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Finnish leader Sanna Marin, 34, becomes world’s youngest prime minister Finland’s new Prime Minister Sanna Marin is the youngest leader in the world. She was nominated by the dominant Social Democrats on Sunday. Centre Party chief Katri Kulmuni, 32, will be the finance minister in the new women-led coalition cabinet. The full new cabinet will be announced this week, as per party members. Finland’s government resigned after the Centre Party said it had lost confidence in Social Democrat Prime Minister Antti Rinne over his handling of a postal strike. However, the five parties decided to remain in power and continue...

Janhvi Kapoor often wears a mix of men and women perfumes; Here’s why “I actually really liked Papa’s (Boney Kapoor) perfume, so as a kid I would enter his wardrobe and put on his perfume. I like men’s perfume a lot, actually. At night, I like to mix men’s perfume with women’s perfume to make a mix of little tangy and little formal,” said the actress, who was announced as the global brand ambassador of United Colors of Benetton Fragrance. source:

Disha Patani on skincare routine: I splash my face with ice water every morning The Bharat actress Disha Patani graced the cover of Harper’s Bazaar India, December Issue. Dressed in chic attires, Disha spoke about a lot of things including her ideal movie night, her daily makeup routine and how she manages to stay fit while she is on the move. When asked about her daily makeup routine, Disha said, “No one in my family really used makeup when I was growing up. Even now, the only skincare routine I follow is to splash my face with ice water every...

Tanushree Dutta seeks ACB enquiry against police officers who filed B Summary in her case Actor Tanushree Dutta lodged a protest petition before the Andheri magistrate court against the B Summary report filed by Mumbai police in her case. The police had registered a sexual assault but in June, the police filed a B Summary report in court. A B summary report is filed by police when they do not find any evidence against the accused to go ahead and file charge sheet or conduct a trial in the case. In the petition filed by advocate Nitin Satpute on behalf...

Priyanka Chopra on receiving Humanitarian award: Nothing makes me happier than proud mama hug Priyanka Chopra recently received the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic work as United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights. Priyanka’s mom Madhu Chopra, who attended the UNICEF Snowflake Ball event with her in the USA, was extremely proud of the global icon for the honour. Now, we have come across a post in which Madhu can be seen hugging Priyanka when her name was announced at the event. Priyanka had shared a boomerang video as a part of her other Instagram...

Troll calls Sonakshi ‘Salman Khan’s chamchi’. Here’s her reply In an interview with Koimoi, Sonakshi was asked to read online ‘mean comments’ against her. One of the trolls had mercilessly written that, “Sonakshi is the biggest chamchi [sycophant] of Salman Khan.” To this, an unaffected Sonakshi quickly responded, “Yeah well, he gave me my first film… hu mai, kya karloge?” Notably, Sonakshi made her Bollywood acting debut with Dabangg (2010), opposite Salman. source:

Akshay Kumar: Never denied Canadian passport but I work and pay all taxes in India I have never hidden or denied that I hold a Canadian passport. I work in India, and pay all my taxes in India,” Akshay Kumar has said in a statement, four days after he was found missing from the polling booths in Mumbai. Akshay Kumar might be the perfect choice to play new-age Bharat Kumar on the big screen, but his absence from voting booths in the fourth phase of elections didn’t go down too well with many. In no time, the actor, who wears...

‘We Are Not Criminals’: NC MP Farooq Abdullah Writes to Shashi Tharoor from ‘Sub-Jail’ “We are not criminals,” says Lok Sabha member and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah in a letter to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on his personal letterhead which mentions his residence as “sub-jail”. Abdullah, under detention since August 5 and subsequently booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on September 17, is at present at his residence in Gupkar which has been declared as a sub-jail. Abdullah is among a host of political leaders who have been detained on August 5 after the Centre withdrew special...

Manmohan links Rao to anti-Sikh riots, sparks row Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks that the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 could have been averted had the then Home Minister P V Narasimha Rao called in the army to intervene and stop the violence triggered a row. source:

Rajiv Gandhi to Blame for 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, Says Union Minister Badal Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday blamed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying he held back the Army, and sought an apology from the Gandhi family. Badal, a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a BJP ally, said the anti-Sikh riots which took place in the aftermath of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination were a blot on the country’s history. “The 1984 massacre of Sikhs is a blot in the history of mother India and for this Rajiv Gandhi was...