Veeru Devgan funeral: Big B, SRK, Riteish and others pay homage

Shah Rukh Khan paid homage to his dear friend Kajol's father-in-law, Veeru Devgan. Anil Kapoor arrived at Ajay Devgn's house with Satish Kaushik to pay last respect to Veeru Devgan. Anil Kapoor accompanied with his nephew Arjun Kapoor. Riteish Deshmukh attended Veeru Devgan's last rite. Salman Khan's father and writer Salim Khan paid last respect to his friend Veeru Devgan. Sanjay Mishra attended Veeru Devgan's last rite. Shekhar Kapur paid homage to Veeru Devgan. Arjun Kapoor paid last respect to Ajay Devgn's father. Sanjay Dutt at Ajay Devgn's house to pay homage to Veeru Devgan. Kajol's cousin sister Sharbani Mukherjee paid last respect to Veeru Devgan. Vidya Balan attended Veeru Devgan's funeral with husband Siddharth Roy Kapur. Ajay Devgn said final goodbye to his father Veeru Devgan.DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttp://www.trakyadans.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/119769/Default.aspx

http://echometer.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/540524/Default.aspx

Strength of West Indies team lies in their batting: Darren Ganga

Ganga, who played 48 Test matches, also felt that the spin option for West Indies, who have won the World Cup in 1975 and 1979, was not as potent as other teams. "And you can tell from the way in which they have gone about the business of playing that warm-up game New Zealand. What will be the concern will be the bowling and how penetrative that bowling is. You can see that the spin option is not as potent as other teams in this World Cup," he noted. "I always believe that you got to play to your strengths in any competition and I expect the West Indies will exactly do that," the former right-handed top-order batsman added. According to Ganga, West Indies, with the likes of Chris Gayle and Andre Russell, were a "formidable unit" and he also praised the in-form Shai Hope. Ganga also said that not having a huge expectation could be a blessing in disguise for Jason Holder and his men. Saying West Indies could be a "dark horse", Ganga said the team would surprise many of their opponents. "It will be a team that will surprise many of the opposition teams in this tournament (I am saying it) not because I'm a West Indian, but from what I have seen from the camaraderie, what I have seen behind the scenes, they potentially can get into the that top fours but they are strong contenders there as well. "(And) I will say top 5 to give myself a buffer, but I think this team will surprise many people," he signed off. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://danmooredesigns.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/ctl/Profile/userId/353126/pageno/3/Default.aspx

http://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/293923/Default.aspx

A reassuring swearing-in

enerations of Malayalis have been brought up on hand-me-down tales, narrated by an uncle, a sister, father or a teacher, on how French leave was taken and trains were switched and third-class compartments were commandeered to cross the Kerala border on the morning of April 5, 1957.That was the day what has come to be known as the "world's first democratically elected communist government" took oath in Kerala. (Purists would point out that the feat had been achieved four years earlier in British Guiana but 1957 remains a milestone in communist lore. The followers of the fashionable sport of Nehru-baiting will point out that it was he who toppled that government.)To be sure, the occasion in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday was not half as electric or dramatic as the retold tales associated with April 5, 1957, when the E.M.S. Namboodiripad government took oath.Perhaps that is the point. The Bhubaneswar event was shorn of drama, hyperbole and triumphalism - a rare occurrence in contemporary India, especially on the eve of the formalisation of the second, and even more spectacular than the first, conquest by Modi.Patnaik, whose temperament makes others speak a lot about how little he speaks, granted his supporters the concession of holding the ceremony for the first time on an exhibition ground that resembled a cavernous hangar.Inside, the atmosphere was anything but forbidding. For a Malayali arriving in Bhubaneswar from Calcutta, where the so-called secular citadel appeared to be cracking and one-time prayer of the devout was metamorphosing into a raucous taunt, it was like stepping into a lost world.The reporter's notes read: air of absolute informality, no regimentation, no frightening clockwork precision, mic testing, hello, hello, you are sitting in MLAs' row, no problem.Then the ululation swept in, like a breeze, not like a raging wave. Its wellspring is at the back, an expression of appreciation and gratitude from women's self-help groups for the leader who had fielded many women this election.On the dais is Tukuni Sahu, who has been made a cabinet minister. It was not a cakewalk for her. Her husband had been murdered a few years ago. In this election, she had faced tough questions from voters. Patnaik had not arrived yet. A barely perceptible rustle was clocked in the front row, where a gaggle of industrialists stood out in their suits (most others were in shirtsleeves, a smarter mid-summer choice). The most powerful bureaucrat in the state, who enjoys the confidence of Patnaik, is doing the rounds. His demeanour and pleasing personality do not do justice to his formidable reputation. Introductions over, the movers and shakers in jackets resume their chatter.Some members of the official band have taken off their caps in the heat. For the uninitiated among the audience, it throws up a moment of tension. Will they go off-key?Then a minister-in-waiting on the dais nudges his neighbour. That's it. Patnaik is on stage.Miraculously, the band is already on its feet and renders the national anthem without missing a beat. It is a powerful moment; the informality has vanished. Row after row of the elected and the electors are standing at attention. Point to note: you don't need a cinema hall and notification to respect your country.Patnaik is proper to a fault but it is hard to say whether a smile crosses his face. Equanimity is his calling card. Evidently, it runs in the family or part of the family. The giant screens show the first row, where Patnaik's sibling Prem Patnaik is giving his brother tough competition in playing poker face, at least when the camera zooms in on his. But next to him, their sister Gita Mehta is clapping. Eventually, so does the brother on the dais when the ministers start taking the oath.The event ends as it had begun, with the admirable rendition of the anthem by the band. In between, 20 ministers have taken the oath, most of them devoid of the carefully cultivated image of cult leaders. No colourful shawls, no eerily perfect coiffure and no contrived posture.That's the point: it was remarkable because no deliberate attempt was made to make it remarkable. Nothing scores like authenticity.Between the milestone moments of April 5, 1957, and May 30, 2019, that is a reassuring, if not unremarkable, footnote. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://www.itsarab.org/UserProfile/tabid/61/ctl/Profile/userId/55432/pageno/1/Default.aspx

Annabelle Comes Home new trailer: The cursed doll wreaks havoc again

The trailer begins as we see the Warrens leaving their daughter with her babysitter. The babysitter, played by Madison Iseman, is curious and wanders into the locked room, with all things evil. It is no surprise that from here on, Annabelle runs the show. It will be interesting to see that if the Warrens can save their own daughter from the demon spirit of Annabelle. Watch the trailer of Annabelle Comes Home here: Produced by James Wan, the film has been co-written and directed by Gary Dauberman. Gary has previously written Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, It and The Nun. Gary has also written the upcoming It Chapter Two. The film stars Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman and Katie Sarife. Annabelle Comes Home is the seventh film in the Conjuring universe. Annabelle Comes Home releases on June 26. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://yarp.com/38a01d2c4709

Faridkot custodial death: Family questions police version based on PCR call, a suicide note 'written in blood'

Faridkot SSP Raj Bachan Singh said,'Jaspal was picked from Ratta Reri Gurdwara on May 18 when PCR caller Ranvir Singh said that few persons are sitting there with arms. Ahead of polls, police did not take any chance and only Jaspal was found at the spot and arrested. Ranvir Singh, the guy who called the PCR, is the main accused as per our investigation. He and Jaspal were known to each other.' According to the SSP, Jaspal was in 'love' with Ranvir's stepdaughter. He added: 'Ranvir knew about it. Girl's mother, Parwinder, was a widow. After Ranvir married Parwinder, he tried stopping Jaspal from meeting Parwinder's daughter, who was now his stepdaughter. However, Jaspal still wanted to marry her. In order to settle a score with Jaspal, Ranvir gave information regarding suspicious men sitting at Ratta Reri Gurdwara and hence Jaspal was arrested. Earlier, we were told that Jaspal was sent home with one Khalsa early morning on May 19. However in the evening, when cop Narinder also committed suicide, CCTV footage was searched and we found that Jaspal hanged himself in the bathroom of CIA police station.' The SSP revealed that Jaspal 'wrote with his blood on the wall of the police station's bathroom that Ranvir and Parwinder were responsible for his death and he was deeply in love with Parwinder's girl. It was negligence on the part of cops who were present at the police station that night as they could not prevent Jaspal from hanging self, and later they did not inform his family and even disposed off the body in Rajasthan feeder.' The victim's family, meanwhile, continue to stage an indefinite dharna outside the SSP's office. They have refused to accept that Jaspal took his own life, alleging that the police were trying to hide something. Jaspal's father, Hardev Singh, said,'If Jaspal was innocent and no arms were recovered from him, why he was kept in custody overnight and why did police told lie in the first place that he had been sent with one Khalsa? Moreover, we don't accept that a suicide note written on wall as it is not Jaspal's handwriting.' Punjab Student Union, Kirti Kisan Union, Krantikari union, Naujawan Bharat Sabha are a few organisations supporting Jaspal's family in their fight. They also refuse to believe police version of the event. Rajinder Singh, activist from Kirti Kisan Union, said: 'Police have raised suspicion in our minds by putting out different stories. Narinder died after a bullet hit him in his waist. We are not able to understand as to why he will commit suicide by hitting self in the waist with his gunman's revolver? We doubt that Jaspal as well as Narinder have been murdered while police is concocting stories and is putting blame on CIA In-charge Narinder, who is now dead. They are trying to hide something.' Parwinder was arrested on Saturday, while Ranvir is still at large. In addition to this, police have registered a case on abetment to suicide charges against Narinder Singh, the cop who killed himself, and his gunmen — Darshan Singh and Sukhwinder Singh, who are both under arrest. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://wiznotes.com/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/188957/Default.aspx

https://forums.ubi.com/member.php/3941698-renaultregens

How the deprivation of Ramadan helps care for the spirit

Ramadan is a time for fostering this kind of intimacy. And it's done through a kind of inverted regimen of self-care. The fasting and prayer of Ramadan are, in part, undertaken to be awakened. But they require rigor. This practice 'teaches me community and humility, both of which are the antithesis of ego,' as Huda Hassan, a writer and researcher, put it to me in an email. This is an idea the current iteration of the self-care movement has tapped into — coming back to oneself — but its often without a holistic, reverent or spiritual, perspective. 'Detoxing' has become popular among wellness gurus for supposed health benefits, commodified and stripped of religious ritual and ceremony. Cleanses and radical diets are focused entirely on the effect of detoxification on the physical body. But in Islam, the physical body is merely a vessel. It's the soul, and the exaltation of the mind that is paramount. Purifying the body, which is a large part of the practice of Ramadan, cannot happen without detoxing the mind. The latter journey is much harder. Fasting The annual occurrence of Ramadan, which is based on the lunar calendar, officially begins with the sighting of the new moon on the ninth month. Fasting starts then, and it lasts for thirty days: During those days, Muslims traditionally abstain from food from dawn till dusk. Between suhoor (the meal at dawn) and iftar (the meal at dusk), nothing, not even water, is consumed. Being hungry is clarifying. It forces a kind of focus. (Or, to paraphrase Simone Weil, when the body is hungry, we can truly hear the soul's calling.) 'I ingest — we all do — so much of what we don't need, so much excess and waste,' said Kima Jones, writer, poet and founder of Jack Jones Literary Arts. 'Ramadan is my annual opportunity to deliberately and purposefully treat myself the way Allah intended for me to treat myself. It's back to basics.' Fariba Salma Alam, a visual artist based in New York, described it as an exploration 'that ranges from: Am I really hungry? What does it feel like to not eat? To why am I angry right now? Can I temper it? Can I manage my incessant thoughts about food? Can I forgive? Can I find solace where I once hurt? Can I follow the light? Why am I doing this?' Of the final stage, she wrote: 'I surrender.' That the act of fasting untethers people from selfishness is paradoxical; it's impossible not to fixate, in some part, on physical need. But the abstention is followed by a ritualised and often communal meal — there is an end to hunger and it is shared — which creates a deeper bond with the experience, and the bigger picture. 'I am amazed at what a powerful channel I become when I am not eating or drinking,' Ameena Meer, 50, a writer based between Los Angeles and New York, wrote in an email. 'My 'sixth sense' becomes remarkably clear.' Her regime is a focus on caring for herself through being still and reading more. 'I speak less, I listen more,' she wrote. 'I catch myself, letting go of small irritations, forgiving quickly, being as honest as possible.' This Ramadan, she is also reading about Unani medicine, an Islamic naturopathy based on ancient Greek medicine from Hippocrates and Galen. All this heightens her senses, she wrote: 'Hearing birds and the rustling of trees from great distances, sharper scents, the sun or the breeze on my skin, the vividness of the colors and sights around me, give me so much more pleasure.' But, mostly importantly, through this, she added: 'I am almost able to step away from all the attachments,' she said. Prayer In Islam, prayer is done through meditation and 'dhikr,' a form of rhythmic devotion that consists of the repetition of Quranic verse. Prayer during Ramadan is an act of coming back to oneself many times a day — five times, if you're Sunni Muslim, or three times a day, if you're Shi'a — in order to minimise the self. Again, the act of returning to oneself to leave oneself sounds paradoxical. But when it is undertaken with the care it deserves, the meditative mantras of Muslim surahs takes us outside the friction of everyday life. In our day to day, the stresses of the world — including the Islamophobia — keeps us alert but bothered, consumed with the physical, and less in touch with the spiritual. 'I understand the meaning of worship as a way to reconnect with the Source of All Wisdom, Love, and Energy and feel drawn to it,' Meer wrote. Prayer, and any deep reflection, really, unlocks us from our mind's prison. It's an incarnation of death, too — a fundamental reminder to seek greater purpose in our individual lives. Even if it's just every Ramadan, it's a start. It's meant to be a month of actualised self-care for Muslims. Refuge It's an angry world we live in — or at least, there are many things that incite anger, and can lead to deep sorrow. This year, after the mosque shootings in New Zealand I was awe-struck. When the pain subsided, I felt enraged. My anger was, and still is, about the injustice that comes with the rampant dismissal and demonisation of Muslims, without considering what that does to our psychology. On top of that, it's about the constant deaths of Muslims around the world via the hands of other Muslims, too — whether in Mali or Pakistan. Or about hearing the story of a 17-year-old Bangladeshi girl, Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was burned alive for speaking out about sexual assault at the hands of her Muslim principal. The onslaught feels never-ending. During Ramadan, we are asked to contend with these feelings and let go. The result, in one Arabic word, is jihad — which actually means a spiritual battle with oneself. But how can one accept the horrors of the world and radiate kindness and transcend? These acts of discipline that Ramadan necessitates, in prayer and fasting, help create a boundary, a division from anger. And it's energising, somehow. 'Islam teaches me commitment and discipline, and whenever I am successfully fasting, that energy carries me through the month and thereafter,' Hassan pointed out. The purpose of Ramadan is to energise the orientation of the soul and activate what has been lost throughout the lunar year: to re-remember how we, our selves, fit into the greater spiritual community. In ritual, we focus not on the lack, but the abundance of the world, and how lucky we are to live in this time, in this space, to honor its transience, and make use of the vital years that we are here. The practice brings us back to a state that Hafiz, the Muslim poet, described as the 'divine crazed soul.' DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://able2know.org/user/reetasignaas/

http://ctendodontists.org/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/714050/Default.aspx

Putting the bite into Banaras

Says Palak Shah, CEO, Ekaya, "As a brand, our mission has always been to focus on creating the finest quality of handwoven designs. The reason we collaborate is to experiment and bring about a change in the way Indian textiles are engineered and worked on. Every year, we tie up with a designer to get a fresh perspective. This year, we wanted to go with a young, cool and modern take. I personally love Masaba's design sensibilities and through this collection, we wanted to bring about a change in the way people look at not just Indian textiles but also the sari." This is a big year for Masaba as well, who marks a decade in the business. Besides new stores in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, and launches from resort wear to tribal jewellery collections; she is also set to launch a line of merchandise for Game of Thrones. The Ekaya collaboration couldn't have happened at a more opportune moment. "With this collection, we're taking a bite out of Banaras and weaving it with quirky and unusual motifs," explains Masaba. The idea is to break all sari stereotypes and to celebrate the fact that wearing a sari can be fun, playful, comfortable and effortless. As is evident from their Instagram campaign which showcases women in Banarasi weaves lustily cheering on at the cricket pitch or stealing a quick run between the wickets. "I would ideally like saris to be worn by girls as young as even 18 years and break their notion that it is difficult to move in a sari and is just an occasion wear. We want more young women to embrace saris and feel confident and less restricted. The collection is created keeping in mind young women with a modern vision," says Palak. The saris, lehengas and ready-to-wear pieces feature the characteristic expertise of both brands. The finesse of Ekaya's weaving techniques interlace with House of Masaba's iconic monochrome aesthetic beautifully. Vibrant hues take centre stage, giving larger-than-life vivacity to old-pressed florals, cherry blossoms and chand-tara motifs. In a refreshing departure, unique renditions of vintage nibs, checks and horns, Tamil alphabet and polka dots can be found. "The choice of these motifs makes the collection delightfully eclectic. The underlying sensibilities-of giving due respect and honour to handcrafted methodologies and designs-are what bind both our brands together. But the difference in outward expression showcases a repertoire cross between two different sensibilities. The journey from ideation to execution has been inspirational," says Masaba. For Palak, the new collection is a thought-provoking mix of classic and contemporary. "Remember, there's nothing you can do in pants, skirts or jeans that you can't do in a sari; because you're only limited by your imagination over the many ways in which you can carry it off," she signs off. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://www.dtt.marche.it/UserProfile/tabid/43/userId/7631269/Default.aspx

http://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/293923/Default.aspx