While the whole world is waiting for details on his impending nuptials with Sobhita Dhulipala, soon-to-be groom Naga Chaitanya was at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on Sunday to cheer for his team, the Hyderabad Blackbirds. The actor spoke about his passion for racing and encouraging more women to take up motorsports. Other star team owners John Abraham and Arjun Rampal were also at the grand finale.
18 November,2024 04:04 PM IST
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Actor Taha Shah Badussha has been dubbed 'national crush' after playing Nawab Tajdar Baloch in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's series Heeramandi on Netflix. He talks about being recognized by people from different countries at Cannes, and how he deals with all the female attention. He also translates some Urdu words from Heeramandi in this exclusive interview with Mid-day.com. Watch the full video!
01 June,2024 07:22 PM IST
Sana Sultan Khan recently shared details about her new song collaboration with Pathan and hinted at an upcoming movie. She expressed how personal connections and memories are linked to gifts she has received. Sana approaches each song as if it's her first, emphasizing the uniqueness of every project. Meanwhile, Pathan observed a shift in Indian cinema, noting that Punjabi songs are now a staple in Hindi films.
08 May,2024 09:49 PM IST
Indian Army’s female six-year-old Canine Labrador dog laid down her life during the encounter in J&K’s Rajouri on Sept 13. The six-year-old ‘Kent’, a canine from the 21 Army Dog Unit, was killed while she was shielding her handler during the encounter. Kent was leading a group of soldiers on the trail of fleeing terrorists during the encounter. Kent sustained injuries when she came under heavy fire during the encounter due to which she succumbed at the scene. GoC-in-Chief Northern Army Command lauded the canine’s valorous act, which saved life of a soldier. In a major success, security forces gunned down two terrorists in Narla area of J&K’s Rajouri on Sept 13. Indian Army along with J&K Police is carrying out the operation amid heightened security in Rajouri.
14 September,2023 03:00 PM IST | Mumbai
It is said that there is so much power in love that even the bonds of caste, religion and borders become meaningless in front of it. If you search the pages of the past, you will find many such examples, but in the present era, it has been proved right once by Seema Haider of Pakistan, who left her country and came to India for her love. No matter how many times you listen to her, she never gets tired of saying that she loves him a lot and she is not going anywhere. Meanwhille, the couple has become famous on the internet for their love and are being referred to as the real-life Veer Zara.
11 July,2023 05:47 PM IST | Mumbai
Maleesha Kharwa’s journey as a model from Mumbai's slums has been creating ripples across the country. After all, it’s not every day that we hear the story of a slum dweller making it big as a model. Known as ‘Indian Cinderella’, her story is no less than a fairy tale. What were the unique turn of events that made her a model from Mumbai’s slums? In this exclusive chat with Midday, Maleesha tells her tale.
23 June,2023 12:23 PM IST
The standoff between India-China along the northern borders shows no sign of dying down anytime soon. During the 2020 standoff, both countries were almost on the verge of war and had deployed their heavy weaponry along LAC. India had deployed its recently inducted multirole fighter aircraft Rafale, aka the ‘Golden Arrow’ in the high-altitude region. IAF’s first and only female Rafale fighter pilot, Fl Lt Shivangi Singh praised the performance of her aircraft in the high-altitude area. Singh represented the Indian Air Force in the exercise Orion in France, where forces from many other major countries also participated. Speaking about the exercise, she said, "It was a great experience where I got an opportunity to meet the fighter pilots of different countries." Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Singh became the first female Rafale fighter aircraft.
27 May,2023 01:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Maleesha’s story is not ordinary. After all, it’s not every day that we hear a story of a slum dweller making it big as a model and influencer. Living in abject poverty and struggling with basic necessities along with her family in Mumbai’s Bandra, her life was turned upside down upon a chance encounter with a Hollywood star. Maleesha is determined to become a supermodel and ready to overcome everything on her way. She was recently featured in a beauty campaign by a luxury brand; this is just the beginning for her.
21 May,2023 06:32 PM IST
Just like the majority of mothers, Padma Iyer wanted to see her son happily married. The only difference lay that Mrs Iyer wasn’t looking for a bride but a groom for her son. In May 2015, an ad published in the Mid-Day newspaper created a huge stir. This groundbreaking ad by Mrs Iyer was India’s first gay matrimonial ad. On the occasion of Mother’s Day, we bring to you the story of a mother who evolved from a simple homemaker to one starting a social media revolution. Today, Mrs Padma Iyer stands as a proud rainbow parent and has turned into one of the biggest cheerleaders of LGBTQIA+ activism - all out of love for her son Harish.
14 May,2023 11:03 AM IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray told Rahul Gandhi that he considers Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar as his idol and asked the Congress leader to refrain from insulting him. Ex-MP Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after a court in Gujarat's Surat convicted him in a 2019 defamation case. Addressing a press conference in Delhi over his disqualification, Rahul Gandhi said, "My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone".Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut echoed his party chief and said, "It is a wrong statement. He's definitely a Gandhi but no need to drag Savarkar."
27 March,2023 10:45 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
