'I once thought Shah Rukh Khan to be the most knowledgeable actor in our industry,' Paresh Rawal once told me. 'But Sushant was just as well-informed on any topic under the sun.' Subhash K Jha recalls his many conversations with the actor.
'You were looking for perfection in an incurably imperfect world,' mourns Subhash K Jha who knew Sushant Singh Rajput well.
Twenty children, recipients of National Bravery Award 2013, and parents and guardians of five children who were given the award posthumously were on Wednesday felicitated by Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath.
Over 200 pilgrims were taken to safety from Badrinath today with the Uttarakhand government saying that only 500 more remained there with adequate food and medical care even as disposal of bodies in affected areas and transportation of relief material posed a fresh challenge.
With the majority of pilgrims evacuated from Badrinath, disposal of bodies lying in affected areas and transportation of relief material to locals in flooded villages on Sunday posed a fresh challenge to authorities in Uttarakhand.
Heavy rain and floods in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have left as many as 115 dead over the past two months, official reports said.
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'If Modi-Shah had not changed the leadership, one section would have parted ways with the BJP for sure.'
Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.
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'I just have to go on set with conviction and honesty and portray the characters. Whether it is the consumption of alcohol or premarital sex or bad language or whatever that my character indulges in the film, are these the things I stand for? I don't know.'
Three members of a family were on Monday killed in a house collapse as a fresh spell of rains stalled relief operations in flood-ravanged Uttarakhand, where the authorities said that the number of people missing has mounted to over 4,700.
An overcast sky and low visibility at places on Wednesday did not come in the way of air rescue operations in rain-hit Uttarakhand, even though a thin veil of early morning fog briefly delayed flight of choppers from Sahasradhara helipad and Jollygrant airport.
'The difficulty of coordinating the response in Uttarakhand suggests that the country is ill-equipped to deal with a large earthquake in a mountainous area. The effects would be many times worse,' warns Dave Petley, expert on landslides
Mujhe bahar nikalo (Pull me out) had been her repeated plea, he said.
In the first edition of his popular monthly radio address after Bharatiya Janata Party's mega victory in the Lok Sabha election, PM Modi said he was undergoing a bout of emptiness as he was not able to address the nation through Mann Ki Baat.
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Inability to take everyone along during his nearly four-year term led to Trivendra Singh Rawat's undoing. He tried to take control of all major departments by holding on to more than 40 of them, but still could not deliver.
In a surprise move, industrialist Anil Ambani on Sunday reached out to estranged elder brother Mukesh saying all disagreements can be sorted out in a cordial and conciliatory manner.
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About 1000 tourists and locals were stranded at various places, including 800 in Sangla alone and heavy rains were hampering the rescue operations, officials said on Monday.
At a press conference, the Congress president-elect also said, "What Modiji has said about former PM Manmohan Singh is not acceptable."
Sushant Singh Rajput came, sparkled and left for a world that will hopefully understand and treat him better, hopes Sukanya Verma.
'Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Modi's mojo bag is,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
Fresh incidents of cloudburst, landslides and house collapses were reported in Uttarakhand after moderate to heavy rains lashed the state.
"Won't you vote out a government which sullied the reputation of the abode of God," the prime minister said.
It was not immediately known if Modi acceded to Jaitley's request.
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'He has been made CM of Uttarakhand because everybody thinks he is not a challenge to anyone.'
He spent 12 hours out in the open precariously perched on a cliff as torrential rains unleashed large-scale devastation on Kedarnath, demolishing all that came in their way with equal fury except the shrine.
