Raveena Tandon shares how real-life motherhood inspired her role in ‘Patna Shukla’

She shared details about the relationship she shares with her daughter Risha and son Ranbir.

Updated On – 27 March 2024, 02:31 PM


Raveena Tandon shares how real-life motherhood inspired her role in ‘Patna Shukla’


Mumbai: Actress Raveena Tandon shared that she is best friends with her children and that it helped her build a relationship with her on-screen son in the show ‘Patna Shukla’.

Raveena Tandon who plays the character of Tanvi Shukla, said: “There is an instance in the film where Tanvi’s son forgets his lunchbox, she chases the school bus to deliver it midway. I think that is one scene every mother will relate to.”


“Every house has chaotic mornings but a mother will cut through the chaos and come through for her children and that is something even I have personally done when my children were going to school.”

She then went on to share details about the relationship she shares with her daughter Risha and son Ranbir.

“I’m best friends with my kids and the same dynamics we’ve portrayed on screen with Tanvi’s son. Bringing that chemistry on screen with Patna Shukla brought back some lovely memories for me with my children. I’m sure the audience will feel the warmth and pure friendship that Tanvi and her son share.”

‘Patna Shukla’ is based on a fearless lawyer who takes matters into her own hands when she sees a student entangled in an education scam, and soon realises that she is pitted against a Chief Minister candidate.

‘Patna Shukla’ will be streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from March 29.

Tamil Nadu: Annamalai files nomination from Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat

He filed the papers before Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati at the district collectorate.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 01:10 PM


Tamil Nadu: Annamalai files nomination from Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat


Chennai:  Tamil Nadu BJP state president K. Annamalai on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat.

He filed the papers before Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati at the district collectorate.


Coimbatore South MLA and Mahila Morcha national president Vanathi Srinivasan was with him along with party leaders and cadre.

Annamalai, a former Karnataka cadre IPS officer, had resigned from the service and joined BJP in 2020. He was later made the state president of the party, and has been aggressively campaigning against the Stalin government.

He raised the issue of corruption and had brought out the ‘DMK Files’, highlighting the corruption and nepotism in the state’s ruling party.

Annamalai conducted a six-month long ‘padayatra’ touching all the 234 Assembly constituencies of the state.

The yatra, ‘En Mann, En Makkal (My land, My people)’ was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the closing ceremony of the Yatra. The BJP leader is engaged in a three-cornered fight in Coimbatore against Singai Ramachandran of the AIADMK and Ganapathi Rajkumar of the DMK.

Yemenis commemorate ninth anniversary of Saudi-led war on Yemen

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To mark the National Day of Resilience and the ninth anniversary of the Saudi-led war on Yemen, Yemenis have organized multiple events across the country. This year they are also expressing their support for the people of Palestine as Israel carries out a genocide in the Gaza Strip. Several high-ranking officials participated in these events.

 


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Iran ‘fully ready' to cooperate with independent countries to fight terrorism: Ambassador

Iran’s ambassador to Russia has condemned the recent deadly terrorist attack in Moscow, expressing the Islamic Republic’s readiness to cooperate with independent countries in the fight against terrorism.

Kazem Jalali made the remarks in a note of condolence and sympathy in memory of the victims of Friday’s attack on the Crocus City Hall near the Russian capital, where at least 139 people were killed and dozens of others wounded, including women and children.

“While strongly condemning this horrible crime, I express my deep regret and sympathy as well as that of my country’s government and people to the government and people of Russia,” Jalali wrote.

The Iranian ambassador underlined that an effective fight against terrorism demands serious action by the international community.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that a joint and effective fight against all forms of terrorism requires serious and non-discriminatory action by the international community,” Jalali said.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran voices its full readiness to cooperate with all independent countries in reaching a comprehensive solution to combat this sinister phenomenon,” he added.

The Iranian diplomat also wished patience for the survivors and a speedy recovery for all those injured in the deadly terrorist attack outside Moscow.

In an address on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on authorities to do everything necessary so that the perpetrators of the recent massacre at the concert hall in Moscow would be punished.

Four gunmen burst into Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22 and began shooting at the people who attended an event. They killed nearly 140 people and injured over 180 others.

Health officials said about 90 people remain hospitalized, with 22 of them, including two children, in grave condition.

Eleven people, including the assailants, have been detained and are facing terrorism charges.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the massacre but Russian officials blame Ukraine and the West for the massacre.

Rohit Sharma to mark 200th IPL match for Mumbai Indians

SRH and MI are set to face off in their IPL 2024 showdown in Hyderabad. Both teams suffered narrow defeats in their opening matches, with SRH losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by four runs and MI falling short against Gujarat Titans (GT) by six runs.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 02:20 PM


Rohit Sharma to mark 200th IPL match for Mumbai Indians


Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians (MI) star batter and former Indian Premier League (IPL) skipper Rohit Sharma will be playing his 200th match in the league for his franchise on Wednesday, when he takes on the field against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

SRH and MI will take on each other in their IPL 2024 clash in Hyderabad. Both teams started with narrow losses of four runs and six runs to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Gujarat Titans (GT), respectively, in their campaign openers.


Rohit has been an absolute legend for the Mumbai Indians. Since joining the franchise as a bright up-and-coming talent back in 2011, Rohit has played 199 IPL matches in Blue and Gold clothing, scoring 5,084 runs at an average of 29.39 and a strike rate of 129.86. He has scored a century and 34 fifties in 195 innings for MI, with the best score of 109*.

After taking over the captaincy of the franchise from Ricky Ponting in 2013, Rohit took MI to their golden period, winning the trophy five times in 10 years (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020) and reaching playoffs twice. Hardik Pandya replaced him as the captain last year after making a move to the franchise that made him a star following two great years with the Gujarat Titans (GT), including the title-winning debut season in 2022.

Rohit has also won two Champions League T20 titles with MI in 2011 and 2013, the latter as a captain. The ‘Hitman’ is MI’s all-time highest run-getter, scoring 5,357 runs in 208 matches and 204 innings at an average of 29.59 and a strike rate of almost 130, with a century and 35 fifties in 204 innings.

As a youngster, Rohit also represented the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, a former Hyderabad franchise from 2008-2010. He played 45 matches for the team, scoring 1,170 runs at an average of 30.79 and a strike rate of over 131, with eight fifties in 44 innings. His best score was 76*. He won the IPL 2009 season with this franchise, making him a six-time IPL champion.

The veteran batter is the fourth-highest run-getter in IPL history, scoring 6,254 runs in 244 matches at an average of 29.63 and a strike rate of 130.15. He scored a century and 42 fifties in 239 innings, with the best score of 109*.

As someone who has led MI for so long, Rohit is an institution in himself, with him and MI shaping the career trajectories of many future Indian stars like Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Ambati Rayadu, etc.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Travis Head, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Nitish Reddy Mumbai Indians Squad: Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Hardik Pandya(c), Shams Mulani, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Naman Dhir, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Kwena Maphaka.

SRH vs MI, IPL 2024: Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Sunrisers Hyderabad will be up against Mumbai Indians in Match 8 of the IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad have played one match in the series and they are currently ranked seventh on the points table. In comparison, Mumbai Indians have also played one match in the series and they are currently ranked eighth on the points table. Both teams last played against each other in IPL 2023, where Mayank Agarwal scored the highest fantasy points for SRH with 117 match fantasy points while Cameron Green topped the fantasy points leaderboard for MI with 150 match fantasy points.

In the last match played by SRH against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing season, KKR beat SRH by four runs. The top fantasy player for Hyderabad was Klaasen who scored 97 fantasy points.

In MI’s last match in this series against Gujarat Titans (GT), GT beat MI by six runs. The top fantasy player for Mumbai was Jasprit Bumrah who scored 98 fantasy points.

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad is a balanced pitch. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 166 runs. The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, is balanced, with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.

Weather Report for Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
The temperature will hover around 32 degrees C and humidity is expected to be around 24%. Winds at a speed of 4.26 m/s are expected.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Head-to-Head

In the 21 matches played between these two teams, the batters of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

In their last five head-to-head encounters, Mumbai Indians have dominated four times while Sunrisers Hyderabad triumphed on one occasion.

Fantasy Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is a right-arm, fast bowler. He spearheads the bowling attack for Mumbai Indians. In his last five IPL matches, Bumrah has taken 13 wickets. In his last match of the current season, Bumrah showcased his brilliance with a spell of 3/14. In the last five IPL matches against this opposition, the right-arm pacer has accounted for eight wickets.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, popularly known as Hitman, is a right-handed, opening batter. In his last five IPL matches, the former skipper of Mumbai Indians has struck 155 runs at an average of 31. In the last IPL game of the current season, Rohit made 43 runs in 29 balls at a powerful strike rate of 148.27. Rohit has a good record against SRH as he has amassed 182 runs in the last five head-to-head games.

T Natarajan

Representing Sunrisers Hyderabad, T Natarajan is a left-arm medium pacer. In his last five IPL matches, Natarajan has picked up five wickets. In the last IPL match versus KKR, Natarajan accounted for three scalps at an economy of eight in his quota of four overs. In his four matches against MI, Natarajan has been successful with just one wicket of Rohit Sharma.

Heinrich Klaasen

The wicket-keeper batter, Heinrich Klaasen is an important player in Hyderabad’s batting line-up. In his last five IPL appearances, Klaasen has made a mammoth 296 runs at an average of 59.2, which includes two fifties and a century. In his last game against Kolkatta Knight Riders, the South African national was the highest run-getter from his team with a 29-ball 63-run knock. However, in his last two matches against Mumbai Indians, Klaasen has managed only 54 runs.

Gerald Coetzee

Another player from South Africa, although donning the Mumbai Indians’ jersey, Gerald Coetzee is a right-arm fast bowler. The 23-year-old made his IPL debut in the last match against Gujarat Titans of the current season. In his allotted four overs, Coetzee scalped the wickets of Azmatullah Omarzai and Rahul Tewatia at a low economy rate of 6.75.

SRH vs MI Fantasy Team Today

Wicket-Keepers: Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan

Batters: Dewald Brevis, Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma

All-Rounders: Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Marco Jansen and Washington Sundar

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, T Natarajan and Umran Malik

Captain: Jasprit Bumrah

Vice-Captain: Rohit Sharma

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Miami Open: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden reach Men’s Doubles semifinal

The top-seeded Indian-Australian pair, ranked second globally, required a Match Tie-break to progress. They triumphed over the Dutch-Australian duo John-Patrick Smith and Sem Verbeek with a score of 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 10-7 to secure a spot in the semi-finals

Updated On – 27 March 2024, 02:08 PM


Miami Open: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden reach Men’s Doubles semifinal


Florida: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Australian teammate Matthew Ebden sailed into men’s doubles semifinal at the Miami Open.

Top seeds Indian-Australian pair, currently ranked second in the world, needed a Match Tie-break to advance. The duo overcame Dutch-Australian pair John-Patrick Smith and Sem Verbeek 3-6, 7-6(7-4), 10-7 to reach the last four.


The Australian Open champions next face Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos or Lloyd Glasspool and Jean-Julien Rojer.

This was Bopanna and Ebden’s third semifinal together this year. They had also reached the last-four of the Adelaide Open in January this year and also made the summit clash but eventually lost to English-American pair Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram.

Notably, Bopanna became the oldest first-time world no. 1 at the age of 43, achieving the top ranking in men’s doubles following the success at the Australian Open this January.

However, the duo slipped to second spot in the ATP rankings after their quarterfinal loss at the Dubai Championships and a round-of-32 exit at the Indian Wells Masters.

All About Pavan Davuluri, New Head Of Microsoft Windows

All About Pavan Davuluri, New Head Of Microsoft Windows

Pavan Kumar Davuluriis an IIT Madras graduate.

Pavan Davuluri, an IIT Madras graduate, has been appointed the new head of Microsoft Windows and Surface. He succeeds Panos Panay, who left for Amazon last year. Mr Davuluri previously oversaw the Surface group and now leads both Windows and Surface departments. 

Rajesh Jha, Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices, said, “As part of this change, we are bringing together the Windows Experiences and Windows + Devices teams as a core part of the Experiences + Devices (E+D) division. This will enable us to take a holistic approach to building silicon, systems, experiences, and devices that span Windows client and cloud for this AI era.”

“Pavan Davuluri will lead this team and continue to report to me. Shilpa Ranganathan and Jeff Johnson and their teams will report directly to Pavan. The Windows team will continue to work closely with the Microsoft AI team on AI, silicon, and experiences,” he said.

Who is Pavan Davuluri?

  1. Pavan Kumar Davuluri is an IIT Madras graduate. He completed his post-graduation from the University of Maryland, according to his LinkedIn profile.

  2. Mr Davuluri began his career at Microsoft as a Reliability Component Manager in 2001.

  3. Mr Davuluri has held various leadership positions over his 23-year tenure at Microsoft, working across PC and Xbox hardware, Surface, and Windows. 

  4. Pavan Davuluri took on the role of corporate vice president for Windows and Silicon & Systems Integration in 2021, overseeing efforts to optimise Windows for Arm-based devices.

  5. Mr Davuluri was recently assigned to lead Windows engineering alongside his existing responsibilities in Microsoft’s hardware endeavours. He will lead a dedicated team developing silicon systems for Microsoft’s Windows and Surface products. 

BJP's Bengal Ambitions Hinge On Left-Congress Performance, CAA: Experts

Bengal BJP's Lok Sabha Ambitions Hinge On Left-Congress Performance, CAA: Experts

Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar claimed that the party will win 35 seats in the state.

Kolkata:

The West Bengal BJP, which political analysts claim is grappling with internal discord, organisational shortcomings and resurgence of the Left-Congress alliance, takes on the daunting task of securing 35 Lok Sabha seats in the national elections, hinging on CAA implementation as its key to achieve its target.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP put up a stellar performance in West Bengal, clinching 18 seats and securing 40 per cent of the vote share. Buoyed by its success, the party has set an ambitious target of winning 35 seats in this election.

While the party heavily relies on the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it also seeks to reap the benefits of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, although political analysts warn that CAA could prove to be a “double-edged sword” for the BJP.

They opine that the CAA could unite the Hindu community, but also provoke a backlash from minority groups.

The BJP’s prospects in West Bengal also rely heavily on the momentum of the Left-Congress alliance, which has been progressively gaining strength across the state’s 42 Lok Sabha constituencies.

West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said the party is not only hopeful but confident that it would win 35 seats in the state.

However, a section of the BJP leaders pointed out a host of both internal and external challenges that the saffron camp faces in the state on its path to achieving its target.

“The biggest challenge for the party lies in getting its organisation, which has been in tatters since the 2021 assembly polls debacle, in order. We still don’t have people to appoint booth agents in more than 80,000 booths in the state,” former BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra said.

Hazra, who shares a strained relationship with the present state leadership, claimed that internal conflicts and a lack of grassroots-level coordination have impeded the BJP’s efforts to consolidate its position in the state as reflected in the series of electoral losses since the 2021 assembly poll defeat.

Since 2021, eight MLAs and two MPs have shifted allegiance to the TMC. Only one among them, MP Arjun Singh, has returned to the BJP.

In 2019, the BJP secured 40 per cent of the vote share. However, in the 2021 assembly polls, this dropped slightly to 38 per cent. Despite a growth from 10 per cent vote share and three assembly seats in 2016 to 77 seats in 2021, they failed to seize power.

The decline in vote share began with the Bhabanipur bypoll, where it dropped from 35 per cent in May 2021 to 22 per cent in October of the same year, and this trend has persisted.

In elections to 108 other civic bodies, the BJP only managed to garner 12.57 per cent of votes.

In last year’s panchayat polls, the party secured 22 per cent of the vote share securing the third position, just one per cent less than the Left-Congress-ISF alliance.

The resurgence of the Left-Congress alliance further complicates the BJP’s electoral strategy, posing a formidable challenge to the party.

Until 2021, the shift in votes of these parties to the BJP had contributed to the saffron party’s growth in the state.

After the 2021 assembly polls, however, the Left and Congress witnessed a revival with their alliance wresting the Sagardighi seat from the TMC in the 2023 assembly by-election.

A BJP leader said the re-emergence of the Left-Congress-ISF alliance might hinder the consolidation of anti-TMC votes in the saffron party’s favour, especially in south Bengal constituencies.

“As the Left and Congress did not fight the 2019 polls in alliance in West Bengal, we had a clear path to garner the entirety of the anti-TMC votes. However, in a three-cornered contest, these votes are likely to be divided,” remarked the senior BJP leader.

“A triangular contest could, however, also offer opportunities to the BJP in certain seats, particularly if minority votes are divided. The impact of the Left-Congress-ISF alliance was evident in minority-dominated seats, as seen in the Sagardighi bypoll,” he said.

The consolidation of anti-TMC votes led to a remarkable surge in the BJP’s vote share from 17 per cent in 2014 to 40 per cent in 2019, while its seat tally rose from two to 18.

While the TMC’s vote share increased by three per cent to reach 43 per cent, the count of its parliamentary seats declined from 34 to 22.

The BJP leaders, however, hope to capitalise on polarisation in the majority community, particularly in Matua-dominated constituencies, by leveraging CAA as a pivotal issue.

Majumdar asserted “CAA will help the BJP sweep the elections in the state”.

On the flip side, the BJP, which does not have a robust organisational strength like that of the TMC, has not been successful in countering the TMC’s campaign on the ground against the CAA that it would take away citizenship.

Making things worse, the All India Matua Mahasangha, a key organisation of the Matua community, has advised its members to apply for Indian citizenship under the new law only after the new government assumes charge at the Centre.

“The TMC is trying hard to mislead the masses on CAA, but they won’t succeed,” Majumdar said.

The BJP is also banking on the Sandeshkhali issue, where locals have accused TMC leaders of sexually abusing women in the area.

In north Bengal, a strong base for the BJP which had won seven of the eight seats in the region in 2019, there is growing dissatisfaction over the distribution of tickets.

Political scientist Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury said that the impact of implementing the CAA is still unclear.

“BJP could either benefit from the CAA or it could backfire,” he said.

Political analyst Subhomoy Maitra said the BJP’s electoral performance depends on how the Left-Congress alliance performs.

“The alliance’s potential to cut into anti-TMC votes in the state holds the key to BJP’s success,” he said.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

KTR criticises Ranjith Reddy, expresses confidence in Chevella victory

He took a dig at the Congress leadership for its inability to field a candidate from its existing leaders and instead, poaching leaders from the BRS to contest from these parliamentary constituencies.

Published Date – 27 March 2024, 01:51 PM


KTR criticises Ranjith Reddy, expresses confidence in Chevella victory


Hyderabad: BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao will address a massive public meeting in Chevella parliamentary constituency on April 13, announced the party working president KT Rama Rao. He is expected to embark on the Lok Sabha poll campaign for the BRS after Ugadi on April 4 and the party leadership is finalising his schedule in this regard.

Addressing a meeting of the party cadre from Chevella parliamentary constituency at Telangana Bhavan here on Wednesday, Rama Rao ruled out the Congress winning the MP seats from Chevella, Malkajgiri and Secunderabad parliamentary constituencies in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. He took a dig at the Congress leadership for its inability to field a candidate from its existing leaders and instead, poaching leaders from the BRS to contest from these parliamentary constituencies.


“The Congress is struggling with internal turmoil and is unable to field a strong candidate for its electoral success. Just because Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and MP Ranjith Reddy shook hands, does not guarantee that the Congress and the BRS cadre have united to ensure the latter’s victory in Chevella,” he said.

In a sharp rebuke aimed at Chevella MP G Ranjith Reddy, the BRS working president accused the former of betraying the BRS for personal gain. He said though Ranjith Reddy was new to politics, the BRS cadre strove hard for his election in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Despite the party giving him utmost importance and a free hand in his constituency, he chose to cheat the party and its cadre.

“He (Ranjith Reddy) expressed his decision to withdraw from contesting the upcoming elections as he was planning to quit politics. But he defected to the Congress purely for political power and wealth,” he said. He emphasised the significance of the party loyalty over individual ambition, pointing out the fate of former Chevella MP Vishweshwar Reddy who has been sidelined after quitting the BRS. He reiterated that individuals are not bigger than a political party and if that was true, there would have been no political parties in the country and only independent candidates would win the elections.

Asserting confidence in the party’s electoral prospects, Rama Rao lauded Kasani Gnaneshwar as a formidable candidate for Chevella, citing his longstanding commitment to social equality and advocacy for backward classes (BCs), minorities and other communities in the constituency.