The wait to meet the third and pivotal person of the historical saga “Bajirao Mastani” came to an end when Priyanka Chopra released the first look of her character from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's forthcoming film online.The actress says her role - Kashibai - displays many emotions from simple and poetic to devoted. Priyanka, who is currently staying here, also added that the look comes as a pre-Diwali gift for her fans. “#KashiBaiPoster Simple... Poignant... Poetic... Sanguine... Devoted #somanyemotions,” Priyanka tweeted on Sunday. The actress, who made her international TV debut with “Quantico" this year, went on to add that “Early Happy Diwali from cold Montreal. I miss home! Here is the first look of #KashiBaiPoster”.
“Bajirao Mastani” narrates the love story of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I (played by Ranveer Singh) and Mastani (Deepika Padukone). Priyanka plays Bajirao's first wife Kashibai. In the poster, Priyanka can be seen standing with an 'aarti thali' in her hands and is seen in a Maharashtrian attire. The canvas of the image is a myriad of colours like orange and purple with an impression of palace and Marathas in the background. The film, which is expected to be opulent and grand, is scheduled to release on December 18.
Oakridge International School organised Sports Carnival at its campus. It was a perfect blend of culture and sports. It was an amalgamation of performing arts and games. The show began with a parade where all the children came and welcomed the parents. The show then moved to the dance performances. The theme of the show was dances around the world and sports. The show stopper was the opening dance that reflected the National games of the world in a dance form. The students performed the Country line dance and Hip hop of America, Aerobics, bamboo dance, zorba, PT drill, dumbbell presentation and yoga. Later, Gurnoor Brar, Harsimran Kaur, Sukhdev Singh, Snehpreet Kaur, Niharika and Rajinder Kaur were awarded with the academic achievers trophy for the previous session .
The event then moved towards the track events. Nursery to Grade 1 participated in fun races like balloon race, zig zag race, bag packing race and many other races. Grade 2 and above participated in sprint races, lemon race, sack race and relay. The last event of the day was the tug of war. After that the winner students were awarded with the medals.Principal of the School Ramanjit Ghuman thanked the efforts of the students, staff and parents for their tireless work in making this event a success. The finale was a Bhangra performance that was sorely prepared and choreographed by the students themselves. The event ended with all the parents departing with a smiling child at their side and feeling prouder with every moment.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday attended the inaugural session of the two-day 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting here that was inaugurated by Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba."Building on shared histories & values. EAM @SushmaSwaraj attends the inaugural session of the 15th Bimstec Ministerial Meeting in Kathmandu," Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.Sushma Swaraj will be speaking at Friday's session of the Ministerial Meeting.The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) came into existence in June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration.It comprises seven countries lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
The main objective of BIMSTEC is technical and economic cooperation among South Asian and Southeast Asian countries along the rim of the Bay of Bengal.With the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) virtually rendered ineffective as a bloc, largely due to non-cooperation on the part of Pakistan in a number of areas, India has been giving more importance to BIMSTEC in recent times.The bloc brings together 1.5 billion people or 21 per cent of the world's population and has a combined GDP of $2.5 trillion.India is the lead country for cooperation in four priority areas: counter-terrorism and transnational crime, transport and communication, tourism and environment, and disaster management.
At least six people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger van hit a bus in Pakistan's east Wazirabad district on Tuesday, the media reported.The accident happened when the van carrying about 20 people collided with the bus at a roundabout in the district located in the east Punjab province, Geo News said.The ill-fated van was on its way to north Rawalpindi district when it met the accident.Police says the accident happened due to over speeding of the van driver who lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn at the roundabout.The van had a head-on collision with the bus and the van driver was also among the killed people.The injured people have been shifted to a nearby hospital.
Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Civil Aviation has welcomed the Telecom Commission’s approval for offering in-flight connectivity within Indian airspace. He said that the decision would enable flyers to avail data and voice services during flights over Indian airspace and the government will now work towards creating the license framework for a special category of service providers called ‘In-flight connectivity provider.He said that these developments mean that airlines are now equipped to bring dramatic, yet cost effective, enhancements to the passenger experience –with passengers ordering products from their phones and tablets and arranging to have them delivered to their homes, or the hotel on arrival at their destination. He said that connectivity to the ground means cabin crews can help passengers to change their onward transit plans to accommodate for changes to their flight, while they are still in the air.Sh. Prabhu assured that he will ensure earliest implementation and complimented those involved in the decision. Re-iterating the government’s commitment in improving the services to air passengers he stated that a new India is in the making under the leadership of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi where everything is undergoing a positive transformation, from mindsets to methodologies.