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  • Priyanka talks about colourism in Bollywood, regrets doing fairness cream ads

    Priyanka talks about colourism in Bollywood, regrets doing fairness cream ads

    Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra Jonas faced colourism and spoke about being lightened for the screen in films.

    The Indian actress also revealed that she regrets being part of ‘damaging’ skin fairness ads during the mid-2000s.

    “When I joined the movie business, if you were fair, you were guaranteed some sort of success or casting, but if you were darker… and I’m not even that dark. For darker girls, it was like, well, let’s lighten you up. I was lightened up in many movies,” Priyanka was speaking to Dax Shephard on the podcast Armchair Expert.

    The star, who is married to Nick Jonas, shared that the make-up put on her and bright lighting used to look lighter than she was on screen.

    She added, “We were taught that damaging bullsh*t. Even I got caught up into it and I look back on that, the commercial was so damaging. I’m darker skinned and this guy comes in, selling flowers, and he doesn’t even look at me. I start using this cream and I get a job, I get the guy and all my dreams come true. That was like the mid-2000s,” she said.

    Priyanka is now a big star in Hollywood and she lives with her husband, singer Nick Jonas and daughter, Malti Marie Jonas.

  • List of top Indian actresses who earn in crores from Instagram

    List of top Indian actresses who earn in crores from Instagram

    Mumbai: People think celebrities post pictures on Instagram just to keep their fans updated and informed but do you know that they are also paid in crores for doing brand promotions etc on this social media platform. Yes, celebs use Instagram to promote brands and films too and earn a staggering amount from it. In this write-up, we will tell you about the top highest paid Indian actresses of India on Instagram. Let’s take a look.

  • 13 arrested for gambling in Rajendranagar

    13 arrested for gambling in Rajendranagar

    Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Special Operations Team arrested 13 persons who were found playing three card games at a park in Rajendranagar and also seized Rs 90,000 from them.

    Acting on a tip off, the team raided HUDA park at Rajendranagar and found the persons were playing three card game and gambling.

    The police also seized 10 mobile phones from them.

    A case is registered against them.

  • Leopard found dead in dumping yard in Nalgonda

    Leopard found dead in dumping yard in Nalgonda

    Nalgonda: In an unfortunate incident, leopard was found dead in the dumping yard of Nalgonda municipality located near Chandanapally on Wednesday.

    The locals found the carcass of the leopard in the bushes in a corner of the dumping yard. Though the people of Kesharajupally, Seshammagudem, ST colony and Chandanapally had informed officials a few days ago saying a leopard was moving in their area, there was allegedly no response.

    On Wednesday, officials of the forest department rushed to the place. They suspected that the leopard might have died about 10 days ago.

  • Three killed, two injured after earthmover fell on a car

    Three killed, two injured after earthmover fell on a car

    Nizamabad: In an unfortunate incident, three persons were killed and two others were injured when an earthmover turned over onto a car in Bhingal area of the district on Wednesday morning. The victims were identified as residents of Morthad in the district.

    According to the sources, the earthmover driver reportedly lost control and crashed into the car killing three persons traveling in it on the spot. People who witnessed the accident informed the police who pulled the two trapped in the car out and shifted them to the hospital.

    A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

    Similarly, a man died after a car rammed into a truck at Rajendranagar on Tuesday night.

    The victim R Siddu, a native of Karnataka was going in the car on Outer Ring Road from Gachibowli to Shamshabad when he rammed his car into a truck ahead of his vehicle.

    “The man sustained serious injuries and died on the spot. Apparently, he was driving at a high speed and could not control his vehicle ,” said Rajendranagar police.

    A case is registered and investigation on. The body was shifted to Osmania General Hospital mortuary.

  • SIT interrogates three accused in TSPSC paper leak case

    SIT interrogates three accused in TSPSC paper leak case

    Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question paper leak case on Wednesday began questioning three more accused in the case.

    The SIT officials took custody of Shameem, Damera Ramesh Kumar and N. Suresh after a court sent them to police custody.

    Shameem and Ramesh are employees of TSPSC while Suresh is a former outsourcing employee. They were arrested on March 23 and the police had found that they obtained the question paper of Group I prelims from the main accused.

    The questioning of the trio began a day after police custody of four accused, including Praveen Kumar and Rajasekhar Reddy, both TSPSC employees, came to an end.

    The SIT also grilled Lavdyavath Dhakya and Rajeshwar Nayak for three days. The four accused were sent back to jail after they were produced before the court.

    A total of 15 people have so far been arrested in the case which came to light on March 13 with the arrest of nine accused. On Monday, the SIT arrested the 15th accused Thirupathaiah, who had helped Dhakya in finding the buyers for the Assistant Engineer (Civil) exam paper.

    Praveen, who worked as an assistant section officer at TSPSC and Rajashekar Reddy, a network admin at TSPSC, had allegedly stolen question papers of some exams from a computer in a confidential section of the Commission and sold it to other accused.

    Along with Praveen and Rajasehkar, the police had arrested Praveen’s friend Renuka, a teacher and her husband Lavdyavath Dhakya, who took the papers and sold it to others with the help of Kethavath Srinivas, a police constable from Medchal.

    The TSPSC scam came to light on March 12 which led to the arrest of 15 accused besides the cancellation of the Group 1 preliminary examination, Assistant Engineers, AEE, and DAO exams.

    The TSPSC also postponed the written examination for the posts of Town Planning and Building Overseer and Veterinary Assistant Surgeon.

    Meanwhile, the TSPSC rescheduled the written examination for the post of Horticulture Officer, which was originally scheduled to be held on April 4. The exam will now be conducted on June 17.

  • Fire breaks out at TSRTC in Suryapet, 20 passengers safe

    Fire breaks out at TSRTC in Suryapet, 20 passengers safe

    Suryapet: Twenty passengers had a narrow escape when a TSRTC bus caught fire and was completely gutted at Suryapet in the early hours of Wednesday.

    The bus from the Khammam depot caught fire, reportedly due to a short circuit in its engine when it reached to the Khammam crossroads in Suryapet. Alerted by the driver, 20 passengers who were travelling in the bus, immediately got out.

    A fire engine that reached the spot and doused the fire. However, the bus was completely gutted by that time.

  • Youth dies after falling during dance at wedding

    Youth dies after falling during dance at wedding

    It is known that there are heart attacks being reported in the young age guys. Right from Common people, celebrities, young and old all are facing the heart attack and leaving the lives all.pf a sudden. Most of them are facing suddenl heart’ attacks while doing yogasanas, dancing or playing games.

    Same such incident was reported where a young man collapsed while dancing to a DJ song at a wedding ceremony. The young man died while being taken to the hospital which caused a tragedy in the wedding ceremony.

    According to the details, Sathya Sai from Andhra Pradesh is studying in a private college in Sriperambaduru attended a friend’s wedding. However, he collapsed while dancing to DJ songs and died before being rushed to the hospital.

  • Two students died in road accident

    Two students died in road accident

    Vidisha: Two students died and as many suffered serious injuries when the two-wheeler they were travelling on collided head-on with a tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district on Tuesday, an official said.

    The four victims were on their way to take the Class 12 board examination at village Saiu from Rampura in Nateran block when they met with the accident, the official said.

    Two students were killed on the spot after the bike collided with a tractor-trolley, Additional Superintendent of Police Samir Yadav said.

    Two injured students have been referred to Bhopal for treatment, he said, adding a case was registered and further probe is underway.

  • Husband drank poison after killing his wife in Mayurbhanj

    Husband drank poison after killing his wife in Mayurbhanj

    Baripada: In a tragic incident a man drank poison after hacking his wife to death in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Tuesday. While the man died on the spot, his wife was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The incident took plce in the Chheliadi village under Badasahi Police limits in the district.

    As per reports, verbal spat erupted between the man and his wife over watching mobile phone. The argument took an ugly turn and the man attacked his wife with a sharp weapon.

    After some time the man realised his crime and drank poison. The man has reportedly succumbed to the poisonous effect.

    The neighbours rushed the woman to the hospital. Her condition is said to be critical.