"No Love Lost": Fawad Khan Reveals He's In Touch With Ranbir Kapoor

Fawad Khan has been hitting the headlines ever since his Bollywood comeback announced. The Pakistani heartthrob, who has a huge fanbase in India as well, was recently asked if he is still in touch with his co-stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and director Karan Johar in an interview with Pinkvilla. The Ae Dil Hai Mushkil actor replied, "I'm in touch on and off. Hamari baat ho jaati hai kabhi chat pe (We often chat on whatsapp) and on phone so I've been in touch and I have enjoyed a very good relationship with the Kapoor family and there is still a lot of love and respect even with Karan and Shakun so dostiyaan hai and then there's some producers friends jiske saath gaap shap lagi rehti hai (I am in touch with some of my producer friends as well) aur then we make plans of meeting somewhere so on and off we talk, we keep in touch and we're still very cordial and still very friendly and there's no love lost."

For the unversed, Fawad Khan made his Bollywood debut in Khoobsurat opposite Sonam Kapoor. He shared screen space with Ranbir Kapoor in Karan Johar's directorial Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Fawad Khan acted in Shakun Batra's Kapoor & Sons, which was produced by the Dharma productions.

Fawad Khan will make his Bollywood comeback opposite Vaani Kapoor. The Hindi romantic-comedy will be directed by Aarti Bagdi. IANS quoted a trade source stating, "Fawad Khan has a massive international pull given his popularity among South Asians worldwide. He has also been a part of the Marvel cinematic universe. Details of this project are being kept under wraps, and everyone is tight-lipped about it." The trade source added, "The romantic comedy  narrates the story of how two broken people meet by a stroke of luck and end up helping each other, unintentionally falling in love."

Fawad Khan will next be seen in the series Barzakh. He has re-united with his Zindagi Gulzar Hai co-star Sanam Saeed in the series. Pakistani heartthrobs Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Sanam Saeed will headline Netflix's first Pakistan-themed original Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo.  The series is an official adaptation of Farhat Ishtiaq's bestselling 2013 Urdu-language novel of the same name.

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Cave Found On Moon, Could Shelter Humans In Future

Scientists have found evidence for an accessible cave conduit beneath the moon's surface. The location of the underground cave is not far from Apollo 11's landing site. It's 250 miles (400 kilometers) from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago.

Researchers analysed radar measurements by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and compared the results with lava tubes on Earth. Their findings appeared in the journal Nature Astronomy.

The finding suggests that the cave is a "promising site for a lunar base" as it offers shelter from the harsh surface environment and could support long-term human exploration of the Moon.

The cave is accessible from the deepest known pit on the moon. It's located at the Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility)

The pit, like the more than 200 others discovered up there, was created by the collapse of a lava tube.

NASA is aiming to build a semi-permanent crewed base on the moon, China and Russia have also announced interest in creating lunar research outposts. But, a permanent lunar base can only be set up in environments protected from cosmic radiation and with stable temperatures.

Such caves could form an emergency lunar shelter because the astronauts would be naturally shielded from harmful cosmic rays, solar radiation and micrometeorites.

Lunar orbiters first spotted pits on the moon more than a decade ago. Many are thought to be "skylights" that connect to underground caves such as lava tubes, giant underground tunnels that form through volcanic processes, reported The Guardian.

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Euro 2024 Final LIVE: Yamal Scripts History | ESP 0-0 ENG In Second Half

UEFA Euro 2024 Final LIVE Updates, Spain vs England LIVE Score: Spain are 0-0 in the second half against England in the Euro 2024 final at Olympiastadion in Berlin on Monday (IST). Spain have been extremely impressive in the competition till now and they defeated France 2-1 in the semi-finals with Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest scorer in the history of Euros. On the other hand, it has been a somewhat tough journey for England but they produced an inspired show to defeat Netherlands 2-1. (MATCH CENTER)

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"Heading To Bharat": Divyanka-Vivek, Robbed In Italy, Thank Indian Embassy

Days after being robbed in Italy, television couple Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya will return to India soon. On Sunday, the couple shared a joint post to thank the Indian Embassy for making their 'Ghar Wapasi' possible. Divyanka shared a picture featuring herself and husband Vivek Dahiya where they can be seen holding emergency certificates. For the unversed, Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya lost belongings worth Rs 10 lakh and passports as they fell victims to a robbery in Florence a few days ago. The couple went to Europe to celebrate their wedding anniversary together. Sharing the picture, Divyanka wrote, "Heading to Bharat soon. We want to thank 'You' for your overwhelming love and support. A big thanks to the Indian Embassy for making our 'Ghar Wapasi' possible." Take a look:

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On Saturday, Divyanka shared an update and informed fans and followers that the money situation was sorted as they received help from a friend. Divyanka wrote,  "Dear all, thanks for your immense love and support. It truly means a lot. After losing so much, thankfully the much needed love is not lost. Giving our loved ones and the concerned people an update as we are unable to reply to everyone personally. Currently our money situation is kind of sorted as we've got some help from a dear friend."

Divyanka  added in her post, "We've replaced the rented car as it was thankfully insured. We will be heading towards the embassy in another city today to get the emergency certificate sorted. Also, we have not lost everything - as being reported. We have a few things left that were in the boot of the car. Also, left with our spirit intact. No one can snatch that away."

Earlier, in an interview with ETimes, Vivek Dahiya recalled the harrowing experience. Speaking to ETimes,  Vivek said, "Everything about this trip has been incredible, except for this incident. We arrived in Florence yesterday and planned to stay for a day. We went to check out a property we liked for our stay and left all our belongings in a car parked outside. However, when we returned to get our stuff, we were shocked to find that the car had been broken into, and our passports, wallets, money, shopping, and all our valuable items were gone. Fortunately, they left behind some old clothes and food items."

Divyanka married her Ye Hai Mohabbatein co-actor Vivek on July 8, 2016, in Bhopal.

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"Bullet Flew By His Ear": Man Predicted Trump Rally Shooting 4 Months Ago

Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt yesterday evening during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Multiple videos shot by bystanders and video journalists showed what happened before, after and the moment when Mr Trump was shot at. Now, a four-month-old video has resurfaced online that predicted the attack on the former US president.

In a video posted on YouTube on March 14, Bradon Biggs spoke about an alleged divine vision he had about the attempt at Trump's life. Biggs has a YouTube channel where he frequently posts videos on "visions and prophetic warnings".

"I saw an attempt on his (Donald Trump) life. This bullet flew by his ear and it came so close to his head that it busted his eardrum, and I saw he fell to his knees during this timeframe and started worshipping the lord," he said.

The 78-year-old had just begun his speech when shots rang out, hitting his right ear and streaking his face with blood. He dropped to his knees behind the podium. When he emerged about a minute later, he mouthed "Fight! Fight! Fight!" pumping his fist in the air.

Many X users are now posting the clip of Biggs in which he also claim that he saw Trump "winning the presidency".

Recorded on 3/14/24 (verified), Pastor Brandon Biggs recounts a prophecy he saw.

"I saw an attempt on [Trump's] life that this bullet flew by his ear and it came so close to his head that it busted his ear drum. And I saw, he fell to his knees during this timeframe..." pic.twitter.com/U9iGpNmN7j

— John Greenewald, Jr. (@blackvaultcom) July 14, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in the attempted assassination.

One rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured in the shooting. The suspect was shot dead by a Security Services agent.

The shooting occurred less than four months before the November 5 election, when Trump faces an election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden. Most opinion polls including those by Reuters/Ipsos show the two locked in a close contest.

It was the first shooting of a US president or major party candidate since the 1981 attempted assassination of Republican President Ronald Reagan.

The incident has raised immediate questions about security failures by the Secret Service, which provides former presidents including Trump with lifetime protection.

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No Independent MLAs - A First For Himachal's Electoral History

With the two-party system taking deep roots in Himachal Pradesh, and the Congress and the BJP coming to power alternately, the presence of Independents has been declining and, in a first, the assembly has no Independent MLAs in the state assembly.

With victory in two out of three assembly by-elections, the strength of Congress has increased to 40. This is also the first time that a man and his wife - Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his wife Kamlesh Thakur - would sit in the House. Kamlesh Thakur's win from the Dehra assembly seat has taken the number of women legislators in the state to two.

In the 2022 assembly elections, three Independents - Hoshiyar Singh (Dehra), Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur). and KL Thakur (Nalagarh) - were elected but they resigned after voting for BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan in the Rajya Sabha election on February 27.

The Independent MLAs resigned on March 22 and joined the BJP the next day. Their resignation was accepted by Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on June 3 and by-elections were held on July 10.

All three former Independent legislators got tickets from the BJP but lost to Congress in two seats while the BJP won one.

During the election campaign, Chief Minister Sukhu maintained that the Independent MLAs did not need to resign as "they can support or oppose any party" and questioned why they sought re-election after 15 months when they did not have to.

The Independent MLAs have played an important role in the state's electoral politics. Sixteen Independents were elected in 1967 while 12 were elected in 1957, eight in 1952, seven each in 1972 and 1993, six each in 1977, 1982, and 2003, five in 2012, three each in 1962, 2007, and 2022, two each in 1985 and 2017, and one each in 1990 and 1998.

In 1998, Romesh Dhawala who was the lone Independent MLA, emerged kingmaker as the Congress with his support, and BJP-HVC (Himachal Vikas Congress) combine had 32 members each in the House which had an effective strength of 64. Elections in three snowbound tribal constituencies were slated for June while in another seat BJP MLA Varinder Kumar died before taking oath, necessitating a by-election.

Being the leader of the single-largest party, Governor VS Ramadevi invited Congress leader Virbhadra Singh to form the government on March 6, 1998, and Mr Dhawala was inducted as a cabinet minister.

However, Virbhadra Singh announced his resignation in the House on March 12 without facing the floor test, and the assembly was held in suspended animation by the Governor.

In the meantime, Mr Dhawala extended support to the BJP-HVC combine and the Governor asked the BJP to form the government Prem Kumar Dhumal took oath as Chief Minister on March 24, and Mr Dhawala was inducted as a minister in his cabinet.

Later that year, BJP-HVC won all four seats in the bypolls and the strength of the ruling alliance rose to 36 and the government lasted the full term.

In this year's Rajya Sabha election too, after both candidates got 34 votes each, the support of three Independents broke the deadlock and helped the BJP candidate win by a draw of lots.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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"I Regret It": Emraan Hashmi On Calling Aishwarya Rai Bachchan "Plastic"

DYK: Emraan Hashmi once referred to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as "plastic" during the rapid-fire round on the fourth season of Karan Johar's talk show, Koffee with Karan. Following his comment in 2014, the actor faced heavy backlash. In an interview with Lallantop, he addressed his contentious comment about Aishwarya and said, "I would love to apologise if she felt offended."

During the interview, Emraan Hashmi was asked if he regrets calling Aishwarya Rai Bachchan "plastic," to which he promptly responded, "I regret it. I keep saying that I have utmost respect for everyone I spoke about." Elaborating further, he admitted, "I regret it because it was distasteful. Lately, people have become very sensitive. People get mad at everything on social media. In terms of the show, we were playing a game, it was all in jest. It was supposed to be taken sportingly. There are many such games in the show. Earlier, people weren't this sensitive."

He continued, "Recently, Karan Johar himself confessed that the rapid fire round in the latest season of the show was the most boring. It's because now, the environment has completely changed. You can't give such answers anymore. At that time, I just wanted to win the hamper and I ended up saying what I said." ICYMI: Aishwarya never directly reacted to the comment. In an interview with Filmfare in 2019, the actress said the worst thing anyone has ever said about her is that she is "fake and plastic."

When asked if he ever met Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Emraan Hashmi said, "I have waited outside Aishwarya Rai's van for about three hours just to catch a glimpse of her after her film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. I was a huge fan. Mohit and I were shooting in Filmistan, I told him, 'You cannot go anywhere.' So we waited together. I still am a big fan of hers."

He added, "I have never met her. I have never had a conversation with her. I would love to meet her. And I would love to apologise if she felt bad about it. I will have to meet her and ask her. I am sorry if I offended you."

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