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New Delhi: Former Miss Universe, actress and entrepreneur Sushmita Sen once opened up on meeting US President Donald Trump and how she felt afterwards. The actress was basically managing the Miss India Universe franchise from 2010 to 2012, the same time when Donald Trump owned the organisation. Sushmita Sen in her 2023 Mid-Day interview where she was promoting her comeback vehicle Aarya - crime series, which was well-received. She also briefly discussed meeting Trump. She shared how she was managing her work with Renee Jewellers besides other brand endorsements and that is when Miss Universe Organisation reached out to her. "The Miss Universe Organisation called me, and said, 'Would you like to take the franchise?' I was like, 'What? Really? That was like a dream!' I signed a pretty intense contract when I took on this franchise, and that was owned by Donald Trump -- which didn't make it easy or fun," Sushmita said. She clarified that Trump was not her direct boss. "Luckily, the only people who were my boss at that time were Paramount Communications and Madison Square Garden, because they owned Miss Universe when I was an employee of Miss Universe for a year. I was a franchise owner for Donald Trump," she said. On the impression Trump left on her, she added, "There are some people who leave an impression, not necessarily because of their achievements or power. Just for the people that they are. He is not one of them." Donald Trump owned the Miss Universe Organisation from 1996 until 2015, before entering politics.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 19 (ANI): Rajasthan's Manika Vishwakarma, who was crowned Miss Universe India 2025, said that former Miss Universe and actor Sushmita Sen and her mother are her two role models in life. The grand finale of the Miss Universe India pageant was held in Jaipur on August 18, where Manika was crowned by Miss Universe India 2024 Rhea Singha, taking over the title from last year's winner. Also Read | Famous Birthdays on 20 August: Narayana Murthy, Zakir Khan, Andrew Garfield, Demi Lovato and More, Know About Celebrities and Influential Figures Born on 20th August. ...Read More >
He played a key role in organising events such as PM Modi's 2014 Madison Square Garden address. Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed Advisor to the Board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Chairman of its newly established Geopolitical Institute. The veteran Indian diplomat and former envoy to the United States has a diplomatic career spanning nearly 40 years. "I am delighted to join the US India Strategic Partnership Forum as Chairman of its Geopolitical In ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute, USISPF said in an official statement. As per the statement, in this new avatar, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), and the I2U2 (India, Israe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday announced the provisional attachment of assets worth approximately ₹131.45 crore in Spain, including a luxury yacht and immovable properties, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These assets belong to Pavel Prozorov, a Spanish national and the alleged mastermind behind the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX. The attached assets comprise a commercial Italian-model luxury yacht cruising in the Western Mediterranean, a minijet boat, a luxury car, and two residential properties in Spain. The ED's probe was launched ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19: The thieves, who carried out burglary at former actress Sangeeta Bijlani's bungalow in Pawandharan area, stole a TV worth Rs 7,000 and Rs 50,000 cash, totalling Rs 57,000. The actress' bungalow is located in Tikona Peth area of Pune district. A case has been registered at Lonavla Rural Police Station. Mohammed Mujeeb Khan has lodged a complaint at the Lonavala Rural Police Station. The police shared that the complainant is a private employee with Sangeeta Bijlani. The bungalow was vacant for 4 months. The theft was discovered on July 18 when Sangeeta Bijlani reached her bunga ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The thieves, who carried out burglary at former actress Sangeeta Bijlani's bungalow in Pawandharan area, stole a TV worth Rs 7,000 and Rs 50,000 cash, totalling Rs 57,000. The actress' bungalow is located in Tikona Peth area of Pune district. A case has been registered at Lonavla Rural Police Station. Mohammed Mujeeb Khan has lodged a complaint at the Lonavala Rural Police Station. The police shared that the complainant is a private employee with Sangeeta Bijlani. The bungalow was vacant for 4 months. The theft was discovered on July 18 when Sangeeta Bijlani ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile picture on a social media platform, they said. "Preliminary investigations found that the sisters were ta ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MLA Pooja Pal, whose husband Raju Pal was shot dead by Atiq Ahmed and his associate, thanked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for zero-tolerance policy against crime that improved law and order in the state. The SP MLA said that the UP CM gave her justice by bringing in policies like zero tolerance that led to the killing of criminals like Atiq Ahmed. Speaking at the UP Assembly during the 24-hour marathon discussion on Vision Document 2047, Pooja Pal said, Everyone knows who murdered my husband (Raju Pal). I want ...Read More >
The incident came to light when Bijlani visited the property, located at Tikona village near Pawna Dam, during the day after a gap of four months, he said. A theft has been reported at film actor Sangeeta Bijlani's farmhouse in Maval in Pune district, a police official said on Friday. The incident came to light when Bijlani visited the property, located at Tikona village near Pawna Dam, during the day after a gap of four months, he said. In her complaint to Pune rural police, Bijlani said the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The thieves, who carried out burglary at former actress Sangeeta Bijlani's bungalow in Pawandharan area, stole a TV worth Rs 7,000 and Rs 50,000 cash, totalling Rs 57,000. The actress' bungalow is located in Tikona Peth area of Pune district. A case has been registered at Lonavla Rural Police Station. Mohammed Mujeeb Khan has complained to the Lonavala Rural Police Station. The police shared that the complainant is a private employee with Sangeeta Bijlani. The bungalow was vacant for 4 months. The theft was discovered on July 18 when Sangeeta Bijlani reached her bungalow at around 9. ...Read More >
Mumbai: Renowned filmmaker and ad guru Prahlad Kakkar, who has been behind some of India's most iconic ad campaigns, recently shared intriguing insights about the 1994 Miss India pageant, highlighting the intense competition between Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In an exclusive conversation with ANI, Kakkar recalled the moments he witnessed during the contest, shedding light on Sushmita Sen's belief that the competition was "rigged." He said, "I had escorted Aishwarya to Goa with her ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Bollywood actress Sangeeta Bijlani's farmhouse in the Maval in Pune district was reportedly vandalised and burgled. A case of theft has come to light at the farmhouse of famous film actress Sangeeta Bijlani, for which she has filed a complaint with the Lonavala Rural Police. Sangeeta owns a farmhouse in the Pawna Maval area near Lonavala, where a theft took place. Along with the theft, several valuable items in the house were also vandalized. At the time of the incident, neither Sangeeta nor any of her domestic staff were present at the location. Tal ...Read More >
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 19 (ANI): Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi on Wednesday. At the event, the Padma Shri awardee actor reflected on the teachings and principles of Sri Satya Sai Baba. She also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the ceremony. Also Read | Sushmita Sen Birthday Special: 5 Stunning Looks of Actress and Former Miss Universe. "I extend a heartfelt thank PM Narendra Modi Ji, for being with us here today and for honouring this special occasion. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Tensions have been running high in Los Angeles as thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against federal immigration raids that began on Friday. The protests, sparked by sweeping raids resulting in over 118 arrests in the LA area over the past week, quickly spread to Latino-majority areas like Paramount and Compton. Demonstrators gathered outside the downtown federal building, including near a detention center, and additional protests erupted in Compton and Paramount, south of Los Angeles, where crowds assembled near a Home Depot amid ongoing raids. The situatio ...Read More >
Meher Castelino, who was India's first Miss India and a celebrated fashion journalist, has passed away at the age of 81. She is survived by her son, Karl, daughter-in-law, Nisha, and her daughter, Christina. A trailblazer, Meher Castelino was crowned the first Femina Miss India in 1964 and went on to build an extraordinary legacy in fashion journalism. Since publishing her first article in Eve's Weekly in 1973, she devoted her life to writing, becoming a full-time fashion journalist and syndicat ...Read More >
Manika Vishwakarma on her Miss Universe India journey. Photo: YT/Glamanand Rajasthan's Manika Vishwakarma has been crowned Miss Universe India 2025 and will represent India at the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand later this year. The ceremony held in Jaipur, Rajasthan on August 18, 2025, saw Manika Vishwakarma getting crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe India Rhea Singha. Expressing her gratitude the 22-year-old told ANI, "This feeling is so amazing. The journey has been amazing. I wan ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 19 (ANI): Rajasthan Manika Vishwakarma, who was crowned Miss Universe India 2025, said that former Miss Universe and actor Sushmita Sen and her mother are her two role models in life. The grand finale of the Miss Universe India pageant was held in Jaipur on August 18, where Manika was crowned by Miss Universe India 2024 Rhea Singha, taking over the title from last year winner. After winning the show, Vishwakarma shared that she has two role models in her life, who helped her to win the Miss Universe India crown in Jaipur. While speaking to ANI after her vi ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, are likely over north and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema. Stro ...Read More >