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  Actress Rebel Wilson said she has been treated differently by people since she lost 66 pounds (approximately 29.9 kilos). "I think what's been really interesting is how other people treat you. Sometimes being bigger, people didn't necessarily look twice at you," she said during a radio show, femalefirst.co.uk reported. "Now that I'm in good shape, people offer to carry my groceries to the car and hold doors open for you. I'm like, is this what other people experienced all the time?" she added. The 40-year-old actress also admitted she finds it bizarre that body transformations are so fascinating to people. "I also find it interesting that people pay so much attention to a weight loss transformation, when there's so much going on in the world," said the actress. She had recently admitted she feels "so sad" that she spent 20 years overweight.

   The South African Constitutional Court has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to appear and testify before a state inquiry panel set up to probe corruption during his administration. "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is ordered to obey all summons and directives lawfully issued by the Judiciary Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture," the highest court said in its ruling on Thursday. He "does not have the right to remain silent during these proceedings", the ruling added. The ruling came after Zuma refused to appear and give evidence before the inquiry in November last year, claiming the chair of the commission, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was biased against him, reports Xinhua news agency. Zuma's legal team previously said if he was compelled to appear at the inquiry, he wouldn't testify, however, the court directed him to give evidence. The Constitutional Court also ordered Zuma to pay all the costs including the expenses of two legal

  Katrina Kaif has opened up on how she wants to live her life. The actress says she wants to share her struggles, so when others struggle they know they are not alone. Katrina shared her mantra along with a couple if pictures she posted on Instagram, donning a colourful outfit. "My legacy or how I want to try and live my life. Courage in the face of fear, not in the absence of it. To create as a artist, to contribute to society , and to ask myself everyday "How can I give back?" Create a beauty brand that celebrates and resonates with all women. Share my struggles, so when another struggles they know they are not alone," Katrina wrote as caption. The actress recently started shooting for the horror comedy Phone Bhoot. Directed by Gurmeet Singh, the film co-stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khatter. She will next be seen in Rohit Shetty's cop action drama Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/katrina-reveals-h

  At 54, age is just a number for Salma Hayek. The Hollywood star continues to grab 'em by the eyeballs' on social media, scorching in a fiery red monokini in her new Instagram post. In the image, Salma relaxes in an over-water hammock flaunting her curves in swimsuit and accentuating the impact with designer shades. "#sundayvibes," Salma captioned the image. Salma will next be seen in "The Eternals", which also stars Angelina Jolie, Madden, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Barry Keoghan and Don Lee. The film is about beings with superpowers called The Celestials, and their villainous adversaries, The Deviants, in a war set millions of years ago. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/salma-hayek-looks-fiery-hot-monokini-post

    In his first phone call with a foreign leader since he became the 46th US President, Joe Biden has pledged to work with Canada while speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . Taking to Twitter after the call on Friday, Trudeau said: "When it comes to ending the pandemic, growing the middle class, fighting climate change, and creating good jobs for people on both sides of the border, @POTUS @JoeBiden and I know there's a lot of work to do together - and no time to waste. "On our call today, we spoke about these and other issues, and agreed to work shoulder to shoulder to address them. I also congratulated @POTUS @JoeBiden on his inauguration. Talk again soon, Joe." Speaking to CBC News, a senior Canadian government official said that the conversation between the two leaders during the 30-minute phone call was "warm, friendly and collegial". "Many of the priorities are aligned. He's (Biden) got a good rapport with us and wants to work with us

    It is time to pay your repects to your favourite Bollywood stars who have entertained the audience with their celestial performances in 2020 despite being hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of movies release every year in India and many artists, be it newcomers or experienced ones, get an opportunity to display their acting skills on the big screen or on OTT platforms of late. And while some performers manage to impress the audience, some dont succeed. So a poll was conducted to find out audience choice for their best actor/actress.   The poll result released highlights the preference of audience for Kangana Ranaut as the Best Actress of 2020 for her performance in Panga. She has received 44.7% of the votes, followed by Deepika Padukone at second place with 28.2% votes for her performance in Chhapaak, and Taapsee Pannu at third position with 9.3% votes for Thappad. Vidya Balan is at the fourth spot with 7.8% votes for Shakuntala Devi while Tripti Dimri and Bhumi Pednekar ba

   Hollywood star Elizabeth Olsen says shooting in front of a live audience really messed with her brain. Olsen along with Paul Bettany shot the first episode of their web series, WandaVision, in front of a live studio audience. "It was so nerve wracking, and there was a lot of adrenaline. There were a lot of quick changes and it totally confused my brain," Olsen said while recalling the experience. "It really messed with my brain -- the idea of not playing to an audience but feeding off an audience and having a camera. I was really grateful when we added the wall for our second episode," she added. The Marvel Studios series brings back Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Bettany as Vision. In the show, the two superheroes are trying to adapt to their suburban lives as a married couple. Asked how she would describe the show, the actress said: "I believe from Wanda's point of view, she would describe the show as a family sitcom of two people trying to fit in, and n

  Ending speculation about his whereabouts, Alibaba Co-founder Jack Ma has reappeared in public view after months amid increased scrutiny of his companies by Chinese regulators. The news of his reappearance came after a video of his on Chinese social media appeared. In the video, Ma can be seen addressing rural teachers as part of one his charity foundation's initiatives, CNBC reported on Tuesday. The annual event is hosted to recognise the achievements of rural educators. "Jack Ma participated in the online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher Initiative event on January 20," a spokesperson for the Jack Ma Foundation was quoted as saying. The reports of his going out of public view emerged soon after the billionaire made some comments that sounded critical of China's financial regulator, triggering speculation of him going "missing." Weeks after Ma made the critical comments, the flotation of his financial services firm Ant Group was cancelled by the Chine

  India on Tuesday became the first team to beat Australia at The Gabba in over 32 years when they defeated the hosts by three wickets in the fourth and final Test and clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1. Chasing 328, India achieved the target in 97 overs with Rishabh Pant remaining unbeaten on 89. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara also scored 91 and 56 runs respectively. West Indies were the last one to beat Australia at what is considered a fortress for the Australian team. In all, Australia had won 40 out of the 62 games they played at the venue prior to this match, losing just eight. Four of those losses have come against England while three came against West Indies, the last of which was in 1988. One came against New Zealand. India have played seven matches, losing five, drawing one and winning the one in the ongoing series. This is also the first time Australia have not won at The Gabba since 2012. Back in November 2012, they had drawn against South Africa. Following that dr

   Army marksman and Olympian Gurpreet Singh won the men's 25m rapid fire pistol T1 trials recently held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in the national capital. It was a Services 1-2-3 as fellow Army man Neeraj Kumar and the Air Force's Shivam Shukla emerged second and third in the finals held on Sunday. After topping qualification with a score of 580, Gurpreet shot 21 to come up trumps in a low-scoring final. Neeraj followed his senior marksman both in qualifying (577) and in the final (20). Earlier on Saturday, Asian Games silver medallist Lakshay Sheoran of Haryana made it a clean sweep in the men's trap trials, winning the T2 competition on the back of a T1 trial win, while talented youngsters Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan made it a double for the state in the 10 metres air pistol trials. Read More:  https://www.uitvconnect.com/newspaper/gurpreet-singh-wins-mens-25m-rapid-fire-pistol-t1-trials

  India all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya lost their father, Himanshu, on Saturday morning. The senior Pandya suffered a heart attack. He was 71. Krunal, who is leading Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, had to leave the bio-bubble in Vadodara created for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, to be with the family and perform the last rites, the Baroda Cricket Association confirmed to IANS. India captain Virat Kohli took to twitter to offer condolences. "Heartbroken to hear about the demise of Hardik and Krunal's dad. Spoke to him a couple of times, looked a joyful and full of life person. May his soul rest in peace. Stay strong you two," wrote Kohli on twitter. Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan, who had also captained Baroda, also tweeted his condolences. "Remember meeting uncle for the first time at motibagh. He was so keen for his sons to play good cricket. My condolences to You and family. May god give you strength to pass through this difficult

  US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, which includes another round of direct payments to individuals, aid for state and local governments, increased unemployment benefits, as well as more funding for testing and vaccine distribution. Calling the recently approved $900 billion bipartisan relief package "an important first step," Biden said in a speech in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday night that "we need more action, more bipartisanship, and we need to move fast", Xinhua news agency reported. "Just as we are in the midst of a dark winter of this pandemic as cases, hospitalisations, and deaths spike at record levels, there is real pain overwhelming the real economy," the president-elect said in the speech to the nation. Biden's proposal includes direct payments of $1,400 per person for working families, which is on top of the $600 checks approved in the $900 billion relief package, bringing the total relief

   Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can take 700-800 wickets in Test cricket while Australia's Nathan Lyon is not good enough to achieve the feat, feels legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. "Ashwin has a chance because he is a great bowler," Muralitharan said while speaking to former England captain Michael Vaughan for the UK Telegraph, as per Fox Sports. "Other than that, I don't think any younger bowler coming in will go to 800." "Maybe Nathan Lyon is not good enough to reach it. He is close to 400 but he has had to play many, many matches to get there," he added. Lyon will be playing his 100th Test in the fourth and final match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series at The Gabba beginning Friday. Lyon, 33, has 396 wickets compared to 34-year-old Ashwin's 377. However, legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne Warne believes Lyon can scalp 600-650 wickets if he remains injury free. "If he keeps himself injury free, I think he could

  Singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham says she was inspired to step away from the popular band Spice Girls by legendary English singer-songwriter Elton John. The 46-year-old star shot to fame as a member of the girl group. In recent years, she has declined reunion plans. Now, she has opened up about her reason while writing a letter to her future self in Britain's Vogue magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "Remember years ago, watching your dear friend Elton John on stage in Las Vegas. He performed 'Tiny Dancer', as if it were the first time, and you realised this was like oxygen for him. It was a life-changing moment -- while singing and dancing was fun for you, it wasn't your passion," she said. "That day, you started your quest to uncover your own dreams. It was time to step away from being a Spice Girl. For the first time, you were venturing out on your own, and it was terrifying. It was scary to close a chapter that defined you," she added.

  Four people were killed and 20 injured after a gas cylinder exploded on Monday inside a community kitchen in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka, according to an official. Kabirul Alam, an officer of local Kaliakoir fire service station, told the media that "a woman along with three men including her husband was killed and 20 others were injured after a gas cylinder meant for cooking food inside the colony kitchen for mostly garment workers suddenly caught fire and exploded", Xinhua news agency reported. He said the fire also burnt down fully or partially at least 50 houses in the colony at around 5 a.m. on Monday. All the injured were rushed to nearby hospitals, said the official. He said firemen managed to bring the flames under control after hectic efforts of around one hour. The Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence formed a committee to investigate the incident.

   The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that a soldier was killed in firing from across the Afghan border. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that terrorists fired on a Pakistani military post from the Afghan side of the border in the Mohmand tribal district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday night, Xinhua news agency reported. Pakistani troops responded promptly and during exchange of fire, but the soldier of the paramilitary Frontier Corps lost his life, the ISPR statement said. The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistani security officials said that militants have crossed the border into Afghanistan as a result of major operations in the country's tribal regions. Pakistan and Afghanistan share a nearly 2,600-km border, mostly porous. Mohmand, bordering Afghanistan's Kunar province, is one of Pakistan's seven tribal districts, which was once a Taliban stronghold. Read More:  https://w

  The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that a soldier was killed in firing from across the Afghan border. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that terrorists fired on a Pakistani military post from the Afghan side of the border in the Mohmand tribal district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday night, Xinhua news agency reported. Pakistani troops responded promptly and during exchange of fire, but the soldier of the paramilitary Frontier Corps lost his life, the ISPR statement said. The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistani security officials said that militants have crossed the border into Afghanistan as a result of major operations in the country's tribal regions. Pakistan and Afghanistan share a nearly 2,600-km border, mostly porous. Mohmand, bordering Afghanistan's Kunar province, is one of Pakistan's seven tribal districts, which was once a Taliban stronghold. Read More:  https://w

  Actor Anil Kapoor , who has projects across genres lined up in 2021, hopes the year ahead is good for all, including the film fraternity. Kapoor is currently garbnering good response and reviews for his role in "AK Vs AK", which released digitally and co-stars Anurag Kashyap. Talking about the response to the Vikramaditya Motwane directorial, Kapoor told IANS: "When people like your film and your performance, you feel good. So, I am glad that people liked the film." On the industry gradually opening up, he added: "There are few films that are made for the big screen only. There are a few films of mine that are going to be released this year, so I hope audiences watch those films in theatres. I am sure about that because people are eager to watch films in theatres. There are few films that give you the same joy on big screen and on OTT platforms, and 'AK Vs AK' is one of those films." "Now that vaccine has also been approved by the government

    Kishore Biyani , Future Coupons and Future Corporate Resources have said that totally disillusioned and fed up with Amazon's lackadaisical attitude, they were left with no option but to accept the offer from Reliance. This communication to Amazon is a response to their notices and addressed on behalf of Future Corporate Resources Private Limited (FCRPL), Kishore Biyani and other promoters. "At the further outset, we deny that we have acted contrary to and reneged on contractual obligations for personal gain or benefit, as alleged or at all. Such assertions are wholly unsubstantiated," Biyani said. "You were well aware that in light of the disruption caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the lenders were chasing various companies of the Future Group for honouring their obligations," he said. "Being totally disillusioned and fed up with your lackadaisical attitude, we were left with no option, but to accept the offer from the Reliance. Given the fact that