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‘Jawan’ fame director Atlee confirms name of his baby boy after SRK revealed on Twitter

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Mumbai: ‘Jawan’ director Atlee who was blessed with a baby boy this year, on Sunday, finally revealed the name, a day after SRK shared that he met the little munchkin.
Taking to Instagram, Atlee dropped a picture with his wife Priya and baby boy from their visit to the temple.
Sharing the picture, he wrote, “Yes the name is MEER. Very happy to be revealing our little angels name.”

As soon as the name was revealed, the director’s fans and industry friends chimed in the comment section.
Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu wrote, “Congratulations darlings.”
Kajal Aggarwal commented, “Lots of love to all three of you!!! Big hugs to baby Meer.”
On Saturday, during the #AskSRK session on Twitter, when one of the fans asked about a specialty of Atlee that he enjoyed the most, the King Khan responded, “”@Atlee_dir is very dedicated and smart. Also now he has such a lovely baby Meer and Priya feeds me very good food. #Jawan.”
After being in a relationship for years, Atlee and Priya tied the knot in 2014. And the duo welcomed their baby boy on January 31, 2013.

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Atlee shared a couple of pictures and announced ‘it’s a boy’. He wrote in the caption, “They were right. There’s no feeling in the world like this. And just like that our baby boy is here! A new exciting adventure of parenthood starts today! Grateful. Happy. Blessed.”
South director Atlee is known for films like ‘Raja Rani’, ‘Their’, ‘Mersal’, ‘Bigil’.
‘Jawan’ has put the spotlight on him as Shah Rukh will be acting in the movie.
The film was earlier slated to hit the theatres on June 2 this year but the makers have now decided to shift the official release date.
The actual reason for the postponement of the film is still not known.
The film is billed as an event film with high-octane action sequences. Shah Rukh’s production company Red Chillies Entertainment has produced it.
In June 2022, SRK unveiled the film’s teaser which opened with a glimpse of the Northern Lights over mountain tops. We saw Shah Rukh with his face in the dark, wrapping bandages on his face as the film’s theme music played in the background.
The film also stars South actors Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in pivotal roles.
The actor also hosted an ‘Ask SRK’ session on Twitter after announcing the release date of ‘Jawan’ on Saturday. From Abram’s reaction to the poster of ‘Jawan’ to fans’ request to release the movie at the earliest…SRK answered all in his inimitable style.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 8, 2023
CCMB research confirms ancient trade between India, Middle East

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Hyderabad: The recent evidence from the archaeological site at Pattanam, on the South-Western coast in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, and their ancient DNA analyses strengthen the belief of historians that Pattanam played an “instrumental role” in trade and cultural exchanges between India and the Middle East and others, scientists said on Friday.
The archaeological site at Pattanam is believed to be part of the ancient port city of the Muziris.
Historians consider the city of Pattanam to have played an instrumental role in trade and cultural exchanges between India and the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean regions.

The belief stems from the classical Greco-Roman records as well as Tamil and Sanskrit sources.
“The recent and more conclusive archaeological evidences from Pattanam, and their ancient DNA analyses led by chief scientist at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Kumarasamy Thangaraj and PJ Cherian strengthen the belief, and is now published in the journal, Genes,” the city-based CCMB said in a release.
At the Pattanam Archaeological Site, scientists and archaeologists have found, among others, human bones, storage jars, a gold ornament, glass beads, stone beads, utilitarian objects made of stone, copper, and iron, pottery, early Chera coins, brick wall and a six-meter-long wooden canoe parallel to the wharf structure about 2.5 m below surface level, it said.
“These structures indicate a vast ‘urban’ settlement. The excavations suggest that the site was first occupied by the indigenous “Megalithic” (Iron Age) people, followed by the Roman contact in the Early Historic Period. It appears that the site was continuously occupied at least from the 2nd century BC to the 10th century AD,” said PJ Cherian, from PAMA Institute for the Advancement of Transdisciplinary Archaeological Sciences, Ernakulam district of Kerala.
Scientists used the DNA from the human skeletons to pinpoint the genetic ancestry of the people found in the region.

Niraj Rai, co-corresponding author of the paper, and a Senior Scientist, DST-Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow said, “We have analysed the mitochondrial DNA of 12 ancient skeletal samples. We found that these samples show the presence of both South Asian and West Eurasian-specific lineages.”
The harsh climatic conditions of India are not always favourable to ancient DNA research.
“Most of the excavated skeletal remains from the Pattanam site were in a very fragile state due to the tropical, humid, and acidic soil conditions. However, we have adopted the best practices in the field of ancient DNA and successfully analysed the samples. The unique imprint of West Eurasian and Mediterranean signatures found in these samples exemplify a continuous inflow of traders and multicultural mixing in ancient South India,” said Kumarasamy Thangaraj.
“This is the first genetic data generated, so far, to infer their origin and genetic makeup of Pattanam Archaeological Site. And the findings reinforce the early historical occupation of culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse groups at the Pattanam Archaeological Site,” said Vinay Kumar Nandicoori, Director, CCMB.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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April 29, 2023
SC confirms HC order quashing land acquisition for Vedanta University

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the 2010 Orissa High Court decision to quash acquisition of 6,000 acres of land in 2006 for Anil Agrawal-led Vedanta Resources Ltd to establish a university there.
A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and Krishna Murari said: “It is not appreciable why the government offered such an undue favour in favour of one trust/company. Thus, the entire acquisition proceedings and the benefits, which were proposed by the state government were vitiated by favourism and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.”
It said the most important aspect, which is required to be considered is the non-application of mind by the state government on environmental aspects and passing of two rivers from the acquired lands in question.

It is not in dispute that from the lands in question two rivers, namely Nuanai and Nala are flowing, which as such were acquired by the state government, it added.
“How the maintenance of the rivers etc. can be handed over to the beneficiary company. If the lands in question are continued to be acquired by the beneficiary company, the control of the rivers would be with the said private company, which would violate the Doctrine of Public Trust,” said the bench.
It added that the large-scale construction for the establishment of the proposed university as observed by the high court will also adversely affect the wildlife sanctuary, entire ecosystem, and the ecological environment in the locality. “It is a duty of the state to protect the wildlife sanctuary and it may affect the entire ecosystem and the ecological environment in the locality,” said the bench.
It further added that merely because the Balukhand Wildlife Sanctuary is separated from the proposed site by a highway – Pthe uri-Konark Marine Drive, cannot be a ground to acquire the huge lands for the proposed university and as rightly observed by the high court, the same will adversely affect the wildlife sanctuary and the entire ecosystem and the ecological environment in the locality.
“The aforesaid aspects have not at all been considered by the state government and/or the Collector and/or the appropriate authority even while considering the proposal and/or even the objections under Section 5A of the Act, 1894,” said the bench.

The top court dismissed the appeal filed by the Anil Agrawal Foundation against the judgment of the high court and also imposed a Rs 5 lakh cost. The bench said initially, 15,000 acres was proposed to be acquired, which is now reduced to 3,837 acres, meaning thereby, the proposal was for exaggerated demand and this was mala fide intention on the part of the appellant company/foundation.
The bench observed that it is required to be noted that the lands were proposed to be acquired at the instance of one foundation/company and the state government was dealing with the lands belonging to the agricultural landowners.
“It is required to be noted that the government is holding a public trust and has to deal with the lands belonging to private landowners, more particularly, agricultural landowners in accordance with law. The state government could not have considered the proposal from only one beneficiary/trust. There may be other public trusts/companies, who might be interested in establishing such a university. Even no proper inquiry seems to have been initiated by the government/Collector while considering the proposal by the beneficiary company,” said the bench, in its 103-page judgment.
The bench noted that the lands to be acquired are agricultural lands belonging to 6,000 families and their only source of livelihood is on the agricultural lands, which cannot be compensated in terms of money, therefore, the proposal made now has to be rejected outright.
Citing the detailed findings recorded by the high court, the bench said: “We are more than satisfied that the High Court has not committed any error and in fact the High Court was justified in setting aside the entire acquisition proceedings, which has been vitiated by non-compliance of the statutory provisions under the Act, 1894 and the Rules, 1963 and vitiated by mala fides and favourism and is a clear case of the non-application of mind on relevant aspects. We are in complete agreement with the view taken by the High Court.”
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April 12, 2023
2 new medical colleges with 100 MBBS seats receive approvals, confirms Harish Rao

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Hyderabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved two medical colleges to be set up in the Kamareddy and Kumuram Bheem Asifabad districts. State health minister T Harish Rao termed the move as the true essence of Arogya Telangana.
The approved colleges have 100 MBBS seats while seven other applications are pending, the minister wrote on his official Twitter page.
“This is a significant step towards achieving CM Sri #KCR Garu’s vision of having a medical college in every district. 7 more medical colleges are at various levels for permission in #Telangana,” he said, adding the step will strengthen the healthcare facilities and provide employment in rural areas.

In a true essence of #ArogyaTelangana, now healthcare facilities will further strengthen in rural areas, Two more medical colleges in #Telangana, Kamareddy & Komaram Bheem Asifabad districts got permission with 100 MBBS seats in each college
This is a significant step towards… pic.twitter.com/VLpyeo2VLE
— Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) April 8, 2023
The NMC in its letter of permission said that the application for a new medical college at Government Medical College, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad under Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Waranagal is approved with an annual intake of 100 MBBS seats for the academic year 2023 to 2024.
As for the application of starting a new medical college in Kamareddy district, with an annual intake of 100 MBBS seats for the year 2023 to 2024, the proposal has been approved on basis that all the deficiencies is pointed out by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) will be rectified within a period of 3 months.
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April 8, 2023
Rashmika Mandanna confirms her new film ‘Rainbow’

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Mumbai: Rashmika Mandanna confirmed her new film ‘Rainbow.’ Rashmika will be seen next in her tamil-telugu movie titled ‘Rainbow’ by S.R Prabhu’s production house ‘Dream Warrior Pictures.’
Rashmika looked excited about the movie as taking to her Instagram she posted a heartwarming message with pictures from the set to disclose details about the project.
The actress wrote “Rainbow.. it’s a beautiful gift from nature that you can just sit back and watch but you can’t touch.. This story is something so amazing that I can’t put it in words but can only bring alive for all of you onscreen.. and for it, I need your love and blessings.. this is not possible without you.. and I hope I make you happy with this one…” Samantha reacted to the announcement by commenting ‘All The Best.’

Dev Mohan who has worked with Samantha in ‘Shaakuntalam’ is going to play the male lead in the movie. The music score will be provided by Justin Prabhakaran. Written and directed by Shantharuban ‘Rainbow’ is an emotional journey that Rashmika wishes to bring alive on screen.
Rashmika is also in the headlines for recently performing the Oscar-winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’ at NMACC Gala with ‘Gangubai’ fame actress Alia Bhatt.
She also performed at IPL 2023’s grand opening ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium where B-town celebs like Arijit Singh, and Tamannaah Bhatia also entertained the audience with their amazing performances.

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April 4, 2023
Karnataka CM Bommai confirms he will seek reelection from Shiggaon

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday confirmed he would seek reelection from his home town of Shiggaon in Haveri district in the Assembly elections.
Stating that there is “pro-incumbency” in the state, Bommai said a lot of changes have taken place in the country after the BJP-led government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power.
“I will contest from Shiggaon in Haveri,” Bommai told reporters.

He added that the ruling BJP was fully prepared to face the election. “We are seeking votes based on our performance”.
The Chief Minister hit out at the Congress alleging that there was large-scale corruption and uncertainty in the country when the UPA was in power, which impacted the country’s economy.
Bommai has been the state’s Chief Minister since July 2021.
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April 3, 2023
Harrdy Sandhu confirms Parineeti Chopra’s wedding

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Mumbai: Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra’s meal outings with AAP MP Raghav Chadha have been grabbing eyeballs, of late. While both Parineeti and Raghav have been tight-lipped about their companionship, Parineeti’s ‘Code Name: Tiranga’ co-star Harrdy Sandhu seems to have put a stamp of approval on the equation between the two.
Recently, Sandhu said that he is very “happy that it’s finally happening” and that the ‘Ishaqzaade’ actress is finally taking the plunge. He wished her “all the luck”.
The ‘Bijlee Bijlee’ hitmaker also revealed that they would discuss marriage when they were shooting for ‘Code Name: Tiranga’. He told DNA, “When we were shooting for ‘Code Name: Tiranga’, we used to have discussions about marriage, and she used to say that ‘I will get married, only after I feel that I have found the right guy’”.
Sandhu also shared that he has already spoken with the actress and has congratulated on the soon to happen union.
Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjeev Arora took to his Twitter account and congratulated Raghav and Parineeti for their union on Tuesday. “I extend my heartfelt congratulations to @raghav_chadha and @ParineetiChopra. May their union be blessed with an abundance of love, joy, and companionship. My best wishes!!!” he tweeted.
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March 31, 2023
Rakhi Sawant confirms her divorce with Adil Khan Durrani

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Mumbai: Queen of controversies Rakhi Sawant has announced that she will soon divorce her husband Adil Khan Durrani. This comes less than a month after she stated that she would not divorce him. Speaking to paparazzi, Rakhi confirmed the same and said, “Meri khushi ka raaz? Mera divorce hone waala hai. Hum abhi azaad ho chuke hain (The secret to my happiness? I am getting divorce, I am free now).”
“Hum Azaad ho jaana chahtein hain, ab use jiske saath shaadi karni hai Kar lene do (I want to be free now. Let him get married to whoever he wants),” Rakhi said speaking to media outside her gym.
Rakhi married Adil earlier this year, but only a few weeks after announcing her marriage officially, she filed an FIR against him, accusing him of mishandling funds, domestic violence, and cheating on her. Adil was later arrested in February. A viral paparazzi video, on the other hand, showed Rakhi yelling on her phone that she would not divorce Adil.
Rakhi yelled on her phone that she would not divorce Adil. It appeared as if she was on the phone with Adil. “Sochna bhi mat main tumhe divorce ya talakh dung (Don’t even think I’ll divorce you),” she could be heard saying.
Adil is also a part of another FIR filed against him in Mysuru last month after an Iranian student accused him of rape.
Rakhi appears to be focused on her work despite the divorce announcement. She revealed that she will be travelling to Lucknow soon to film a major web series based on a true-life ‘legend. ‘She will play that character, and the show will also be shot inside the Lucknow jail. Rakhi also urged the Uttar Pradesh government to provide her and her crew with subsidies and security during the shoot. She has already spoken with Ravi Kishan, who will also appear in the web series, about her demands.
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March 29, 2023
Hyderabad’s Nikhat Zareen confirms medal at Women’s World Boxing Championship

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New Delhi: Riding on impressive performances, star Indian pugilists Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen and Saweety Boora registered thumping victories to confirm at least three medals for the hosts at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships by advancing to the semi-finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Wednesday.
Squaring off against the two-time Worlds bronze medallist Madoka Wada of Japan, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Nitu (48kg) secured a scintillating win with the Referee Stops Contest (RSC) verdict in the second round of the bout. With an attacking approach from the word go, the 22-year-old hardly had to break a sweat against the veteran Japanese and was in complete control of the bout.
“I have been able to apply 100% apply of my practice in the ring so far and going into the next match I feel good I have won all my three bouts by RSC. She (Maduko) is a southpaw just like me and as this was my first time in the tournament facing a southpaw, I had to pay complete attention and attack. I was on the counter from the first round but I feel like I should have played a bit more attacking and I will try to do that in my next bout. (After the defeat in last edition’s quarters) I felt that since is the tournament happening in India this year with the home support constantly backing us, I won’t let the medal slip away this time,” said Nitu after the bout.
The Indian will now take on the reigning Asian champion and last year’s World Championships silver medallist Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan in what will be a rematch of last year’s World Championships quarter finals.
Following Nitu’s victory, Nikhat (50kg) successfully continued her title defence by recording a hard-fought 5-2 win on points after the bout was reviewed against the two-time World Championships bronze medallist Chuthamat Raksat of Thailand. Both pugilists were at the top of their game and gave it their all to emerge victorious in this bout that went right down the wire. However it was the 26 year old Indian who utilized her superior technical ability to edge out her Thai opponent and come out on top with the win.
“Yes, today’s bout was stressful but I won by a split decision so I am really happy that I secured a medal for my country, and going forward I’ll win the gold medal too. My strategy today was to win in the first 2 rounds and then play around in the last. I won the 2 rounds but from 3:2 in each so in the last round, I aimed to play from a long range but there was a lot of clinching so my body got a little tired. All the bouts I have had till now were powerful but for me, it’s been a good experience to keep moving forward and defeating them so hopefully I will keep moving forward like this and fight for my country.” said Nikhat after the bout.
Nikhat will face Rio Olympics bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia in the semi-finals.
Contrary to Nikhat, the three-time Asian medallist Saweety (81kg) recorded a dominating 5-0 win against the 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Viktoria Kebikava of Belarus. In what was her first match of the tournament, the experienced pugilist from Haryana was extremely confident throughout the bout and landed strong, accurate punches to seal the win. She will be going up against Emma-Sue Greentree of Australia in her next bout.

“The boxer from Belarus (Viktoria) is a very good fighter with a world medal to her name and with both of our strengths including uppercuts being similar, I knew that I will have to fight till the very end. I was a bit tired towards the last round but I kept going for my coach who was constantly motivating from the ringside and my family in the audience, all of whom had high hopes from me. My next bout will definitely be better than this one as I always get better with the number of matches that I play,” commented Saweety after her bout.
Meanwhile, the two-time World Youth champion Sakshi Chaudhary (52kg) and the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun (57kg) went down fighting in the quarter finals despite their best efforts. While Sakshi lost 0:5 against Wu Lu of China, Manisha lost 1:4 against Amina Zidani of France and bowed out of the competition.
The 2020 Olympics bronze medallist Irma Testa (57kg) of Italy also secured her place in the semi-finals after beating Jucielen Romeu of Brazil with a 5-0 scoreline. The Italian who won silver at last year’s World Championships looked determined to better that this time round and proved it with her stellar performance.
Later onWednesday, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria (60kg) and Nupur Sheoran (+81kg) will all take to the ring for their respective quarter-finals bouts.
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March 22, 2023
Shoaib Malik’s absence from Sania Mirza’s Umrah pics confirms their divorce?

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Medina: The trend of performing Umrah has been going on among Indian celebrities and prominent personalities for the past two years. Most of these Muslim stars had treated their fans with pictures from the twin holy cities of Mecca and Madina. In the latest, tennis ace Sania Mirza has travelled to Saudi Arabia ahead of Ramadan along with her family and she is currently in the holy city of Madina. She will soon visit Mecca to perform Umrah.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Sania shared various pictures featuring her son Izhaan Mirza Malik, parents–Imran Mirza and Nasima Mirza, sister Anam Mirza and Mohammed Asaduddin. Sharing the pictures, Sania captioned the post, “Alhamdulillah (palms up together emoji) May Allah accept our prayers ..”
Moments after sharing the pictures, netizens flooded the comments box with messages. Some congratulated the tennis star while a few others raised questions about her husband Shoaib Malik’s absence from the pictures which adds more fuel more the burning speculations about the sport couple’s divorce.
Sania’s close friends Irfan Pathan and Huma Qureshi also reacted to her post. Ifran Pathan wrote, “Ameen.” while Huma Qureshi posted several heart emojis in the comments section.
Asking Sania about her husband Shoaib Malik, one of the users wrote, ” “Where is Shoaib Malik?” while another wrote, “Just that Shoaib brother is not in it.”
A third user wrote, ” umrah without mehram ??”
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Shoaib and Sania got married in 2010 and were staying in Dubai ever since but according to various reports the duo have allegedly ended their marriage. The couple is currently hosting ‘The Mirza Malik Show on Urduflix’ amid separation rumours.

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March 22, 2023