SIDHARTH AND TARA'SELECTRIFYING CHEMISTRY INMASAKALI 2.0 IS UNMISSABLE

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Anushka-Virat's new quarantine video is a stress buster!

‘I’m 33 and ...’: David Warner reactsto Chris Lynn trolling him on Instagram

AS THE WHOLE WORLD IS STRUGGLING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE LOCKED DOWN INTHEIR HOMES FOR THEIR WELL BEING. MANY CINE STARS WHO ARE ALSO LOCKED DOWN ARE TRYING TO CONNECT WITHTHEIR FANS THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS AND THE MOST POPULAR WAY IS SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE CELEBRITIES ARE GOINGLIVE, SHARING THEIR HOME VIDEOS ETC. BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS ANUSHKA SHARMA ON FRIDAY SHARED A RIB-TICKLINGVIDEO WHERE SHE CALLED OUT HER CRICKETER HUSBAND VIRAT KOHLI AND MADE SURE HE DOESN'T MISS HIS FANSDURING THE LOCKDOWN IMPOSED TO CURB THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.

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Deepika Padukone to discuss mental healthduring Covid-19 pandemic with WHO chief

SUNNY LEONE'S WILD AVATAR ISSETTING THE INTERNET ON FIRE!

THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, IS EXPECTED TOTAKE OVER THE T20 WORLD CUP SCHEDULE SLOT. REPORTS SUGGEST, THE T20 WC HAS BEEN

POSTPONED UNTIL 2021. MEANWHILE, INDIA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA STILL A POSSIBILITY.

The magnetically hot and glamorous Sunny Leone is famous for hercaptivating pictures on social media. The actress keeps sharing mes-meric pictures of herself on her social media handles that have helpedher get a large number of followers across various digital platforms.Her fans love her and she also keeps treating them with more andmore of her sizzling avatars.Sunny recently took to Instagram to share a sizzling photo of herselfwearing a fiery black bikini holding an axe with a jeep in the back-ground. The actress is seen proudly flaunting her perfect cur vy bodyand the sultry avatar is getting the temperature soaring on Instagram.In an earlier post she can be seen beside swimming pool and raisingthe mercury. While sharing the photos she captioned, "Close youreyes and dream !!! It’s all coming back soon !!!!12 days of #Summer .

With an aim to prioritise mental health during the coronavirus pan-demic, Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and WHO Director-GeneralTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will engage in a discussion, the actorannounced on Sunday. The Chhapaak star, who was diagnosed withclinical depression in 2014, will go live on Instagram with the WHOchief on Thursday at 7.30 pm IST. “Prioritizing mental health duringthe pandemic and beyond... Join Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,Director-General, WHO and I, as we discuss the impor tance of men-tal health during the #COVID19 pandemic and lessons we can learnfor the future,” Deepika shared in a post.

Australian cricket team opener David Warner has been posting anumber of videos while spending time with his family amid theCoronavirus pandemic and his videos feature him and his daughtersdancing to a variety of music. In the latest video on his social media,he can be seen dancing with his wife Candice to the beats of TheWeekend’s hit song ‘Blinding Lights’.Warner’s teammate Chris Lynnreacted to his video and he did not approve to his dance moves as hewrote “David we need to have a word”. Warner quickly replied to hisAustralian teammate saying, “about what, I’m 33 and no idea what’shappening. Can you help me pleaseeeeee”.

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SRK and Priyanka Chopra to come together again!

SALMAN KHAN TO START HIS OWN YOUTUBECHANNEL 'BEING SALMAN KHAN'

YO YO HONEY SINGH’S NEXTMOSCOW SUKA, FEATURINGNEHA KAKKAR IS OUT NOW!

THE TRAILER OF AMAZONPRIME'S 'FOUR MORE SHOTSPLEASE' SEASON 2 IS HERE!

To help the frontline medical workers WHO is raising funds througha Global concer t 'One World'. Amid the ongoing lockdown due toCorona virus outbreak, actor Shah Rukh Khan and PriyankaChopra Jonas will join the hands with WHO and will par ticipatein Global concer t 'One World: Together At Home'. It is all set totake place on April 18th, 2020. The Baadshah of Bo llywood ShahRukh Khan recently confirmed the news to par ticipate in thisconcer t on Twitter.Even Priyanka Chopra Jonas took to her Instagram and shared an

update with her fans regarding being par t of this concer t.The event has been curated by Lady Gaga and will be co-hosted byStephen Colber t, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. The concer tmight also be joined by celebs like Billie Eilish, Burna Boy, ChrisMartin, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, J Balvin, John Legend, KaceyMusgraves Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli and Keith Urban.Thefunds generated from the fundraiser will be given to the WorldHealth Organisation to help the frontline healthcare workers andpeople who are in need of it during the time of crisis.

Salman Khan has a very unique way of interacting and engagingwith his fans which we all are aware of. The most loved superstarof our country shares glimpses from his personal life every nowand then, for millions of his fans. Sources close to him shared goodnews for all his fans that Salman Khan is very soon going toannounce and star t his own YouTube channel, 'Being Salman Khan'.This news surely serves as a delight for all the fans where they alllook forward to connecting with the superstar, getting more insightsinto his life. This channel will be a platform where he will sharemoments from his personal life for his fans, every now and then

which will only get his fans closer to him. The fans have alwaysdemanded more from the actor when it comes to getting up-closewith his life and knowing fur ther, the ongoings of his life.Every piece of content that he shares, however big or small getsimmediately popular by his massive fanbase within minutes. Thebiggest characteristic of his fanbase is the loyalty factor which cutsacross age and geography to an enormous level of popularity.Definitely, this news is a treat to us all and all the fans whereeveryone will already be waiting for the launch of 'Being SalmanKhan' channel on YouTube. Stay tuned!

While the Coronavirus outbreak has become a major causefor concern for the film industry, making everything cometo a standstill, there's one music label that's completelychanging the game, even during this time of crisis. Knownfor their well preparedness, T-Series understands thatmusic can calm people in such times and give them alittle happiness. The star of T-Series' next release Yo YoHoney Singh understands this well too. The latest track tohit the digital platform is another zesty number from Yo YoHoney Singh and featuring Neha Kakkar, titled 'MoscowSuka.' Moscow Suka has Yo Yo Honey Singh and Nehateaming up together one more time after the super suc-cessful Makhna that has clocked around 250 million viewson YouTube already. It has Russian vocals by EkaterinaSizova. This song from Yo Yo Honey Singh is a new hiphopcar and music system banger with heavy bassline with agangsta vibe feel.The first look of the song released a few days ago andreceived a thunderous response from the audience, andthe lyrical presentation has been launched online. A funtrack with a groovy feel to it, Moscow Suka has the Yo Yostamp all over it! With Neha's voice adding the muchneeded oomph and X-factor, this song is clearly going tobe welcomed by Yo Yo Honey Singh's fans. Yo Yo HoneySingh shares, "I have wanted to do different things withmy music in the last few years. Recently, my song Locawas launched online and it had a Spanish feel to it. Mos-cow Suka has a Russian vibe to it. As for Neha, it's al-ways wonderful teaming up with her because our ener -gies vibe really well. And I'm sure after Makhna and Loca,people will love Moscow Suka as much. Also, I feel dur-ing this time of the lockdown, music is what people lookforward to. This was a song we had recorded much beforethe lockdown came into force, so we decided to put it outnow in the form of a lyrical presentation.`

The much loved four unapologetically flawed best friendsare back with an all new season of Four More ShotsPlease!, streaming from 17th April, 2020 exclusively onAmazon Prime Video. Starring Sayani Gupta, Kir ti Kulhari,Bani J, Maanvi Gagroo, Lisa Ray, Pratiek Babbar, MilindSoman and more, the show is produced by Pritish NandyCommunications Ltd and this season is directed by NupurAsthana. Amazon Prime Video today unveiled the trailerfor the much-awaited second season of the hit AmazonOriginal Series Four More Shots Please! The series, whichpremiered on Amazon Prime Video in early 2019, followsfour unapologetically flawed women who live, love, blun-der and discover what really makes them tick, throughfriendship and tequila in Millennial Mumbai. The witty,warm, funny and bold second season of the show kicksoff in the breathtaking city of Istanbul marking a reunion ofthe `Flawsome` girls, who again, land straight in the thickof each others' lives.Four More Shots Please! is a show created by RangitaPritish Nandy and produced by Pritish Nandy Communi-cations Ltd. Season 2 is directed by Nupur Asthana. Buoyedwith the remarkable success of the previous season, sea-son 2 of the show continues to explore the exhilaratingchoices that these four young women make as they navi-gate their friendship, life, love, ambition and evolving free-doms in millenial Mumbai as their lives and the citychanges. Prime members in more than 200 countries andterritories can enjoy all 10 episodes of the second seasonfrom 17th April, 2020, in multiple Indian languages suchas Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

JOHN ABRAHAM APPLAUDS THE COUNTRY WITH THIS TOUCHINGVIDEO BY MILAP MILAN ZAVERI! MERA BHARAT MAHAAN

There was a time when everyone was busy fighting their own demons. But right now,everyone, all over the world, all over our country, is battling against one commonenemy which is the coronavirus pandemic.People have stepped up to do their best to help and encourage each other during thist rying time. Renowned Bollywood writer and director, Milap Milan Zaveri has alsostepped forward to do his bit.The filmmaker has created a touching, motivational video which talks about the strengthof our country stemming from our unity. The highlight of the video is the beautiful poem,Mera Bharat Mahaan written by Zaveri. And the words create a huge impact as they arevoiced by the director's Satyameva Jayate hero, John Abraham.Superstar John Abraham shares about the video and says, `When Milap came to mewith this idea, I knew I had to do it. I wanted to be a par t of this gesture that tells peoplehow strong we have become by uniting in this dire situation and thank those who arerisking their lives every day to help others. Humanity as a race is facing this threat ona global level and it is our job to help, motivate and inspire each other in any way wecan. Through this video, we just wanted to tell everyone out there that we shall overcome this.`Talking about the video and his inspiration behind it, Milap Milan Zaveri says, `My inspiration comes from the power that we as a countryhave shown to fight this situation. We have stood together in this battle and are continuing to do so every day by following the protocoland staying safe in our homes. At the same time, the major reason we will win this battle is due to the medical professionals andpolicemen who are out there trying to save everyone they can. The video is dedicated to all these bravehear ts and to the entire country.I wanted to do my bit, to show the people how they are the heroes. Thanks to the cooperation of my team and of course, John, we havetried to show our gratitude by capturing what we all feel.`The video is conceptualised and written by Milap Milan Zaveri and edited by Maahir Zaveri and Sagar Manik. The soulful tune is givenby Lijo George with Azeem Dayani as the music supervisor and sound design and mix provided by Kunal Mehta and Parikshit Lalvani.

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In times of lockdown, bring the romance alive bybinge-watching these 5 Romantic web series!

ZAREEN KHAN DEBUTS INTOTHE YOUTUBE SPACE WITH

HER OWN CHANNEL

In times of a lockdown, it's pretty tough to keep the spark alive asone's either busy working or per forming household chores. Whilewe are always longing to spend some quality time with our re-spective par tners, there's no better way to bond and laugh outloud than watching a cute and romantic web series. Making yourbae go all Aww and mushy, here are five romantic shows that youcan binge-watch along with sipping that yummy Dalgona coffee.One of the most romantic offerings by ALTBalaji and ZEE5, thestory revolves around the lives of Veer and Sameera. The double-edged sword of love comes with immense hear tbreak and pain.This is a beautiful depiction of two broken souls who find solacein each other. With two successful seasons streaming on ALTBalajiand ZEE5, the second season witnessed Veer and Sameera, playedby Vikrant Massey and Harleen Sethi, sail through the course oftheir own lives after deciding to stay away from each other andfocus on themselves. Just when Veer and Sameera think that theyare in a blissful phase of their lives, having moved on with Debbie(played by Anuja Joshi) and Ahan (played by Gaurav Arora) re-spectively, does life bring them back,face to face.LITTLE THINGSThis romantic web series by Netflix is a treat to all those who loveromance. With their adorable and sparkling chemistry topped withtheir mushy moments, Dhruv and Kavya gave us the cuddle-feelsand melted our hear ts. Filled with those cute lovey-dovey quar-rels, their romance just makes us want to give our par tner awarm bear hug. It is a romantic web series that brings to light thesmall, but significant things in a relationship. The web seriesfeatures the cute couple Mithila Palkar and Dhruv Sehgal.COLDD LASSI AUR CHICKEN MASALAThe story revolves around the lives of two aspiring chefs, Nitya

and Vikram, who fall in love but get separated due to unforeseencircumstances. Nitya, played by Divyanka Tripathi is a per fec-tionist in every sense and has big dreams which are not bound bytraditions, customs or any other superstitions. On the other hand,Vikram, played by Rajeev Khandelwal, is the complete oppositeof Nitya as he loves experimenting with food. A two Michelin Starchef, Vikram cooks from his hear t and not from his mind. WhileNitya falls in love with Vikram's talented personality and his cook-ing, it is love at first sight for Vikram. This love story by ALTBalajiwith all its spice and masala is the per fect recipe for your binge-watching session.TAJ MAHAL 1989This recently-launched web series by Netflix is set in the back-drop of Lucknow University in 1989 which shows couples of vary-ing ages exploring the politics of love through marriage, buddingromances and friendships. This per fect romantic series whichstars Neeraj Kabi, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Danish Husain, SheebaChaddha, is sure to explore love like never before.FLAMESThis teenage romance drama by TVF is the story of a young ro-mance unfolding as a chemical reaction that captures the es-sence of puppy love during one's adolescence. The story revolvesaround the lives of Rajat and Ishita who go to the same tuitionclass in West Delhi. Flames is that one show which will surelytake you down the memory lane and remind you of your childhoodcrush. With two successful seasons, this popular show featuresthe likes of Ritvik Satore, Tanya Maniktala, Sunakshi Grover, andShivam Kakar in its cast.So, what are you waiting for? Just binge these shows and makethe most of your time with your beloved!

With social media becoming the new age norm, most ac-tors today have their own channels, especially on YouTube.After Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Kar tik Aaryan, nowZareen Khan too has jumped onto the bandwagon. Today,Zareen launched her own channel that will capture her lifenot only as an established Bollywood actress but alsoshow other aspects of her life. Zareen will be posting regu-lar videos that will bring out different sides to her, onesthat her fans and the general audience haven't seen orknown about till date. This is just a way of Zareen wantingto connect with her fans on a much more personal level.It's been long in the planning for the pretty heroine. Zareenshares, "I had been planning to star t my own YouTubechannel for some time now. A lot of people have beenmessaging me asking me to get it done but call me tech-nologically challenged, it took time. Now, I have finallylaunched it so that makes me happy," she laughs. But nowthat it has happened, she wants the channel to concen-trate on bringing out the real side to her. "My YouTubechannel will be all me - it won't just showcase my life asan actress but also emphasize on other aspects of my life.This is who I'm in real. This is just a chance for me toconnect with my fans and for my fans to know who Zareenreally is, as a person." Knowing how creative Zareen is, itwill be treated to see what she brings to the table. We betit will be super fresh, unique and every bit amazing!

AKSHAY KUMAR SECURES THETOP SPOT IN THE CELEBRITY

HEARTFULNESS INDEXThe Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB) which spe-cializes in the study of celebrities released a report on the'hear tfulness' of famous faces, taking into account PRannouncements made by them in recent days. The IIHB panel hasformulated a Celebrity Heartfulness Index (CHI) which takes intoaccount the amount donated to charity, the stature of the celebrity &commensurate size of the donation, transparency around the giving,and whether cash has been given or promises have been madeabout giving in kind. Akshay Kumar has scored a perfect 10, with aCelebrity Heartfulness Index (CHI) of 10.0. His contribution of Rs. 25crores to the PM-CARES Fund is an 'unbelievable individual contribu-tion', feels the IIHB. There is clarity not only on the quantum, but alsowhere the monies are headed. Bhushan Kumar, chairman and MD ofT-Series, who contributed Rs. 11 crores to the PM CARES Fund, andRs. 1 crore to the Maharashtra CM's Fund got a CHI of 9.0 Bollywood'slatest chocokate boy and heartthrob Kartik Aryan earned an impres-sive CHI of 8.0 by contributed 1 crore. Designer Sabyasachi alsoscored a CHI of 8.0 for his large-heartedness. Vicky Kaushal has gota CHI of 7.5 for his Rs. 1 crore COVID-19 contribution. The panel atIIHB also gave Akshay Kumar's wife, Twinkle Khanna, a CHI of 10.0.Many a better half, the panel felt, would have tried to dissuade thepartner from putting out such a mind-blowing donation but not Twinkle,hence, a Per fect 10 for her too.

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Virat Kohli has Anushka Sharma painted on hisheart in new pic, calls it ‘wonderfully accurate art’

Ayushmann Khurrana initiated first kiss, callswife Tahira Kashyap more jealous and annoying

Shilpa Shetty, Raj’s workout has son Viaan’s cameo: ‘Familythat eats, prays and works out together, stays together’

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are spending all their time togetheramid lockdown as all film shoots and cricket matches stand can-celled due to coronavirus outbreak. Virat has now shared a fanmadear t which shows that Anushka’s image is painted on his hear t.The ar t seems to have been inspired from Lord Hanuman’s way ofproving his love for Lord Ram in Ramayan. Virat captioned the pictureon his Instagram stories, “Wonderfully accurate ar t” along with akiss-eye emoji.The celebrity couple has been sharing regular updates of theirlockdown activities from their home besides doing their bit to spreadawareness about the Covid-19 pandemic. The couple recently shareda video as they jo ined hands to suppor t an in i t ia t ive#lockdownOnDomesticViolence, expressing concern over the glo-bal surge in cases of domestic violence amid the lockdown.

Earlier, Anushka shared a hear t-warming picture that was clicked inthe middle of a monopoly game with husband Virat and her family.She has also shared glimpses of them playing ludo.Recently, Anushka also shared a rib-tickling video where she calledout the cricketer to made sure he doesn’t miss his fans during thelockdown. The Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi actor took to Instagram and sharedthe hilarious video where she imitates the call of Kohli’s fans, “Kohli,Aye Kohli, Kohli, Chauka maar na, Chauka, kya kar raha hai, Ae Kohlichauka maar (Kohli give us a four).”The camera then pans to the 31-year-old batsman who is first reading a bookand then stares back at Anushka with a straight face. She captioned the video, “Ithought he must be missing being on the field. Along with the love he gets frommillions of fans, he must be especially missing this one par ticulartype of fan too. So I gave him the experience.”

Ayushmann Khur rana and wife Tahira Kashyap are spending somequality time together as the actor is keeping indoors amid lockdown.The couple recently par ticipated in a rapidfire where they had to an-swer questions about their personal life and how much they kneweach other.Ayushmann shared the fun video on Instagram and captioned it, “Who’sAlways Right? We are pretty confident about these questions.” In thevideo, the two can be seen claiming themselves to be a better kisser,funnier, more attractive and more hardworking than the other. The twowere also confident that they were always right in a relationship.Meanwhile, Ayushmann and Tahira did agree to a few facts during therapid fire. The couple confessed that Ayushmann initiated the firstkiss and made the first move in their relationship but is more likely toforget anniversaries. The actor also accepted being more argumenta-tive, embarrassing and a cry baby while being sick.

On the other hand, both of them agreed that Tahira was more annoy-ing, jealous and had been in more car accidents. However, at the endof the video the couple were confident that Tahira was the better halfin the relationship.The couple are suppor ting a Delhi based non-profit organisationGulmeher, which works to suppor t women ragpickers. Talking abouthow they are helping them during lockdown, Ayushmann told ANI,“Tahira and I have been associated with Gulmeher, a non-profit orga-nization, for years and we are doing every bit possible to suppor tthese women who are absolutely distraught now.”He added, “My interactions with them were my inspiration behindsigning Ar ticle 15. A crisis like these impacts people like them themost and we need to protect them. In this critical moment, Tahira andI are doing our best to ensure they have all the basic requirements tosustain and stay safe by being at home.”

SIDHARTH AND TARA'S ELECTRIFYINGCHEMISTRY IN MASAKALI 2.0 IS UNMISSABLE

Ever since the news of Masakali 2.0 was out a few days agoand subsequent to its teaser launch, there has been a lot offrenetic buzz about how the cult song from 2009 film Delhi-6has been reimagined for today's youth by Bhushan Kumar'sT-Series. The wait is finally over. The song is all yours forlistening and viewing pleasure.Young, good looking pair Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutariacan be seen steaming things up in the modern and naughtierversion of AR Rahman's musical gem Masakali. With a morecontemporary sound to it, Masakali 2.0 has been recreatedby Tanishk Bagchi. The entire feel of the recreated version isgroovy and peppy, which also makes it the upbeat love trackof the year. Clearly, with the video guaranteed to win hear tsall over, Masakali 2.0 is also on its way to becoming the nextchar tbuster from T-Series.While the previous song was filmed on Sonam Kapoor andAbhishek Bachchan, in Masakali 2.0 Sidhar th and Tara upthe ante with their naughty romance. The hot and happeningjodi infuse life into the track with their delightful camarade-rie. Their naughty nonchalance is hard to miss in what canbe called the par ty track of the year.Tulsi Kumar, Sachet Tandon and Mohit Chauhan (also theoriginal voice of Masakali) have teamed up to sing the track,with the female por tion being the new inclusion in the ditty.With original lyrics by Prasoon Joshi, Tanishk Bagchi haspenned the additional lyrics.The 3-minuter music video, directed and choreographed byAdil Shaikh has Sidhar th and Tara sneaking into a plush hotelsuite for some masti, only to be caught in the end. Sidhar thmaintains the shooting of the song has been a lot of fun.`Masakali is an indoor song, which has more relevancetoday because all of us are staying in and staying safe, giventhe current situation. That time, we unintentionally made asong on the same situation where two people are trying tostay indoors and had fun, did masti. That was the feeling onthe set. I'm looking forward to it,` he informs.Talking about the recreated version, an evidently happy Tarasays, `Masakali 2.0 was wonder ful to film and such fun torehearse for. Sid and I rehearsed only once but we managedto shoot the whole song so quickly and effor tlessly, it was abreeze! Masakali is such a loved song from Delhi-6 and it'sso catchy despite being a mid tempo tune. I loved the originalversion and I think Bhushanji and Tanishk have re-imaginedMasakali 2.0 beautifully. Tulsi and Sachet have given it a funand sexy spin which I love! It's amazing to have had yetanother great song to work on.`

HERE'S PROOF OF HOW SHRADDHA KAPOORHAS A PROPENSITY TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT

ON-SCREEN CHARACTERS!The actress always keeps busy and almost never takes abreak and keeps bringing to the audience back to back hits.With ever role the actress plays, she steps out of her com-fort zone and in this year only we can see her versatilitywherein Baaghi 3 she played a role in an action-packed filmalongside Tiger Shroff and in Street Dancer 3D she mesmer-ized the viewers with her dance moves.Before this, fans saw Shraddha Kapoor in a singing-orientedrole in Aashique 2, we saw her in an action psychologicalthriller film in Ek Villain, we saw her in a horror movie send-ing shivers down our spine in Stree and the list really justgoes on and on.Shraddha's films do exceedingly well in the box office andare showered with love and appreciation from the audi-ence even though her roles in the film really vary fromeach other.The actress is really a multifaceted package of enter-tainment with her immense talent to sing, dance and act,Shraddha can basically play a role in most genre of films. What's evenmore amazing is that she aces all the roles that she does. Shraddha'spassion and dedication truly knows no limits!

Kavita Kaushik says she feels empathy forHrithik Roshan after Kangana Ranaut’s

recent controversial comments

Television actor Kavita Kaushik has said that she feels loveand empathy towards Hrithik Roshan after reading KanganaRanaut’s latest controversial statements. Kavita said thatShekhar and his son Adhyayan Suman are also owed anapology. Hrithik was embroiled in a massive controversy afew years ago when Kangana said that they were in a relationship buthe maintained no such relationship existed. Both of them filed lawsuitsand counter-suits against each other, which went on for almost twoyears. As for Adhyayan, he had mentioned multiple instances of physi-cal and verbal abuse in his one-year relationship.Kavita, on Sunday, retweeted a tweet that read, “#KanganaRanaut Twosisters are united in thinking India is their grandfather’s property. Rangoliwants 2024 elections to be cancelled. Kangana wants a ban on twitter.”Kavita added in her repost, “I have gushing emotions of love, respect ,empathy and more for @iHrithik.”“Also, a huge apology is owed to @shekharsuman7 and@AdhyayanSsuman, they are a sweet family and the hate theygot from an eager to judge, feeding on lies smeared popcornaudiences is so damn hear tbreakingFolded hands everyonewas so cruel to them at that time cos of the ‘woman card’,”she wrote. Adhyayan replied to her saying, “Sometimes it is betterto leave things to destiny ! Thank you for your kind words kavita.”

Shilpa Shetty has shared an interesting video from her family workout at home and it seems she has cracked the idea of keeping herson involved while she follows her daily routine along with husband Raj Kundra. The video shows the 7-year-old boy sliding below hisparents and hopping over them as they continue to remain busy with their ab workouts.Sharing the video on Instagram, she wrote, “I truly believe that the family that eats, prays and works out together... stays together!Oftentimes when @rajkundra9 and I workout in the mornings, we get Viaan to join us too. We do understand that if it’s not fun for him,he’s not going to enjoy the process. So, while we roped in some abs workout for ourselves, we got him to hop, slide, and jump around.Our workout helps us build & strengthen the abdominal muscles, while it also helps improve the mind-body coordination and enhancesspeed & endurance capacity. Viaan, on the other hand, was just happy to be jumping around and using up some of that pent up energy.A morning well-spent, this was! I hope you all are staying home and staying fit too! #SwasthRahoMastRaho #GetFit2020#MondayMotivation #FitIndia #FitIndiaMovement #homefitness #homeworkouts #fitness #COVID19.”The second half of the video also shows Viaan playing on a treadmill as he stands still on the moving strip before he has to step down.Besides working out at home, Shilpa is also taking care of her newborn daughter Samisha, born via sur rogacy. The actor had earliershared a video that shows her holding the little one in her arms. Sharing the significance of number 15 in her life, she had mentioned inher caption, “Some things in life are a little more special than the others. The number ‘15’ has been added to that list now! Our daughter,Samisha Shetty Kundra, came into our lives on 15th Feb and she turns two months old today on 15th April. It’s also a very special andhappy coincidence that we have become a family of 15 MILLION on @indiatiktok today, on the 15th of April. So grateful for all the love& blessings that you have showered on my family and me over the years... humbled beyond words. Hope you continue to stand byus, rock solid, even in the years to come.”

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SALMAN KHAN SINGS PYAAR KARONA, ASKSPEOPLE TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL DISTANCE

WHILE STAYING CLOSE EMOTIONALLY

Clive Lloyd refused to watch Ranveer Singh shoot 83’s climax:‘You want me to see that cup going away for second time?’

SUNNY LEONE’S HUSBANDDANIEL WEBER CLAIMS SHE

SLEEPS ALL DAY, IS VERY LAZYAND HER COOKING IS TERRIBLE

Salman Khan has shared a new song titled Pyaar Karona to spread aware-ness amid the coronavirus pandemic. The actor has also sung the song,whose lyrics go “Pyaar Karona, aitihaat karona, khayal rakhona, madadkarona”.Written by Salman along with Hussain Dalal, Pyaar Korona has beencomposed by Sajid Wajid. The actor shared the song on his social mediaaccounts with the caption, “Emotionally pass raho aur physically duurrraho na #PyaarKarona.”Salman recorded the song on his phone while staying at his Panvelfarmhouse and it was later produced in Mumbai. Talking about the song,Salman had told Times of India in an interview, “I had this tune in mymind for a song. The word karona fitted in really well. So, we decided tojam on it, and in about five minutes we had our lyrics in place...The lyricsexpress exactly what I want to tell the world — pyaar karona, madadkarona, sabr rakho na.”

Sharing the news among his followers on Sunday, Salman took to socialmedia and wrote: “So I’m posting from my handle to let you know thattomorrow on my YouTube channel, mine kya? It’s ours!A song out tomor-row on it, hope you can handle it.”Apar t from this, Salman has been seen creating Covid-19 awarenessamong people through his videos on social media. Recently, he came outwith a very serious message for those who have violated the lockdownimposed to stem the spread of coronavirus. He even called the violators“jokers”. He said, “Appeal ye hai ki govt aapke liye aur hum sab ke liyebol rahi hai, Isko seriously lo aur afwahein mat phailao (My appeal is thatyou follow what the government is saying and don’t spread rumours). Yehamesha se problem hai, sabko lagta hai ke yeh hamare saath nahi hoga.Ye coronavirus kisiko bhi ho sakta hai, bas mein, train mei, market mein,har jagah, to kaheko pange le rahe ho bahar jaana hai (No one is safefrom coronavirus and you can get infected anywhere).”

Filmmaker Kabir Khan and actor Boman Irani recently had a fun InstagramLive chat together. In their conversation, they discussed some fun storiesabout the making of upcoming film, 83.The film is about India’s victory at the 1983 Cricket World Cup and starsRanveer Singh as the former team captain, Kapil Dev. In their chat, Kabirtold the viewers how then West Indies captain Clive Lloyd was alsopresent at the film’s sets in London when they were filming the pivotalscene of Team India lifting the cup. Kabir added that Clive’s son plays thecricketer in the film.Kabir also revealed more details from the shoot. Malcolm Marshall’s sonMali plays his father in the film. When he ran in to bowl to Addinath MKothare, who essays Dilip Vengarkar in the film, he almost ended up

hur ting him. The detail is interesting as in real life, Marshall’s bouncerhad badly hur t Vengsarkar and the latter could not play the finals.83 has been put on hold due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.The film was earlier slated to hit the screens on April 10.Ranveer took to Instagram where he shared a post.It read: “In thewake of the risks posed by the recent outbreak of Covid-19 andthe growing health concerns, the release of 83 has been put onhold. We will take a decision regarding the next course of actiononce the conditions return to normal.”The film also stars Ranveer’s wife Deepika Padukone, who will be seenplaying Kapil’s wife Romi. It also features Tahir Raj Bhasin, Ammy Virk,Sahil Khattar, Hardy Sandhu and Saqib Saleem.

A NEW PROJECT, A NEW LOOK!FATIMA SANA SHAIKH TURNS ALL

DESI FOR HER LATEST FILMSNow keeping it all desi for her upcoming projects, Fatima isgoing to be seen in a traditional Indian avatar for which theactress had even shared on her social media and was lovedby everyone. The actress looked very elegant in it.Acing looks from a wrestler to all and then, Indian isn't aneasy task. Fatima along with that has even a strong screenper former and is seen working with powerhouse actors ofthe industry purely because of her sheer talent and no onecan match up to that screen presence! Fatima has evenlearnt Marathi for her upcoming project and it's just anotherproof of what a fine actress she is!Being every director's favourite, Fatima knows how to blendherself into the colors of the character and the way shesplashes it is just loved by the audiences and is visiblethrough her graph!Her previous works are a piece of evidence to the factthat Fatima will be providing us with an even better 2020.She will be juggling between the films `Ludo` and `SurajPe Mangal Bhari" providing us with two different but ver-satile characters.

Sunny Leone has shared a candid video of husband DanielWeber singing praises about the actor in a video messagefor her fans but the placards he showed to the camera told adifferent story. Daniel, who also doubles up as Sunny’smanager, praised her cooking and for looking beautiful allthe time but his placards said she was terrible in the kitchenand all she wore during her stay at home was pyjamas.Sunny shared the video on Instagram with the caption,“Hmmm...just saw this! Tomorrow I will show you what@dir r ty99 is really doing all day! REVENGE!! It’s on!” In thevideo, Daniel says his equation with Sunny is per fect athome as she helps him out with everything like laundry andother stuff and her cooking is crazy (in a good way) as shecooks all kinds of things. He also says, “She is reallydressed up like beautiful and it’s phenomenal”.However, the placards in his hands read, “Help me! She isdriving me crazy. She sleeps all day, her cooking sucks,she’s so lazy, she lives in pyjamas, she takes selfies allday.” He was later joined by Sunny who went on to say helloto the camera.Sunny and Daniel are parents to 4-year-old daughter Nishaand one-year-old twin boys Noah and Asher. The actor hadrecently told Hindustan Times in an interview about howshe was keeping very busy during lockdown as she hasthree kids and a tonne of household duties. She said, “Thelockdown definitely has not been easy. I have three verysmall toddlers who need a lot of attention and school time.This place needs to be cleaned and all the household dutiesneed to be taken care of. It’s not that it’s so difficult to doeach of the things, it’s just that there are not enough hours inthe day to do it all,” she said.Sunny has been running an online chat show on Instagramduring lockdown. She interviews celebrities and had re-cently taught her fans about making emergency masks injust 30 seconds.

AMITABH BACHCHAN IS MISSINGSUNDAY DARSHAN AT RESIDENCE,

SAYS MISSING ‘ECSTATIC WILD FACES,MOBILES RECORDING THE MOMENT’

Amitabh Bachchan who has for years met his fans or “extended fam-ily” as he calls them, outside his home in Mumbai, has penneda hear tfelt note about discontinuing the ritual amid lockdowndue to coronavirus outbreak. The actor took to his blog lateSunday night to share his feelings about how weekends havechanged amid lockdown as there are no “ecstatic wild facesand mobiles recording the moment.” He wrote, “The Sundaydoes not mean the same as before .. waiting for the time to arrive .. thesecurity in place .. that familiar sound of the step board being draggedinto position .. that familiar scream of the well wishers at the gate aseach domestic entrant enters and leaves premises .. of the knowingthat ‘he’ comes .. and then IT ..” Sharing the minute details of his weeklyrendezvous with his fans, he fur ther wrote, “.. ecstatic wild faces andmobiles recording the moment .. those smiling hands and the desig-nated positioning of the ef that shall eventually find space inside thehome .. moments of connect with the familiar and the informed Ef .. theones on the buildings ahead .. precariously positioned at vantage points.. the cheer and laments , the letters of recommendations , the out of thecountry guests .. numerous gift s and handicrafts from the near thathave come within .. photographs .. return wave at the opposite balconyas you walk in the front door .. and its done .. a while more and the pagesfor the autograph, pictures writings etc., all done with the care withwhich they have remained so sincere and long, arrives .. their personalequation with the maestro in tact they leave after this minuscule for-mality .. the heart of the Ef be of subtle grace .. and that done they leaveas do I inside the secure home .. and the gifts that arrive kept away to bestored and valued ..”

ARE CELEBS BEING TOO ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THISLOCKDOWN? WHAT’S WRONG IN THAT, ASKS TAMANNAAH BHATIA

While staying at home can get stressful, some have decided to take each day at a time to ease out the anxiety. Tamannaah Bhatia saysthat soon after the 21-day lockdown was announced, she took to social media to share that she would make this time constructive byfollowing a “holistic lifestyle” and urged her followers to do the same.“I’m living each day as it comes. If I plan things then the entire purpose gets lost. We’ve been leading a busy life and now in this uniquetime when we’ve time for ourselves and our families, it’s impor tant to make things beautiful. So I’m just being instinctive. There is nopressure,” says Bhatia, who has been since posting about her workouts, food habits and so on.However, amid all the crisis, many have also pointed out that some people are going a little overboard while posting content online. ButBhatia looks at it differently.“Of course people are creating more content now because earlier, many of us were engaged. There are still many who’re working fromhome, emergency service providers are working daily. But for those who’ve some free time they’re creating or watching things moreonline. What’s wrong in that? People who talk about anyone over doing are also a consumer of over consumption or over production. Soit’s kind of ironic in the given circumstance,” she says.The 30-year-old feels we needed to pause, and in a way this time is healing the nature and us in more ways than one. Hence, sherequests everyone to “concentrate on the positives also”.However, what worries Bhatia is that many people are still ignorant about the situation. “I was talking to our watchman recently and hesaid in his village they thought eating chicken leads to such ailments. So while now he knows, through him I tried sending a messageto his fellow villagers,” she adds. Expressing gratitude towards people who are going beyond and helping others,the actor says, “So many peopleeverywhere are trying to help each other, stray animals and birds. I feel proud that we all are doing so much, this is so beautiful.”

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Bowlers using saliva to shine the ball is common sight in cricket butin a post COVID-19 world, they might have to reconsider the practice,making their lives tougher in what, many believe, has already be-come a batsman”s game.In the wake of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, the scrutiny on ballmaintenance has only increased but using sweat and saliva on itremains legal.Given the worsening COVID-19 situation, it is unlikely that cricketwill resume anytime soon and when it finally does, former players,including Venkatesh Prasad, Praveen Kumar and Jason Gillespie,feel the game”s custodians might have to suspend the use of saliva.“When the action resumes, they should use only sweat for some timeas safety of the players is paramount,” former pacer Prasad, whoplayed 33 Tests and 161 ODIs for India, told PTI.He reckons it will be tough for the bowlers to stop using saliva towork up the ball but it is the need of the hour.“When you are in the thick of things, you tend to forget it. You have toget the upper hand over the batsmen as you can”t use anything elsebesides sweat and saliva.“The question is what do you do when the batsman is pulping you?You need to swing the ball and what helps swing the ball is the aero-dynamics,” the 50-year-old explained.In fact, it had become a big talking point in the Indian dressing roomlast month when they were to take on South Africa in a three-matchODI series last month.Bhuvneshwar Kumar had hinted at limiting the use of saliva but thebowlers were not really tested on that front as the series was calledoff due to the rising threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.Without saliva, sweat remains the only other legal source to shine theball but that can be tricky, according to Prasad.“Because not everybody sweats. In that case, you have to keep throw-ing the ball to someone who sweats. I am someone who doesn”tsweat that much whereas Rahul Dravid does,” he recalled.Praveen Kumar, known for his prodigious swing, said putting the rightamount of saliva on the ball aided his ar t immensely.“For the first few months after action resumes, they will have to banthe use of saliva. As bowlers, we will have to look for some othersource,” he said with a laugh. “…it is very important for the fastbowlers, also for the spinners, as it helps them generate drift. For anoff-spinner, the shiny side on the left will drif t the ball away in the airbefore coming back. It tests the batsman,” he reasoned.“For me, saliva was of great help while opening the bowling as wellas reversing the old ball,” said Kumar, who took a five-wicket haul atLord”s in 2011.The world will never be the same even when it is able to overcomethe current crisis. In such a scenario, the way the game is played isalso likely to change.Former Australia pacer Gillespie said time has come to reconsiderthe use of saliva in the game.“I don”t think it”s a quirky question. It”s an actual genuine thing to be

considered,” Gillespie, who took 259 Test wickets, told ”ABC Grand-stand”.“I don”t think anything is off the table. It could be a point where at theend of each over, the umpires allow the players to shine the ball infront of them but you can only do it then. I don”t know. Is it just sweat?Can you only use sweat?“I don”t have an answer to that but it cer tainly will be a conversationthat will be had. If you think about it, it is pretty gross,” said thecricketer-turned-coach.Prasad, however, reminded that bowling is not just about using sweatand saliva, conditions also matter immensely.“It doesn”t matter if you use saliva or not as long as you apply appro-priate amount of sweat and shine it off. If the other side tends to getrough (due to dryness), automatically you get reverse swing.“When I got 6/33 against Pakistan in Chennai (1999), the reverse(swing) happened because of the condition of the ball, pitch and theweather. So, it is not just about saliva. A lot of other factors also comeinto play,” he said.He reiterated that the use of saliva should be stopped even though itwould be difficult for the bowlers to let go of a practice they are soused to.“For everyone”s safety, it should be suspended but if you are gettingsmashed, you will sub-consciously try to do your best to swing theball and that might include (using) saliva.“If you are not able to swing the ball like you used to, you risk gettingdropped. How do you address that?” Prasad asked.

Novak Djokovic has kept himself quite busy on social me-dia, be it playing home tennis with his friend or engaging inan Instagram Live session with two-time Wimbledon-win-ner Andy Murray, where he lauded the mental strength of hison-cour t rival Rafael Nadal.Amidst the knockabout banter between the two players, the17-time Grand Slam-winning Serbian rued about his Olym-pic per formances and joked about Stan Wawrinka’s shor ts.Although Djokovic picked Roger Federer’s forehand as thetoughest, he complimented the World No. 2 for a differentreason. “When it comes to mental strength there is no onebetter than Rafa. Over the years, we have seen him bounceback from injury so many times. He probably has had moreinjuries than anyone on the ATP tour and he has managed tocome back from every single one of them,” he said.Nadal, who has faced a barrage of injuries over the courseof his career has won 19 Grand Slams, with 12 of themcoming on the clay cour ts of Stade Roland-Gar ros. His lat-est Grand Slam win was at the 2019 US Open where hedefeated Daniil Medvedev for the title.“When you walk onto the cour t with him and you see himjumping, you know you are facing a gladiator. You know youare facing a mental giant. He is mentally stronger than evenRoger Federer.” Djokovic also threw light on the dominanceof the ‘Big Three’ and how their time was coming to an end.“We [him, Nadal, Federer] are also not that young anymore.You have guys like Dominic Thiem and [Stefanos] Tsitsipasand [Alexander] Zverev,” he said.

KL RAHUL DONATES 2019 WORLDCUP BAT & OTHER GEARS TORAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN

With the nation jostling against the novel coronavirus, sev-eral spor tstars have stepped up to help India in its battleagainst the pandemic. KL Rahul is the latest member to jointhe fight as the cricketer has decided to auction his Test,ODI, T20I jersey on Monday. He will also auction his 2019World Cup bat and some other gears to raise funds for chil-dren. The humanitarian gesture was announced by the crick-eter on his 28th bir thday and said that the money will be donated tothe Aware Foundation, which looks towards helping children. He alsourged the citizens to stay safe and remain indoors during this criticalperiod. England’s wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler also auctioned his2019 World Cup final shir t to raise funds for two hospitals. The shirt wassold for £65,100. Meanwhile, in the fight against coronavirus, Indiabatting legend Sachin Tendulkar made a contribution of Rs50 lakhs. Among other Indian cricketers Suresh Raina do-nated Rs 52 lakh, while skipper Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharmaalso contributed in the noble cause.

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‘CAN’T TOLERATE SOME PEOPLE IN THE BOX’ - YUVRAJSINGH ‘NOT INTERESTED’ IN BEING A COMMENTATOR

WITH A SALT-AND-PEPPER BEARD, INDIA'S1983 WORLD CUP-WINNING CAPTAIN, KAPILDEV, WENT FOR A COMPLETELY SHAVEN LOOKWHICH BROUGHT COMPARISONS TO SYEDKIRMANI'S LOOK ON TWITTER.

With the entire sporting world cooped up inside their four walls, severalTeam India cricketers are taking to trying out new looks. Kapil Dev toofollowed suit on Monday, as he shaved his head off and sported a new baldlook.With a salt-and-pepper beard, India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captainwent for a completely shaven look which brought comparisons to SyedKirmani’s look on Twitter.Earlier, David Warner had pleaded online to go for the bald look to paytribute to the healthcare officials who are working tirelessly during thepandemic.

SACHIN TENDULKAR too had a haircut recently, as he posted on Instagrama series of photos showing the Master Blaster trying his hand at the “self-haircut”.“From playing square cuts to doing my own hair cuts, have always en-joyed doing different things. How’s my new hairdo looking?”, captionedTendulkar tagging his usual hairstylist Aalim Hakim.

VIRAT KOHLI’S wife Anushka Sharma even turned hairstylist for the cur-rent India captain last month. As Anushka spor ted a pair of scissors andwondered which haircut to give to her husband, Kohli can be heard sayingin the video, “You allow things like this to happen, getting your haircut withkitchen scissors.”In the end though, Kohli praised his wife’s skill and said, “Guys just see!It’s very good! Beautiful haircut by my wife.”

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on?Monday said that he is not interested in taking up a commentaryrole at this moment. The stylish left-hander had announced his retirement from all forms of the game lastyear. Speaking to former India teammate Mohammad Kaif in an Instagram Live video, Yuvraj opened up onwhat he wishes to do af ter retirement. Kaif, who also announced retirement last year, has taken upcommentary role, and questioned Yuvraj when he would join him in the commentary box.In reply, Yuvraj joked that he cannot tolerate a few people. “You can get along with people. I can’t toleratesome people in commentary box (laughs),” he said. “It really depends if a time comes when I want tocommentate, I will. I want to do ICC events - T20 world Cup, ICC?ODI?World Cup. I don’t think I can docommentary all the time. I don’t have the patience to sit and talk about cricket all the time again. I won’tbe able to do it,”?he said.Yuvraj fur ther added that he also finds it difficult to criticise youngsters which the commentators of ten do.“The player on the field knows what pressure he is facing. I don’t like criticising young players . I havebeen in that place how it feels when people talk about you. This is why I don’t want to be a commentator.It is also necessary to tell youngsters what mistakes they are making. But we should strike a balance.”But Yuvraj added that he might feel different about commentator ’s role af ter a few years into hisretirement, but at the moment, he is eager to be a coach. “I feel I enjoy coaching more thancommentary. I don’t think commentary will be my full time job,” he said.“But I understand I have not even retired for even a year. I have played cricket for 25-30 years ofcricket, right now I am looking to take a break. But I?will take a call on what I want to do after a fewyears into my retirement.”

Can chase any score: Only 1 Indian in Nasser Hussain’s list of batsmen he would pay to watchNarrowing down the best batsmen across generation in cricket isan extremely difficult task to say the least. Former cricketers andcoaches are often put in the hot seat and asked to name the bestaccording to them. Amid lockdown due to the global outbreak of coronavirus,the same question was thrown towards former England captain and now apopular commentator Nasser Hussain. The nature of the question, however,was a bit different, Hussain was asked who are batsmen in the currentand past era he would pay to watch.The former England batsman, who was known for his tactics onthe cricket field, was precise in his answer. Hussain picked fourbatsmen he would pay to watch across generations in a Q&Asession with Daily Mail.David Gower“I have to go for my childhood hero David Gower. I remember anearly game against Leicestershire and I was at cover point as heleant on one and before I could move it hit the boundary boardsbehind me. Everything I had admired was there in front of myeyes,” Nasser said about Gower, who played 117 Test matches

for England between 1978 and 1992 and piled up 8,231 runs.Brian LaraHussain’s next pick was West Indies legend Brian Lara. “I’ve beenwatching some old footage of Brian Lara with that big back-lift and,wow, could he bat,” said Hussain.“I didn’t captain against him much but I have to say, Brian Lara. PoorMike Atherton would move a fielder and Lara would almost take themickey and hit it in the gap where the fielder had been,” Hussainadded.Saeed AnwarPakistan’s Saeed Anwar who regarded as one of the most stylishbatsmen of his era earned high praise from Hussain. “In terms ofbeing easy on the eye, Saeed Anwar had an elegance and gracethrough the off-side,” Nasser said about the Pakistan legend.Virat KohliIndia captain Virat Kohli was the only Indian and also the lone currentplayer in Hussain’s list. “ Virat Kohli in a 50-over run chase. He justseems to chase down any score every time,” Hussain said.

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ELITE INDIAN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES WILL BE IN FOR A HECTIC TIME IN 2022 WITH THREE MAJOR COMPETITIONS LINED UP ONE AFTER THE OTHER OVER TWO MONTHS.THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE TOKYO OLYMPICS HAS RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHERE THE WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND ASIAN GAMES WILL ALL BEHELD IN THE JULY-SEPTEMBER TIME SLOT.THE WORLDS, TO BE STAGED IN OREGON IN THE UNITED STATES, WILL BE ON FROM JULY 15-24, QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY THE CWG IN BIRMINGHAM (JULY 27-AUGUST 7). AFTER A BRIEFRESPITE, THE FORTNIGHT-LONG ASIAN GAMES BEGIN IN HANGZHOU, CHINA FROM SEPTEMBER 10.WITH INDIANS ELIGIBLE FOR ALL THREE EVENTS, THE TIGHT SCHEDULING WILL PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIKE JAVELIN THROWER NEERAJ CHOPRA, WHOWILL BE EYEING THE PODIUM AT ALL THREE COMPETITIONS.“IT WILL BE CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU HAVE THREE BIG COMPETITIONS IN ONE YEAR AND THAT TOO WITHIN TWO MONTHS. IN MY CASE, I HOPE THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING IN THEDIAMOND LEAGUE SERIES (UP TO THREE COMPETITIONS A MONTH), WHICH I HAVE GOT USED TO, HELPS,” THE REIGNING ASIAN GAMES AND CWG GOLD MEDALLIST SAID.“DIAMOND LEAGUE COMPETITIONS ALSO TAKE PLACE WITHIN ABOUT A MONTH. I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ABOUT 10 COMPETITIONS A YEAR, INCLUDING THE DIAMOND LEAGUE. BUT THESCHEDULE FOR 2022 CALLS FOR PROPER PLANNING IN TERMS OF TRAINING IF I WANT TO PEAK AND WIN MEDALS IN ALL THREE COMPETITIONS.”

I hit Jadeja for a four and six, Mahi bhaigave him an earful: Ishant Sharma

‘WORLD IS NOT STARTING FOR NEXT ONE YEAR,HOW CAN CRICKET START’: SHOAIB AKHTARFormer Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes cricket will not star t for atleast one year as severalcountries do not have adequate testing kits and hence, there can be no planning done and no series can beheld. The world is currently in a state of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and as per Akhtar,things are not improving anytime soon.“If you ask me honestly, I do not know for how long the coronavirus outbreak will last, until and unless itis not known that how many people are infected, one cannot go ahead with any kind of cricket anywhere,”Akhtar said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.“I do not see cricket being played for at least a year due to the coronavirus. I see the virus troubling us forone year, these are troublesome times, I just hope we come out of this stronger,” he added.“The situation is very bad, it is very tricky. I am not seeing the virus going for at least one year. But, we agroup as different communities will come out of it. The world is not star ting for the next one year, how cancricket star t,” he added.On bowlers not being able to shine the ballAkhtar also said that if bowlers are not able to apply the shine on the ball with their saliva, the ICC?shouldbe working on an external agent which could assist the bowlers. He also said that he would welcome thedecision of ICC?as this was made keeping in mind the health of the bowlers and the players.“I do not think that one can apply saliva on the ball now, we as bowlers apply saliva on the ball to makethe ball shinier, the ball goes in the hands of everyone on the park, I saw a repor t of the ICC which saidbowlers would not be able to apply saliva on the ball, Akhtar said.“Cricket is a game which requires contact, if ICC is thinking about passing the law related to applyingsaliva on the ball, then I welcome the decision keeping coronavirus in mind,” he added.

Ishant Sharma’s rise to becoming the leader ofthe pack in red ball cricket has been one of themost fascinating stories of Indian cricket overthe past few years. In his long career, Ishantwas always looked at as a buffer option, de-spite producing some match winning spells overthe years. But his rise has been meteoric overthe past couple of years.Ishant has also been a regular in the Indian Pre-mier League despite not playing limited overscricket for India for a while. Ishant represented Delhi Capitals last season and in a match againstChennai Super Kings, he managed to hit a few lusty blows with the bat. Speaking to Gaurav Kapur onhis YouTube show Isolation Premier League, Ishant revealed how CSK captain Dhoni got irritated afterwatching his batting skills.“Mahi bhai (Dhoni) used to make fun of me that I can’t hit sixes, saying you don’t have that power. Lastyear I hit Jaddu (Jadeja) for a four and followed it with a six. Then I turned my head towards Mahi bhaito see his reaction, who gave an ear ful to Jaddu,” Ishant said.Ishant had earlier in a video posted by his IPL franchise Delhi Capitals said that he can’t pick betweenhis seven-wicket haul in Lord’s and his fifer at Eden Gardens in the pink ball Test, while speakingabout his most memorable per formance.“Both of them are equally memorable. Taking seven wickets at Lord’s is obviously something I can’tforget. And taking those five wickets with the pink ball also I can’t forget because after 12 years I hadtaken a five-wicket haul.”Ishant Sharma’s spell of 7/74 in the second innings of the Lord’s Test helped India win a match at the‘Hone of Cricket’ for the first time in 28 years.

IPL’s big money can add pressure, peopletry to drag you down: Yuvraj Singh

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Monday said pressure of being a big money buy in theIndian Premier League (IPL) is felt when you don’t per form and people talk about all that moolahgoing to waste, all the time. Yuvraj still holds the record of being IPL’s most-expensive buy. The2011 World Cup hero went for a whopping Rs 16 crore to Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) inthe 2015 auctions. Yuvraj did not have a good IPL that year, managing 248 runs in 14 matches at19.07. “The pressure is felt because of the big money. I won’t say it changes a player. Now whenyou climb the success ladder, people try to drag you down,” Yuvraj said during an Instagram Livewith former teammate Mohammad Kaif.“See the point is...pressure is there because when you get out and don’t per form they say he isgetting so much money and not per forming. Negative news sells more and those things affect you.My advice to all youngsters would be to stay away from TV and newspapers,” said the 38-year old,regarded as one of the all-time best white-ball batters.Australian quick Pat Cummins became the second most-expensive buy in the popular T20 league inthe 2019 auctions where Kolkata Knight Riders shelled out Rs 15.50 crore for him. The IPL ispostponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Yuvraj also spoke about his fielding and how he became such a great fielder. Yuvraj and Kaif wereIndia’s two best fielders during their playing days.“I was very athletic. I was quick. But fielding i did not have too much idea. In the first Ranji matchI was playing, I was 15-16 years. I misfielded and next day ar ticle came out Yuvraj Singh ‘gatewayof India’. “My father read that. He said now I will see how you don’t improve your fielding. Then Istar ted getting better and body also got stronger.”Talking about the famous 2002 NatWest Series final win against England where Yuvraj and Kaifshared a match-winning 121-run stand for the sixth wicket, Yuvraj said: “My lesson from that gamewas that you can’t relax at any time. England had thought they had won the game. You can’t give up.You have to keep trying.”

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SUNNY LEONE HAS MADE SURE TO TREAT FANS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN. THE ACTOR HAS BEEN SHARING HER SEXIEST PHOTOSDONNING STYLISH SWIMSUITS ON HER INSTAGRAM PAGE MUCH TO THE EXCITEMENT OF THE FANS. LEONE DID A PHOTOSHOOT WITH ACEPHOTOGRAPHER DABBOO RATNANI. SHE NAMED THE SERIES AS 'LOCKED UP WITH SUNNY'.

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TORONTO (REUTERS) In Canada’s typically busy home-selling sea-son, wary buyers are donning masks and gloves to view proper tieswhile realtors offer vir tual tours and coronavirus clauses as the realestate industry copes up with the outbreak.Canadian home resales are forecast to fall by about 30 per cent to a20-year low this year, Royal Bank of Canada estimates. Home salesslumped 14.3 per cent in March from February.Armed with new COVID clauses, some agents are still trying.The COVID clauses include confirming buyers’ health and recent-travel history and waivers that free the seller and agent from anyliability in the event the client gets sick following a proper ty viewing.Toronto-based agent Alexandra Côté provided vir tual tours of about 25proper ties, using Skype calls and video tours, for clients recentlybefore they zeroed in on one.After her clients decided on a proper ty, they and Côté, in masks andgloves, would visit the proper ty in person. “I was actually surprisedat how well it worked,” she said.For an industry that relies on in-person visits and where purchasesare influenced by touch and feel, the social-distancing restrictionshave tempered buyers’ enthusiasm.

“Nothing is going to compare to viewing the house in person,” RoyalLePage sales agent Tom Storey said. Storey’s team has seen a spikein vir tual walk-throughs for their proper ties, despite having 95 percent of business on pause. Vancouver real estate agent DavidHutchinson now carries a “COVID kit,” consisting of gloves, masks,hand sanitizer and bleach. He had to recently abide by a rule prohib-iting more than two people from entering a building during a proper tyviewing. Hutchinson has clients complete a questionnaire confirmingthey have not traveled in the past 14 days and are not feeling sick.

COVID-19 has automakers pumping the brakes on r&d spending, but mostare still planning — at least for now — the launch of key electric vehicles inthe coming months.Matt Girgis, managing director of Volvo Car Canada, said the XC40 P8 Re-charge crossover is still scheduled to arrive in Canada in the fourth quar tereven though the carmaker’s plant in Ghent, Belgium, has been closed sinceMarch 17 and was set to open April 20.“We are keeping a close eye on the rapidly evolving situation and will adaptour rollout plans as necessary,” Girgis told Automotive News Canada.Volkswagen plans to launch its electric lineup this year, beginning with the IDand ID Crozz, the latter of which is destined for Nor th America. At least twomore models are due by 2022.“As of right now, there are no delays anticipated with our EV rollout plans,”said Volkswagen Canada spokesman Thomas Tetzlaff.Audi Canada spokesman Cor t Nielsen confirmed that the e-tron Spor tbackwill arrive in Canada as scheduled in the second half of 2020. More than800,000 EVs will have been produced in North America and more than fivemillion globally by 2024, according to projections by AutoForecast Solutions.

The risk of premature delivery can be reduced by the consumption oftraditional ‘three-veggies’, suggests a new study.University of Queensland PhD candidate Dereje Gete analysed thediets of nearly 3,500 women and found high consumption of carrots,cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin, cabbage, green beans and potatoesbefore conception helped women reach full-term pregnancy.“Traditional vegetables are rich in antioxidants or anti-inflammatorynutrients, which have a significant role in reducing the risk of adversebir th outcomes,” Gete said. “Women depend on cer tain stored nutri-ents such as calcium and iron before conception, which are criticalfor the placenta and foetus tissue development,” he added. “Star tinga healthier diet after the baby has been conceived may be too late becausebabies are fully formed by the end of the first trimester,” he said. Professor GitaMishra said the study suggested dietary intervention and strategies changebehaviour that may be helpful when women start thinking about having a baby.“People born prematurely face a greater risk of metabolic and chronicdiseases in adulthood, as well as poor cognitive development andacademic per formance,” Professor Mishra said.

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Lockdown blues: Waiting for your salon appointment, aren’t you?

A joke’s going around - once the lockdown ends, we’ll know everyone’s real hair colour! Even as several men andwomen have made do the au naturel look, they’re also pining to avail salon services to take care of bushy eyebrows,fuzzy facial hair, brittle nails and unruly hair.So, will there be a boom in the grooming business? Maybe. Will there be finicky clients? Perhaps yes, but rightly so,say industry experts who believe the industry standards in hygiene and safety will go higher. Be it by way of single-use products, increased sanitation or disposable tools, salons are likely to take multiple measures post-lockdown toensure hassle-free experiences for customers.Beauty exper t Dr. Blossom Kochhar believes it is a “reality check” for Indians and Indian salons both, “that they needto maintain hygiene”. “From now, even the customers will be more aware and cautious about what and how theservices have been provided,” says Kochhar, adding that masks and sanitisers will become a staple at parlours.“In the longer run, a boom, especially in hair care services is expected. Beauty and spa services however, are

expected to face a decline. Especially services like facials and threading areexpected to reduce because these are provided in close proximity to theclient. Makeup on the other hand, is expected to decline too as people wouldprefer using their own products keeping in mind their personal hygiene,”Kochhar adds.While for multiple salon chains and even standalone parlours, the strategywill be put in place once there’s clarity about the period of lockdown, there areothers who’ve been vir tually training the staff in new methods, practices, andalso maintaining health records.Rachna Shah, Head of Sales, Strategy and Trainings, Geetanjali Salons, saysthey’re expecting a boom in footfalls once the facility opens, but understandssince this is an “industry that involves touch, there’ll definitely be afear in people’s mind, and we’ll need to boost their overall confi-dence in terms of the health and safety guidelines”.A surge in services such as colour touch-ups, hair cuts, beardtrimming, waxing, threading, manicure, ped icure, and nail groomingservices is expected, Shah says, adding that they’re moving away from bigproduct bottles to small and simple mono-dose kits, use-and-throwspatulas and disposable gowns, slippers, headbands and facialwipes. Besides this, they hope to promote the use of digital moneyto reduce use of currency notes.

WILL THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS FORCE COUPLES TOCHOOSE NON-SAAYA DATES TO MARRY?As the coronavirus pandemic gatecrashes the big fat Indian weddings, soon to be wedded couplesare being compelled to reschedule their wedding dates. But with restricted number of auspiciouswedding dates aka ‘saaya’ dates in the year 2020, picking a new date has left couples with no otheroption, but to choose a ‘non-auspicious’ date. Exper ts reveal that the year -end heavy saaya dates aremostly fully booked in advance, hence others have no other choice this year.Tina Sethi, an IT professional who was getting married in April, says, “ The original date for ourwedding was a shubh vivah muhurat. But now as we are trying to postpone the date, I don’t want toagain get into the hassle of getting married on a ‘heavy saya’ date as wedding vendors can’t bechanged because we had paid them in advance. So, we will just pick a date available to them and goahead.” She also adds, “Thankfully, our venue and photographer gave us a credit note instead ofcharging the cancellation amount.” Some vendors as well as couples fear that postponing may leadto additional expenditure and added pressure to again to figure out the wedding preparation logistics.“November-December dates are already booked but new customers coming to us with fresh dates.We are asking them to opt for a day wedding like 12pm-5pm, so that the night wedding could go asplanned. Couples now have no choice but to go for non-saaya wedding dates as we have promisedvenues to our previous clients” says, Ridhima Arora from a luxury wedding venue.

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AISHWARYA RAI LOVES THE COLOUR RED ANDHERE ARE HER BEST LOOKS IN THE COLOUR

Be it the red carpet or premiers, public appearances or functions,Aishwarya Rai’s sar torial choices rarely goes wrong. The formerMiss World and one of the leading actresses in Bollywood, AishwaryaRai Bachchan is still one of the most relevant fashion icons we havetoday. Her onscreen and offscreen persona has always charmed uswith how she was represented in a par ticular look be it the traditionalethnic wear or western silhouettes or an interesting even a mix ofboth. We have seen the starlet in many iconic avatars be it her choiceof roles as well as her style picks. Over the years, ARB has effor t-lessly carried a range of Indian and Western patterns and she is adesigner ’s delight to pull off a par ticular silhouette.We have loved the Fanney Khan actor in mostly all the colours shehas chosen to wear over the years but red is one par ticular colour inwhich the international diva has shone the most and left us in awe.Be it the textured patterns or embroidered silhouettes, Aishwarya RaiBachchan has always looked gorgeous and graceful in red which isnot an easy colour carr y for many.We have seen the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil actor in a range of designsby design houses across the world and her style evolution hasbeen on point.Which one is your favourite Aishwarya Rai’s look in red?

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