pakistan threatens to revolt, Snubbed by OIC on J&K

By
Neha Kumari
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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is not accepting to Pakistan’s request for a gathering of international ministers on the Kashmir concern now Islamabad has threatened to break ranks with the organisation. The organisation claims itself the integrated voice of the Muslim throughout world. They also indicate the ‘dearth of traction’ over the adjustments in Jammu and Kashmir.


Council of International Ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi mentioned this week that Islamabad may take a look at searching for a separate assembly with Islamic international locations. 

“When you can’t convene it, then I will be compelled to ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to name a gathering of Islamic international locations which can be prepared to face with us on the difficulty of Kashmir,” he mentioned.


India has described Turkey’s remarks as factually incorrect, biased and unwarranted. “We’d urge the federal government of Turkey to get a correct understanding of the scenario on the bottom and chorus from interfering in issues inside to India,” MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava mentioned.

Accordind to Times of India, the principle cause behind the OIC’s inaction is alleged to be Saudi Arabia’s reluctance to just accept Pakistan’s request for the assembly. Riyadh’s assist is essential for any transfer on the OIC, which is dominated by Saudi and different Arab international locations. One other key member, the UAE, has additionally been chilly to Pakistan’s pleas.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi also expressed frustration over the response of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and Saudi Arabia on the human rights violations in IAK. 

 “I am once again respectfully telling OIC that a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers is our expectation. If you cannot convene it, then I’ll be compelled to ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to call a meeting of the Islamic countries that are ready to stand with us on the issue of Kashmir and support the oppressed Kashmiris,” he said in Urdu on a TV talk show. 

Over China Crackdown U.S. Sanctions Hong Kong’s Chief Carrie Lam

By
Neha Kumari
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The U.S. sanctions Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and their allies, including 11 Chinese officials over their roles in lessening political liberty in the former U.K. colony, an satement by Treasury Department.

“The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong and we will use our tools and authorities to target those undermining their autonomy,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said .

Meanwhile Carrie was sanctioned because she is “directly responsible for implementing Beijing’s policies of suppression of freedom and democratic processes,” the agency said.

Individually sanctionedinclude Xia Baolong the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of China’s State Council, and Chris Tang, commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Now the targeted officials will have any property and assets in the U.S. will be frozen but it’s yet to clear whether any will be affected financially.

“The U.S.’s inappropriate comments on the National Security Law smack of political manipulation and double standards,” the Hong Kong government said in a statement.It is a gross interference in China’s internal affairs and a grave violation of basic norms governing international relations,” it said.

Scientists use Earth as a proxy to find signs of life on exoplanets

By
Neha Kumari
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Scientists looks for signs of life on planets outside solar system, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth’s own brand of sunscreen, ozone, in our atmosphere by taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse.

“One of NASA’s major goals is to identify planets that could support life,” Allison Youngblood of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder said.

“But how would we know a habitable or an uninhabited planet if we saw one? What would they look like with the techniques that astronomers have at their disposal for characterising the atmospheres of exoplanets? That’s why it’s important to develop models of Earth’s spectrum as a template for categorising atmospheres on extrasolar planets,” she explained.

According to IANS, For the research, Hubble did not look at Earth directly. Instead, the astronomers used the Moon as a mirror to reflect sunlight, which had passed through Earth’s atmosphere, and then reflected back towards Hubble.

“Finding ozone is significant because it is a photochemical byproduct of molecular oxygen, which is itself a byproduct of life,” Youngblood said.

This is the first time a total lunar eclipse was captured at ultraviolet wavelengths and from a space telescope.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death: CBI collects case diary from Bihar police, ED quizzes Rhea Chakraborty

By
Shivani Negi
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the probe into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death from Bihar police on Friday. It has also collected the case diary and related documents in connection with the alleged suicide of the actor. The documents were handed over to CBI by investigating officer ASP Anil Kumar Yadav, as per the procedure.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s case was handed over to CBI by the centre on Thursday, based on a FIR filed by Sushant Sigh Rajput’s father K.K.Singh against actor Rhea Chakraborty, accusing her of abetment of actor’s suicide.

The case will be probed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Superintendent of Police Nupur Prasad and will be supervised by Deputy Inspector General Gagandeep Gambhir and Joint Director Manoj Shashidahr, both senior IPS officers of the Gujarat cadre.

Rhea Chakraborty, on the other hand, was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate on Friday. According to a report of Times of India, Rhea was ‘not co-operating’ with the officers in their investigation.

Besides Rhea, her brother Showik, father Indrajit and former manager Shruti Modi were also called by ED for questioning.

Meanwhile, in a statement to Times Now, SSR’s family lawyer Vikas Singh said that Rhea “can be arrested” if she refuses to answer questions asked by the officers. “Now that she has decided to finally come forward in the interrogation, if she answered questions properly then probably she may be allowed to go. If she evades answers today, then she can also be arrested.”

Sushant was found dead at his Bandra apartment on June 14. While the Mumbai Police had registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) into the actor’s death, the Patna police had registered a case on a complaint from Sushant’s father, KK Singh, against Rhea Chakraborty, her family members Indrajit Chakraborty, Sandhya Chakraborty, and Showik Chakraborty, former manager Shruti Modi and house manager Samuel Miranda.


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