Author: Aryama Bhattacharjee

Deepika Padukone, on her birthday, has treated fans to a glimpse of her character Alisha from her upcoming film, Gehraiyaan, in new posters. Deepika also recently shared posters featuring Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi, and the movie’s recent release date on her Instagram page. The complex relationship drama was supposed to release on Amazon Prime Video on January 25, 2022, where the actress will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar. However, Gehraiyaan will now release on February 11 this year. On wednesday, Filmmaker Karan Johar announced the release date of Gehraiyaan has changed from January 25 to February 11. He wrote that We can see the shore, till then we’ll dive into your love! “#GehraiyaanOnPrime releases February 11,” on his Instagram account, sharing…

THE BILL- In the 31-member parliamentary panel assigned to examine the bill, which seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women to 21, MP Sushmita Dev is the only woman. In the winter session, the Lok Sabha introduced The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, which will have wider influence over females, referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports. The Women and Child Development Ministry have piloted the bill to increase the legal age of marriage from 18 to 21. The parliamentary standing committee, led by the BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, has…

YELLOW ALERT- The Delhi government announced yesterday that the schools, colleges and training and coaching institutions would remain closed as the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has declared a “yellow alert” amid a spike in COVID-19 cases following the emergence of the virus’ Omicron variant.  The CM of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, has announced a list of new restrictions to control the spread of the virus, including several rules for shops, restrictions on bars and restaurant working hours and capacity. The Delhi Metro is also back on 50 per cent seating capacity. The national capital has also imposed a night curfew…

THE ICON- Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to racial discrimination in South Africa, died at 90 on Sunday in Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “Desmond Tutu was a patriot without equal; a leader of principle and pragmatism who gave meaning to the biblical insight that faith without works is dead.” Former United States President Barrack Obama, the nation’s first black leader to reach the White House, said how Tutu was a mentor, a friend and a moral compass for him. Archbishop Tutu inspired a generation of African leaders who embraced his non-violent approaches…

The Team The India U-19, Asia Cup squad includes Yash Dhull (captain), Harnoor Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, SK Rasheed (vice-captain), Nishant Sindhu, Siddarth Yadav, Aneeshwar Gautam, Dinesh Bana (wk), Aaradhya Yadav (wk), Raj Angad Bawa, Manav Parakh, Kaushal Tambe, RS Hangargekar, Vasu Vats, Vicky Ostwal, Ravikumar, Garv Sangwan. Haryana’s Nisthanth Sindhu, Karnataka’s Aneeshwar Gautam (518 runs, 11 wickets), Maharashtra’s Vicky Ostwal (307 runs, 11 wickets) and Tamil Nadu’s Manav Parakh (154 runs, 21 wickets) are India’s options for the spin-bowling all-rounder’s spot. There is a three-way competition between Haryana’s Raj Angad Bawa (19 wickets, 290 runs), Maharashtra’s RS Hangargekar (26 wickets,…

The official website of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a notice regarding COVID-19 relevant conducts to be followed by higher educational institutions.  According to the UGC notice, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has claimed that strict COVID-19 protocols should be followed and carried out by the educational institutions.   According to UGC, “The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dated 10.12.2021 has requested to ensure strict enforcement of COVID appropriate behaviour at all times and all places in universities, colleges and other institutes of Higher Education.”  UGC has directed the varsities/ colleges to maintain all necessary protocols/ guidelines because of the…