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Russian woman cosmonaut ready to fly to space station

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Anna Kikina,the only active female cosmonaut from Russia is ready for her upcoming flight to the International Space Station aboard Space X’s Crew Dragon. The flight is scheduled for October 3rd and will go ahead despite the tension between Moscow and Washington over the Russian attack on Ukraine


Kikina who is 37 years of age and an engineer, will be the fifth professional woman cosmonaut from Russia to fly to space. She will be the first Russian to travel aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of a cross-flights deal between NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos.
. Kikina will be joined by Japan’s Koichi Wakata and NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada. The first Russian woman to fly to space was Valentina Tereshkova who travelled into orbit in 1963.

Today marks Mother Teresa’s 112th birth anniversary

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Mother Teresa was declared a saint in the year 2016. Today, the 26th of August is her 112th birth anniversary. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
She was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Skopje in Macedonia on August 26th, 1910. She received the call of God at the early age of 12 and decided to become a missionary. She left her parental home in 1928 and joined an Irish community of nuns called Sisters of Loreto that had missions in India.


She was sent to India where she taught in a school in Kolkata from 1931 to 1948 and came across poverty stricken people. She was moved by their plight and founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, an organization that works for the poor irrespective of class, creed or colour.
She received recognition for her work across the globe and received various awards. She was canonised as a saint by the Pope at a ceremony in the Vatican in 2016.

CJI Justice Ramana’s last day in office

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The Supreme Court will live stream proceedings today to mark outgoing Chief Justice of India Justice Ramana’s last day in office. A notice was uploaded on the Supreme Court website early this morning saying that the proceedings of the Hon’ble Chief Justice’s Court would be live streamed through the NIC website portal.


CJI Ramana will be sharing the ceremonial bench with CJI Designate Justice UU Lalit and Justice Hima Kohli. The bench is expected to take up ten matters for hearing.
It is not clear if live streaming will be done on a regular basis or only for a few select matters before a few select benches. Detailed guidelines in the matter are expected shortly.

BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s family give consent for autopsy

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Sonali Phogat, a BJP leader from Hisar in Haryana was found dead two days ago in Goa in suspicious circumstances. She was 42. Her family claimed that she was murdered by two of her associates and that she complained about them before her death.


Her family has now given their consent to conduct the autopsy with a condition that the entire procedure is video-graphed.
The Goa Police have stated that an FIR would be filed after the postmortem is conducted. According to the police, Sonali died of a suspected heart attack but later registered a case of unnatural death.
Goa Medical College and Hospital has formed a panel of two forensic experts to conduct the forensic exam as well as a panel of two doctors to conduct an autopsy.

Australian woman arrested as per her wish on her 100th birthday

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Jean Bickenton from Australia nurtured a bizarre desire to get arrested. The Victoria Police fulfilled her wish and interrupted her 100th birthday party to detain her. They put mock handcuffs on her and wheeled her out of Narracan Gardens Residential Aged Care.


Jean was employed as an army nurse for decades and she had a bizarre wish to get arrested even though she was a law abiding citizen. Three young constables from the Victoria police, whirled in on Jean’s 100th birthday with lights and sirens, staged a mock arrest and posted it on Facebook.
Netizens praised the Victoria police team’s gesture in the comments section as they made an elderly lady happy and had done real community policing.

Chowman introduces Oriental Seafood Festival

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The annual seafood festival from Chowman is back! Every year Chowman sources some of the freshest catch and curates a selection exotic dishes for patrons to experience.

From Octopus to lobster, Crab, Pomfret, Squid and Jumbo Prawn, you will be spoilt for choice at this festival with over 18 hand-picked dishes to select from

Seafood delicacies like Whole Crab in Ginger & Spring Onion, King Prawns in Bamboo Shoots & Chinese Mushrooms, Stir Fried Octopus in Tobanjan Sauce, Calamari in Chilli Tamarind, Lobster with Mint, Lemon & Chilli are some of the signature dishes at this year’s Oriental Seafood Festival

So, join us for a taste of the magical undersea food and discover a whole new range of dishes

Available for Dine in (All Outlets) & Home Delivery (Chowman App | Swiggy| Zomato)

Time: 12 Noon – 10.30 PM
Price for two: INR 1100/- ++

When: Till 15th September

For more information, call: 18008902150

Madras HC to hear AIADMK power tussle on August 25

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A division bench of the Madras High Court adjourned the hearing of the AIADMK power tussle case to August 25. It is currently hearing appeals from AIADMK joint coordinator K.Palaniswami who is challenging the order of a single judge who nullified the party’s general council meeting held on July 11 and ordered status quo ante as of June 23, 2022.

This meeting picked Palaniswami as the interim general secretary and expelled his rival O Paneerselveam. A division bench comprising Justices M. Duraiswamy and Sundar Mohan posted the matter to August 25. The appeals are seeking to stay the order of the single judge as it had virtually created a deadlock in the party. The concerned advocates said that they are prepared to argue the main case itself on August 25.
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Sonia Gandhi meets President Draupadi Murmu

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi met the newly elected President Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. This visit is amidst the ongoing internal differences in the Congress party. Congress sources said that this was a courtesy visit.


This is her first visit after Murmu was elected President. Murmu is the second woman and the first tribal President of the country. The Congress did not support Murmu but backed Yashwant Sinha the joint opposition candidate
Meanwhile Sonia will be travelling abroad for her medical check-up along with both her children Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi. She will also visit her ailing mother before she returns to Delhi

Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Arshad Wins National Fame Award

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Dr. Arshad, Founder and Director of WE Dental – Smile Design studio (Shaad aesthetics) believe the need for cosmetic dentistry has never been greater than today with people wanting their smile to be perfect. Starting at a nascent stage, he holds more than 17 years of dental experience and has treated more than 15,000 patients and made 2500 beautiful smiles. His fine treatment procedures balanced with an unparalleled level of technical expertise and skill makes him the most sought-after dentist for both implants and cosmetic procedures. He is also a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, USA and the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, India.

In a glamorous award ceremony, recently held at Vivanta New Delhi, Dwarka, cosmetic dentist and implant specialist, Dr. Arshad was awarded as Most Promising Cosmetic Dentist of the Year by renowned Bollywood actress Malaika Arora at the Brands Impact National Fame Awards 2022 which aimed to recognize the efforts and dedication of individuals and companies that have risen to fame and have nationwide supporters, owing to their talent and contributions to various industries.

Speaking on the spectacular achievement, Dr. Arshad said “Smiling is everyone’s freedom, I as a cosmetic dentist would never fail to bring that to the fullest to all my patients. My happiness lies in their happy smile”.

Having completed his fellowship in cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Arshad affiliated to American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (USA) and upgraded himself with the fellowship in Aesthetic dentistry (Germany) and Masters Dental Aesthetics (USA). He has a keen ability to perform complex procedures with utmost care for his patients which makes them to be at ease.

Dr. Arshad’s belief to deliver precision and maintain perfection in every procedure of treating his patients reflects his relentless passion for excellence in dental aesthetics and dental implants. He blends the knowledge of science with advancement of technology and his fine skill to make results look naturally perfect that even attracts the overseas people who have flown all the way here to get their treatment done

Dr Arshad has not only given his patients a perfect smile but has also rebuilt their confidence to overcome all the odds and criticism that they faced during their entire life.

With the National Fame Award and many other accolades and achievements under his hat, Dr. Arshad is set to create further benchmarks in the cosmetic dentistry field.

Anthony Fauci to step down in December

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Anthony Fauci, the Covid advisor to Joe Biden’s government is one of America’s top infectious diseases expert who became the face of the country’s fight against the pandemic will be stepping down in December. He will leave both positions of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and that of chief medical advisor to Biden. However, he is not retiring.


The 81 year old said that he will pursue the next chapter of his career after stepping down. Biden extended his thanks to Fauci and stated that due to his contribution, many lives in the world were saved and that the country has become more resilient and healthy because of Fauci.
Fauci has served under 7 US Presidents since the 1980’s and has been the go to person for Biden to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Fauci lives with security protection as his family has received death threats.

Elon Musk meets online Indian friend in Texas

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has an Indian Twitter pal named Pranay Pathole. He is a techie based in Pune. The two finally got to meet up in Texas and Pranay shared photos of the meeting. Netizens are excited about this meeting.
Pranay tweeted a picture he clicked with Musk at the Gigafactory at Texas. The joy of meeting the person he admired so much was visible on Pranay’s face. According to him,Musk is a humble, down-to-earth person and an inspiration to millions of people


His post has garnered more than 32k likes and numerous comments. Pranay first tweeted at Musk in 2018 when he was a student of software engineering at a university in Pune asking Musk to fix some glitches in the latest model of Tesla. Musk replied to his tweet and this led to an online friendship between them. Ever since then, Musk has replied to comments made by Pranay and Pranay was seen supporting Musk on all topics.

Crowne Plaza Presents “Melange é Madras”

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Chennai is the city, Madras is an emotion. In the year 2004 a celebration was born. A group of the city’s influential and knowledgeable people commemorated 22nd August as Madras Day. There was a very valid reason: in circa 1639, Francis Day and two of his colleagues bought the land on which Fort St George was built. Many other surrounding pockets were purchased and slowly, it became a mainland that was christened Madras, a melting pot of religions, ethnicities, communities, languages and… Of course, food. A cuisine that has evolved over the years.

Melange é Madras was named after a great deal of thought. For on this Dakshin celebration menu, the Guest Chef, Shri Bala has conducted in-depth research on the foods served by the various communities that inhabited Madras and still do. The thali menu includes influences from Komutti Chettiar, Tamil Brahmin, Mudaliar, Anglo Indian, Burmese Tamil kitchens and the distinct food served on the famous Marina Beach.

Celebrating this glorious food heritage and the emotion that is Madras, Dakshin brings you this week-long festival between August 22nd and August 28th.

Date: 22nd  August, Monday till 28th August, Sunday

Time: Lunch and Dinner

Address: 132, TT Krishnamachari Rd, Austin Nagar, Alwarpet, Chennai

Price for two: INR 4500 + taxes

For queries and reservations: 9600030787 / dakshin@cpchennai.com

High Tea at Kava by Fairfield by Marriott ORR

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Indulge yourself in the best of classic English delicacies as well as India’s favorite chai combos while leisurely sipping the finest teas from across the world

Guests can enjoy a selection of traditional scones, popular English and Indian savoury options from Pesto marinated Tomato and Bocconcini sandwich on Focaccia, Smoked chicken and Avocado sandwich on Ciabatta to Keema potli samosa, Veg Patti samosa, to name just a few

There is more in the form of dainty pastries, mini cupcakes, classic lemon meringue tart, cheesecakes, and low sugar options such as the homemade Maduwa, Cumin and Bajra cookies.

So join us for a cuppa and a slice of indulgence because sometimes all you need is a leisurely Tea.

Location: Kava, Fairfield by Marriott, Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru

Price: 999 onwards

For more information contact: +91951365315

Festival starts 25th August

Sonam and Anand Ahuja blessed with a baby boy

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Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor and her businessman husband Anand Ahuja welcomed a baby boy on Saturday. Sonam shared the news on Instagram and thanked doctors, nurses, family and friends for all their love and support.


The couple are thrilled to bits and said that the birth of their son will change their lives forever. Sonam and Anand dated for a couple of years before they tied the knot in May 2018 in Mumbai in a star studded wedding. Anand runs the fashion label Bhane and the sneaker boutique VegNonVeg.
The couple announced Sonam’s pregnancy earlier this year and Sonam captured the attention of netizens with her gorgeous shoot where she oozed confidence while wearing a designer outfit. She flaunted her baby bump in different photoshoots and grabbed attention all through her pregnancy.

Married women can participate in the Miss Universe pageant from 2023

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From the year 2023, marital status will not be a bar for women to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant. In a historic decision that has been welcomed by many, the prestigious Miss Universe pageant will allow married women to participate in the pageant from 2023.


Mothers and married women can now take part in the contest. Until now, according to the rules, the Miss Universe winners had to be single and remain single for the tenure of their title. The winners have also traditionally been expected not to become pregnant while reigning as Miss Universe.
Harnaaz Sandhu from Punjab who was crowned Miss Universe in 2021 represented India at the 70th Miss Universe pageant held in Eilat, Israel . Before Harnaaz, two other Indian women were crowned Miss Universe- Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.

Non-bailable warrant issued against godman Nithyananda

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A Sessions Court in Ramanagara near Bengaluru has issued a non-bailable warrant against controversial godman Nithyananda in a rape case of 2010. The trial of the case has begun and witnesses have been examined but the trial was stalled for 3 years due to the absence of Nithyananda. It is said that he has not responded to summons issued against him since 2019. The Non bailable warrant is returnable by September 23.


The rape case was filed against Nithyananda in 2010 based on a complaint by his former driver Lenin. Nithyananda was arrested and later released on bail. In 2020, his bail was cancelled as Nithyananda is said to have escaped from the country and established an ashram called Kaliasa which is in an unknown location.
The NBW was issued as the godman failed to make an appearance since 2019 and also did not respond to multiple summons.

Smoking Hot 🔥 Raashii Khanna

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Check out the latest photoshoot pictures of Actress Raashii Khanna