Girija Oak: ‘Sometimes ethnicity can work in your favour or against you’: Girija Oak on how looks dictate casting in Bollywood | Hindi Movie News

Actress Girija Oak opened up about how ethnicity influences casting decisions in Bollywood, calling it a ‘strange game of perception’. She said it has mostly worked in her favour. The actress is currently receiving widespread praise for her role as a nurse in ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’, based on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Girija Oak,…

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Huge police force near Mamata home | Kolkata News

Trinamool on Sunday alleged that Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are being “forcibly confined” in their Kalighat home by cops to prevent them from meeting the parents of the Baruipur victim. Trinamool MPs Derek O’Brien and Mahua Moitra shared photographs of police patrolling near her home. Police did not issue any statement on this. Mamata…

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4.5-inch stab to the neck: Drunk 22-year-old jailed for life over fatal attack on Saudi student in England

Chas Corrigan (Murderer) and Mohammed Algasim (Victim) A construction worker who fatally stabbed a young Saudi student in an unprovoked attack in Cambridge, England has been jailed for more than 22 years, reports the Daily Mail.22-year-old Chas Corrigan was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 and a half years after being…

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AMC spells out when HIA is needed and when it’s not | Ahmedabad News

Through a matrix guide, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has spelled out in which scenario a Heritage Impact Assessment will be needed Ahmedabad: Following Unesco’s Reactive Monitoring Mission in March this year, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust (AWHCT) have formalised a Guiding Matrix — a rule-by-rule framework that determines exactly…

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Haryana mandates ‘drug screening’ during college admissions | Gurgaon News

Penalties for students found under the influence will escalate from a warning to fines of Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000 for repeat offences Gurgaon: Haryana higher education department has directed all universities and colleges to implement stricter anti-drug measures. These include declaring a 500-metre radius around campuses as strictly monitored “drug-free zones” and introducing compulsory…

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