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Ahmedabad bride Ayesha Upadhya rides Bullet to marriage hall - video goes viral, but she will soon miss her bike (Watch videos)

January 23, 2016, 11:11 pm
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A computer science lecturer in Ahmedabad, Ayesha Upadhya, entered her marriage hall on Friday riding a bike and made a splash. A bike enthusiast Ayesha Upadhya, who teaches at the PD Pandya Institute of Compute Application in Ahmedabad, goes to her college everyday on her 200-kg Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Ironically, the man she married, a Canada-based businessman Laukik Vyas, does not know how to ride a motorcycle.
Ayesha is also part of a biking group which has gone on long rides to places as far as Goa and Rajasthan. (Video below)
Pic courtesy ANI
January 24, 2016, NewsCrunch

A computer science lecturer in Ahmedabad, Ayesha Upadhya, entered her marriage hall on Friday riding a bike and made  a splash.

A bike enthusiast Ayesha Upadhya, who teaches at the PD Pandya Institute of Compute Application in Ahmedabad, goes to her college everyday on her 200-kg Royal Enfield Bullet 350.

Ironically, the man she married, a Canada-based businessman Laukik Vyas, does not know how to ride a motorcycle.

But when she shared her idea with him, he went out of his way to support it. The result: A viral video, which shows Ayesha Upadhya, entering her marriage hall on a Bullet sporting dark sun glasses.

A computer science lecturer in Ahmedabad, Ayesha Upadhya, entered her marriage hall on Friday riding a bike and made a splash. A bike enthusiast Ayesha Upadhya, who teaches at the PD Pandya Institute of Compute Application in Ahmedabad, goes to her college everyday on her 200-kg Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Ironically, the man she married, a Canada-based businessman Laukik Vyas, does not know how to ride a motorcycle.
Ayesha is also part of a biking group which has gone on long rides to places as far as Goa and Rajasthan. (Video below)
Pic courtesy ANI
Ahmedabad Mirror informs that Ayesha Upadhya started riding her father's 100 cc bike when she was in class 9 and has been a regular rider since then.

She is also part of a biking group, which has gone on long rides to places as far as Goa and Rajasthan.

Ayesha Upadhya is attached to her Royal Enfield Bullet gifted by her brother on Raksha Bandan, but she knows  she will soon miss it.

She regrets that she will have to leave it behind when she moves to Canada after marriage.

"I know I will get bigger and better bikes there, but my Bullet is my first love," she told Mirror.

Video 1 - Ahmedabad bride Ayesha Upadhya rides Bullet to marriage hall






Video 2 - Ahmedabad bride Ayesha Upadhya rides Bullet to marriage hall





A computer science lecturer in Ahmedabad, Ayesha Upadhya, entered her marriage hall on Friday riding a bike and made a splash. A bike enthusiast Ayesha Upadhya, who teaches at the PD Pandya Institute of Compute Application in Ahmedabad, goes to her college everyday on her 200-kg Royal Enfield Bullet 350. Ironically, the man she married, a Canada-based businessman Laukik Vyas, does not know how to ride a motorcycle.
Ayesha is also part of a biking group which has gone on long rides to places as far as Goa and Rajasthan.
Pic courtesy ANI
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Silk Road Ensemble plays 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' at Davos - wins hearts, gets standing ovation (Watch video)

January 24, 2016, 12:48 am
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Yo-Yo Ma has brought together musicians from over 20 countries
for the Silk Road Ensemble, which promotes cross-cultural music. (Video below)

January 24, 2016, NewsCrunch

The famed Silk Road Ensemble led by acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed a joyful rendition of Raj Kapoor's evergreen hit Mera Joota Hai Japani at Davos this week.

The energetic interplay of  traditional instruments, ranging from a cello to a tabla, moved the audience to give the Ensemble a standing ovation.

The over one-hour long show, which brought live music from different countries, was part of an official World Economic Forum programme, Musical Perspectives on Global Cultures.

Yo-Yo Ma has brought together musicians from over 20 countries for the Silk Road Ensemble, which promotes cross-cultural music. The group has recorded six albums and its new album, Sing Me Home, is due for release in April 2016.

In the Mera Joota Hai Japani performance, Yo-Yo Ma was  joined by Sérgio and Odair Assad (Brazil), Sandeep Das (India), Johnny Gandelsman (USA), Cristina Pato (Spain), Kathryn Stott (UK) and Wu Tong (China).

Video: Watch Silk Road Ensemble playing 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' at Davos (After 48.05 minutes) 



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Rihanna and Leonardo Dicaprio are a couple - highly awaited kissing photo finally surfaces

January 24, 2016, 7:02 am
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The hottest couple of 2016, Rihanna and Leonardo Dicaprio, have gone public though with a great deal of reluctance. The stars, close friends for last four years, have begun to spend time together. But both of them take extraordinary care not to be seen in public.
Candid camera had caught them locking lips at the
Playboy mansion recently.





January 24, 2016, NewsCrunch

The hottest couple of 2016, Rihanna and Leonardo Dicaprio, have gone public though with a great deal of reluctance.

The stars, close friends for last four years,  have begun to spend time together. But both of them take extraordinary care not to be seen in public.

During Christmas break, they were spotted in Caribbean and later in Paris to celebrate Rihanna's 27th birthday.

Candid camera had caught Rihanna and Leonardo Dicaprio locking lips at the Playboy mansion recently. Though they reportedly went out of their way to suppress it, the photos finally made their way  to social media.

The hottest couple of 2016, Rihanna and Leonardo Dicaprio, have gone public though with a great deal of reluctance. The stars, close friends for last four years, have begun to spend time together. But both of them take extraordinary care not to be seen in public.
Candid camera had caught them locking lips at the
Playboy mansion recently.


The hottest couple of 2016, Rihanna and Leonardo Dicaprio, have gone public though with a great deal of reluctance. The stars, close friends for last four years, have begun to spend time together. But both of them take extraordinary care not to be seen in public.
Candid camera had caught them locking lips at
the Playboy mansion recently.
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Video review: Indian National Anthem by The Sports Heroes is a lost opportunity

January 24, 2016, 9:14 am
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Jana Gana Mana  is preceded and followed by a screeching narration
on the merits of pursuing sports seriously. (Video below)
January 24, 2016, NewsCrunch

Former India left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni has assembled a galaxy of sport stars from
Sachin Tendulkar to Sania Mirza to sing national anthem to celebrate the 67th Republic Day.

Like the national anthem, sport is a strong uniting force. Bringing them together is an exciting prospect.

On Sunday, Sachin Tendulkar released the video “The Sports Heroes”, featuring Sunil Gavaskar, Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi, Dhanraj Pillay, Bhaichung Bhutia, Gagan Narang and Sushil Kumar.

The video, which has been directed by Abhjit Panse, is marked by good execution.

But the video unfortunately widens its scope to issue a call to youngsters to take up sports. The anthem is preceded and followed by a screeching narration on the merits of pursuing sports seriously.

It would also have been more authentic if the sports persons were coached to carry the Jana Gana Mana tune in their own voice instead of lip syncing professional singers.

Here was perhaps a chance to make the present generation's Mile sur mera tumhara. An opportunity that was indeed lost

Video: Watch Indian National Anthem by The Sports Heroes 



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Sonakshi may do for Haseena what Aamiar Khan did for Dangal – put on massive weight

January 24, 2016, 11:21 pm
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The shooting for gangster bipopic Haseena has been delayed – one of the reasons that has been cited is Sonakshi Sinha needs time to put on weight for the movie. Haseena is the biopic of a sister of Dawood Ibrahim of the same name, who build a notorious gang and was feared as the Godmother of Nagpada till she passed away in 2014.
Sonakshi needs to gain lots of pounds to play the bulky 40-year-old woman gangster

January 25, 2016, NewsCrunch

The shooting for gangster bipopic Haseena has been delayed – one of the reasons that has been cited is Sonakshi Sinha needs time to put on weight for the movie.

Haseena is the biopic of a sister of Dawood Ibrahim of the same name, who build a notorious gang and was feared as the Godmother of Nagpada till she passed away in 2014.

After Sonakshi was chosen for the role last August, the shooting was scheduled to kick off in February, which has now been pushed to start later this year.

A source close to the project told Deccan Chronicle that Sonakshi needs to put on weight for the move in which she play a bulky 40-year-old woman.

She cannot do that till she gets her current films, Force 2 and Akira, out of the way.

Another account of the delay says Sonakshi is in two minds on doing the movie.

She is tempted that if she can pull it off, the film will put her in a different league. Sonakshi is flattered that Apoorva Lakhia even considered her for the role.

But Sonakshi is also apprehensive of playing a tough role knowing her limitations as a actor. The weight issue also seems to be troubling her mind.

An obese teen, Sonakshi struggled to lose pounds and transform into svelte heroine material. She still faces insensitive body shaming remarks that are thrown at her, as Rishi Kapoor did sometime ago.

She is not sure how looking like Aamir Khan in Dangal would impact her career.

She told PTI recently that she is yet to sign the dotted line.

The shooting for gangster bipopic Haseena has been delayed – one of the reasons that has been cited is Sonakshi Sinha needs time to put on weight for the movie. Haseena is the biopic of a sister of Dawood Ibrahim of the same name, who build a notorious gang and was feared as the Godmother of Nagpada till she passed away in 2014.
Haseena is the biopic of Dawood Ibrahim’s, who came to be feared as the Godmother of Nagpada. Pic courtest Twitter




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Video: Watch Airlift audience taunting Kejriwal and Sisodia by chanting Modi, Modi, Modi

January 25, 2016, 1:03 am
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The police and other personnel rushed to escort out the distinctly uncomfortable
looking Kejriwal and Sisodia (Video below)

January 25, 2016, NewsCrunch

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia faced uncomfortable moments when whey had gone to see Akshay Kumar’s film Airlift on Saturday night.

After  watching the film, a section of the audience at Ghaziabad’s AnzalPlazaspotted the duo and broke into a loud and continuous  chant: Modi, Modi, Modi…

The police and other personnel rushed to escort out the distinctly uncomfortable looking Kejriwal and Sisodia.

ABP Live, which filed a report using spot footage, said it was not clear why the audience had taunted Kejriwal and Sisodia.

Video: Watch Airlift audience taunting Kejriwal and Sisodia with Modi, Modi chants


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Donald Trump insults Sikh man after he is thrown out of rally – he was carrying banner saying Stop hate (Watch video)

January 25, 2016, 2:39 am
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Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump mocked at an unidentified Sikh man, who was thrown out of his rally, for carrying a banner saying Stop hate. Trump, who is campaigning in Iowa, spotted the red-turbaned Sikh raising his banner, during a speech. He waved his hand and said 'Bye. Bye. Goodbye'.
As the unidentified Sikh man exited, Trump’s supporters started chanting USA, USA, USA (Video below).

January 24, 2016, NewsCrunch

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump mocked at an unidentified Sikh man, who was thrown out of his rally, for carrying a banner saying Stop hate.

Trump, who is campaigning in Iowa, spotted the red-turbaned Sikh raising his banner, during a speech. He waved his hand and said 'Bye. Bye. Goodbye'.


That was the signal for Trump’s volunteers to remove the banner and escort the Sikh out.

As the man exited, Trump’s supporters jeered at him  chanting USA, USA, USA.

Trump also mocked at the man saying, "He wasn't wearing one of those hats was he? And he never will, and that's OK because we got to do something folks because it's not working," perhaps alluding to his turban.

Video: Watch Donald Trump mocking at Sikh man after getting him thrown out of rally – he was carrying a banner saying Stop hate


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Video: Watch old traffic light post crashes - narrowly missing football superstar Ronaldinho in Kerala

January 25, 2016, 4:28 am
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Brazilian football superstar Ronaldinho’s Kerala visit may turn out to memorable for him, though for wrong reasons. An rusted traffic light post came crashing down, just missing the vehicle, which was carrying him in Kozhikode. The accident occurred when he was coming out of a government school, which he had gone to visit as a goodwill gesture.
Eyewitnesses said Ronaldinho just smiled as his the car sped away
making a small turn to avoid the fallen post. (video below)

January 25, 2016, NewsCrunch

Brazilian football superstar Ronaldinho’s Kerala visit may turn out to memorable for him, though for wrong reasons.

A rusted traffic light post came crashing down, just missing the vehicle, which was carrying him in Kozhikode.


The accident occurred when he was coming out of a government school, which he had gone to visit as a goodwill gesture.


Eyewitnesses said Ronaldinho just smiled as his the car sped away making a small turn to avoid the fallen post.

Ronaldinho was sure lucky, as were the school children, to escape the wrath of the traffic pole.

Ronaldinho has been named as the brand ambassador of the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament that is being played after 21 years.


An edited video of the incident has been shared by ANI on its twitter feed.

Video: Watch old traffic light post crashes narrowly missing football superstar Ronaldinho in Kerala 

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Hrithik Roshan gets ex-flame Kangana Ranaut kicked out of Aashiqui 3, says report

January 25, 2016, 6:45 am
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The gossip has brought the short-lived Hrithik and Kangana dalliance into spotlight again

January 25, 2016, NewsCrunch

If Kangana Ranaut complains that Hrithik Roshan has treated her real shabbily, there would be takers for that.

Not only he refused to go public with their relationship when it was on, he also has reportedly got her ejected from Aashiqui 3.

T-Series was considering Kangana for the female lead of Aashiqui 3 till Hrithik put his foot down and blocked it, reports SpotBoye.

But reports say Aashiqui 3 cast is pretty fluid and even Hrithik is yet to fully commit to it. He has already announced that his next film would be an action adventure film to be directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya under the Yash Raj banner.

Though Hrithik likes to do one film at a time, he reportedly wants to see if he can manage one more, not very demanding movie, simultaneously. Aashiqui 3 seems to fit the bill.
 
Whatever the fate of Aashiqui 3, the gossip has brought the short-lived Hrithik and Kangana dalliance into spotlight again.

The couple had been paired in the hit movie Krish 3 three years ago and become good friends. After Hrithik and Susanne  divorced, they dated last year for sometime, but fell out quickly.

While it is said that Kangana still pines for him, Hrithik for some reason was not willing to commit to her. He not only avoided any public appearance with her, but also went out of his way to dismiss all talks of an affair as trash.   

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Why has Pakistan failed to produce IITs? A Physicist from the country finds out

January 25, 2016, 7:54 am
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In Indian campuses you see a large number of foreigners, who
are a rarity in Pakistan, says Hoodbhoy
January 25, 2016, NewsCrunch

Pervez Hoodbhoy, a noted columnist, activist and physicist from Pakistan, was in India recently. He toured academic institutions, including IITs, giving talks and went back to share his experience with the Dawn leaders.

One of the questions he grapples with is why Pakistanhas failed to develop its version of IITs, the face of modern India, as he puts it.

Hoodbhoy notes that an essential condition is openness to the world of ideas, which requires the physical presence of foreign visitors.


In Indian campuses, Hoodbhoy says, you see a large number of foreigners — American, European, Japanese, and Chinese, who come for short visits as well as long stays, enriching universities and research centres.


But in Pakistanforeigners are regarded with suspicion and are a rarity. Hoodbhoy gives an example.

The National Centre for Physics in Islamabadis under Quaid-i-AzamUniversity. But it is actually ‘owned’ by the Strategic Plans Division, the custodian of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.

“Academic visitors are so tightly restricted that they seek to flee their jails soon after arrival,” says Hoodbhoy.


He also recounts the experience of delegates, who came from Canada, Turkeyand Iran, to a recent conference in Pakistan. They protested in writing and said they would never want to come back.


Hoodbhoy also hints that the Indian openness might be at risk due to the rising tension between secular and religious forces under Modi.

He says Hindutva ideology has put the Nehruvian ‘scientific temper’ under visible stress.

Hoodbhoy also notes that the recent Indian Science Congress at Mysore had Hindutva scholars blowing ‘conch’ to exercise rectal muscles and claiming that Lord Shiva was the world’s greatest environmentalist.













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Watch full Aamir Khan press conference - I have been misunderstood, will raise my voice again and no apologies (Two part video)

January 25, 2016, 9:22 pm
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Bollywood star Aamir Khan addressed a press conference on the occasion of his hit film "Rang De Basanti" completing ten years. As to expected, the intolerance issue hijacked the press meet. Here are the five key comments Aamir made on the controversy: 1) I understand the emotions of those who were hurt. But my statement was misunderstood by the media. I never said India was intolerant or I wanted to leave the country.
Aamir Khan clarifies remarks on intolerance at Rang De Basanti press meet (Videos below)

January 26, 2016, NewsCrunch

Bollywood star Aamir Khan addressed a press conference on the occasion of his hit film "Rang De Basanti" completing ten years. As to expected, the intolerance issue hijacked the press meet.

Here are the five key comments Aamir made on the controversy:

1) I understand the emotions of those who were hurt. But my statement was misunderstood by the media. I never said India was intolerant or that I wanted to leave the country.

2) I was born here and I will die here. Whenever I go abroad I cant stay away from my country more for than two weeks. I get homesick.

3) The PM has said unity in diversity is the strength of the country. If anyone tries to divide us, I will raise my voice again.

4) I love India, look at the films I have made in my career. I do Satya Meva Jayate  to show my concern for the country.

5) My wife is Hindu, my sisters are married to Hindus, my cousin is married to a Catholic and my three children are half Hindu, half Muslim.

After the controversy broke out in November, Aamir had released a statement clarifying his remarks and asserting that he stood by what he said.

After two months of raging controvesy, he reiterates that, No apologies.    

Video 1 - Aamir Khan clarifies remarks on intolerance at Rang De Basanti press meet







Video 2 - Aamir Khan clarifies remarks on intolerance at Rang De Basanti press meet




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Trump's Sikh protester is Arish Singh of Iowa - Not a Muslim, but will stand up for them, he says

January 25, 2016, 10:47 pm
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The Sikh protester, who was thrown out of a Donald Trump rally on Monday, has been identified as a writer and comedian from Iowa, Arish Singh. A Sikh American, Arish Singh, was escorted out after he unfurled a banner saying 'Stop Hate'. Mistaking him for a Muslim, Trump mocked at his turban calling it a "hat" though it is not clear what he meant by that.
Arish Singh has promised to visit Trump during his next rally as well
with his now famous banner: Stop Hate.

January 26, 2016, NewsCrunch

The Sikh protester, who was thrown out of a Donald Trump rally on Monday, has been identified as a writer and comedian from Iowa, Arish Singh.

A Sikh American, Arish Singh, was escorted out after he unfurled a banner saying 'Stop Hate'.

Mistaking him for a Muslim, Trump mocked at his turban calling  it a "hat", though it is not clear what he meant by that.

After the incident, Arish Singh tweeted saying he was not a Muslim. But you don't have to be  Muslim to stand up against anti-Muslim bigotry, he stated.

Speaking to Daily Mail, he said, since 9/11 attacks on Muslims and Sikhs had increased.

He added he had no problem if Trump thought he was a Muslim,

"We all have to stand with the Muslims and reject the hate that is being directed towards them. How can anybody stand up and say Muslims should be banned from this country?" he asked.

Arish Singh's popular show includes a ventriloquist act with a dummy, who is a white terrorist. The satire is aimed at fellow comedian Jeff Dunham, who uses a dummy labelled Achmed the dead terrorist, to crack offensive jokes at Muslims,

Dunham has angered Sikhs as well as his dummy often sports a turban sacred to Sikhs.

Arish Singh told Daily Mail that Trump was both childish and muttered like an old man, who had no control of what he was saying.

He said he decided to protest as Trump had been attracting support from white supremacists.

Arish Singh has promised to visit Trump during his next rally as well with his now famous banner: Stop Hate.




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36 Indian Army dogs are showstoppers are Republic Day Parade (Watch video)

January 26, 2016, 2:28 am
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As the dogs marched with discipline, along with their handlers, the crowd broke into loud cheers. (Video below)

January 26, 2016, NewsCrunch

After a gap of 26 years, 24 Labradors and 12 German Shepherds took part in the 67th Republic Day parade.


The four-legged soldiers, selected from a pool of 1,200, had been trained for four months.


As the dogs marched with discipline along with their handlers, the crowd broke into loud cheers.

The dogs sported capes of maroon and gold, which are colours, Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC), from which they were drawn.


The handlers had been training with these dogs thrice a day so that they get used to the environment and remain unperturbed.


36 Indian Army dogs are showstoppers are Republic Day Parade (Watch video)



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Bhumata Brigade’s Shani temple entry reignites intolerance debate - Trupti Desai is AAP agent, say critics

January 26, 2016, 6:20 am
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The crackdown on Bhumata Brigade’s members enroute to Shani Shingnapur temple and the arrest of its leader Trupti Desai has reignited the intolerance debate in the country. Bhumata Brigade has made repeated attempts to enter Shani Shingnapur temple, where it says the worship practices discriminate against women. Men are allowed to make offerings such as oil while women are prohibited.
Trupti Desai’s struggle is getting international attention as well (video below)

January 26, 2016, NewsCrunch

The crackdown on Bhumata Brigade’s members enroute to Shani Shingnapur temple and the arrest of its leader Trupti Desai has reignited the intolerance debate in the country.

Bhumata Brigade has made repeated attempts to enter Shani Shingnapur temple, where it says the worship practices discriminate against women. Men are allowed to make offerings such as oil while women are prohibited.

Trupti Desai says there is nothing traditional about the ban on women. She says she used to offer oil when she was a child. The prohibition is just a whim of the local villagers, she claims.

The controversy started when a woman jumped on the temple platform, which has Shani idol, in November, and worshipped it. The temple priest purified the platform provoking Bhumata Brigade to step in.

Trupti Desai’s struggle is getting international attention as well.

The Independent recently reported that Trupti Desai’s group of female activists will help bring about a “revolution” against gender inequality in India.



Not much is known abut Bhumata Brigade except that in 2011 it had come out in support of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption campaign and organised several rallies.

But her activism drew the ire of the Hindu groups on social media, which dismissed her as an AAP agent, who was targeting Hindus.


Video: Watch Trupti Desai explaining why she wants Bhumata Brigade’s to enter Shani Shingnapur temple

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Kamal Haasan joins Twitter on Republic-Day singing national anthem to Ilayaraja's tune - and it goes viral (Watch video)

January 26, 2016, 7:33 pm
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South star Kamal Haasan made a sensational debut on Twitter with national anthem on his lips. He tweeted a video showing him singing the anthem in a studio to music maestro Ilayaraja's direction. The song stays faithful to the original tune, but it comes with a background hum and minor variations.
Kamal Haasan opened his verified account with the
handle ‘@iKamalhaasan,’ (Video below) Twitter pic

 January 27, 2016, NewsCunch

South star Kamal Haasan made a sensational debut on Twitter with national anthem on his lips.

He tweeted  a video showing him singing the anthem in a studio to music maestro Ilayaraja's direction. The song stays faithful to the original tune, but it comes with a background hum and minor variations.

As a fan comment pointed out it was rare to see both legends Kamal Haasan and Ilayaraja in one frame and that was enough to send it viral.

Kamal Haasan opened his verified account with the handle ‘@iKamalhaasan,’ It has gained nearly 30,000 followers within 24 hours of its debut.


Video: Watch Kamal Haasan singing national anthem to Ilayaraja's tune on Twitter 


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South star Kamal Haasan made a sensational debut on Twitter with national anthem on his lips. He tweeted a video showing him singing the anthem in a studio to music maestro Ilayaraja's direction. The song stays faithful to the original tune, but it comes with a background hum and minor variations.
Kamal Haasan - Twitter pic

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French soldiers in Republic Day parade - same regiment fought British in Tipu Sultan's second Mysore war (With video)

January 26, 2016, 8:49 pm
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A French military contingent comprising 124 soldiers became the the first foreign soldiers to take part in the Republic Day parade. This was not the first time they had marched in the Indian subcontinent. Over 230 years ago they were on active combat duty assisting Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan's battle against the British.
The Aquitaine Regiment was withdrawn from the Indian subcontinent in 1784 and was to return only in 2016.
(Video below) Twitter pic
January 2016, NewsCrunch

A French military contingent comprising 124 soldiers became the the first foreign soldiers to take part in the Republic Day parade.

This was not the first time they had marched in the Indian subcontinent. Over 230 years ago they were on active combat duty assisting Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan's battle against the British.

Seventy-six French soldiers, who marched on Rajpath on Tuesday, were drawn from the 35th Infantry Regiment of the French Army, which was formerly known as 35 Aquitaine Regiment.

That was the unit which fought the Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780-84) taking Tipu Sultan's side against the British.

The battle saw 12,000 French and Tipu's troops, taking on about 10,600 European and Indian soldiers under the British.

As history records, on June 25, 1783, Mysore lost the battle forcing Tipu to retreat.

According to a Times of India report the French withdrew from the battlefield after 450 of their men were killed or wounded and 150 taken prisoners. 

One of those taken prisoner was Jean Baptiste de Bernadotte, who later became the king of Sweden and whose descendants are still nominally in charge.

The Aquitaine Regiment was withdrawn from the Indian subcontinent in 1784 and was to return only in 2016.

Video: Watch French soldiers marching at Rajpath on Republic Day parade 


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Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon of Uber fame is now an Internet sensation – many of her vacation photos go viral, critical website comes up

January 27, 2016, 1:28 am
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Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.

January 27, 2106, NewsCrunch

The public interest in Miami doctor, Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon, 30, who was detained for assaulting an Uber driver after getting drunk, is unabating.

The video, which showed her drunken rampage, went viral and drew massive media coverage worldwide.

Jackson Health System in Miami, where she is a fourth year neurology resident, has suspended her from clinical duties.

Viral content usually have short shelf-life, but Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon is proving to be an exception. Mainstream and social media interest in the five-foot doctor continues to rage.

Reddit ran a popular thread on her and a website has come up to stop her from getting back to work.

Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate.

They show a lively girl who loved parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.



Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.

Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.

Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.

Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.

Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.

Though Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted her all her social media accounts after the scandal, her pictures have leaked and begun to circulate. They show her lively girl who loves parties, sun and bikinis till the day she got too drunk and took on an Uber driver.
Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon deleted all social media accounts, but her pictures have leaked.



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Video: Austrian woman tourist pulled out of well in Junagadh – she had fallen into it while taking selfie

January 27, 2016, 4:39 am
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An Austrian woman tourist was pulled out of a traditional well in Junagadh, Gujarat, after she fell into it while taking a selfie. The villagers heard her cries and moved in swiftly to rescue her. They made a makeshift rope with this shirts and lowered it down the 30-feet well. As the terrified woman grabbed it, they pulled her up.
A curious onlooker had the presence of mind to pull out
his mobile camera and make a video of the incident.
January 27, 2016, NewsCrunch

An Austrian woman tourist was pulled out of a traditional well in Junagadh, Gujarat, after she fell into it while taking a selfie.

The villagers heard her cries and moved in swiftly to rescue her. They made a makeshift rope with their shirts and lowered it down the 30-feet well. As the terrified woman grabbed it, they pulled her up.

A curious onlooker had the presence of mind to pull out his mobile camera and make a video of the incident.

An ABP report says the Austrian tourist, identified as Frieda, had gone to visit the Junagadh fort and slipped while taking a selfie.


She suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.


Video: Austrian woman tourist pulled out of well in Junagadh – she had fallen into it while taking selfie


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Noted porn site xHamster celebrates Indian Republic-Day with tricolour

January 27, 2016, 5:20 am
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xHamster, a top 75 porn site, celebrated Indian Republic-Day on January 26, by giving a minor tweak to its mascot. Its cute hamster donned a turban made of the three colours of the Indian flag – Green, White and Saffron. The US-based adult site’s tribute to visitors from the country shows the growing patronage of the porn sites by Indians.
Porn Hub says India sends the most traffic after USA and UK


January 27, 2016, NewsCrunch

xHamster, a top 75 porn site, celebrated Indian Republic-Day on January 26, by giving a minor tweak to its mascot.

Its cute hamster donned a turban made of the three colours of the Indian flag – Green, White and Saffron.

The US-based adult site’s tribute to visitors from the country shows the growing patronage of the porn sites by Indians.

A recent survey by Porn Hub, the alpha site of porn industry, had found that India sent the most traffic after USA and UK.

As net connectivity spreads in India, a surging number of Indians --  a quarter of them women --  are enjoying porn.

It is also not the first time, xHamster, has flaunted its Indian connection.

When the central government had tried to ban porn sometime ago, it had led a campaign against it urging Indians not to give up.

xHamster had also tweeted quoting Chetan Bhagat and saying ban non-consent, not sex.

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Hot, hot, hot: More Indian women watching porn and for longer time than men

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Hip Hop Hinduism: Break-dancing Iskcon monks take Internet by storm – viral video shows them spinning on head to Hare Rama, Hare Krishna chants

January 27, 2016, 6:40 am
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Iskcon said the break-dancing monks are from an Iskcon Temple in Italy. The video was reportedly shot on January 23 after the kirtan of Shri 'Priyavrata Das'. Italy has many Iskcon temples notably in Milan, Florence and Rome, and it is not clear, which temple hosted the event.
Krishna devotees mix Bhajans with B-boying in Italy, a form of difficult street dance (video below)

January 27, 2016, NewsCrunch

A group of Hip Hop-loving Iskcon monks put on a stunning display of their break-dancing skills in a video.

They are shown spinning on their head and shoulders to the chants of Hare Rama, Hare Krishna.  

Their dhoti turns like an umbrella making them look like inverted Kathak dancers.

Iskcon said the break-dancing monks are from an IskconTemple in Italy. The video was reportedly shot on January 23 after the kirtan of Shri 'Priyavrata Das'.

Italy has many Iskcon temples notably in Milan, Florenceand Rome, and it is not clear, which temple hosted the event.

But on Internet, the video has been unstoppable. It has clocked over 3.4 million views and racing ahead.

Comments to the video appreciated the dance and said Hinduism was fluid enough to allow various kinds of worship.

Video: Watch Italian Iskcon monks break-dance to Hare Rama, Hare Krishna chants 


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