MUMBAI, India — Bollywood director-producer Karan Johar, who will be hosting “Bigg Boss OTT,” said that actors and cousins Ranbir Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan would make very interesting participants for the upcoming show. Ever since the reality show “Bigg Boss OTT” has been announced, there have been rounds of speculation about which contestants would participate. Johar gave his views on who would be an excellent fit for the show. “Two people who can get the OverTheTop quotient right would be Ranbir (Kapoor) and Bebo (Kapoor Khan)! They share the same vibe!! And will be great fun to watch (sic),” he said. The duo has appeared…
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NEW DELHI – Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan announced that he had commenced the shooting of his upcoming romantic thriller, “Freddy” in Mumbai, India, on Aug. 1, 2021. Aaryan took to his Instagram story and shared a picture from the film set. “Now shooting #Ferry,” he wrote alongside the snap. The upcoming movie will be produced by Ekta Kapoor under the Balaji Telefilms banner and Jay Shewakramani of Northern Lights Films. “Freddy” is said to be packed with unpredictable twists and sharp turns. Speaking about the movie, Aaryan said he was excited to collaborate with the team, and would be tapping into unchartered territory. “As an actor, I…
BRISBANE, Australia — Australia has not committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 but said it is a preference to get there by then. Going harder and faster on emission reduction beyond net-zero by 2050 would make Australia economically stronger, new modeling shows. The Australian Energy Market Operator modeled five scenarios about how the country’s energy future could look. It found two ways to achieve deeper emissions cuts and stronger economic outcomes compared with a net-zero by 2050 policy. “There is no doubt the energy transition is forging ahead,” Alex Wonhas, chief systems design officer at Australian Energy Market Operator, said. “We have tried to capture…
If Team USA men’s basketball can pull out a win at the Olympics, nobody will remember the exhibition losses to Nigeria or the tournament opening loss at the hands of France. The real quest for the gold medal begins with an elimination game as the U.S. men prepare for the defending World Cup champions from Spain early Tuesday. Despite their flaws, Team USA finds itself three victories from its fourth consecutive gold medal, which just a month ago seemed anything but certain. A disjointed team that was struggling to find its chemistry seemed poised for a collapse that would spin the…
Norm Steele had a vision to share the stories of respected street figures in a manner that could be used as a teachable moment rather than glorifying the lifestyle. Mission accomplished. His podcast, “The Gangster Chronicles,” serves as a platform for people who once lived the street life, currently live the street life or have ties to that life. Steele is the host/moderator, flanked by former Death Row Records muscle James McDonald and MC Eiht of gangsta rappers Compton’s Most Wanted who has also created his own lane as a solo artist. The show consistently ranks high in podcast lists,…
RANGPUR, Bangladesh — A Bangladesh photographer has been challenging the images of one of the most populated countries in the world as a dry, arid wasteland by showcasing its rich scenery. Sabbir Hossain is from Rangpur, a major city in northwestern Bangladesh, and he takes all photographs with his Samsung M21 mobile phone. The Bangladeshi artist said he sometimes used special effects, such as an ultra-wide lens popular for landscapes, or sunburst — a tool that shapes the sun’s rays in a star-like form. Hossain said he is not a professional photographer; he captures pictures out of a passion for the…
Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru grossly under-reported their COVID-19 deaths by about 50 percent. Nicaragua’s true number of pandemic deaths is 50 times higher than reported — 7,000 coronavirus deaths instead of the 137 reported. And Russia likely sustained four times more pandemic deaths than reported — 551,000 instead of 135,000. These figures come from the World Mortality Dataset created by researchers Ariel Karlinsky, a graduate student at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s economics department, and Dmitry Kobak from Germany’s Tübingen University. “Our results present a comprehensive picture of the impact of COVID-19,” Kobak said. “We hope these findings — and…
The body of famous Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjonsson, who disappeared on K2 in February along with two companions, has been found by sherpas. Snorri became the first Icelander to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, K2, in 2017. He is believed to have died at age 47 on February 5 while trying to reach the summit again. Snorri, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Juan Pablo Mohr went missing while attempting a K2 summit push from Camp 3, and Pakistani authorities announced that they were presumed dead on February 18. John Snorri and Muhammad Ali Sadpara, whose bodies have been found after…
NEW DELHI — The National Gallery of Australia said it would be returning 14 artifacts from its Asia art collection to India. The works include six bronze or stone sculptures, a brass processional standard, a painted scroll, and six photographs. Tamil Nadu, India The child-saint Sambandar, 12th century,purchased 1989. (NGA Comms)Of these, 13 artwork — acquired by the National Gallery of Australia between 1989-2009 — is associated with disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor. The museum, where the art was preserved, has established that the artifacts were stolen and illegally exported. Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Processional standard [alam], 1851, purchased 2008. (NGA Comms)One artwork…
IDUKKI, India — The Idukki district’s Shalom Kunnu (Shalom hills) in the southern Indian state of Kerala under the Santhanpara Panchayat is blossoming with the blue Neelakurinji flowers, which bloom once every 12 years. Strobilanthes Kunthiana, known as Neelakurinji and Kurinji in Malayalam and Tamil, is a shrub found in the Shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri Hills, which means “blue mountains,” got its name from these Neelakurinji flowers. Neelakurinji blooms in 40 or so varieties, a majority of them being blue. ‘Neela’ literally translates to ‘blue,’ and ‘Kurinji’ is the name given to it by the tribals of the area.…