Awaz the voice

Los Angeles Actress Lashana Lynch, who plays Double 00 agent Nomi, in 'No Time To Die', feels that the film represents a shift in how female characters are portrayed by the franchise. Lynch said: "The fact that (Nomi) was even an idea in the first place is just a reflection of where we are in the world, where we are continuing to go, but also where the franchise is. "And it would be a shame not to do that -- so they're doing exactly the right thing, and I think they'll continue to do that in the future." Actress Lea Seydoux, who has returned to the franchise to reprise her role as Dr Madeleine Swann, also thinks that the film series has changed markedly since Daniel Craig became Bond in 2006, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Seydoux, who previously starred in the 2015 release 'Spectre', told Sky News: "I think that the James Bond films have always been quite relevant to the world. "Bond has really changed with Daniel, in the sense that he'

  New Delhi Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who has been leading the farmers' protest in the outskirts of the national capital for the past 10 months, said that he is certain that Monday's Bharat Bandh will compel the Centre to listen to the voices of farmers. Speaking with media, Tikait said, "We are hopeful that this time (Bharat Bandh) the government will listen to our demands." Denying that farmers only from western Uttar Pradesh were participating in the protest, therefore, the farmers' protest will not be an issue in the 2022 Assembly elections, he said, "Farmers from all over India are with us", adding that this movement was not just restricted to any one region. Tikait further said, "No matter how long we have to stretch this protest, we will not step back." Farmers mainly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting against the three contentious farm laws introduced by the Centre almost a year ago. Havi

Thiruvanthapuram Religious leaders in Kerala have decided to work towards peace among all religious denominations in the wake of mistrust and controversy generated by a Catholic priest’s statement linking the growing use of narcotics and inter-religious marriages by the youth to Islam.   The meeting initiated by Catholic priests - Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, Major Archbishop-Catholicos of Malankara Syrian Catholic Church – in the capital, saw leaders representing various sects and denominations in a huddle for two hours. In the end, they declared they would seek to 'heal the wounds' and work for “strengthening secular unity of the people of Kerala.”   The meeting of Christian, Muslims, and Hindu leaders happened amid growing resentment at Pala bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt’s ‘love jihad and narcotic jihad’ remarks.   The participants included Muslim Youth League State president Panakkad Syed Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal, Kozhikode Palayam Imam Hussain Madavoor, Thiruv

San Francisco Apple recently launched iPhone 13 lineup which includes iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, as well as iPhone 13 Pro Max and now avid leaker Jon Prosser has claimed that the iPhone 14 will not include the 'mini' model. The iPhone 13 mini will be the last 'mini' named iPhone. There will be no iPhone 14 mini, claims the tipster and it is still unclear whether the iPhone 14 lineup will include three or four devices, reports GizmoChina. Earlier in June, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also claimed that the 2022 iPhone family which Apple may call the iPhone 14 series will come with no iPhone mini model. iPhone 13 mini price in India starts at Rs. 69,900 for the base 128GB storage. It also comes in 256GB and 512GB storage options that are priced at Rs. 79,900 and Rs. 99,900, respectively. The iPhone 13 features a 5.4-inch Super Retina OLED display that offers Full HD+ resolution. The handset measures 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7mm and weighs 141 grams. The device is back

Mumbai Serial reality show star Divya Agarwal was declared the winner of 'Bigg Boss OTT' on Friday, marking a victorious end to her stay at the 'house' hosted by Karan Johar. Agarwal's name was announced by Gauahar Khan, actress and 'Bigg Boss 7' winner, leading Johar to exclaim "Woman power zindabad". A journalism student who went on to become a choreographer and actress (seen most recently in the web series 'Ragini MMS: Returns 2'), Agarwal had previously won the reality show 'Ace of Space 1' after being the runner-up at MTV Splitsvilla 10'. Agarwal takes home a cheque of Rs 25 lakh, the 'Bigg Boss' trophy and wins a place, along with the other four finalists, in 'Bigg Boss' hosted by Salman Khan, opening shortly on the television channel Colors. Right from the start of 'Bigg Boss OTT', which ran for six weeks, Agarwal kept making headlines, whether it was because of her catfights with Shamita Shetty, w

New Delhi India on Friday set a new world record of administering highest number of vaccines against Covid-19 in one day. The country achieved the milestones of administering over 2.50 crore vaccine doses under the "Vaccine Sewa" campaign to mark the 71th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As per the data, India's total number of vaccination on the day climbed to 2,50,10,390 by midnight, making a world record on the occasion Prime Minister Modi's birthday. Reacting to it, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the citizens and said in a tweet, "Congratulation India. India has created a history on birthday of PM Modi. Administration of over 2.50 crores of vaccines in a single day has added new golden chapter in the history of India and the world". "Today was the day for health workers," he added. Prime Minister Modi also took to Twitter and said, "Every Indian would be proud of today's record vaccination numbers. I ack

New Delhi The first book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Urdu language Narendra  Bhai Modi Fars Se Arsh Tak  (Narendrabhai Modi: from rags to riches) was written by Jasim Mohammad of Aligarh. Jasim has been  a journalist and is currently working as Professor of Comparative Studies at Arunachal University of Studies, Arunachal Pradesh. He has done his PhD from Aligarh Muslim University and has served as Director of Jamia Urdu, Aligarh, and Media Consultant at AMU.  Malick Asghar Hashmi  and  Abdul Hai Khan  of  Awaz-the Voice  had a long conversation with him about writing a book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Here are excerpts from the conversation: How did the idea of the book on Modi ji in Urdu come about? Life as a student at Aligarh Muslim University makes one interested in writing on Muslims and in urdu language. I too had developed similar ambitions. Before 2014, my thoughts about Narendra Modi were not positive. These were similar to those nurtured by the students coming ou

New Delhi Female footballers from Afghanistan along with their families crossed the Torkham border to reach Pakistan on Tuesday night after the government issued emergency humanitarian visas to evacuate them from their country following the Taliban takeover, Dawn reported. The footballers belonging to the national junior girls team were facing threats from the Taliban due to their involvement in sports. They had been originally due to travel to Qatar, where Afghan refugees have been housed at a facility for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but were left stranded after a bomb blast at the Kabul airport on August 26, Dawn reported. While most of the Afghanistan national women's team had flown out in the last week of August after an arrangement with the Australian government, the youth team were unable to get flights because they lacked passports and other documentation. They had since been in hiding to evade the Taliban. The move to bring the 32 footballers — a total of 115 people, including

Mumbai Actress Yami Gautam says it was not an easy to play the part where she gets possessed in 'Bhoot Police' as it took her three hours to get into the look even as she was shooting bare feet and with cable work, throughout the chilly nights in Himachal Pradesh. Yami shared some behind-the-camera moments from the movie on Instagram. From getting into the look of a ghost to cable work, Yami offered a glimpse into what all went into acing the look. "My love for horror films was one of the main reasons that got me excited to play the part in #BhootPolice, where I get 'possessed'. It wasn't easy as it took 3 hours for me to get into this look and 45 mins to get out of it, each day, shooting bare feet & with cable work, throughout the chilly nights in Himachal," she wrote alongside the post. Yami added: "Despite my neck injury, I wanted to do everything myself, and my Yoga practice helped me to achieve it to a great extent. Although, I wish I could t

Mumbai It's confirmed! Actor Vidyut Jammwal and ace fashion designer Nandita Mahtani are engaged. On Monday, Vidyut took to Instagram and made his relationship with Nandita official, revealing that the two got engaged on September 1. The couple visited the Taj Mahal in Agra to celebrate the special occasion a few days ago. He also posted two pictures. In the first image, the two can be seen climbing a wall and in the second one, they can be seen posing in front of the Taj Mahal. ALSO READ :  Deepika gets candid with Big B on the hot seat of 'KBC 13' Reportedly, Vidyut popped the question to Nandita while rappelling down a wall in an army camp. "Did it the COMMANDO way. 01/09/21," Vidyut, who is best known for his role in 'Commando' franchise captioned the post. Nandita, too, shared the news with her Instagram followers. "Couldn't keep him hanging any longer...said yes!! 1-9-21," she wrote.  Congratulations poured in for the couple from netize

Jammu Kashmir/New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub Inspector Arshad Meer who died in a terrorist attack in Srinagar was buried at Eid-Gah Kalmoona. Handwara. His funeral was attented by thousands of Kashmiris. A post by the fellow journalist describing the same was shared on facebook. Earlier, the incident was captured by the CCTV camera footage and released by the police and journalists shared the same on twitter. The official handle of LG J&K shared a post on twitter condemning the heinous act and has promised due justice. To pay due condolences a wreath laying ceremony for the martyr was held at District Police Lines Srinagar. The funeral was attented by Spl. DG CID J&K Shri R. R Swain, Spl. DG Crime J&K Shri A. K Choudhary, ADGsP, J&K, Shri S. J. M. Gillani, Shri A. G Mir, Div Com Kashmir, Shri P.K Pole, DIG Central Kashmir Shri Amit Kumar,DIG CRPF Sh RK Rana,DIG SSB Sh Ranjit Singh, DC Srinagar, Shri Mohammad Aijaz,SSP Srinagar and other senior officers of J&

  Manjit Thakur / New Delhi Long before becoming a famous Indian sports photographer, Kamal Sharma’s pictures had glamorized cricket through his photography.   It was his sheer quest for work that landed him in the USA in time to be the only Indian photojournalist to capture the horrors of 9/11 as it was unfolding in New York and Manhattan, 20 years ago. How did one of the most famous names in Indian sports journalism arrive 20 years ago in Manhattan, New York on the fateful day that brought down the Twin Towers (World Trade Center) and changed the course of human history? “Of course, cricket took me to America,” recalls Sharma, “I was invited by Wasim Akram to cover a six-nation exhibition tournament in New Jersey. After that cricket tournament, I stayed to cover the US Open Grand Slam. In the 2001 US Open final, an Australian rookie named Lleyton Hewitt crushed American hero Pete Sampras, and a few days later, Sharma received the devastating news. “My brother-in-law woke me up and sa

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant hat-trick as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 home win over Bolivia in their 2022 World Cup qualifier here on Friday (IST). The Paris Saint-Germain forward gave the hosts the lead in the 14th minute at the Monumental stadium by nutmegging Luis Haquin and curling a sublime 25-yard effort into the top left corner. Messi doubled his tally just after the hour, twice exchanging passes with Lautaro Martinez before cutting past Jairo Quinteros and drilling an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Carlos Lampe. The third goal came two minutes from time when the ball bounced fortuitously into the 34-year-old's path after Lampe parried away Joaquin Correa's long-range attempt. The Albiceleste No. 10 was on hand to duly send a first-time effort into an unguarded net, Xinhua reports. Argentina, who are unbeaten in these qualifiers, remain second in the 10-team South American group with 18 points from eight matches while Bolivia have six points from nine outings. At th

New Delhi It was on this day, 27 years ago, when legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden ODI century after playing 78 games over a span of five years. Tendulkar amassed the first of his 49 ODI centuries in the match against Australia in Colombo, in his 79th 50-over game. The Master Blaster scored 110 runs off 130 balls in an innings where no other Indian batsman could cross the 50-run mark. His innings played a key role in the side's victory in the match, as India won by 31 runs. Tendulkar was also awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant knock that was studded with two sixes and eight fours. Read More:   Dhoni joins India team as a mentor for T20 WC Tendulkar was lucky enough to get a century in the Test cricket before ODIs. At the age of 17 years and 112 days, he became the third-youngest batsman to score a Test ton. He took eight Test matches to bring up his first 100-plus score in international cricket, managing 119 not out off 189 balls in the

Mumbai Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's mother Aruna Bhatia passed away on Wednesday morning. Akshay took to Twitter to express his grief. "She was my core. And today I feel an unbearable pain at the very core of my existence," he wrote. The 53-year-old star said that his mother passed away peacefully. "My maa... Smt Aruna Bhatia peacefully left this world today morning and got reunited with my dad in the other world. I respect your prayers as I and my family go through this period. Om Shanti," he wrote. On Tuesday, Akshay had shared a health update about his mother and said that it was a "tough hour" for his family. "Touched beyond words at your concern for my mom's health. This is a very tough hour for me and my family. Every single prayer of yours would greatly help," he wrote on Twitter.

San Francisco Short video-making platform TikTok's users now spend more time each month watching content than YouTube users, says a new report. According to app analytics firm App Annie, in the US, TikTok first overtook YouTube in August last year and as of June 2021, its users watched over 24 hours of content per month, compared with 22 hours and 40 minutes on YouTube. In the UK the difference is even starker as TikTok overtook YouTube in May last year and users there now reportedly watch almost 26 hours of content a month, compared to less than 16 on YouTube, reports The Verge. The figures only include viewership on Android phones, however, so may not be representative of mobile users as a whole, the report said. But caveats aside, they show the extent of TikTok's meteoric rise over just a few short years, and are even more impressive given the three-minute maximum of most of its videos, compared to the 10-minute format preferred by many YouTube's, it added. Not to mentio

  New Delhi/Ghaus Siwani At a time when the country is gushing over the spectacular performance of the specially-abled athletes in Tokyo Paralympics, the story of Gulfam Ahmed must be told to the world. Gulfam was left incapacitated by a polio virus attack in his childhood; poverty at home additionally deprived him of a normal life and yet he is today an inspiration for all those who want to overcome hurdles in life and realise their dreams. A fitness enthusiast, bodybuilder, speaker and stand-up comedian, Gulfam Ahmed won the title of “Mr Wheelchair India” in 2015. There has been no looking back since and his motivational talks are a hit across the country. Given his willpower and love of sports, Gulfam Ahmed competed in the wheelchair racing category in Delhi marathon and completed the race with good timing. Gulfam Ahmed is a much followed person on social media and his online tutorials on fitness and grooming are a hit with netizens. Gulfam Ahmed was born in a poor family in Bijnor,