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With a grin, Putin warns Ukraine: the war can get more serious
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Speaking after a summit of the SCO, Putin cast the invasion as a necessary step to prevent what he said was a Western plot to break Russia apart -
Queen's well-wishers gather at Balmoral Castle: 'Something serious going on'
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Kris Jenner in pain after Kanye West's serious allegations against her and family
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Kanye West accused Kris Jenner of making some of her daughters, including his ex-wife Kim Kardashian pose for Playboy -
Jennifer Garner, John Miller bringing their families closer amid serious romance
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Jennifer Garner, John Miller are keeping their relationship 'very private' and away from the public eye -
Red meat can trigger serious health risks, multiple studies find
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COVID patients more likely to develop serious brain diseases later in life
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Study shows COVID-positive patients are 3.5 times likelier to develop Alzheimer's and 2.6 times more likely to get Parkinson?s later in life -
Bella Hadid shows some serious PDA with boyfriend who she met through Kardashians
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R. Kelly still ?poses a serious danger to the public?, faces sentencing today
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In September, a jury in Brooklyn federal court found R. Kelly guilty on all nine charges he faced, including the most serious of racketeering. -
Sadpara was on a routine training expedition in his village when he lost his balance and slipped off the mountain
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CM Sindh cites prolonged power outages, inflated bills as serious issues
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Adele in serious talks to move Las Vegas residency to Zappos Theatre
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HRCP expresses serious reservations concerning freedom of expression
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HRCP says the incumbent govt must not make the mistake of taking human rights issues lightly during its tenure -
Kris Jenner drops serious clue about Kourtney Kardashian?s pregnancy plans?
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Fans have taken over the internet to point out that Kris Jenner dropped a serious clue -
'SNL' star Chris Redd said Pete Davidson is 'handling well' amid Kanye West's public taunts
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China expresses serious concerns over India banning Chinese apps
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Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 cases in Japan crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months
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Prince Harry and Meghan face serious threats in UK: report
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After sharing the Indian dressing room for over a decade, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, are currently occupying two of the most high-profile cricket jobs in the country. While the former is the president of the world’s most powerful cricket board, the latter joined in as the head coach of the Indian cricket team last month. Having made their international debuts in the same match, both went on to play for India under each other’s captaincy and produced some terrific results. Their batting style was different from one another but there were quite a few other similarities between the two cricketers. Take for instance, the manner in which both of them got the India captaincy. © Reuters Ganguly was handed the captaincy after the infamous match fixing allegations that led to the ban of several star players including former captain Mohammed Azharuddin. Dravid, on the other hand, got the leadership after Ganguly had a fallout with the then head coach Gragg Chappell. When you have shared the dressing for such a long time, there ought to be moments when you have contrasting opinions and the same holds true for both these stalwarts of the game. However, they never allowed it to affect their relationship. © Reuters Whoever thought that after retiring from the game, they would stop pulling each other’s leg, couldn’t have been more wrong. The perfect example of that happened way back in 2014, when both these cricketers were engaged in friendly banter on lIve TV, while sharing the commentary box during India’s tour of England. It all began when Dravid joked about Ganguy’s bowling saying that the only reason why he didn’t bowl him more than Sachin Tendulkar was because he lacked fitness to bowl long spells and was also a tad slower, which made him less effective. “I am just trying to figure out how many overs I gave to Tendulkar and Ganguly. Maybe underbowled Ganguly there but Sachin has more Test wickets than Ganguly,” Dravid said, poking his former skipper. “That’s because he bowled half his overs on turning pitches in India. I wish I knew how to bowl a bit of spin,” Ganguly replied in his defence and even explained the reason why Tendulkar had more wickets to show for his efforts. The left-handed batter didn’t stop just there and added: “On good pitches you needed quality. Look at the economy. Perfect fifth bowler’s job.” © Reuters “Sanjay Manjrekar made a really good point in the commentary box. If Ganguly had been a yard quicker and just a little bit fitter. He would’ve been a match winner,” said the current India head coach, making fun of Ganguly’s secondary skill set. The southpaw certainly didn’t like Dravid’s remarks and, with a rather grim face, commented: “I wish I was Prime Minister of India, could’ve done a whole lot of things different.” By now it was clear that what had started as a funny banter was anything but that, hence Harsha Bhogle, who was also sitting in the comm box, quickly said he was afraid of saying anything because he was afraid it had started to take the shape of “serious sledging”. © Reuters Ganguly then reminded everyone about India’s famous win at Trent Bridge in 2007, which was their first Test win in England in 26 years and asked Dravid to share who did he fall back to in his moment of crisis when the hosts were going at over six runs an over. “I am not denying that. Absolutely not. I just made the point that if Ganguly didn’t get tired after five-six overs, I would have bowled him much longer spells,” said Dravid, which left everybody, except Dada, into splits. © Reuters Not the one to submit easily, Ganguly then turned to the production team and urged them to extract videos from that game which according to him was an “incredible spell” where he ended up bowling 10 overs on the trot and ended up picking one wicket conceding a meagre 15 runs. “I have seen biassed people. But not seen as much,” Ganguly said, accusing Dravid of being biassed towards players like Tendulkar. It started as a casual banter but it didn’t follow that course for long as Ganguly was certainly not happy with David questioning his fitness on Live TV in front of the whole world. View the full article
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Queen's health: Morgan says 'it's clearly a more serious situation than the Palace is saying'
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We’ve all had those moments where we’ve turned to laughter as a medicine. Perhaps it may have been to nurse that ailing heart of yours. Other times it could have lent you a chuckle or two when you’re feeling extra lonely, or even as a simple way to check if that funny bone still exists in your body. Comedy has often found ways to brighten our lives. © Ultra Distributors Over the years, there have been cult classics like Andaaz Apna Apna and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, mainstream box office successes in the ilk of Welcome and Pyaar Ka Punchanama, and even darker variants of funny that are uniquely desi, such as 2011’s Delhi Belly, and the Saif Ali Khan-starrer Kaalakandi. Bollywood has long been blessed with a great swathe of comedy films. Malayalam cinema too boasts of some truly hilarious cinema, such as Priyadarshan’s iconic Ramji Rao Speaking (and its sequel Mannar Mathai Speaking), and In Harihar Nagar by the multifaceted Siddique. But then again, Kerala’s actors have also tended to be less burdened by genre-based labels. As an audience, we have grown to develop eclectic preferences to various kinds of comedy that exist in the Indian subcontinent. And we lap it up roaringly. Making people laugh is not an easy feat by any stretch of the imagination, mind you. Like all artists, comedians too are devoted to their craft. And it takes many more years of struggling after all the years spent polishing their trade, for their work to be appreciated by the public. So it’s understandable when humorists get comfortable with their standards after a point. © Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt. Ltd However, there exists a certain breed of Indian comedy actors who have challenged not just themselves, but the inert standards of acting in India as well, by taking up off-beat non-comedic roles, making them all the more elusive to any type of typecast to which other actors may fall prey. Here are nine such Indian comedy actors who have proved they’re a class apart with their off-beat, serious roles: Sanjay Mishra - Now 58, Sanjay Mishra has been making us laugh for a while now. However, despite his difficult journey throughout his Bollywood career, he hasn’t shied away from taking risks. 2013’s Ankhon Dekhi had the thespian portray a man who followed the policy of ‘Ankhon Dekhi’; he only believes the things he sees with his own eyes, a doubting Thomas of sorts. © Aasia Films Pvt. Ltd. Kader Khan - Kader ji was one of the pioneers of comedic acting in India. He made us laugh with classics like Coolie No. 1 and Sikka. But the wildly talented artist also showcased his immense range, playing a villain in Khoon Pasina. The late genius’ loss is still felt in the industry. Jagathy Sreekumar - Few actors can hold a candle to Jagathy Sreekumar’s comedic timing. The Malayali actor needs very little to make the audience break into peals of laughter. Kilukkam and Yodha are two films you can watch to catch the master excel at his craft. However, Jagathy has proven over the years that he’s no one-trick-pony. Watch Urumi to see him as the sinister Chenicheri Kurup. Guaranteed to make you squirm. Pankaj Kapoor - The veteran may be enjoying his time away from the limelight, but that doesn’t stop us from recalling how utterly brilliant an actor Pankaj Kapoor is. He became a household name nationwide, thanks to the evergreen television series, Office Office, a show that hilariously showed the ineptitude of bureaucracy. Want to see him captivate you in an off-beat role? Watch Maqbool. Javed Jaffrey - Shaurya, a military-courtroom drama, based loosely on the Hollywood classic A Few Good Men, has the longtime funnyman dissolve into his character as Major Akash Kapoor, the prosecuting lawyer in a murder case involving two Army Officers. Arshad Warsi - Even though his stint as Circuit in the Munnabhai MBBS franchise gave him widespread recognition as one of the country’s in-demand comedic actors, it also severely limited his talents. Arshad Warsi is capable of being so much more than the funny side-character. Just check him out in Kabul Express and Asur to see for yourself. Kalabhavan Mani - The late Kalabhavan Mani made his way to the limelight as a top-notch mimicry artist, and later as a comedian. But limiting the Chalakudy native to comedy was impossible. He made us cry with his performance in Karumadikkuttan, while also winning a national award for his negative role in the star-studded classic, Chotta Mumbai. Vijay Raaz - The lanky actor has been a mainstay of Indian films for a while now. His delivery remains unparalleled. Delhi Belly, Dhamaal, and Welcome are a few films that prove just how ridiculously funny Vijay Raaz can get. With Pataakha and Gully Boy, however, audiences got to witness the actor’s prowess in a non-funny role. And boy are we glad. Rajpal Yadav - Watch the crime-drama Undertrial and you’ll get to see Rajpal Yadav deliver a spine-chilling performance, proving he can do other things than bringing comedic relief to a scene. Despite giving us moments of genuine laughter, his role as a supportive husband to Antara Mali’s protagonist in Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon deserves an honorable mention, as it showed us a side to the actor that we don’t get to see too often. Who else do you think should have made the list? Do let us know in the comments below! View the full article
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Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has given his predictions for the T20 World Cup 2021, conveying that Eoin Morgan’s squad is the team to beat during the tournament. However, he didn’t stop before calling out Team India for being called the “favourites” in the shortest format of the game. "I don't know how India get the 'Favourites' tag in T20 Cricket." - Michael Vaughan (To BBC Test match special) — CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) October 20, 2021 “England for me are the favourites. I don’t know how India get the 'favourites' tag in T20 cricket. I just think they’ve been a long way off in the last few tournaments,” Vaughan said in the BBC Test Match Special podcast. Usually, the fans of the Men in Blue are very possessive about their team and will fight anyone who said anything similar to what Vaughan said. However, this time around, they ended up thanking the Englishman for his comments: We will never forget your contribution, thank you @MichaelVaughan — R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) October 20, 2021 pic.twitter.com/E0ueuBFGzP — Aditya (@CricCrazyAdi) October 20, 2021Thanks @MichaelVaughan Adha kam to aapne kar diya. — Rahul_parmar (@rahulparmar737) October 20, 2021Thankyou @MichaelVaughan — lawgical Anna (@annaanupam1) October 20, 2021Why such a weird reaction? Well, Vaughan is known for getting his predictions wrong more often than not. Usually, the team he ends up underestimating, comes out on top, while defeating the side he had been supporting publicly. View this post on Instagram He also went on to name the two teams that he feel posed the biggest threat to England from winning the trophy namely the West Indies and Pakistan. “West Indies and Pakistan will be threats. I wouldn’t write off Pakistan either. New Zealand have high-class players and you know they will come up with strategies to win games,” said the former cricketer. When it comes to the great rivals from Down Under, Vaughan wasn’t too enthusiastic about Australia’s chances this time around, especially with the kind of form in which David Warner and Steve Smith had found themselves to be during the IPL 2021 season. View this post on Instagram "I’ll say it now, I don’t give Australia much chance. In T20 cricket they’ve struggled. Glenn Maxwell’s exceptional so he will have to have an incredible tournament. But I don’t see the Aussies doing too much. England, India, West Indies, New Zealand, one of those four and maybe Pakistan because of the conditions,” Vaughan said. India defeated England by 7 wickets and an over to spare during their warm-up match which took place at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Monday. View the full article
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui says 'racism' is a serious problem in Bollywood
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Batting great Sunil Gavaskar needs no introduction. He is arguably one of the greatest cricketers to have played sport for the country. He was the first batsman in the history of the game to breach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket. Batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, who is referred to as the ‘God of Cricket’ by his fans, idolised Gavaskar and wanted to be like him. © Reuters After he retired from international cricket, the Maharashtra Government allotted the ‘Little Master’ a 2,000 square meter land in the Bandra-Kurla complex to set up a cricket academy for the benefit of the budding cricketers. The land was allotted way back in 1988, a year after Gavsakar played his last match for India. More than three decades have gone by, Bombay has become Mumbai and the city is full of sky-scrappers but the land allotted to Gavaskar is still living in the 20th century. © BCCL In a series of tweets, Maharashtra’s Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad expressed his disappointment with the legendary cricketer for not fulfilling his promise. Awhad said he was so close to cancelling the allotment of the land but the cricket fan inside him stopped him. The Minister said had it been for any other person than Gavaskar, he would have cancelled the allotment of this plot and would have utilised it for some other project. “I had almost taken the decision to cancel the allotment of the 2,000 sq metre plot located in Bandra (East). Despite such a huge size and prime location, the proposed cricket academy has not yet come there. I did not cancel the allotment because of Gavaskar’s stature and his great contribution to the game,” Awhad wrote on the micro-blogging site. © Reuters “I was ready to take the plot back along with MHADA (state-run housing agency) and utilise it for some good purpose,” he stated. Explaining why he couldn’t take away the land from him, Awhad said it was because he had some great memories of Gavaskar growing up. He used to consider him a God during his playing days. He also recalled how he came home crying after Gavaskar was cleaned up by former English pacer Phillip DeFreitas. Had it not been #sunilgavaskar as the housing minister would have cancelled the allotment I m one who used to c god in #SunilGavaskar Now at least he should make the best out of the plot. Can’t forget the day he was clean bowled by #PhilipsDefraitis and I left the stadium crying — Dr.Jitendra Awhad (@Awhadspeaks) September 15, 2021 “Had it not been #sunilgavaskar as the housing minister, would have cancelled the allotment I’m one who used to c god in #SunilGavaskar. Now at least he should make the best out of the plot. Can’t forget the day he was clean bowled by #PhilipsDefraites and I left the stadium crying,” he explained. © Reuters While the exact reason why the land was not utilised for so long is still not known, one of the possible explanations could be that the plot was reserved for an indoor academy complex. But the state government has now given the Sunil Gavaskar Foundation the permission to convert the land into a multi-facility sports complex. The government has also ordered the foundation to start construction on this land within the next 12 months and finish the construction in the next three years. As per Indian constitution, every person has the equal right before the law and there shall be no discrimination based on various social norms, including religion, race, caste, ***, and place of birth. © Twitter IPL And here we have a state housing minister getting influenced by a person’s social status and bending the rules to suit his needs. Not just that, he even had the audacity to brag about it on a social media platform. The reason why he did that was because he knew that rather than questioning his actions, people would praise him. And if you also fall in the latter category, then you’re equally culpable of spreading such discriminations in the society because we all know he wouldn’t have given the same treatment to a common man. View the full article
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Azam Swati levels serious allegations against ECP of taking bribes
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Prince Andrew is accused of raping a minor