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Sep102025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Rise and Fall: Arbaz Patel, Aarush Bhola get into ugly spat, almost hit each other

MUMBAI, Sep 10 (IANS): The reality show “Rise & Fall” turned into a full-blown war as contestants Arbaz Patel and Aarush Bhola went from pitching to almost throwing punches.What started as taunts soon turned into ugly name-calling and even a physical showdown. Snapping at Aarush, Arbaz threw the first jab, saying, “Kuch bhi nahi karra hai tu, mai to sochra hun ki Delhi wale afsoos karre honge ki isko kyun bhej diya. Tera khudka kuch hai hi nahi. (You are not doing anything. Delhiites must be regretting sending you the show. You have nothing of your own.”Aarush quickly shot back, “Tera kya hai khud ka? (What do you have of your own?) The war of words only got nastier. Arbaz hit harder, saying, “Mera kya hai vo dikhra hai… Beta, Delhi vale to thukte bhi nahi honge tere upar. (Everybody c...

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Sonakshi Sinha clocks 15 years in Bollywood, Zaheer Iqbal celebrates in style

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Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has clocked 15 years in the industry since her blockbuster debut in "Dabangg" in 2010. Marking the milestone, Sonakshi's husband, Zaheer Iqbal, celebrated her big day with a beautiful post and a sweet dinner date. Sharing a picture of Sonakshi posing with a dessert on a table that had “Happy 15 Years” written on it, Zaheer exclaimed how proud he is of his wife. “Happy 15 Years of KICKING ASS Babyyyy, no one in this world is prouder of you than I am. Yeh toh bas shuruwat hai #BestActress #BestHuman #BestWife,” he wrote.Replying to him, Sonakshi penned a heartwarming comment that read, “I love you just tooooo much!!!! With you by my side, I can do just about anything.” Sonakshi, who made her debut opposite Bollywood superstar Salman Khan...

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AI likely to add $15.7 trillion to global GDP by 2030: Report

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New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as the defining technology of the 21st century, poised to add nearly $15.7 trillion to global GDP by 2030, a report said on Wednesday. "More than 66 per cent of developed economies already have national AI strategies, compared to just 30 per cent in developing economies and 12 per cent in least-developed ones," a joint report of FICCI and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) stated.According to the report, the race of AI is based on four interdependent dimensions: compute, data, models, and talent.A few nations, like the US and China, have taken the lead, with many focusing on specific AI interventions; however, most economies have the potential to advance.According to the report, a few sectors, such as financial services and retai...

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Karishma Tanna shares BTS from hit series “Scoop”, gets nostalgic

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Mumbai Sep 10 (IANS) Actress Karishma Tanna recently took a trip down memory lane and reminisced about her good old shoot days from her superhit series, "Scoop". The actress took to her social media account in sharing a few pictures and videos straight from her shoot days. She captioned it as "Nostalgia". First day on the sets of Scoop… feels like yesterday. The nervous excitement, the butterflies, the endless rehearsals, and that little voice inside whispering, “This one’s going to change everything.” What a journey it has been — from day one jitters to memories I’ll hold close forever. Forever grateful for this chapter, the people, and the magic we created together. @hansalmehta @netflix_in @matchboxshots @pratham94 @mrunmayeelagoo @castingchhabra.”Karishma Tanna’s career took a signific...

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Vijay breaks convention with zonal political strategy in TN

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Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) Actor Vijay, who recently transitioned from cinema to politics by launching his party Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), has taken a strikingly different route from the film stars who entered politics before him. When M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Vijayakanth made their political debuts, they chose Madurai for their first party conventions.Naturally, many expected Vijay to follow the same tradition by beginning his journey in the temple city of Madurai. However, Vijay's political strategy turned out to be unconventional.His party decided to divide Tamil Nadu into four distinct zones - North, South, Kongu, and Delta - and plan its campaigns accordingly.As part of this new blueprint, he surprised political observers by holding his very first state convention not in Madurai...

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Gurmeet Choudhary proves he is unapologetically self-obsessed with his AI generated post

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Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) There is no shame in being a little self-obsessed, and popular television actor, Gurmeet Choudhary, revealed that he is unapologetically in love with him self."I love myself way too much", he proclaimed.The 'Ramayana' actor dropped two AI generated pics of himself flaunting his chiselled physique. Wearing only his denims, sunglasses and his swagger, Gurmeet was seen brushing off a miniacure doll venture of himself."How much I love myself? Way too much… and still not enough... Self-touch ups, self-love, self-obsessed & loving it! Haha trend check...fit check...mood check(sic)."In awe of Gurmeet's sizzling new avatar, one of the Insta users wrote in the comment section, "Such A Slayer You Are".Another one penned, "Amazing and asome editing ai yourself u".The third o...

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China can be new market for Indian exporters amid tariffs if they’re competitive: CBIC Chairman (IANS Interview)

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New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) As India doubles down on exploring new markets amid geo-political uncertainties and tariff tensions, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, has said that domestic exporters can definitely explore the Chinese market, indicating that this move can help offset losses being faced by them due to steep 50 per cent US tariffs.In a wide-ranging interaction with IANS at his office in the national capital, Agarwal said that China can become our new market if domestic exporters are competitive."It depends on what items are being exported to China, and because the exporters can always explore the new markets, China can be one of them," the CBIC Chairman noted.He further stated that if exporters find they are competitive in enteri...

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A ‘defunct’ CM: Congress lambasts Mann govt over ‘poor handling’ of flood-hit Punjab

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Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Amid the ongoing blame game between Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and BJP over devastating floods in Punjab, the Congress party on Wednesday trained guns at the Bhagwant Mann government and accused it of looking the other way while people of the state were grappling with one of the worst flood situations.Many districts of Punjab, including Gurdaspur and Amritsar, are among the severely affected regions, resulting in the loss of at least 30 lives and the displacement of thousands of residents.Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, speaking to IANS, criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and accused the AAP dispensation of ignoring and neglecting the state's preparedness in dealing with such a calamitous situation.He claimed that Bhagwant Mann is a completely "defunct" C...

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No point in attending Assembly without LoP status: Jagan

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Amaravati, Sep 10 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday that there is no point in attending the Assembly session unless he is given Leader of Opposition status.The State Assembly session is beginning on September 18, but the YSR Congress Party has made it clear that it will stay away from the House unless Jagan Mohan Reddy is given the Leader of Opposition (LoP) status.Replying to a question at a press conference here, he reiterated that unless proper status is given, there is no point in attending the Assembly session. He said the party would get adequate time to raise people’s issues only if it got the status of the main opposition.People’s voice should be vented by the opposition party, and if they do not re...

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Bihar CM transfers Rs 1,263 crore under social security pension scheme, interacts with beneficiaries

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Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday, transferred an amount of Rs 1,263.95 crore to the accounts of 1.13 crore beneficiaries under the Social Security Pension Scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).The Bihar government had recently increased the social security pension from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100 per month.Under this scheme, senior citizens above 60 years, widows and disabled individuals are entitled to take benefits of it.The amount is transferred on the 10th of every month directly into the beneficiaries' bank accounts.The event was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha and Social Welfare Minister Madan Sahni.The beneficiaries included those enrolled under the Mukhyamantri Vridhjan Pension Yojana, Lakshmibai Social Security Pension Scheme...