AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that BJP’s onslaught was not stopped by Congress, rather wherever there was Congress, BJP has claimed victory. “There is more importance of regional parties now,” he added. Owaisi further said that BJP will now have to work on their promises because of the massive mandate given by people.

Actress Kangana Ranaut on Thursday made pakodas to celebrate PM Narendra Modi’s win. Her sister took to Twitter to share pictures of the actress and tweeted, “Kangana cooks rarely, when she’s absolutely exhilarated, today she treated us with chai pakodas for ⁦Modi⁩ji’s win.” The BJP has crossed the majority mark in the Lok Sabha elections for the second straight time.

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has confirmed that she will be starring in an upcoming film directed by filmmaker Mani Ratnam. “I will always be more than thrilled, excited, overwhelmed, humbled and just happy to work with my guru Mani, so yeah, that is happening,” the actress said. Aishwarya made her acting debut in 1997 in the Mani Ratnam directorial ‘Iruvar’.

When asked whether he spoke to Priyanka Chopra after she quit his upcoming film ‘Bharat’, Salman Khan said, “No, even after the release of the trailer, Priyanka didn’t call me.” “Now, if she had some genuine problem then it’s alright. I believe, whatever happens, happens for the good,” he added. Katrina Kaif was signed for ‘Bharat’ following Priyanka’s exit.

The Election Commission on Wednesday refused to make any changes to the counting process as demanded by 22 Opposition parties. They had demanded the VVPAT of an entire assembly segment be counted even if one of the five samples doesn’t match the EVM. They also demanded that the EVM-VVPAT tally should be done at the beginning of the counting process.

A car owner reportedly from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad has coated her Toyota Corolla with cow dung to keep it cool amid rising temperatures. The pictures of the car which went viral were shared by a Facebook user. Reacting to the pictures, a social media user said, “Maybe the owner should apply one coat of cow dung on her whole body rather.”

Filmmaker Raghava Lawrence, who stepped down as the director of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ after the first look poster was released, has said he has no issues with Akshay. “I don’t want him to feel bad as he has been preparing intensely for the character,” Raghava added. “That’s the reason I’m willing to give my script to them,” he said.

The Sensex rose over 1,200 points to cross the 39,000 mark and Nifty 360 points to cross the 11,700 mark on Monday, making investors richer by over ₹4 lakh crore in a day. This comes after most exit polls showed BJP-led NDA getting a majority in Lok Sabha elections. Rupee also jumped 79 paise to 69.44 against the US dollar.

Actress Shilpa Shetty, while speaking to Humans of Bombay, revealed, “I remember there were producers, who without any reason, threw me out of their films.” “I reached a point where after a few films my career hit a lull,” she added. Shilpa further said this was the time when she decided to enter the reality show ‘Big Brother’.

The cave in Kedarnath, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditated, was WiFi and telephone-enabled, according to a report. It also had an adjoining toilet with basic facilities, the report added. PM Modi emerged from the cave on Sunday after meditating overnight. After offering morning prayers at the Kedarnath temple, the PM will head towards the Badrinath shrine.

Vijayashanthi is all set to act alongside Mahesh Babu in an upcoming Anil Ravipudi directorial. The actress, however, has demanded a high remuneration for her role in the film. “Vijayashanthi is being roped in to play one of the pivotal characters in the movie. She has agreed to come on board. However, she’s demanding Rs 5 cr for the job,” said a source privy to the dealings. The makers want only her in the role, though, so they’re doing their best to negotiate and cut a deal.

Two Sikh youths were killed in a car crash in the US state of Indiana, the media reported. Authorities on Thursday identified the victims as Davneet S. Chahal, 22, and Varundeep S. Bring, 19, both from Fishers city, the American Bazaar reported. The crash took place at around 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday. The car crashed into a tree and one of the victims was thrown out of the car on impact, the police said. A third passenger on the backseat survived the crash. He has been identified as 20-year-old Gurjot S. Sandhu.

The upcoming ICC ODI World Cup will see the winners of the 10-team tournament earn a purse of $4 million, the highest prize money to date, along with the trophy that they will lift at the Lords on July 16. The total prize pot of $10 million will see the runners-up earn $2 million and the losing semifinalists $800,000 each at the end of the 46-day tournament being played across 11 venues in England and Wales from May 30, an ICC statement said.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged, “PM Narendra Modi locked his cabinet ministers inside the 7 Racecourse Road residence during the time of demonetisation.” He further targetted PM on his recent Balakot airstrike statement and said PM was living in his own dream world. “See how much knowledge PM has. He told IAF not to get nervous,” Gandhi added.

A 38-year-old Russian man working as an extra in the upcoming Telugu movie ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ died following a heatstroke in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The deceased, Alexander, was on a tourist visa and was playing a Britisher in the film. Although he was not carrying his passport, stills from the sets of the movie were found in his camera.