Tanya's Family Issues Statement Amid Backlash, "Please Keep Us Out Of This"

Bigg Boss 19 has really done what it does best, keeping everyone glued to their screens with drama, tension, and plenty of heated moments. And if there's one contestant who's been at the heart of all the buzz, it's Tanya Mittal.

The social media influencer has been making headlines for her superiority-based statements in the house ever since the show started.

Like every season, the contestants face intense scrutiny from both viewers and social media. Tanya, too, has been at the centre of debates, drawing both criticism and support. Amid the ongoing chatter, her parents have now broken their silence.

In a statement shared by Tanya's team on Instagram, her parents spoke of their "mix of emotions" as they watched Tanya on such a big stage. They said nothing makes them prouder than seeing their daughter shine, but it also pains them to see her being "pulled down" and targeted by those who don't know her.

"We cannot explain the mix of emotions we feel seeing our Tanya on the country's biggest reality show. As parents, nothing makes us prouder than watching her win hearts. But at the same time, nothing hurts more than seeing her being pulled down, made a target, and spoken about so cruelly by people who don't even know her heart."

"To everyone questioning her or throwing allegations, we have only one request: please wait until her journey is complete before passing judgments. She deserves that much. Your reels and allegations may win you attention, but they leave scars that last a lifetime," they added.

Her parents also urged people to "keep us, her family, out of this," adding that the negativity directed at Tanya affects them deeply as well.

"And please... we ask with folded hands, keep us, her family, out of this. This is a very difficult time for us. We never imagined that our daughter, whom we raised with nothing but love, would be subjected to such negativity on such a public stage. Every harsh word cuts us too, in ways you may never understand.

All we can hope is that humanity and kindness prevail. Until then, we continue to stand by our Tanya, with love and faith. We love you, stay strong like the boss we raised you to be," the statement concluded.

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Tanya Mittal is an influencer, entrepreneur, podcaster, and former model. With more than 2.5 million followers on Instagram, she is known for sharing motivational content, spiritual stories, and lifestyle posts. She was crowned Miss Asia Tourism 2018 and represented India at the Miss Asia Tourism Universe pageant in Lebanon, where she won recognition on an international level. She is currently winning hearts inside the Bigg Boss house.

Viewers can watch 'Bigg Boss 19' on Colors and JioHotstar.

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Late Night Break-In At Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief's Home

More than half a dozen masked men entered the home of Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The gang cut electricity, ransacked the property, and prowled through the Bijalpur neighbourhood in Indore's Rajendra Nagar for nearly two and a half hours, leaving residents terrified and the political establishment rattled.

The intruders struck with precision. At around 2 am, they cut the electricity supply to Mr Patwari's house, plunging the premises into darkness and disabling CCTV cameras installed inside. With faces covered, the gang forced its way in, breaking drawers and lockers in the office section of the home. Curiously, they left behind mobile phones and valuables, raising suspicions that the raid was not a typical robbery but something far more sinister.

The attackers did not stop at Mr Patwari's residence. In their two-and-a-half-hour rampage, they targeted at least three more homes in the vicinity, including those of Nagar Panchayat CMO Rajkumar Thakur, MPEB officer Narendra Dubey, and the Arya family in Punasa. In each case, the burglars cut through window nets and attempted to break in. Terrified families woke up to find their homes vandalised.

The residents said the gang entered Bijalpur around 2 am and were last seen around 4:30 am. The audacity of their movements has sparked alarm about the security apparatus in one of Indore's key localities.

While Mr Patwari's own CCTV cameras failed to capture the intruders due to the power cut, the gang was partially recorded on cameras installed at the homes of neighbours Narendra Dubey and Rajkumar Thakur. Grainy footage shows masked figures moving stealthily through the area, confirming their entry into Mr Patwari's house. Police are now analysing this footage as a crucial lead.

Police sources point to the notorious Bank Tanda gang, a group linked to a spate of robberies across Rajendra Nagar, Rau, and Tejaji Nagar. Many of its members have been arrested in the past, but several are reportedly out on bail and active again. Tejaji Nagar Inspector Devendra Markam, who has previously cracked down on the gang, confirmed their suspected involvement, though he emphasized that investigations are ongoing.

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1 Killed, Several Injured After Blast At Cricket Stadium In Pakistan

At least one person was killed and several others injured in an explosion while a cricket match was being played in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, police said.

The blast occurred at Kausar Cricket Ground in Khar tehsil of Bajaur district. Bajaur District Police Officer Waqas Rafique confirmed that the blast was carried out through an improvised explosive device, the Dawn newspaper reported.

A man was killed while several others, including children, sustained injuries, police said. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.

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

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Video: Egg Thrown At Imran Khan's Sister Outside Pakistan Jail, 2 Arrested

In a horrible incident Aleema Khanum, sister of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, had an egg thrown at her outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

The hearing for the Toshakhana case had taken place earlier and she was addressing the press when the episode happened.

The video footage shows the egg hitting her chin and then falling on her clothes, a woman can be heard shouting, "Who the hell is this?" and "Kisne kiya yeh (Who did this)." Khanum, although shocked, reacted calmly saying, "Koi baat nahi, jaane do".

Strongly condemn the disgraceful act of throwing an egg at Aleema Khanum, sister of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. No political disagreement should ever justify such disrespect. Pakistan's politics need dialogue, not humiliation. #AleemaKhanum #StayStrongAleemaKhan pic.twitter.com/U5e2J1djPc

— SAQIB (@saqibhussaiinn) September 5, 2025

The video that was caught on camera is now being widely circulated on social media.

The police have arrested two women for hurling the egg at Khanum. According to the police, the women were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and the egg was thrown at her after she skipped a question posed to her by journalists.

Journalists had asked her questions regarding reporter Tayyab Baloch who was trolled after raising allegations against her on social media. He had asked Aleema questions regarding purchase of a property with donation funds. Baloch also claimed that the PTI team had started a campaign against him and that he also received a threat.

Journalists asked Aleema, "You did not answer the question; instead, Tayyab Baloch was threatened. Is asking a question a crime? Do you only respond to questions of your choice?"

PTI supporters have condemned the act. One user on X wrote, "...Such behavior is not only unethical but also unfortunate, as it turns political disagreements into insults and attacks. Differences of opinion are one thing, but civility and respect should never be abandoned.", another claimed, "This disgraceful act is by Asim Munir and the Noon League; these people are extremely afraid of Khan and his family."

Khan has been accused of unlawfully buying and selling gifts kept inside a government owned department called the Toshakhana, or treasure house. The Toshakhana houses gifts received by prime ministers, presidents, ministers, members of parliament and other government officials.

He was later sentenced to prison in August 2023 for three years for selling gift items worth more than 140 million Pakistani rupees ($500,000).

The Toshakhana case against Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi has been adjourned on Friday and the next hearing is scheduled for September 8.
 

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"India Will Say Sorry In 2 Months": Top US Official's Big Claim On Tariffs

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that despite India owning a strong stance against giving in to US pressure to not buy Russian oil, it will eventually come back to make a trade deal with Washington in a few months.

Speaking to Bloomberg, he said, "So I think, yes, in a month or two months, I think India is going to be at the table and they're going to say they're sorry and they're going to try to make a deal with Donald Trump".

He also warned that if India does not "support the United States" they will have to "pay 50 per cent tariffs" on its exports to the US.

Lutnick to #India: Drop Dead
Moments ago on @business: pic.twitter.com/Xik8HsaghM

— Joel Lawson (@JoelLawsonDC) September 5, 2025

The comments by the Commerce Secretary comes as US President Donald Trump in a social media post today said that it "looks like we've lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China," before sarcastically wishing all three countries a "prosperous" future.

The comments by Trump show that he has publicly acknowledged the deepening ties between New Delhi, Moscow and Beijing. Moreover, Washington has always considered India as a foil to China's expanding influence.

Lutnick also took a jibe at India saying, "It's all bravado because it feels good to fight with the biggest client. But eventually, businesses will demand a deal with America," he said. 

Issuing prerequisites to avoid tariffs, Lutnick said, "India doesn't want to open their market, stop buying Russian oil, and stop being a part of BRICS. If you want to be the bridge between Russia and China, go be it! But either support the dollar, support the United States of America, support your biggest client, or pay 50% tariffs. And let's see how long this lasts."

He also commented on India's purchase of Russian oil saying that because the crude is sanctioned and "really, really cheap", and "because the Russians are trying to find people to buy it", "the Indians have just decided, 'Ah, the heck with it. Let's buy it cheap and make a ton of money'".

Earlier today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an interview to CNBC TV18 said that India would "undoubtedly continue" buying Russian oil.

"Whether it is Russian oil or anything else, we will take a call based on what suits our needs in terms of rates, logistics, or whatever. Where we buy our oil from, especially since it is a big-ticket foreign exchange-related item, is a call we will take based on what suits us best. So, we will undoubtedly be buying Russian oil," she said.

This afternoon, in its weekly briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs clarified that India rejects the "inaccurate and misleading" comments made by Trump's senior trade advisor Peter Navarro.

"We have seen inaccurate and misleading statements made by Mr Navarro. Obviously, we reject them", he said.

The US has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on India, among the highest in the world, including 25 per cent for its purchases of Russian oil. India has called the tariffs imposed by the US "unjustified and unreasonable".

New Delhi said that, like any major economy, it will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security.
 

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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules

European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.

The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, also ordered the US tech giant to end its "self-preferencing practices" and take steps to stop "conflicts of interest" along the advertising technology supply chain.

EU regulators had previously threatened a breakup of the company but held off on that threat for the time being.

Google said the decision was "wrong" and that it would appeal.

"It imposes an unjustified fine and requires changes that will hurt thousands of European businesses by making it harder for them to make money," Lee-Anne Mulholland, the company's global head of regulatory affairs, said in a statement.

The decision was long overdue, coming more than two years after the European Commission announced antitrust charges against Google.

The commission had said at the time that the only way to satisfy antitrust concerns about Google's lucrative digital ad business was to sell off parts of its business. However, this decision made only a brief mention of possible divestment and comes amid renewed tensions between Brussels and the Trump administration over trade, tariffs and technology regulation.

Top EU officials had said earlier that the commission was seeking a forced sale because past cases that ended with fines and requirements for Google to stop anti-competitive practices have not worked, allowing the company to continue its behavior in a different form.

It's the second time in a week that Google has avoided a breakup.

Google is also under fire on a separate front in the US, where prosecutors want the company to sell off its Chrome browser after a judge found the company had an illegal monopoly in online search.

On Tuesday, a US federal judge found that Google had illegal monopoly in online search and ordered a shake-up of its search engine but rebuffed the government's attempt to break up the company by forcing a sale of its Chrome browser.

But the EU indicated that breakup option is not totally off the table. Google has 60 days to tell the Commission its proposals to end its conflicts of interest, and if the regulators aren't satisfied they will propose an "appropriate remedy."

"The Commission has already signaled its preliminary view that only the divestment by Google of part of its services would address the situation of inherent conflicts of interest, but it first wishes to hear and assess Google's proposal," it said in a press release.

The commission's penalty follows a formal investigation that it opened in June 2021, looking into whether Google violated the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own online display advertising technology services at the expense of rival publishers, advertisers and advertising technology services.

Its investigation found that Google "abused" its dominant positions in the ad-technology ecosystem, the commission said.

Online display ads are banners and text that appear on websites and are personalized based on an internet user's browsing history.

Mulholland said, "There's nothing anticompetitive in providing services for ad buyers and sellers, and there are more alternatives to our services than ever before."

Google is facing pressure on other fronts.

In a separate US case, the Justice Department asked a federal judge in May to force the company to sell off its AdX business and DFP ad platform - tools that are also at the heart of the EU case. They connect advertisers with publishers who have ad space to sell on their sites. The case is scheduled to move to the penalty phase, known as remedy hearings, in late September.

Authorities in Canada and Britain are also targeting the company over its digital ad business.

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Vasundhara Raje's Closed-Door Meet With RSS Chief Sets Political Circles Abuzz

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's closed-door meeting with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat in Jodhpur has set political circles abuzz.

Ms Raje, who is on a two-day tour of Jodhpur, met Mr Bhagwat at Adarsh Vidya Mandir in Lal Sagar area, on her way to the shrine of Ramdeora near Jaislamer. The meeting lasted about 20 minutes. 

What exactly transpired in the meeting - if they discussed politics or something else - is not known yet since her close associates, like former district president Bhopal Singh Badla, former RAJSICO chairman Meghraj Lohia, Ghanshyam Vaishnav, and other leaders were not present in the meeting room.

Mr Bhagwat is in Jodhpur for an all-India coordination meeting of the RSS and its affiliate organisations on September 5-7, which will likely be attended by around 300 senior office-bearers from 32 RSS-linked organisations.

After meeting the RSS chief, Ms Raje visited two shrines in Jodhpur, Bada Ramdwara in Surasagar and Jugaljodi Temple in Raika Bagh, where she met Senacharya Achalanand Giri Maharaj. She also visited the shrine of Ramdeora near Pokhran.

Ms Raje was in the news recently over her "exile" remark at a katha (sermon) in Dholpur. "Exile comes in everyone's life, but it's not permanent. It comes and goes; one must have composure," she had said, triggering a political flutter.

The BJP leader is expected to travel to Pushkar and Ajmer today to offer condolences for the death of Minister Suresh Rawat's father.

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