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Akash fulfilled a long-awaited dream of his parents- he gifted them a beautiful 2BHK apartment in the heart of Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.

The spacious 1375 square feet apartment, located just two minutes away from the bustling Delhi-Meerut Expressway, is a perfect abode that embodies love, comfort, and togetherness. Valued at around Rs 1.80 crore, this house is not just a property; it's a reflection of the unbreakable bond that Akash shares with his parents.

Growing up in a modest home, Akash's parents worked tirelessly to provide him with the best opportunities in life. Filled with immense gratitude and admiration for their sacrifices, Akash made it his mission to repay them in the most meaningful way possible.

When asked about his heartfelt gift, Akash said: “My parents have always been my guiding light, my pillars of strength. This house is a small token of my love and appreciation for everything they've done for me. Seeing the joy on their faces makes every effort worthwhile."

With tears of joy and pride, Akash's parents were overwhelmed by this thoughtful gesture. "We never imagined such a precious gift from our son," said Akash's mother, her voice trembling with emotion.

"This house is not just bricks and mortar; it symbolises the love, dedication, and hard work Akash has put into making our lives better,” she added.

Akash is an actor, model, and fashion influencer, known for his appearances on ‘Splitsvilla 10’.

Recently, Choudhary was on his way to Lonavala with his pet dog when his car got hit by a truck, but fortunately, he escaped unharmed.

He currently plays the role of Viraj Singhania, Malishka's former best friend and ex-fiance in Zee TV's ‘Bhagya Lakshmi’.

The show revolves around Lakshmi, a kind-hearted naive girl from a village who gets married to a businessman named Rishi Oberoi. However, things take a turn when Lakshmi learns the truth of her marriage. The show stars Aishwarya Khare and Rohit Suchanti in the lead.

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On Saturday, the school witnessed its 54th reunion of the Old Boys Association (OBA).

Lieutenant General M Unnikrishnan Nair AVSM, SM who occupies the office of the National Cyber Security Coordinator; Air Marshal R Radhish AVSM, VM; Air Officer Commanding in Chief, IAF Training Command, Lieutenant General Johnson P Mathew UYSM, AVSM, VSM; Chief of Integrated Defense Staff, Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan AVSM, VM; Commander in Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command and Air Marshal B Manikantan AVSM, VM; and Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Air Command attended the function.

All the five officers are from Kerala and passed out during 1980s.

After the ceremonial wreath laying in the school Guards Square, the officers and the old boys along with their families settled down in the school auditorium for the routine functions seen every OBA meeting.

All of them said that coming back to school is like a pilgrimage and maintaining a warm relationship amongst the classmates.

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In the bulletin, the weather forecast agency said that in northwest India, light to moderate to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is expected over various states on specific dates.

On July 23 and 24, the rainfall is expected over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while on July 25 and 26, it is likely over Punjab.

Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi will experience rainfall on July 22, 24, 25, and 26, and Uttar Pradesh can expect rainfall on July 24 and 25. West Rajasthan will see rainfall on July 25, and East Rajasthan on July 23, 24, and 26.

"Isolated very heavy rainfall is also predicted for certain areas. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand might experience heavy rainfall on July 25, and 26, Punjab and West Rajasthan on Saturday, and East Rajasthan on July 25," it said.

It also predicted that in central India, the region is expected to receive light to moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall over the next five days. In west India, the IMD forecast indicates light to moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall.

"The Konkan & Goa and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra will experience this from July 23 to 26, Saurashtra & Kutch on July 24, and Gujarat Region on July 23. Mumbai may also experience continued isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next two days," said the IMD.

The IMD said that south India is expected to have light to moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall over specific regions. “The Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Telangana can expect this till July 24, Coastal Karnataka and Rayalaseema from July 24 to 26, South Interior Karnataka on July 24, and 26, and North Interior Karnataka on July 23. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal will likely experience this on July 23,” it said.

For East India, the IMD forecasts light to moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall over Odisha till July 24, and isolated heavy rainfall over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on July 24.

"Furthermore, isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over Odisha on July 25 and 26,” it said. “Northeast India, the region will experience light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall. Isolated heavy rainfall is predicted over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during Saturday and July 26, over Assam and Meghalaya during July 22 to 24 and 26, and over Arunachal Pradesh during July 22 to 24," it said.

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In a tweet, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “BJP’s own MLA in Manipur is saying that the Biren Singh govt is complicit.”

He also attached an opinion piece of Manipur BJP MLA Paolienlal Haokip alleging the same.

Ethnic clashes erupted in Manipur on May 3 and since then hundreds of people have lost their lives whereas thousands have been forced to take refuge in the relief camps.

Even a video of May 4 of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur went viral on July 19 leading to widespread condemnation across the country.

The Congress has been demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking on the Manipur issue inside Parliament and also immediate removal of the Chief Minister and imposition of the President’s Rule in the northesstern state.

The Opposition parties have raised the issue of Manipur on first two days of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.

On Thursday, on the first day of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session the Prime Minister expressed his pain and anger over the Manipur incident and said the gruesome incident with the women in the Northeastern state is very shameful, and can never be forgiven.

He said: “This incident is an insult for the entire nation as it has shamed 140 crore countrymen. The incident which happened with the women in Manipur can never be forgiven. I assure the countrymen that no one will be spared.”

However he went on to club incidents of violence in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh (both Congress-ruled states) also in his statement.

“The incident might be from Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh or Manipur, the culprit should not go scot-free in any corner of the country,” the prime minister said.

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Sharing a string of photos on Instagram, Mouni left her fans worried on the announcement of the news. However, she has not revealed the reason behind her hospitalisation.

The post features a selfie with her husband Suraj Nambiar while they are sitting in a car. Another picture shows a glimpse of cannula in her hand, one click features a paw of her dog. The other photo shows Mouni lying on a hospital bed and playing ludo.

The last one is the most adorable photo of her two pet dogs playing.

She wrote in the caption, “9 days in a hospital & I'm overwhelmed by a stillness deeper than anything I have ever known. Happy to report I'm back home and recovering slowly but very well. A happy healthy life over everything”.

Mouni thanked her friends for taking care of her, and said she is forever grateful to her hubby Suraj.

“A big thank you to my loveliest friends who spent their precious time taking care of me, sent me wishes & love. ILY guys × P.s @nambiar13 There's No one like you.. I'm forever grateful om namah shivay,” the post read.

The post was liked by Disha Patani and Varun Dhawan. Mouni’s friends from the industry and fans flooded the comment section with love and wished her a speedy recovery.

Disha Patani wrote, “Awww get well soonest my monz I love you!! Also i have the same jumper hehee”, adding “The last picture is epic”, with a red heart emoji.

Mrunal Thakur said, “What baby why??? You ok? Get well soon my doll”; Nia Sharma wrote, “Wishing you a speedy recovery”; Disha Parmar said, “Take Care”, while Arjun Bijlani dropped a heart emoji.

Actress Adaa Khan said, “Pls get well soon Take care sending u lots of love and prayers”, Karan Tacker wrote, “Yo! All good ?”; Sophie Choudry commented, “Get well soon darl”, with a red heart emoji.

Lauren Gottlieb said, “So happy you are finally home!!! love you!!!”; and Pulkit Samrat said, “Be well soon Moni..!”

Mouni made her acting debut in 2006, with the TV show ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’. In 2018, she made her Hindi film debut with the period sport film ‘Gold’ alongside Akshay Kumar.

She was last seen as Junoon in the fantasy action-adventure ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the lead. She received the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for the flick.

On the work front, Mouni has ‘The Virgin Tree’ in the pipeline.

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The two ate a fancy dinner and later watched Christopher Nolan's masterpiece 'Oppenheimer' at a special screening in Mumbai, which the two were watching.

In the viral video circulating on social media, shared by Ranbir's fan club, Ranbir Kapoor was seen sporting a casual but very stylish black sweatshirt, matching pants, sneakers and a fancy cap. Arjun Kapoor was also going out in full style wearing black glasses, a woolen cap and black shirt.

Ranbir and Arjun were spotted by the paparazzi leaving the theatre, upon which Ranbir posed for a selfie and even shook hands with some of the journalists and his fans.

A fan account of the actor showed him and Arjun sitting in the theatre chilling, laying back and paying full attention to Nolan's epic biopic. It's needless to say that 'Oppenheimer' has had everyone s interest, including that of some of the biggest names in Bollywood as the movie has gone housefull across nearly every theatre in India, particularly in the IMAX section.

This may very well make 'Oppenheimer' one of the biggest Hollywood releases in India, as the movie went housefull the day it became open for pre-bookings, and filled all seats in theatres on its first day even faster than the likes of 'Fast X', 'Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One' and 'Barbie', garnering overwhelmingly positive reception everywhere.

On the work front, Ranbir Kapoor recently wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming action thriller film 'Animal' directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The film is scheduled to hit the big screen on December 1, 2023 after being postponed from its initial date of August 11, 2023.

'Animal' is currently undergoing some changes and improvements in VFX and is in its post-production mode, making changes to its cinematography as well.

Arjun Kapoor on the other hand is shooting for his upcoming noir thriller film 'The Lady Killer' along with the movie 'Meri Patni Ka Remake'.

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On Friday, the prison authorities had launched a probe after Jammu and Kashmir

Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, who is undergoing life sentence

in a terror funding case, was taken to Supreme Court without following

standard operating procedure.

"In the matter of physical production of Yasin Malik before Supreme Court on July 21, the Prison Department, Delhi has suspended one Deputy Superintendent , two Assistant Superintendent and one Head Warder last night as they were found to be prima facie responsible based on preliminary inquiry," said a senior prison official.

"Detailed inquiry is being conducted by DIG Tihar to identify any other officials who may also be responsible for the serious lapse," the official added.

According to a senior prison official, on Friday Malik was produced physically in the Supreme Court by the officials of the Central Jail no. 7 (Tihar) and prima facie observed that it was lapse on the part of concerned Jail officials.

“The Director General (Prisons) has ordered a detailed inquiry in the matter to be conducted by Dy. Inspector General (Headquarters, prison) Rajiv Singh to fix the responsibility of erring officials. The DG had asked to submit a report within three days,” the official said.

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Kharge's remarks came after Prime Minister Modi on Saturday, via video conferencing, addressed and distributed the appointment letters to candidates recruited through the Centre's 'Rozgar Mela'.

Slamming the BJP-led Central government, he said that "about 20,000 MSME industries were shut in the last three years and there are over 30 lakh vacant posts in the government departments".

"About 20,000 MSME industries closed in the country in just three years. In government departments alone there are 30 lakh posts lying vacant. But the head of the 'event-jeevi' Modi government, Modi ji, by distributing recruitment letters in installments, is showing as if he has fulfilled the BJP's promise of giving two crore jobs every year," Kharge said in a Hindi tweet.

The Congress chief, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, said: "Those are government sanctioned posts, they should have been filled long ago. In the last nine years... programmes like Start-Up India, Skill India, Stand-Up India etc were organised like events, but lakhs of MSMEs had to bear the brunt of the wrong policies of the Modi government."

He claimed that millions of youth have lost their jobs, and their future turned bleak. "... the youth of the country will not tolerate anymore. This anti-youth government has to go. India will come together, INDIA will win," Kharge added.

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"If he could not visit Manipur, the Prime Minister should have at least called a meeting and reviewed the situation. For the first time I am seeing that a Prime Minister is visiting places for elections but not a state which is burning," he said.

Tearing into the Prime Minister, he further said imagine if Congress had been in power in the state instead of BJP, what all he would have said.

Gehlot was addressing a press conference here in connection with the violence in Manipur.

The manner in which the women were humiliated in the violence-torn state, has shamed the entire country. Even after the passage of 77 days, the Prime Minister did not utter a word. He only spoke after the Supreme Court order, he said.

Gehlot said that the Prime Minister had asked the Chief Ministers of Manipur, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to take care of law and order, now tell where Manipur stands and where is Rajasthan.

PM Modi has hurt the pride of Rajasthan. "Where is Manipur, what is not happening there. The Prime Minister says 140 crore people are feeling ashamed but let me tell you that 140 crore people are not ashamed, they are sad because of the exploits of your government and your carelessness," he asserted.

"Was just speaking for a few seconds on such a heart-wrenching incident justified? The PM ended the matter by doing formalities in a few seconds. You would have at least held meetings. How will the situation be controlled there? When the state was burning, you were busy touring Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh," Gehlot said.

"If our government comes to power, we will take forward the theme of social security," the Rajasthan Chief Minister said.

"Rahul Gandhi had said that every person should get a fixed amount from the NYAY scheme. Though our government was not formed at the Centre, we will take forward that theme when we form a government. We want to work continuously regarding social security," he added.

The Congress, Chief Minister Gehlot said, is accused of adding to the loans, but the loan is given with the approval of the Centre. If the state is not in a position to take a loan, permission is denied. As a state the parameters are met, that's the reason the loan is given. The debt is on every state government, he added.

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As soon as the Lower House convened at 2 p.m., the opposition members led by Congress, including DMK, Left and JD(U) entered the well of the House, shouting slogans "Manipur is burning!" and "PM come to the House!"

They sought Prime minister Narendra Modi's response on Manipur violence in the Lok Sabha.

As Kirit Solanki, who was in the chair, allowed laying of papers, the opposition members raised slogans and created ruckus in the well.

Even NCP members and the lone newly elected AAP MP from Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku could be seen standing near their seats, showing solidarity with other opposition members.

Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi said that the government was ready to discuss Manipur issue in the House as and when the Speaker allots time and date. However amid continuous protests, Solanki adjourned the House for the day.

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