SRINAGAR: Sara Ali Khan, the popular Bollywood actress, recently embarked on a trip to the highlands of Kashmir with her mother, Amrita Singh, after wrapping up shooting for her upcoming film, Ae Watan Mere Watan. The actress shared several photos from her journey on Instagram, where she was also accompanied by her friends.
Sara Ali Khan with her family and friends in Kashmir in May 2023
In the first shot, Sara donned a saffron jumper and a woolly hat, posing for a selfie with the night sky and the moon in the backdrop while pouting. The next photo showed her sitting outside in comfortable clothing, closing her eyes and leaning on her companion, who stood behind her.
The following shot showed Sara dressed differently, hugging her pal. In the last photo, Sara, her friends, and Amrita Singh sat around an indoor fireplace. Sara, donning a saffron jumper and beige trousers, gazed at the fire with her hands close to it, while Amrita, dressed in all black, sat behind her daughter.
Sara spent her time in the pool with one of her pals, writer Jehan Handa. Both of them were engaged in a conversation in the candid photograph. The star also shared a solo photo of her in the pool. Sara sat in a garden, enjoying the sun, wearing a shawl over her olive-colored jumper and grey trousers in one of the photos. The actress also wore a woolly hat while posing with her face up and her eyes closed.
Sara and her pals stood for the camera outside in the dusk in the last photo. As she smiled for the camera, she was dressed in a white jacket, beige trousers, a woollen cap and shoes. “Hello Full Moon Phase, Snow clad Mountains with Sunny Rays, Sitting by the Fire enjoying the Flame, the Haze,” Sara captioned the image. The nights are pleasant, and the days are sun-kissed, so it’s time to hear what Sara says.” She also mentioned Purnima and the full moon.
Sara posted one of the photos with her pals on Instagram Stories and tagged her. She labelled the site Jannat-e-Kashmir. Sara also used the background music from her debut film Kedarnath, Qaafirana. The original song was included in the 2018 film Sara with the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Sara Ali Khan seemed to have fallen in love with Kashmir ever since she found it. She is a frequent traveller to Kashmir; she was here in 2021 and 2022 also for different projects. Her love for Kashmir can be seen through her Instagram posts.
Sara Khan explains the mesmerising beauty she has fallen in love with through her frequent visits to Kashmir. As a result, she is gradually emerging as a brand spokesperson for Kashmir with no additional expense.
Hyderabad: Popular Telugu film actor Naga Chaitanya recently expressed his thoughts on being friends with an ex-partner. Chaitanya played a game of truth or dare with YouTuber Irfan and was asked about his experience with rejection in a relationship in a video interview. Chaitanya expressed his displeasure with Irfan’s story about his ex-girlfriend suggesting that they remain friends after the breakup, saying, “We can be good friends. It is that part that irritates me the most. I didn’t ask for friendship.”
Chaitanya’s comments piqued the interest of many social media users, with many agreeing with him and expressing sympathy for his annoyance. The actor is known for his candid and honest views on personal matters. He was previously married to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and is now rumoured to be dating actress Sobhita Dhulipala.
Sam and Chay, who were once one of the most adored celebrity pairs in the South Indian film industry, got married in 2017. They called it quits in 2021.
Naga Chaitanya also discussed his biggest regret in life in the same interview, saying that he didn’t have any specific regrets but that he saw every experience as a learning opportunity. He did say, however, that there were a few films he regretted doing and that he would not do that type of work again.
On the work front, Custody, Chaitanya’s upcoming film directed by Venkat Prabhu, stars him as a police constable alongside Krithi Shetty, Priyamani, Sampath Raj, and Arvind Swami in pivotal roles. The bilingual Tamil-Telugu film, which is set to release on May 12, has already sparked a lot of interest among fans.
“I feel like I played all right … I don’t think I played that well,” Alex Scott says, doing himself something of a disservice as the Bristol City midfielder reflects on the night Manchester City came to town. A clip of Scott gliding into the box and away from Julián Álvarez and Riyad Mahrez and bursting between Kevin De Bruyne and Rico Lewis went viral. His modesty is indicative of his endearing personality and the standards he has set himself. “I wanted to show what I’ve been doing the past two years in the Championship against one of the best teams in the world.”
What the 19-year-old has been doing this season has earned him the English Football League young player of the year award, previously won by Brennan Johnson, Ollie Watkins and Jude Bellingham, an opponent in Scott’s youth days at Southampton and a source of inspiration. “I played against Jude a few times,” he says. “I remember playing in tournaments against Harvey Elliott quite a bit and Jamal Musiala, now of Bayern Munich, because we used to play Chelsea all the time. Players like Jude and Jamal who have gone on to the highest level possible, it gives motivation for young lads like myself who have played against them and seen how good they were as kids.”
Alex Scott with his EFL young player of the year award last Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/Shutterstock
Pep Guardiola gushed and Jack Grealish, one of Scott’s idols, was equally complimentary. Grealish later called Scott a “top, top talent” in a social media post. “I was speaking to him a little bit after the game and managed to get his shirt, so it was a special night all round,” Scott says. “To get the recognition from someone like him, it did mean a lot. He is friends with Andi [Weimann], who knows him from when they were at Villa together. I’m thankful to Andi for pulling me over to chat because I was a bit nervous.”
Scott’s teammate and flatmate, the striker Tommy Conway, another Bristol City youngster to shine this season, got Erling Haaland’s shirt. Scott was given the moniker the “Guernsey Grealish” because he also wears his socks and shin pads low. The versatile Scott – he has excelled as a wing-back, winger and at the base and tip of midfield – is the most-fouled player in the Championship this season. Sunderland’s Luke O’Nien resorted to drastic measures to stop him in February, jumping on Scott for an impromptu piggyback on halfway.
Scott laughs in the boardroom at Bristol City’s sleek training base and is at ease as he discusses everything from growing up on the Channel Islands and joining Guernsey FC for pre-season at 15 to winning the Under-19 European Championship with England and studying clips of Grealish, Bellingham and Frenkie de Jong. “That’s the level I want to be playing at one day,” he says. “I look at players with a similar playing style to me in terms of dribbling and breaking lines. You can watch all the clips you want but if you don’t put the work in on the grass then you’re not going to progress. I’m doing extras when I can and trying things at training that I know I need to work on, for example shooting, dribbling and passing on my left foot.”
Scott, who made his 100th senior appearance last weekend and became Guernsey’s youngest-ever player when making his debut against Haywards Heath Town aged 16 in September 2019, speaks with striking maturity.He joined Bristol City from Guernsey on a free three months later, after scoring a perfect hat-trick in a trial against Yate Town. He was fast-tracked to the first team and Scott’s ability to carve open defences with a killer pass or surging run have made him a fans’ favourite from virtually the moment Nigel Pearson handed him his debut aged 17. Pearson is adamant Scott will play for England’s senior side.
Even the way Scott talks about tactical fouls, while discussing playing in a deeper midfield role for his country, belies his years. “Sometimes it needs a player to almost hit someone a little bit and go through a player, in the nicest way possible. If you want to be a top midfielder who can play holding midfield, No 8 or a No 10, you need to have all those parts of your game.” Scott has always had a degree of bite. “I can get a bit feisty in a game if I need to. I think if you ask my parents they will say the same thing about when I was a young lad playing at home.”
Alex Scott in action for Bristol City against West Brom this season. Photograph: David Davies/PA
Scott spent almost five years at Southampton and a season at Bournemouth. Then came a big decision and frank conversations with his parents, Steph and Noel. “My mum and dad knew I wasn’t happy playing,” Scott says. “They sat me down and said: ‘Bournemouth want you go to back, but do you want to do it?’ It was upsetting my mum a lot because she knew I wasn’t happy. When I got released from Southampton, I gave up a little bit, I lost interest a bit. From the age of eight to 13, I never really had a social life in Guernsey. I’d go to school on a Friday, fly to Southampton, Sunday I’d fly home and then I’d be at school again. I never really had a chance to enjoy my life as a 13-year-old kid, to go out and see my friends and play with them.
“You know what dads are like, they want you to play. But he knew I wasn’t happy. I told him straight and said: ‘I just want to play in Guernsey.’ He was fine with that and that took a bit of weight off my shoulders because it felt at times like I was almost playing for him a little bit when I was going over. I knew I hated it when I was flying over every weekend but I didn’t want to upset my dad or anything.”
His love for the game has certainly returned. “Monday Night Football, Champions League, Friday nights – it is on at all times in the household,” he says, smiling. “We’re either watching something on the telly or playing two-touch on the balcony.” He occasionally plays Xbox with his friends and elder brother, Callum. “Other than that, I’ll speak with my parents, the normal 19-year-old life, really.”
Scott never expected to be in this position. “I remember being in food tech at school, with my friends, speaking about these young players that were coming through and playing at the highest stage: Karamoko Dembélé, Louie Barry, players like that. Two years later, my first England [Under-18s] squad [in March 2021], I’m playing with those players and my friends are texting me like: ‘What are they actually like? What are they like off the pitch? How good are they?’
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“Alfie Devine, who I now play with for England [Under-20s], is probably one of my closest mates. Being a Spurs fan I remember when he scored against Marine at 16. I was watching that with my dad at home and thinking: ‘He’s going to be the next one to come through at Spurs.’ Now I’m best mates with him at England level. That in itself is surreal for me.”
Now he is the subject of interest from the Premier League’s elite. Scott has told his mum, who has signed up to receive Bristol City notifications on Twitter, to treat transfer talk with caution. “My friends ask me: ‘Are you going here? Are you going here?’ I just ignore them, basically.”
Alex Scott (third left) and his England Under-20 teammates before last month’s friendly against France in Spain. Photograph: Fran Santiago/The FA/Getty Images
Many Bristol City supporters are resigned to Saturday’s home match against Burnley being Scott’s last at Ashton Gate. His immediate focus, he says, is on making the England squad for May’s Under-20 World Cup or June’s Under-21 European Championship. Is the 2026 World Cup on his radar? “What’s that, three years from now … I’ll be 22. Why not?”
A little more than three years on from Isthmian League Division One South East trips with Guernsey to Sittingbourne and Cray Valley Paper Mills, where he played in front of a crowd of 56, Scott is determined to continue his impressive trajectory. “It has been a bit of a whirlwind few years,” he says. “I don’t really want to look back on how it’s gone, I just want to keep going.”
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Hyderabad: Tragedy struck when two friends drowned while trying to save their horse in the Musi river at Rajendranagar.
According to police, the incident happened on Wednesday. The victims who were identified as Mohd Saif and Ashu Singh had taken the horse for a walk and reached the river. After some time the horse walked deeper into the river and started to drown.
Upon noticing, Ashu Singh, despite not knowing swimming, rushed to rescue the animal. He started to drown. His friend Mohd Saif, who did not know how to swim either, came to Singh’s rescue but failed. All three of them lost their lives.
On a tip-off by locals, police rushed to the spot and retrieved the bodies with the help of a swimmer.
The bodies were later shifted to the Osmania General Hospital for postmortem. A case has been registered.
It’s no secret that many men – especially those who are middle-aged – have few people they would call friends. Large numbers of men in this age bracket report experiencing feelings of isolation and loneliness, having lost touch with old friends and struggling to make new connections.
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The Louisville shooting comes just two weeks after three children and three adults were killed at a Christian elementary school in Nashville. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said that one of the victims, Cindy Peak, was friends with his wife Maria.
“What happened at Covenant School was a tragedy beyond comprehension. Like many of you, I’ve experienced tragedy in my own life, and I’ve experienced the day after that tragedy. … Cindy was supposed to come over to have dinner with Maria last night after she filled in as a substitute teacher yesterday at Covenant,” Lee said in an address the day after the shooting.
After both shootings, local police confirmed that the shooter was dead.
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While the country faces religious disharmony, the students of the Shaheen group of institutions belonging to different faiths have organised Iftar for their Muslim friends in Karnataka’s Bidar, setting a perfect example of fraternity.
The month being Ramazan, the students have made an effort to prepare iftar plates loaded with fruits, fried items, and Rooh Afza (fruit drink) on daily basis.
While the Muslim students break their fast in the evening, their non-Muslim friends serve them food and drinks on dastarkhwan (dining spread).
While they actively engage in preparing iftar, a Hindu student said, “We find peace in doing this and we also want to be a part of Ramadan.”
Wishing ‘Ramzan Mubarak’ to everyone, the student also said that she feels happy witnessing an environment like this.
This act of unity and friendship between students of different faiths highlights the importance of mutual respect and understanding that still prevails in many areas of the nation.
Another student, who volunteered at the event said that it was the first time that she has experienced Ramzan and added, “I really feel lucky in helping Iftar for my Muslim friends.”
Lauding the efforts of the students, the founder of the institution, Dr Abdul Qadeer said that it is overwhelming to see the suited spirit among students.
As many as 4500 participate in the Iftar programme daily.
“On our campus, Muslim and non-Muslim students observe the Iftar daily, while Muslims break their fast, the non-Muslim students serve them while they send out messages of peace and love,” said Abdul Qadeer.
He further hopes and says that he prays that these students in the future lead to the betterment of society and the nation by setting an example of religious harmony.
Kolkata: A day after the removal of Mehul Choksi’s name from Interpol’s Red Corner notice list, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday alleged that businessmen Gautam Adani and fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi are the “best friends” of the BJP-led government at the Centre and saffron party was working only for these people.
Hitting out at the BJP government, the TMC supremo also said that banks have no money and people are not getting their payments even after working for the 100 days’ work scheme.
“… The country is run by only a few people. Banks are totally penniless and the Centre is not giving money for the 100 days’ work scheme (MGNREGA). But these people (Adani and Choksi) have collected lots of funds,” she claimed.
LIC, she told reporters at the airport here, has “become zero”.
The state-run insurance company had invested in shares of the Adani-led group companies, whose share prices plummeted after the Hindenburg Research report.
“Now Adani and Mehul are BJP’s best friends. The BJP-led government at the Centre is working for them and that will become their minus TRP,” she said before leaving for a three-day trip to neighbouring Odisha to offer prayers at the Puri Jagannath Temple.
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has removed the name of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi , who is wanted in a Rs 13,000-crore scam in the Punjab National Bank (PNB), from the Red Corner List on the basis of his plea.
