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May222020 by abcNo Comments

Manisha Koirala trolled for political stand

Nepali born Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala trolled recently for her tweet supporting the revised map of her country Nepal. The new map includes regions like Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani as a part of its territory. India has strongly objected to the new map, claiming it's “artificial enlargement” and is not accepted by India. When Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali posted a tweet, the actress retweeted his post and added: “Thank you for keeping the dignity of our small nation... we all are looking forward for a peaceful and respectful dialogue between all three great nations now.” Manisha Koirala trolled Her show of support irked many Indians who believe that she gained fame and wealth through India and is now showing a bias towards her native country. Af...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

On Mohanlal ‘s birthday, 500 fans pledge their organs

Entertainment

Receiving the pledge of 500 fans, State Health Minister KK Shailaja said this was a noble act and Mohanlal has always been a friend of the health department. Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram District Mohanlal Fans Association on the superstar's 60 birthday on Thursday gave their consent for donating their organs to the state-run 'Mrithasanjivini' programme. Receiving the pledge of 500 fans, State Health Minister KK Shailaja said this was a noble act and Mohanlal has always been a lover of the health department. "He ( Lal) has always been part and parcel of our department. In 2017 when there was a selection of diphtheria, he came forward and acted during a short campaign film on why the vaccines should be taken. he's our brand ambassador of Mrithasanjivini' programme and this...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Aditi Rao , who taught curriculum during curfew

Entertainment, Glamour

Aditi Rao, who has acted in various languages like Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, is currently undergoing a Kalari training ... Aditi Rao has acted in a number of films in Bollywood, including Delhi-6, Rockstar, Murder-3, Kupsurat and Padmaavat. He came to Tamil with Mani Ratnam's aerial film. Karthi was paired opposite. After watching the film, he again starred in the movie Chekkachivantha Vannam directed by Mani Ratnam. He then paired up with Udayanidhi in Mishkin's film Psycho. He is currently working on Vijay Sethupathi's Tughlaq Darbar and Printsa Master's How He Cinnamika. She is also playing the lead role in Ponni Selvan's film directed by Mani Ratnam. Aditi Rao, who plays Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, is at home due to curfew. Actor and actress are at home, cooking, music, danc...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Bianca Schoombee , Miss SA dropped by Modelling agency

Entertainment, Glamour

SYNC Models, the agency representing Miss SA hopeful Bianca Schoombee , has cancelled its contract with her, saying she was in "breach of agreement" with them. It's a U-turn from the agency, which just a day ago pleaded with South Africans to forgive Schoombee for old racist posts she published on social media as a 14-year-old. "We ask you to find it within your hearts that you forgive views of a teenager who has grown immensely and is on the road to rebuild herself as a South African, who embodies the existence of our democracy," it said in its original statement. In a later statement sent to TimesLIVE, the agency apologised to South Africans for its original statement, saying measures to represent and vet clients' social media accounts had now been put in place. ...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Bangladeshi Liana Lia wants to be a heartthrob

Entertainment, Glamour, Teen

Bangladeshi Liana Lia, a busy model and actress of the time, has made a robust position within the media during a short time together with her eye-catching glamor. She dreamed to be a famous model from her early age. She is on her way. Liana made her media debut through a fashion house photoshoot. She has already been a model for the country’s costliest brands including Dibas, Rong Bangladesh, Alviras, Deshal, Baran. She came to the discussion by advertising the products of ‘Pran Chanachur’, ‘Vision Electronics’, ‘Nati Biscuits’, ‘Pran Chutney’, ‘Jira Pani’ etc. The current song style has changed a touch . not only audio, but also video has become more important along side songs. So, artists of various generations are making music videos of their songs. a standard face in music videos o...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Despacito singer Luis Fonsi to take on F1 stars

Entertainment, Stories

Luis Fonsi, Singer-songwriter, who broke all-time streaming records with his 2017 hit 'Despacito', is joining the Formula One fast stream for a virtual Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The Miami-based Puerto Rican will line up in Racing Point colours in a field with eight regular F1 drivers, including Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who will still be a home favourite on simulated streets. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas, last year's world championship runner-up behind six times champion team mate Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, and Renault's Esteban Ocon will be making their virtual debuts. Hamilton, winner in the principality from pole last year, is not taking part in an event that is mainly for fun but with some bragging rights. The live-streamed virtual race comes on the weekend that was...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Tom Cruise is going to ISS

Cover Story, Entertainment

Tom Cruise really is literally leaving Earth for his next movie and going to ISS – International Space Station. The 57-year-old actor is super famous for his own stunt and recently has teamed up with Nasa. The agency’s spokeperson Jim Bridenstine tweeted: "Nasa is excited to work with Tom Cruise on a film aboard the Space Station!" "We need popular media to inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists to make Nasa’s ambitious plans a reality. No name for the film or plot details have been revealed, but it is not believed to be part of the hugely successful 'Mission: Impossible franchise'." Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm, which has contracts to deliver astronauts and cargo to the Space Station, is also reported to be involved. Action man Cruise has previously cli...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Reese Witherspoon will be in two Netflix rom-com

Entertainment, Glamour

Reese Witherspoon is to act and produce two movies for Netflix. The actress has signed up to appear in both Your Place Or Mine and "The Cactus". She will also produce the movies through her Hello Sunshine company. "The Cactus" is based on Sarah Haywood's best-selling novel about a reserved woman who rethinks her life after unexpectedly falling pregnant at 45 and will be produced by the "Legally Blonde" star and her partner Lauren Neustadter Reese said of the movies: "We have been looking for the right feature opportunities to collaborate with Ted Sarandos, Scott Stuber and the entire team at Netflix for a while and we couldn't be more excited to be working with them on these two romantic comedies. Produced by Reese Witherspoon "Your Place Or Mine" - which will be directed ...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Maisie Williams in The New Mutants : going to release later this year

Cover Story, Entertainment, Glamour

The highly anticipated movie will be available to watch in cinemas, despite some projects - such as "Artemis Fowl" - bypassing a theatrical release and being available to viewers on Disney+. Maisie Williams in The New Mutants and Anya Taylor-Joy is in the movie too, which had been set to come out in 2018 before being pushed back as Disney acquired 21st Century Fox. It was then scheduled for April this year before the coronavirus pandemic put the film industry on hold. The project is helmed by Josh Boone, who previously admitted that he did not feel pressure for "The New Mutants" to succeed, despite the poor performance of its predecessor 'Dark Phoenix'. He said: "Look, you can only go up after 'Dark Phoenix'. That's not to say anything bad about the people involv...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Kendall Jenner willing to pay R1.6m for Fyre Festival lawsuit

Entertainment, Glamour

supermodel Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay R1.6 million to settle Fyre Festival lawsuit. It was alleged she was paid R4.9 million to promote the catastrophic event on Instagram. The 24-year-old Kendall Jenner is to fork out the sum to the trustee in a bankruptcy case after they alleged she was paid R4.9 million to promote the disastrous music festival - which was put on by hip hop artist Ja Rule - on her Instagram account. According to TMZ, the lawsuit claims the money constituted a fraudulent transfer because the organisers didn't pull off the event. A judge is yet to sign off on the terms of Kendall Jenner 's settlement. Fyre was due to take place in the Bahamas in 2017 but the upmarket event experienced security and accommodation issues, among others, and was event...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Cici welcomes Dialo to Instagram

Entertainment, Glamour

Just three months after announcing pregnancy on social media, actress and singer Busisiwe Cici Thwala welcomes her son, Baby Dialo. Baby Dialo, who was born on Friday, May 5, and already has his own Instagram page with nearly 4500 followers. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the doting mother shared two photographs of her little prince wrapped in a baby blanket, simply captioning it: “Love you @babydiallo_ my prayers have been answered. What more can I ask for.” The “Inyanga” singer shared another cute image of her son in a blue tracksuit and a matching beanie, with his one hand covering his face, with the caption: “I couldn’t wait to meet him. God has been faithful...My baby 👶 @babydiallo_ “ Thwala revealed her baby bump in February and she has since been cel...

May222020 by abcNo Comments

Trevor Noah stormed Webby Awards

Entertainment

The prestigious awards are held yearly by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences to honour excellence on the Internet. And, Trevor Noah has seven reasons to celebrate - one for each Webby award he received recently. Noah, who hosts the "The Daily Show" raked in seven awards the categories including, Social (Humour), Video (Shortform), Best Web personality/Host, Podcasts (News and Politics). The Academy is made up of leading Internet experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities and former Webby winners, nominees and other Internet professionals. And the awards are divided into a Webby Award, chosen by members of the academy and a Webby People’s Voice, awarded by the voting public. The internet awards attracts millions of vo...

Apr152020 by abcNo Comments

করোনায় মারা গেলেন বাংলাদেশের কণ্ঠশিল্পী

Cover Story, Entertainment, Health, Health and Lifestyle

করোনাভাইরাসে আক্রান্ত হয়ে মারা গেলেন বাংলাদেশের এক সময়ের পল্লীগীতির জনপ্রিয় কণ্ঠশিল্পী বীনা মজুমদার। বাংলাদেশ বেতার ও টেলিভিশনের তালিকাভুক্ত পল্লীগীতি শিল্পী ছিলেন তিনি। বেশ কয়েক বছর ধরেই নিউইয়র্কে বসবাস করতেন। ঘরে বসে শিখুন! করোনায় আক্রান্ত হয়ে নিউইয়র্কের একটি হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় অবস্থায় ছিলেন তিনি। তার মৃত্যুর খবরটি নিশ্চিত করেছেন নিউইয়র্ক প্রবাসী মিলি সুলতানা। করোনায় আক্রান্তের চিহ্ন পাওয়া যাচ্ছে পায়ে? মঙ্গলবার রাতে এক ফেসবুক স্ট্যাটাসে মিলি সুলতানা লিখেছেন, ‌‘করোনার মুহূর্মুহু থাবায় মায়ার বাঁধন থেকে মুক্তি নিয়ে চলে গেলেন ফরিদপুরের বীনা মজুমদার। আল্লাহ তাকে বেহেশতের মেহমান বানিয়ে নিন, আমিন।’ জানা গেছে, অনেক দিন থেকে শারীরিক নানা সমস্যায় ভুগছিলেন বীনা। কিছুটা অসুস্থ শরীর নিয়ে আমেরিকায় পাড়ি জমিয়েছিলেন কয়েক বছর আগে। তবে চিকিৎসা নিয়ে ভালোই ছিলেন তিনি। অবশেষে করোনা কে...

Apr92020 by abcNo Comments

ছেলেকে সঙ্গে নিয়েই বাড়ির বাগান থেকে টাটকা সবজি তুললেন শিল্পা

Agriculture Tips, Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

লকডাউনের সব তারকার মত গহবন্দি জীবন কাটাচ্ছেন শিল্পা শেঠি। এই সময়টা নিজের পরিবার, সন্তানের সঙ্গেই কাটছে শিল্পার। কখনও ছেলেকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে কেক বানাচ্ছেন, কখনও আবার ছেলেকে নিয়ে বাড়ির বাগান থেকেই তুলে নিচ্ছেন টাটকা সবজি। নিজের বাড়ির বাগান থেকে টাটকা বেগুন তুলতে দেখা গেল শিল্পী শেঠিকে। সঙ্গে ছিলেন শিল্পার ছেলে ভিয়ান। ছেলেকেও হাতে ধরে শেখালেন, কীভাবে গাছের পাতা না ছিঁড়ে সবজি তুলতে হয়। সব মিলিয়ে প্রায় এক কেজি বেগুন সংগ্রহ করলেন শিল্পা। আবার বাড়ির বাগান থেকেই তুললেন লাল লঙ্কা। বললেন এই বেগুন দিয়েই ভর্তা বানাবেন। ভিডিয়োটি নিজের ইনস্টাগ্রামে পোস্টও করেছেন অভিনেত্রী। আবার কখনও ছেলেকে সঙ্গে নিয়েই কেক বানাতে দেখা গেছে শিল্পাকে। কখনও আবার স্বামী রাজ কুন্দ্রার সঙ্গে মিলে করছেন শরীরচর্চা। কখনও আবার পরিচারিকা না আসায় নিজেই বাড়ির বাগানে ঝাঁট দিয়েছেন, গাছে জল দিয়েছেন। এভাবেই দিব্যি কাটছে শিল্প...

Mar242020 by abcNo Comments

নুসরাত গৃহবন্দি : নিজের হাতে বানাচ্ছেন সুস্বাদু বিরিয়ানি

Entertainment

চিকেন, আলু, দিয়ে জমিয়ে বিরিয়ানি বানাচ্ছেন নুসরাত জাহান। চোখে দেখলে আপনারও জিভে জল এসে যাবে। নিজের হাতে বিরিয়ানি বানানোর ভিডিয়ো সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ার মাধ্যমে সকলের সঙ্গে শেয়ার করেছেন অভিনেত্রী। করোনা আতঙ্কে, সব কাজকর্মই প্রায় বন্ধ। বন্ধ স্টুডিও পাড়া। তাই আপাতত তারকারাও গৃহবন্দি হয়ে দিন কাটাচ্ছেন। কাজের চাপ নেই, তাই গৃহবন্দি অবস্থায় যে যার নিজের মতো করে সময় কাটানোর চেষ্টা করছেন। একই অবস্থায় তৃণমূলের সাংসদ অভিনেত্রী নুসারত জাহানের। তিনি কীভাবে সময় কাটাচ্ছেন, কী করছেন, মাঝে মধ্যেই সকলের সঙ্গে শেয়ার করেছেন তিনি। কখনও তিনি ছবি এঁকে সময় কাটাচ্ছেন, কখনও আবার স্বামী নিখিলেন সঙ্গে রোম্যান্স করে। কখনও আবার বাড়ির লোকজনের জন্য সুস্বাদু বিরিয়ানি বানিয়ে। নিজের হাতে বিরিয়ানি বানানোর ভিডিয়ো সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায় পোস্ট করেছেন নুসরাত। আবার নিজের দায়িত্বের জায়গা থেকে সোশ্যাল মিডিয়াকে হাতিয়ার করেই সকলের কাছে স...