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Hindustan Times
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Neena Gupta turns muse for daughter Masaba in gorgeous black silk saree with Tamil script and bold blouse. See pics
Neena Gupta is truly ageing in reverse, and her fashion choices prove it. At 66, her style is as vibrant and experimental as Gen Z's, moving from chic shorts to playful mini dresses. But in her latest look, the veteran actor embraced her ethnic roots in a stunning saree designed by her daughter, Masaba Gupta. Let's decode her look and take some style notes. (Also read: Neena Gupta brings saree magic to Wimbledon, fans call it a 'killer' look ) Neena Gupta showcased a stunning saree designed by her daughter, Masaba Gupta.(Instagram/@neena_gupta) Neena Gupta stuns in gorgeous black silk saree Neena donned the striking 'Black Madras Muse Saree' from the House of Masaba Gupta. Crafted from luxurious black mul silk, the saree features a stunning red palla intricately detailed with a golden Tamil script, creating a powerful visual contrast. The gold-lettered swirls add a cultural depth to the design, giving the look both elegance and an edge. She styled the saree in a classic drape, allowing the palla to fall gracefully over her shoulder, enhancing its dramatic appeal. Neena paired it with a custom halter-neck blouse featuring a deep V neckline, finished with delicate gold embroidery that echoed the motifs on the palla. How she styled her look Styled with the black etched bajuband, the look is completed with the palm panna earrings and the pyaar cuff in 18K gold from Masaba's label. Her makeup was subtle, featuring shimmery eyeshadow, winged eyeliner, mascara-coated lashes, a luminous highlighter, and glossy red lipstick. She styled her long, luscious tresses in soft, messy waves that perfectly complemented her ethnic look. About Neena Gupta On the work front, Neena Gupta was last seen in the popular OTT series Panchayat Season 4. She also appeared in Metro... In Dino, a film directed by Anurag Basu, which explores modern-day relationships through multiple storylines.
AsiaOne
12-07-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
'Can we have a date?': 'Task force man' Gan Kim Yong invites Punggol North residents to dinner, Singapore News
Do you live in Punggol and are looking to meet new people? Well, we have just the right candidate for you, albeit an unexpected one. Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and MP for Punggol North (Punggol GRC) recently posted an invitation on his Instagram on July 10 which read: "Can we have a date?" The 66-year-old wrote: "I would like to get to know more about residents in Punggol North. So I thought of inviting you and your family to join me for dinner." He also said that he hopes to do so one family at a time so he can "really really" get to know the residents. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gan Kim Yong (@gankimyong) As there are a total of nine precincts, the first session, which is on July 19, will be for residents of Parc Terraces. The venue will be at either Leong Ji Kitchen (non-halal) from 6.30pm to 8pm, or at House of White Bee Hoon (halal). Those keen on joining DPM Gan for a meal will need to register themselves for the event by scanning a QR code on the Instagram post. This dinner is the first of a nine-part series of Can We Have A Date - where a randomly selected family of four from Punggol North will get a chance to dine with DPM Mr Gan, according to a Facebook post by the Punggol Parc Terraces Residents Network. In the comments, some netizens expressed interest in the initiation, including some non-Punggol residents. One said they hoped this initiative would extend to other parts of Punggol and Singapore. Another who lives in Pasir Ris asked if she could still register for the event despite not staying in Punggol North. "We are neighbours," she rationalised. 'Task Force Man' During the recent General Elections, DPM Gan and his PAP team won the freshly minted Punggol GRC with 55.17 per cent of the votes over a Workers' Party team. The four-member team for Punggol GRC also includes Dr Janil Puthucheary, Sun Xueling and Yeo Wan Ling. Punggol GRC was created after the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee recommended carving out the Punggol estates in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, to merge with Punggol West SMC in their March report. DPM Gan was given the nickname Task Force Man during the General Elections after Prime Minister Lawrence Wong spoke highly of him chairing Singapore's task force. DPM Gan is reportedly planning a US visit to discuss tariffs, business opportunities for Singapore in July. [[nid:718005]] melissateo@
Scottish Sun
06-07-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
I know why Rachel Reeves cried at PMQs – and it's a frightening scenario for our country
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) RACHEL REEVES was crying at PMQs last week. What was significant was that it was in full public view, on the floor of the House of Commons. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 Rachel Reeves crying during PMQs is a frightening sign 4 The waterworks on display from her this week were more about the future than the past Credit: AP She seemed hot and bothered. The atmosphere in the house, particularly in the summer, can be oppressive and the chamber of the Commons is not a comfortable place, even at the best of times. To my mind, however, Reeves was under a different kind of pressure. The waterworks on display from her this week were more about the future than the past. Her plan to cut spending by reforming welfare has been sabotaged. She will have to find more money. This includes £1.5billion to pay for Labour's winter fuel U-turn. Sheer helplessness And a £4.5billion gap after Sir Keir Starmer ditched plans to cut disability benefits. Coupled with sluggish growth, we all know what is coming. In the words of Fagin's song from the musical Oliver!, she will 'have to pick a pocket or two', entirely legally of course, to make the sums add up. Kwasi speaks out after being sacked & reveals he 'fled' after being ousted The impact of high immigration, low growth and already high taxes means that we can barely afford to pay for our welfare state. Her crying, I am sure, was a sign of the frustration she feels in her job. I did the job for some short turbulent weeks and I know the feeling of helplessness that it often entails. There is the feeling of being besieged. In politics, you are never in control of events, but the sense of sheer helplessness often does occur when you are in a senior position. At times like that, you have to adopt the old English 'stiff upper lip', in my view. Senior figures have to hold things together, when things are getting sticky. Nobody was better at that than our late Queen. She never cried, never got teary or outwardly sentimental, even under the most extreme provocation. Yet, as I saw Reeves on the front bench on Wednesday, I totally understood her predicament. The left-wing backbenchers in her party despise her. 4 The Chancellor's plan to cut spending by reforming welfare has been sabotaged Credit: PA They haven't even bothered to conceal their contempt. They want her out. Left-wing outrage is now being expressed by the creation of a new party. Jeremy Corbyn has said 'there is a thirst for an alternative' and 'a grouping will come together'. Time will tell if any of Labour's left wing — the usual awkward squad — actually join Corbyn's 'grouping'. Now Zarah Sultana, another left-wing firebrand MP, is going to join. Reeves is entirely dependent on the goodwill and patience of the PM Kwasi For all these types, Reeves is the scapegoat for everything they think is wrong with Labour in power. For hard-left MPs, Reeves and Keir Starmer stand for nothing. There is no love lost between them and the Labour leadership. In addition to the trouble from the Left, we read that some of Reeves's Cabinet colleagues have been briefing against her. She had warned them on Tuesday that tax rises in the autumn budget will be needed to cover the costs of the welfare U-turn. While the Institute for Fiscal Studies says she could be facing a £30billion black hole. Clearly, the welfare climbdown has made Angela Rayner more powerful. Reeves's position is obviously weaker. It is obvious that Reeves is a totally isolated figure within the Labour Party. Reeves's weak position is made worse by the fact that the prospects for the economy and taxes remain grim Kwasi Her position is similar to the school swot shunned by her peers in the playground. She provokes their antagonism and distrust. She is entirely dependent on the goodwill and patience of the PM. I know how that feels. Based on my personal experience, I think Starmer would be mad to get rid of her. Such a move would merely shorten his shelf life. His critics within Labour would feel emboldened to come after him. Yet I can tell you Prime Ministers, under extreme pressure, can do crazy things. He may well yet kick her to the kerb. Reeves's weak position is made worse by the fact that the prospects for the economy and taxes remain grim. Failing to get the welfare bill through in its original form means the £5billion savings won't materialise. Taxes, she has hinted, will have to go up. Even Reeves knows in her bones that higher taxes will kill our prospects for economic growth, for greater prosperity Kwasi Nobody knows which taxes will go up, but increases are on the way. All this pressure, and the prospect of more challenging days ahead are clearly weighing on the mind of the Chancellor. I know what the pressure feels like. I never felt like crying but we all deal with pressure differently. I won't condemn her for her tears. 'Doom loop' It's the substance of what they are doing and the tax-and-spend policies which I object to. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight. More spending and higher taxes. When she was in Opposition, Reeves spoke about the 'doom loop' we faced as a country. Low growth accompanying high spending and even higher taxes. Rinse and Repeat. That's the doom loop. A world where Britain spirals downwards, economically, to reach a point where living standards decline. Even Reeves knows in her bones that higher taxes will kill our prospects for economic growth, for greater prosperity. It is this frightening scenario, I suspect, which caused the teary outburst from the Chancellor.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
WTC Final: 'Means a lot' - South African pacer Kagiso Rabada after surpassing Allan Donald
Kagiso Rabada eclipses Allan Donald's wicket tally with his five-wicket haul on the first day of the WTC final (Image via X/@ProteasMenCSA & Houseof_Cricket) South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada achieved a significant milestone on Day 1 of the World Test Championship final at Lord's, surpassing Allan Donald to become South Africa's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker. His impressive figures of 5/51 helped bowl out Australia for 212 on Wednesday, marking several records at the historic venue. Rabada now has 332 wickets in 71 Tests, moving past Donald's 330 wickets in 72 matches on South Africa's all-time Test wicket-takers list. "Means a lot to get past Allan Donald, what a legend. Primary is to keep running in and doing the job," Rabada said after his performance. "Coming here about a week ago, could already feel the atmosphere. Great to see the support for us. Feels like a home game. Means a lot to play for South Africa. Given my all each and every time. Happy to do the job," he added. Kagiso Rabada is now fourth in the list of all-time highest wicket takers for South Africa in Tests (Image via X) Discussing the playing conditions, Rabada shared his insights, saying, "It was moving around a bit. With the new ball it seemed harder to score. As the ball got softer and they showed intent, they got some runs away. But you always felt that, on this wicket, especially with the way they were playing, any ball had their name on it." Bold prediction! Astrologer Greenstone Lobo picks winner of Australia vs South Africa WTC Final 2025 The fast bowler became only the second player to claim a five-wicket haul in a World Test Championship final, following New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson's achievement against India in 2021. He also joined Jacques Kallis as only the second South African bowler to take five wickets in a major ICC tournament final. Kallis had taken 5/30 in the 1998 ICC Knockout Trophy final. Rabada's performance in ICC knockout matches has been consistently impressive, with 11 wickets in five matches at an average of 19.27. This places him third on South Africa's all-time list of wicket-takers in ICC knockouts, behind Jacques Kallis (14) and level with Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald (12 each). Lord's has proven to be a successful venue for Rabada. In three Tests at the ground, he has claimed 18 wickets at an average of 16.83 and a strike rate of 30.2. Poll Is Kagiso Rabada South Africa's best fast bowler of all time? Yes Probably No way His latest performance made him the South African with the most Test wickets at Lord's, surpassing Morne Morkel's 15 wickets. Rabada also became the third South African bowler to achieve multiple five-wicket hauls at Lord's, joining Allan Donald and Makhaya Ntini in this elite group.
New York Post
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Basketball Wives' star announces divorce from rapper Kevin Gates after 52 days of marriage
That was fast. 'Basketball Wives' star Brittany Renner announced Saturday that she got divorced from rapper Kevin Gates after 52 days of marriage. 'We got married April 6 and divorced May 28,' Renner, 33, said on the Los Angeles radio station REAL 92.3 LA. Advertisement 6 Brittany Renner and Kevin Gates attend a Los Angeles Lakers game on April 22, 2025. Getty Images The influencer explained, 'There is a 90 day waiting period in Islam, where you have 90 days to see if you're pregnant because then he would be responsible. But also in those 90 days, it's for recommendation because the law wants you to stay married. And during those 90 days, you are not to entertain anybody romantically.' 'So, what I will say is Islam has made my life easier,' Renner continued. 'Honestly, I don't think anybody gets married to not stay married. So this is a nice 90 day reset, just focusing on myself.' Advertisement 6 Kevin Gates and Brittany Renner at the 'Basketball Wives LA' Season 12 premiere party on May 2. Getty Images for VH1 Renner added that she 'followed my heart' and has 'no shame' in her romance with Gates, 39. 'A lot of people, their issue is, even just in dating, in marriage, it's people just don't give it their all,' she shared. 'They don't just go for it. But I feel like when you do, you're at peace with whatever happens because I gave 100 percent.' 6 Kevin Gates performs at day 3 of House of BET in June 2023. Getty Images for BET Advertisement 'I don't feel like it's a sucky situation because what is meant to be is always going to be,' Renner also said. Renner just gushed about Gates in an interview with PEOPLE on May 4. 6 Brittany Renner at the Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas' premiere in Los Angeles on June 6, 2025. Getty Images for BET+ 'All I can say is, is that I'm with the person that I quite literally dreamed of,' the reality star said at the 'Basketball Wives' Season 12 premiere party, where she was joined by Gates. Advertisement 'And to be able to just wake up next to him and spend time with him, even to have him here behind me, it's like so surreal,' she continued. 'He's just the most beautiful person inside and out that I've ever met.' 6 Jason Lee, Kevin Gates and Brittany Renner attend the Basketball Wives LA Season 12 premiere party. Getty Images for VH1 Gates also said the couple was focused on staying in the 'present,' adding, 'I feel like when we get too far ahead, we don't live in the now and have fun in the now and pour in each other into each other in the now.' 'So the future? It's no concern of mine,' she stated. 6 Brittany Renner speaks onstage during the 'Basketball Wives LA' Season 12 premiere party. Getty Images for VH1 Renner is the ex-girlfriend of Dallas Mavericks power forward P.J. Washington, with whom she shares a 4-year-old son. The reality star joined the cast of 'Basketball Wives' for Season 11 in 2023.
