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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeremy Clarkson becomes midwife to deliver his dog Arya's 11 puppies
The Clarkson's Farm star was busy delivering his dog's puppies while England's Lionesses won the Euros 2025 against Spain Jeremy Clarkson acts as a midwife to deliver his dog Arya's 11 puppies after recently discovering midwifery is a talent of his. While England's Lionesses lifted the Euros 2025 trophy after beating Spain in penalties, the Clarkson's Farm star was incredibly busy delivering the animals at his Oxfordshire home. The ecstatic TV presenter, 65, celebrated the arrival of the puppies and he shared his excitement about the football. "Now I know you've all been enjoying the football but I've been rather busy, if I'm honest, because look what Arya's done!" Clarkson said in a piece to camera, shared on Instagram. "Yay! Well done Lionesses but really, really, really well done Arya!" His dog Arya appears on Clarkson's Farm alongside his other fox-red Labrador Retriever Sansa. Both dogs — named after the Game of Thrones characters — were sent off for training but came back just as mischievous in amusing Clarkson's Farm scenes. Diddly Squat Farm manager Kaleb Cooper was delighted to hear the news about the puppies. He commented on the Instagram post: "Whoop whoop! Can't wait to meet them all!" Jeremy Clarkson becomes a midwife One of Clarkson's followers was convinced his girlfriend, Lisa Hogan, would have been the midwife after showing her maternal side on Clarkson's Farm. Among the comments, one follower said: "Well done Arya and Lisa (who I'm sure was midwife!)." However, the former Top Gear host declared he was the midwife on this occasion. Clarkson wrote back: "Actually, I was!!" Many of his following praised his efforts, with one saying: "A man of many talents who can now add midwifery to his CV!!" Another added: "After the lambs, you earned the title Mr Clarkson - Journalist, Broadcaster, Midwife!" Someone else said: "You're now a vet as well as a farmer. The list gets bigger." "Is there anything Mr C can't do?" Despite the huge amount of interest in the puppies from his followers, it's not known whether he will become a dog breeder or whether they will all become stars on Clarkson's Farm. Clarkson did say he was done with business, though. He told The Times: "I am not starting another business as long as I live." His businesses include: the Clarkson's Farm show, Diddly Squat farm shop, The Farmer's Dog pub, Hawkstone's brewery. They have all proven to be a great success. Jeremy Clarkson has finally found his calling In April, Clarkson had discovered he had an unlikely talent when it comes to being a midwife — and it's something he really enjoys too. He wrote in The Times: "I'm sure there are many people who go through life like this, never really finding anything that they're good at or which they truly enjoy. But last week [April 26] that changed for me because, finally, after nearly 65 years of being average to poor at everything, I finally found something I both love and am quite good at. Midwifery." Clarkson helped deliver calves for the first time when his cows on Diddly Squat Farm were due. No doubt the scenes will play out in a future series of Clarkson's Farm. Previously, he has been present at a lot of animal births, including puppies, but he hasn't got involved. The TV presenter has helped lambs give birth in the past but he insisted that it isn't midwifery, "that's running a production line". Clarkson totally changed his life when he bought Diddly Squat Farm and became a farmer. It has taken his life in a different direction but he has found farming has become one of his true passions and now midwifery has too.
News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'How Such Kind Of...: HC Orders Probe Into Alleged Illegal Marriages By Arya Samaj Societies
Last Updated: The Allahabad HC ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate Arya Samaj societies for allegedly conducting illegal marriages. The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to probe into the functioning of Arya Samaj societies that are allegedly conducting illegal marriages across the state. The single-judge bench issued the directive while hearing a plea of a man, named Sonu, who is accused of abducting and sexual assaulting a minor girl belonging to different faith. The applicant told the court that he had later married the girl at an Arya Samaj Mandir. Justice Prashant Kumar noted that these societies were performing marriages without verifying the legal age of the individuals involved and were potentially violating the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The court specifically ordered the Home Secretary of the state to appoint an officer not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police to investigate the proliferation of such 'fake" Arya Samaj institutions. It also sought a compliance report in the form of a personal affidavit to be submitted by the next hearing on August 29. 'However, the Secretary, Home, Govt. of U.P. is directed to get the matter investigated by an officer, not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police, as to how such kind of fake Arya Samaj Societies have flourished throughout the State, who are getting such marriages done, in some cases even of the minor girls and thereafter, issuing certificates, and that too, by violating the provisions of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021," the judge noted. The court order came in response to a petition filed by Sonu who sought quashing of a summoning order related to an FIR registered against him in September 2023. He had been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting the woman when she was minor. Sonu's counsel argued that he had married the girl in February 2020 and that she had started living with him only after attaining majority. However, the court found that the alleged marriage had no legal standing, as the girl was a minor at the time, the marriage was unregistered, and there was no valid religious conversion as required by law. The court also pointed out that the victim and the accused belonged to different religions and that the ceremony reportedly conducted at an Arya Samaj Mandir in Prayagraj did not meet the legal standards set by the UP Marriage Registration Rules, 2017. Subsequently, the court dismissed Sonu's plea to quash the proceedings, ruling that the alleged marriage could not be considered legally valid. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Clarkson's Farm star Lisa Hogan issues 'imminent' update with fans
Clarkson's Farm star Lisa Hogan has shared an update with fans, as she revealed that Arya, one of their two Labradors, is expecting puppies in a matter of days Clarkson's Farm favourite Lisa Hogan has delivered an "imminent" announcement that has thrilled devoted viewers. Jeremy Clarkson purchased Diddly Squat farm in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, back in 2008, with Lisa, Kaleb Cooper and the team helping to transform the venture into a triumph. The agricultural enterprise has captivated audiences across four seasons on Amazon Prime, with a fifth series currently being filmed. As cameras roll for the latest instalment, Lisa and Jeremy have delighted supporters with thrilling news via social media. Lisa revealed there was an unexpected pregnancy on the farm, disclosing that Arya, one of their pair of Labradors, is expecting a litter. In her latest announcement, Lisa informed her Instagram audience that the puppies are due "imminently" whilst sharing footage of herself in the vehicle with Sansa, their other Lab, reports the Express. Speaking to camera, she declared: "Arya is at home, her puppies arriving imminently." She explained that Arya was "days away, if not hours away" from delivering "Sansa's nieces and nephews". In her initial video, Lisa remarked: "I would say, yep, look at that teet. Oh my god, you're heavy and you're hot compared to your sister in the stomach," addressing Arya in the footage. I think we might have puppies on the way!" Devoted Clarkson's Farm enthusiasts flooded the post with congratulatory messages following the delightful revelation, with one supporter writing: "Congratulations guys, I bet they will be beautiful puppies," whilst another added: "Congrats on the puppies! !" Another fan chimed in: ""Congratulations on your pregnancy! Arya will be a beautiful mumma. I think she will have 7 puppies." A fourth echoed the sentiment, saying: "Amazing news. Just the news I needed to wake up with. Congratulations diddly and clarkson." Viewers of the show will need to keep their eyes peeled for the fifth season of Clarkson's Farm to find out if Arya's pregnancy and the arrival of her puppies will be featured. All four seasons of Clarkson's Farm can currently be streamed on Amazon Prime.
Scroll.in
4 days ago
- General
- Scroll.in
Translated dystopian fiction: A young woman registers her ancestry as she enters adulthood
I sit uncomfortably on the chair in a behemoth room. Lights like neon rain flood the walls and the furniture beneath them. It speaks of riches beyond my grasp. The place looks like a private aristocratic hotel, rather than like a government office. I moisten my lips and wait for my turn. Many share the room with me – girls and boys of my age – all tensed and agitated. From time to time, the receptionist echoes a number through his monotone voice, 'L21, please report to chamber eight.' I glance at a small printed paper, my token. My sweat fades the letters. 'How long will it take to call M14?' I mutter. Though I am not a person accustomed to waiting, now I do not want my session to start. The small, spherical lights hanging from the false ceiling resemble a starry night. I stare at them, and they take me back to that place near the Radcliffe Line where I was born. Maybe, the skies are like that: beautiful, transient – like a passionate one-night stand lover. They bring back memories until they fade away like mists of a late-winter morning. I wish my memories were more like the smog that engulfs this city in its persistent choking embrace at this time of the year. But parts of my memories are like pieces of fabric, loosely hanging in the balance by delicate strings of unwoven threads. Most of them are gone, or lost so deep within me that I fail to uncover them. The attempts result in seizures. But what flashes between the seizures creates conflict with the 'history lessons' I was taught in school, with the chapter on the Cleansing that began before my time. It started in India's east and northeast frontiers more than two decades ago, just when the tapered Meghna basin of Bangladesh began to sink under the ocean's rising hungry tides. I barely recall the shadowy nights I spent looking at the stars, the only sky available for us in that place. Until my mother jumped in the Ichamati and the river's cold, dark green water brought me to India, I didn't know what the sky was like. I now know the sky is a dome; it's a prison. 'M14… M14, please report to chamber two.' The receptionist's voice brings me back. How long was I spaced out? I quickly fumble my unkempt hair, wipe the drool off my lips, and clear my voice before standing near the chamber's door. 'Please place your hand on the plate,' an electronic voice says. I do, and a minuscule needle pierces my thumb and draws a drop of blood. Ouch! The blood quickly saturates a piece of fibre that weirdly looks like a crossbreed of circuit dye and a checkerboard – a Heritage Scanner. The voice again states, 'Thank you for your cooperation. You are fifty-seven per cent Arya; you may now enter.' What would have happened if I were not? I know about the Citizenship Act and how it is making a new Aryavarta in the eyes of our Neta, the great leader. If this were Germany of the 1940s, I would have called him the Führer. Instead, I gulp that thought and step in. They want me to register because I am one of the new millions reaching adulthood. I have to register because I want to remember my mother's face for one time, at whatever cost. A man with brilliant eyes enters the room with opaque glass walls. He has broad shoulders and a square jawbone. His eyes are almond brown, and his hair is grey with age. He is nearly a Class-One in the National Citizen Register. As far as I know, I am a Three/Four. 'Ah,' he says, 'Miss Shakuntala Bose, এখাানে আসাার জন্যয ধন্যযবাাদ…' He swiftly changes from my soothing mother tongue to the state's second official language: 'I hope you are familiar with the procedures, as you have already signed the NDA form.' Involuntarily, asshole. 'As my Bengali is a bit off and the bot recording this session faces a hard time translating it into English, I guess we both are bound to use the language of our old colonial masters. I hope you are okay with it. ঠিক আছে তো?' 'Yes,' I nod. 'Good. From the data I have on my screen, I see you are a member of the Kshatriya Varna, and you are fifty-seven per cent of pure descent. I know in the past, our forefathers did not put any restrictions on inter-caste coitus. Still, if you can shed any light on the origin of the impurities in your blood, it will be highly appreciated.' He has rehearsed his lines well. 'No.' I nod again. Differently. A blurry image of someone I vaguely identify as my mother flashes before my eyes. 'I don't know.' 'Thank you. But before we start, let me ask again: are you acquainted with what we do here?' The person who found me crying in my mother's cold hands on the muddy bank of the Ichamati, Dr. Nirmalya Bose, is one of the last generations of liberals. He put me in a good school and taught me the secular ways of life. I was the only girl in the whole class. I learned a lot about the world that had ceased to exist before I was born. For a brief moment in human history, we created a paradise before it descended to purgatory. I finally occupy the operating couch in the chamber and sit with my spine erect. 'According to Article 5A, 51B, any person born after 26 November 2024, either or both of whose parents or grandparents are a lawfully registered or by-birth citizen of Bharat, shall perform as a fundamental duty to the state by enlisting his or her biometric, genetic and anatomical credentials for the betterment of the state and its people as a reference to create, amend and moderate the binding list of citizens thereof.' I enjoy the gradual widening of his eyes. 'Ah… you are very well-versed.' 'But I don't know the procedure, doctor. Please let me understand that. I hope I have cleared any doubts you were facing.' 'Yes, I'm not accustomed to someone so… erudite.' 'By someone, you do mean a girl.' 'Yes.' His face reddens. He shakes his head and points to the helmet at the head of the couch. 'When the government removed the right to education of women from the fundamental rights list, many girls left schools. The parents felt that it was a necessary reaction…' 'And yet, you, a government employee, find that hard to agree with.' 'Doesn't matter. I'm here to perform a simple surgery on your brain. That and that only.' He takes a vial containing a glimmering grey liquid from an adjoining tray. 'These are neuronal nanobots. They search for some special proteins found in our brain's hippocampus, neocortex, and amygdala. I'm going to inject this inside you – so that we can see and then cleave out any unnecessary episodic memory.' To create a state where no dissent is expressed. I try to remember those three names in the back of my head and fail. They were not a part of my discipline. 'Okay.' I lay down on the couch, thinking of how necessary the whole thing is for me. In a state where even breathable air is up for sale in those online markets, this is the only supposedly free thing. 'Free is an ambiguous concept to provoke discernment,' Nirmalya often said. A thing made accessible by the state is a thing prepaid by its citizens. 'Ms Bose, you may feel a slight pinch,' the doctor says. He injects the vial into my neck. 'The nanobots will find any area lighting up with the questions I'm going to ask you and extricate memories and limit that area's neuronal actions, if necessary.' He puts the helmet over my head and starts to assemble the parts to connect it to the mainframe. 'Am I going to be a vegetable after this?' I ask, seeing the complex mechanism. Sweats immediately form on my forehead. 'No. God! No.' For the first time, I watch a smile cracking on his face, a genuine one. 'India… Bharat has performed around a billion surgeries like this over the past ten years. Let me assure you, no such thing will happen. You are as safe as a rock on the ocean floor. You will remember only the events you are suitable for.' Excerpted with permission from ' Children Between Lines' in Fractal Dreams That Unmake, Soham Guha,
Time of India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Pa Ranjith's 'Vettuvam' in a legal soup again, case filed in the court
The Madurai bench of the High Court has ordered the Hindu Religious and Endowments Department to respond to a case filed at the Thiruvidaimarudur temple in Thanjavur district alleging that the shooting of the film 'Vettuvam' was carried out without proper permission. The case concerns director Pa. Ranjith's new film 'Vettuvam'. According to News 18, Radhakrishnan, a resident of Salem, filed the case, claiming that filming in sacred places like temples without permission is against the code of conduct. Temple's peaceful atmosphere affected During the preliminary investigation, the government said that the shooting was conducted with permission. However, the plaintiff alleged that the shooting was conducted using loudspeakers, causing disturbance to the devotees. He emphasized that this affected the peaceful atmosphere of the temple and spoiled the spiritual experience of the devotees. In this situation, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the Joint Commissioner of the Mayiladuthurai Hindu Religious Endowments Department to provide a detailed response on this matter. 'Vettuvam' with Arya and Dinesh Following the film 'Thangalaan', 'Vettuvam' directed by Pa. Ranjith features Arya, 'Gethu' Dinesh, and others in important roles. While the shooting of this film is in full swing, this incident has caused controversy. Earlier, during the filming of a fight scene in this film, the fight coach died of a heart attack. Following his death, Pa. Ranjith provided Rs. 20 lakhs as financial assistance to his family, while Silambarasan and a few other Kollywood actors have also extended their support to the late stuntman's family. It is noteworthy that the police registered a case against four people, including director Pa. Ranjith.
