Mondays With Manjul, December 05

Act 1, Scene 2: Gujarat All Set For Second Polling Phase

Come Monday and Gujarat votes in its second phase. Going to battle will be 93 seats across 14 districts, including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Gandhinagar. PM Modi is expected to arrive in Ahmedabad on Sunday evening. He will cast his vote at Nishan School (Ranip) after seeking blessings from mother Heeraben. The second phase spans Central […]

FIFA 2022: Ready Reckoner For Round Of 16

Teams play each other just once during the FIFA World Cup knockout stage. The winner moves up to the next round. There are four rounds altogether: Round of 16, quarterfinals, semi-finals, and final, which will be played on December 18. There is also a third-place playoff between the losers of the semi-finals. In any of […]

At 63, Boman Irani Thanks Near & Dear Ones 

Contemplating the year gone by, Bollywood actor Boman Irani stated that he has no remorse and is grateful for consecutive big screen releases and a debut on OTT. “I am thankful for all the projects that I got this year. Masoom was a big hype for me as an actor, followed by Jayeshbhai Jordaar and […]

Patricia Arquette Discloses Pressure Hollywood Puts On To Look Young

Earlier this week, Patricia Arquette (54) in an interview at the Gotham Awards Gala said, “This is my own face and if tomorrow I decide to have a facelift, then I’m going to do it.” In the world of Hollywood, there is a certain pressure to look young and bold, according to the actress. “The […]

For The First Time: Navy Day Celebrations To Be Held Outside The National Capital 

The celebrations for the Navy Day are set to be held out of Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu is set to be in attendance as the “Guest of Honour” as the naval combat prowess is demonstrated at the ‘Operational Demonstration’ at Visakhapatnam. The day is celebrated each year to mark the Indian Navy’s achievements in ‘Operation […]

Gujarat Polls: Tough Battle In These Constituencies

The second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, for 93 of 182 seats, is scheduled for December 5. The count of votes will begin on December 8. Meanwhile, BJP chief CR Patil stated on Sunday that the party will break all previous records in the Assembly elections in order to retain power. In […]

Shraddha Walkar Case: Cops Believe Poonawala Misleading Team

The Delhi Police is still grappling with several questions linked to Aaftab Poonawala and his murdered live-in partner Shraddha Walkar. They have found some body parts of the woman but haven’t completely unravelled the murder. Poonawala has shown no remorse so far and has betrayed no nervousness, even during the polygraph and narco tests. Poonawala […]

SRK Leaves Sharon Stone Star Struck

Shah Rukh Khan left Hollywood star Sharon Stone star struck recently at the Red Sea Film Festival’s opening night in Jeddah on Thursday. A video from the event showed Sharon gasping and clutching her heart saying ‘oh my God’ as she spotted Shah Rukh next to her. Talking about her reactions, Sharon said, “Shah Rukh […]

3 IFFI Jury Members Stand By Lapid’s Criticism Of ‘The Kashmir Files’

Three members of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) jury on Saturday said that they stand by Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s criticism of The Kashmir Files. At the closing ceremony of the festival on Monday, Lapid, the head of the jury, had denounced the film directed by Vivek Agnihotri, calling it “propaganda” and a “vulgar […]

15-Yr-Old Foils Kidnapping Attempt

In the posh locality of Satellite in Ahmedabad, two men tried to abduct a 15-year-old girl in broad daylight. However, the girl’s brave resistance foiled the attempt. The incident happened just 3 km from the Satellite police station. An FIR was filed with Satellite police by the girl’s father, a businessman. He told the cops […]

Party May Make An OBC The Next CM: Guj Cong President

Gujarat Congress President, Jagdish Thakor, said there is nothing wrong with the people making assumptions the Opposition party will make a person from the Other Backward Class (OBC) the next chief minister if the party wins the state Assembly polls. Voting for 93 of 182 seats will be held in the second and final phase […]

Big Boost For RRR In Oscars Race

On Friday, Indian filmmaker SS Rajamouli won the Best Director Award at the New York Film Critics Circle. Everyone is astonished to see Rajamouli win the award against major filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Darron Aronofsky, Sarah Polley, and Gina Prince-Blythewood. In the Film Critics Circle, Todd Field’s movie Tar won Best Picture of the year […]

Jamalpur-Khadia Constituency: The Real Tug Of War 

Khadia, in the old city of Ahmedabad, has its own importance in the BJP’s trajectory. Khadia has always had a very staunch BJP voter base. Home to many small shrines and labyrinths of ‘pol”s, Khadia had an upper caste population. The famous Ahmedabad Rath Yatra traverses through Khadia. Since the time of the freedom struggle […]

NPCI Defers UPI Market Share Cap Rules

The National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) mandate requiring payment apps to hold no more than 30 percent market share in the UPI ecosystem has now been deferred by two years to December 31, 2024. The UPI market share cap rules were first announced in November 2020. “Taking into account the present usage and future […]

Jignesh Mevani 2022: Abhimanyu In Seventh Chamber Of Chakravyuh?

Jignesh Mevani. one of the three firebrand youth leaders that emerged on the political landscape of Gujarat along with Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor, entered electoral politics as an extension of his activism. He fought and won the Vadgam seat in North Gujarat in 2017 as an independent candidate, supported by Congress. Jignesh Mevani since […]

Kochu Preman, A Malayalam Actor, Passed Away

The veteran theatre and cinema performer Kochu Preman, also known as KS Premkumar, passed away on Saturday. He was 68. He passed away in Thiruvananthapuram, receiving treatment for lung disease at a private hospital. He was born in Thiruvananthapuram on June 1st, 1955. He enrolled in Mahatma Gandhi College after completing his primary education at […]

At The Age Of 50, Apurva Agnihotri Blessed With A Girl

Apurva Agnihotri and Shilpa Saklani are blessed with a girl. The couple announced on social media by sharing a picture with their little one. Coincidentally, Apurva welcomed his daughter on his birthday. Apurva was in his 50s when he became a father. After 18 years of marriage, the couple officially became parents. He also posted […]

BJP Will Get Highest Number Of Seats, Vote Share, Says CR Paatil

Gujarat BJP Chief C. R. Patil appealed to the voters for the second phase of voting in Gujarat to vote 100 percent for the bright future of Gujarat in Shri Kamalam.  C. R. Patil further said that the total number of voters in the year 2022 has increased by 10 lakh as compared to the […]

Suspect Arrested After Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr Found Dead

A suspect has been arrested and charged post the body of Hollywood actor Frank Vallelonga Jr was found abandoned on a street in New York’s Bronx district on Thursday. The New York Police Department (NYPD) received a call about an unconscious person (Frank Jr). There is no official cause of death report released. The suspect […]