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Sarada Muraleedharan said her view point on ‘black’ complexion completely changed because of her children, who “glorified in their black heritage”. Kerala chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan has raised her voice against “being labelled black”, asking why the colour is vilified when in reality it is the “all pervasive truth of the universe”. In her post, she recalled how since she was a child, she felt like a lesser person due to her dark complexion, till her own children helped her realise that “black is gorgeousness”. Who is Sarala Muraleedharan? A 1990 batch IAS officer, Muraleedharan took over the post of…

Rippling co-founder Prasanna Sankar is fighting a bitter divorce battle with his estranged wife Divya Shashidar. Rippling co-founder Prasanna Sankar, who is fighting a bitter divorce battle with his estranged wife Divya Shashidar, has now taken action to counter her allegations. In an X thread, Sankar has rejected Shashidar’s allegations of him, kidnapping their son, being a “sex predator,” and being charged in a prostitution case in the United States. “Primarily the complaint says I kidnapped the child. She says I took him by force and threats. PFA – she instructs voluntarily when we should pick up the child from…

Sunil Gavaskar was in the commentary box when the visuals of LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka’s chat with captain Rishabh Pant were shown on live TV after DC’s win. Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka caught up with captain Rishabh Pant and head coach Justin Langer on the sidelines minutes after the Delhi Capitals snatched an IPL 2025 match from the jaws of LSG. Goenka was seen talking to Pant and Langer in a friendly manner but the fans on social media did not take much time to draw parallels with Goeonka’s animated with former LSG captain KL Rahul. Goenka was…

Last week too, a heated argument had ensued between chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD’s Rabri Devi in the Bihar assembly. The Bihar assembly on Tuesday witnessed yet another spat between chief minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the opposition Rabri Devi. The JD(U) chief’s fresh fit of temper was caused by the sight of RJD MLCs reaching the House wearing green colour badges with slogans declaring that quotas for deprived castes had been hiked in the state by the “Tejashwi government” and were “stolen” after BJP returned to power. Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD supremo’s son and heir apparent, was…

According to the written complaint, submitted by Salian’s father’s advocate, Aaditya Thackeray has been accused of being involved in a cover-up. Celebrity manager Disha Salian’s father on Tuesday filed a written complaint with the police commissioner and the joint commissioner, accusing former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray, officials and Bollywood actors of being involved in her death in 2020. Advocate Nilesh Ojha alleged that Parambir Singh, the former Mumbai Police Commissioner, also played a key role in orchestrating the alleged cover-up. He named actors Dino Morea and Suraj Pancholi in the complaint. “Today, we have filed a written complaint (FIR) to…

Kunal Kamra row: Priyanka Chaturvedi said the Mahayuti government’s response to Kunal Kamra’s remark on Eknath Shinde highlighted its intolerance. Several Opposition leaders in Maharashtra have extended their support to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra amid a row over his alleged joke on deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday said the response from the Mahayuti government to Kunal Kamra’s remark on Eknath Shinde highlighted the government’s intolerance towards any form of criticism. Referring to the vandalisation of the Habitat Studio in Mumbai’s Khar area where Kunal Kamra’s show was filmed, Priyanka Chaturvedi…

Advocate Madhu Rao of the DRI asserted that the accused had admitted to the financial transaction being conducted via unofficial means. Kannada actor Ranya Rao has admitted to using the illegal ‘hawala’ channel for transferring funds to buy gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) told a court on Tuesday. The actor was arrested earlier this month for her alleged involvement in a gold smuggling case. Advocate Madhu Rao of the DRI asserted that the accused had admitted to the financial transaction being conducted via unofficial means. After the confession, the authorities initiated action and issued a notice under Section…

Mumbai Indians’ young spinner Vignesh Puthur had a day to remember as he took three wickets against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.  Mumbai Indians pulled a rabbit out of the hat by introducing young Kerala spinner Vignesh Puthur as an impact sub in the IPL 2025 fixture against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The spinner returned with a spell of 3/32, and his performance went a long way in ensuring that the Suryakumar Yadav-led side stayed in the game despite posting a below-par total. Hence, it is no surprise that even Mumbai Indians owner Nita…

As anyone who has ever been to Bengaluru, it was the city’s weather that was the one thing that the Perplexity co-founder Aravind Srinivas enjoyed. Perplexity AI co-founder Aravind Srinivas revealed in Nikhil Kamath’s podcast that he interned in Bengaluru for three weeks but did not explore the city at all and remained mostly in his flat apart from being at work. Srinivas opened up about the topic while making an appearance on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s WTF Online podcast. He said that he skipped exploring Bengaluru due to its traffic. “I think I was in this place called Koramangala.…

BJP minister Ashish Sood said that the power distribution companies (Discoms) have been authorised to raise tariffs to recover the outstanding amount. Delhi power minister Ashish Sood on Monday warned that the electricity rates in the national capital could rise soon as the discoms were authorised to raise tariffs. The BJP minister, while responding to a question in the assembly, cited a significant ₹27,000 crore debt left by the previous Aam Aadmi Party government as the reason behind the potential hike. “In the coming time, electricity prices will rise, and perhaps some people even want this for their political gains.…