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The Hindu
4 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Participants in jubilant mood after their yoga performance with PM Modi, CM Naidu in Vizag
VIZIANAGARAM/SRIKAKULAM: Many yoga lovers of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts are in jubilant mood as they had got a rare experience of doing yoga along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naidu and others during the International Yoga Day at Ramakrishna Beach of Visakhapatnam on Saturday, June 21, 2025. International Yoga Day LIVE updates: Yoga teaches us we are not isolated individuals but integral parts of nature: PM Modi Despite the difficulty in catching the government bus early in the morning, many elderly people felt were elated to perform yoga with the visting dignataries and listen to their speeches. Guinness Record in AP: 22,122 Do Surya Namaskar | Naidu Appeals to Modi for Global Push A retired teacher and yoga trainer Borra Kaleswara Rao of Cheepurupalli said that he was thrilled to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing yoga with common people at RK Beach. 'Yoga culture has spread in India and abroad after Mr. Modi took initiative to make June 21 as the International Yoga Day since Year-2015. This initiative has given healthy results during Covid-19 period. Fortunately, many people could overcome the impact of Coronavirus as they had practiced yoga during the lockdown period,' said Rao while speaking to The Hindu. Limca Book of Records holder of Yoga Siripurapu Pravallika Narayan said that the celebrations of International Yoga Day at Visakhapatnam had caught the attention of youngsters and others across the country. Mr .Pravallika who made children to perform yoga in the form of English letters urged the government to issue orders making yoga classes mandatory at least two days in a week. Industrialist and SSR Charitable Foundation President Sura Srinivasa Rao said that Yogandhra-2025 had spread the culture of yoga in rural and tribal areas of Srikakulam district. Etcherla-BJP MLA N. Eswara Rao and BJP Srikakulam district president. Siripurapu Tejeswara Rao and former president of the district Birlangi Umamaheswara Rao and others who met Prime Minister in Visakhapatnam thanked him for selecting Visakhapatnam for the celebrations of International Yoga Day. 'Common people's direct participation in the programme is the real achievement. Hope, the yoga culture would continue further since it is the real objective of the government,' said Mr .Eswara Rao. Officials of both the districts expressed happiness with the participation of more than 50,000 common people of the region in the celebrations organised in Visakhapatnam.
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
5-yr-old swimmers to cross Yamuna
Prayagraj: Two five-year-old swimmers, Aditi Khanna and Saksham Sahu, are all set to cross Yamuna River in Prayagraj on June 22. The children will attempt to swim across a stretch of around 700 meters in width and depth of nearly 30 feet. The training and event are being organised under the aegis of the Navjeevan Swimming Club. This year's camp is being held under the guidance of chief coach and secretary of the UP Kayaking and Canoeing Association Tribhuvan Nishad, along with Kamla Nishad and Limca Book of Records awardee and national-level swimmer Srishti Nishad. Also assisting in the training are Manas Nishad and Pooja Kapoor professional swimmers. Tribhuvan Nishad said , both Aditi and Saksham underwent intensive training. tnn
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
38000 sq feet area, crew of 1200, an eerie torture room: Inside India's largest film set built for Prabhas' The RajaSaab
Aziznagar is a nondescript village situated some 20 km from the centre of Hyderabad. It is far removed from the hustle bustle of Telangana's capital and certainly the last place you'd expect to find two of India's biggest film stars. But over the last six months, Aziznagar played host to Prabhas and Sanjay Dutt as they shot their upcoming horror fantasy film, The RajaSaab. A studio, built by producers People Media Factory, in the village, housed a rather unbelievable set - the largest one in India, which is central to the biggest horror film in Indian cinema history. The teaser of The RajaSaab was released in Hyderabad on Monday. The horror fantasy sees Prabhas return to his roots, as a wisecracking, dancing, romancing goofball with a heart, light years away from the brooding mass action star makers had been hell-bent on turning him into after Baahubali. Much of the film takes place in the palace-sized haveli of the titular raja saab (played by Sanjay Dutt). To make matters simpler to film, producer TG Vishwa Prasad and director Maruthi decided to create the entire haveli in one place, over a 160-foot by 220-foot lot in the studio. The massive 38000 square feet complex houses a double-storey structure built from stone, fibre, and wood. It houses everything from kitchens to libraries, dining halls, to sinister-looking staircases, and even an occult torture room (more on that later, though). Art director Rajeevan Nambiar is the man behind the construction of the massive structure. "This is the world's largest indoor set," he tells us proudly, while standing in the middle of the complex. "Nowhere in the world will you find a single set of this size and scale. It took 1000-1200 people working all day around 4-6 months to get this up," adds Nambiar. The makers say that this is India's largest film set. They may even go for a ratification from the Limca Book of Records later, once filming wraps up. The base of the structure is solid stone, with marble flooring and platforms. On top of it are fibre pillars and a wooden support structure. Four massive chandeliers, stretching over 100 feet deep, are hung in the entry pathway. Another chandelier hangs quite sinisterly over a large dining table, fit to seat 16. There are wooden stairs to the upper level, which has more rooms. All rooms are fully stocked on both levels. The kitchen has real flour and spices and some questionable but still edible papad. The bedroom and study have real books, ranging from Dan Brown to Agatha Christie. They are supplemented by hundreds of fake books, too. And then there are paintings of Sanjay Dutt dotted along the house. Talking about the need for this level of construction, producer TG Vishwa Prasad tells us, "It's about what value it adds to the project. If I can make a film in ₹2 crore, I would not need this. But this film required a scale like this. And this set helps us keep the action here." Without giving away spoilers, TG Vishwa Prasad adds that there is an upside-down segment in the film (glimpsed in the teaser) that was easy to shoot just because the entire set was a single unit. "You'll see more of it in the trailer," he adds. In between the dozen or so large serpentine AC pipes (the indoor temperature goes to 40 degrees Celsius without them) is one room where the vents hardly ever enter. The film's director, Maruthi, jokingly calls it the prayer room. One glance inside reveals it is something more sinister. There are remnants of black magic rituals and occult practices, flames and torches lit, and blood on the walls. More tellingly, there are (thankfully fake) human remains strung up as 'offerings'. The film's team says the room will play an important part in the film. Director Maruthi informs us that 90% of the film's shoot is complete, with some sequences still left. The film is aiming for a December 5 release, having already been delayed by 8 months. Maruthi says the extensive VFX work and post-production have caused that. What will happen to the set once the film is over? Producer TG Vishwa Prasad has no plans, so far. But in all likelihood, it will be torn down to give space for something new. Does that bother its creator, Rajeevan Nambiar, though? "I have been far too long to get attached now," he says with a laugh. But for now, the RajaSaab's haveli stands as a testament to the growth of Telugu cinema and its ability to dwarf the biggest productions in the country, if not the world.
India.com
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This actor did over 200 films, played same role in 144 films, failed to become a star, his name was..., was Bollywood's most...
This actor worked in over 200 films, played same role in 144 films, failed to become a star, his name was..., was Bollywood's most... Today, we will highlight the journey of this actor who played the same kind of role in over 100 films, and was stereotyped so strongly that just one role defined his entire career. In his nearly 50-years of career, he arguably became Bollywood's most typecast actor. The man is none other than Jagdish Raj Khurana, recognised as just Jagdish Raj on-screen. The actor, who worked in over 200 films, played every kind of role from a villain to second lead, but found his true calling in a cope role. For over 40 years, Jagdish Raj portrayed the role of a police cop in 144 different films. This significant achievement made him secure a name in Limca Book of Records and Guinness Book of World Records for playing just one role in most number of films. Whether in a big or small project, he truly embraced his cop role, without fearing of getting stereotyped. Born in 1928, Jagdish Raj started his acting career with the film Seema (1955), in which he played the role of a doctor. After that, he played a cop for the first time in CID , and garnered limelight, with several police officer roles coming his way. Over the next 15 years, he starred in hits like Madhumati, Kala Bazar, Waqt, Bhoot Bungla, Johnny Mera Naam, and Bobby, majorly playing a cop role in mostly all the films. He also experimented with his craft, and played a gangster in Deewar and a dacoit in Zameer. He then came back to playing police officer roles in films like Don, Kaala Patthar, and Shakti. By 1980s and 90s, he began playing DSPs and DIGs instead of inspectors. Over the course of his acting career, Jagdish Raj appeared in number of films, but unfortunately, failed to attain the status of superstar. Before retiring from films, the actor's final role was in 2001 release Kasam , in which he played the role of a senior inspector. Jagdish Raj died in 2013 at the age of 85 due to respiratory illness.
Hindustan Times
04-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
HC for compulsory retirement of Punjab judge who presided over Kathua trial
The Punjab and Haryana high court is learnt to have recommended compulsory retirement of a district and sessions judge, Tejwinder Singh, a Punjab cadre officer, who conducted a trial in the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old Kathua girl. The full court of the high court, which met last week before the commencement of the summer holidays, took the decision in the meeting chaired by chief justice Sheel Nagu after an internal probe indicted the judge in a case of allegedly 'accepting favours and misconduct', multiple sources confirmed. It is learnt an internal probe was initiated in 2020 after complaints of accepting 'favours from litigants' and allegations of 'lavish expenses' on the construction of a house. Upon the high court's recommendation, a formal notification is issued by the state government. Singh conducted the trial in the infamous Kathua rape and murder case of a Bakarwal minor girl reported in January 2018 in Jammu. It was transferred to Pathankot on apex court intervention and in June 2019, Singh, then a district and sessions judge, Pathankot, had convicted six men in the case observing that 'strained relation between the local Hindu community and nomadic Bakarwal Muslims was a strong motive behind the rape and murder.' His last posting was as presiding officer, industrial tribunal in Patiala—a low-key post. However, now judicial work has been withdrawn from him. Singh had joined the Punjab judicial service in 1991 at the age of 23 and figured in the 1993 edition of the Limca Book of Records as India's youngest magistrate. In the seniority list of the state's superior judicial service, he figured at serial number two.
