Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Actress Shefali Shah is getting real about her belief in magic, delusion and gratitude. On Wednesday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared an array of pictures of her Christmas celebrations. She also penned a long note in the caption, as she recollected how her belief of Santa Claus was met with a reality check by an uncle.She wrote, “That Christmas Eve is sharply etched in my memory. I must’ve been 12 or 13. One spoilsport uncle said to me, ‘You don’t actu…
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Chennai, Dec 24 (IANS) Chennai is all set to celebrate Christmas, one of the most important festivals of the Christian community, with churches, homes and public spaces preparing for the occasion. As the city gears up for the celebrations, political leaders across Tamil Nadu have begun extending Christmas greetings to the people.In this context, AIADMK General Secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) conveyed his Christmas wishes, underlining the universal values of fait…
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The night temperature remained above the freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Wednesday, as it dropped notches below the zero degrees Celsius in Gulmarg and Pahalgam hill stations.The Meteorological (MeT) Department said the minimum temperature was 3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, while it was minus 4.2 and minus 2.2 degrees in Gulmarg and Pahalgam, respectively.Jammu city had 8.2 degrees Celsius, Katra town 9.4, Batote 4.2, Banihal 6.4 and Bhaderwah 0.6 d…
Sydney, Dec 24 (IANS) The parliament of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) had passed tough new gun and protest laws in response to the fatal mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Wednesday.ABC said that the bill, which packaged gun reforms with a ban on protests for up to three months, passed 18 votes to eight just before 3 a.m. local time on Wednesday and included a key amendment on tightening firearms laws for people with susp…
Sydney, Dec 24 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had asked the governor-general to institute a special honors list for first responders and other heroes from the Bondi fatal mass shooting, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Wednesday. Albanese said that the recipients, who would be announced in 2026, would include police, medical staff, and members of the community who rushed to help in the wake of the terror attack.He said that those who had riske…
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) Snow has slipped quietly out of Shimla’s winter postcard this season again. The familiar crunch underfoot is missing, cedar slopes stand bare, and the white silence that once wrapped the hill town in December has refused to arrive. Except for celebrating ‘White Christmas’ of 2024, the snowy landscape has been elusive since 2016. To preserve the winter wonderland spirit with snow-draped streets with “fairy-tale” atmosphere for tourists, local authorities have turne…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 23 (IANS) Kerala has reported a fresh outbreak of avian influenza, with the highly contagious viral disease confirmed in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts, triggering emergency containment measures by multiple government departments. What has shaken the farmers and others equally is the fact that this has occurred at the peak season of Christmas, as it’s during this period that sales of poultry peak, with farmers stocking more than the usual.The confirmation came after sam…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) As Congress Lok Sabha member Imran Masood on Tuesday strongly pitched for party general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as a potential Prime Ministerial candidate, businessman and her husband Robert Vadra on Tuesday said that such expectations and demands naturally arise from different quarters, but the focus at present should remain on pressing issues affecting the country. Imran Masood’s remarks came amid criticism from the BJP, which targeted Priyanka…
An 18-foot Christmas tree stands at the Museum of Goa this season, but it’s unlike any festive installation you’ve seen…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan used social media to share a glimpse of the Christmas celebration in the Pataudi family.The photo posted by the ‘Rang De Basanti’ actress had her posing next to the Christmas tree, along with brother Saif Ali Khan, sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan, and their two little munchkins- Taimur and Jeh.In the next photo, Soha was seen with her mother, Sharmila Tagore.We could also see Saif sitting next to little Inaaya, who is busy placing an ornament on the …