It will be a family contest on the Baramati seat in Maharashtra as the suspense ended on Saturday when Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party announced Sunetra Pawar, Ajit Pawar's wife, from the seat against Sharad Pawar-led Supriya Sule. With this the final showdown begins for the Pawar Vs Pawar battle in one of the Maharastra's most high profile seats Baramati. Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader Sunetra Pawar’s candidature as Baramati candidate was announced on 30th March. Supriya Sule is the sitting MP from the seat since 2009. Her name was officially announced. On her candidature from Baramati, NCP candidate Sunetra Pawar said, “Today is a huge day for me. I want to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union HM Amit Shah, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for showing faith one me.”
31 March,2024 11:11 AM IST
5 Chinese nationals among 6 killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 26. An explosive-packed vehicle rammed into the bus carrying the Chinese nationals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Amjad Ayub Mirza, a political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) lashed out at Pak Govt. POK Activist said, “The attack signifies that the Pakistani Army is losing control in the region”. Pakistan Govt issued a statement following few hours after the attack calling it a ‘heinous act’.
28 March,2024 04:28 PM IST
Sushant Divgikar aka Rani KohENur is a fan of Mid-Day. After her dazzling ramp walk for ITRH at Lakme Fashion Week, she met us backstage for a tete-a-tete about her OTT look and all things fashion, and told us why she loves Mid-day so much. Watch the video for the whole conversation!
16 March,2024 05:28 PM IST
Bollywood’s acclaimed playback singer Shaan is set to take the helm as the host of the seventh season of Crazy for Kishore that celebrates the golden era of Indian cinema and pays tribute to legendary artists, Kishore Kumar. At an event for the launch of the 7th season of the show, Shaan paid tribute to Kishore da by singing some of his songs with his son as well. Watch!
07 March,2024 08:26 PM IST
Alia Bhatt's blockbuster movie 'Highway' was released 10 years ago on February 21 in the year 2014. Let us go back to listening to Alia Bhatt talk about how she landed 'Highway', directed by Imtiaz Ali. On Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist, Alia spoke about how Imtiaz Ali came to her place and she read through the script. As per Alia, She gave Imtiaz that vibe that she really wanted to do 'Highway'. Watch the full video for more!
21 February,2024 06:02 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir’s Batool Zehra, a first year college student from Uri has sung a Ram bhajan in Pahari language to connect J&K with Ayodhya Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, to be held on January 22 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Speaking on viral video of singing Ram bhajan in Pahari language, Batool Zehra said, “I heard a song by Jubin Nautiyal and I liked it very much. I thought that if it can be in Hindi, why can it not be in Pahari. I wrote it in Pahari and sang it. I recorded it and showed it to my sir. He posted it and it got viral. Thanks to the LG (Manoj Sinha) it is because of him that negative things are being removed from people's minds. My Muslim brothers also appreciated me a lot. Our Imam gave a message that we should love the country in which we live. Shri Ram was called 'Purushottam' because of his honesty and his belief in justice.” Meanwhile, preparations are underway in full swing for the grand temple opening, which will draw dignitaries and people from all walks of life.
16 January,2024 01:10 PM IST
In the latest episode of Sit With Hitlist, director Vishal Bhardwaj spoke in detail about how Shah Rukh Khan and he were to collaborate on a film on Chetan Bhagat's book, 2 States. It was later made with Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the lead. When asked why the film didn't happen, Bhardwaj answered, “We had differences over the setting of it. I wanted to set it not in a college but in a bank like ICICI. So, that’s where we were different. Shah Rukh wanted it in a different setting." Watch the full video for more insights about the bond between SRK and Vishal Bhardwaj
20 December,2023 06:00 PM IST
What if we told you that one of Bollywood’s gifted filmmakers had no intention of foraying into movies? That he would have rather been on the cricket pitch? Vishal Bhardwaj tells us how an injury took him from the world of sports to celluloid. He also talks about how possible collaborations with Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were discussed but never materialised.
15 December,2023 12:49 AM IST
It’s impossible to imagine anyone except Saif Ali Khan as the shrewd Langda Tyagi. But did you know that Vishal Bhardwaj had first discussed Omkara’s idea with Aamir Khan? Ruskin Bond wrote Susanna's Seven Husbands as a novella on special request from Vishal Bhardwaj. Join the filmmaker as he takes us from Meerut to Mumbai, from Shakespeare to showbiz
14 December,2023 07:01 AM IST
Made In Heaven star Shashank Arora in an exclusive conversation with midday spoke about his journey through Made In Heaven Season 2. According to Shashank, He can play his character Kabir of Made In Heaven even after turning 60. Wherein the actor is also a writer who aims at directing a movie starring not him but - Jim Sarbh, Rasika Duggal, Vijay Varma, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and many more. Watch the full video for more!
30 August,2023 12:00 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
