Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Friday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and losses in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India. Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 55.47 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 79,486.32. During the day, it tanked 424.42 points or 0.53 per cent to 79,117.37.

In view of the continued requests of the pilgrims regarding the removal of $20 service charge levied by Pakistan per pilgrim per visit, India has once again urged Pakistan to not levy any fee or charges on the pilgrims, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said attacks like the one in Gulmarg would continue to occur until India and Pakistan found a way to be friends and that would end Jammu and Kashmir's troubles.

'If you can have Rampur flown magically to Pakistan's borders, I might ask the nawab to accede to Pakistan. Else, I'm afraid we have no choice in the matter but to join India.'

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IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.

The win leaves United in 15th place in the Europa League standings on six points from four games.

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At just 12 and a half years old, Manjari won gold in diving at the 1968 national championship in Kanpur, competing against older athletes.

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Odisha FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant played out a 1-1 draw in an exciting Indian Super League match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Magnus Carlsen, the undisputed world number one for over a decade, believes chess ratings today are somewhat "deflated" compared to the past but remains unfazed by the possibility of someone surpassing him.

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Anyone who has spent the best part of an hour just waiting to cross a supermarket threshold in the past few weeks will be aware how quickly the outlandish becomes the new normal. Yet even in these strange days it was still odd to hear Gordon Taylor pop up on the radio with the suggestion that shortened games might be the solution to finishing the Premier League season sometime before the clocks go back.

How that would have helped maintain the integrity of the competition or assisted those clubs worried they might be relegated in less than optimum circumstances remained unclear, for the Premier League was pooh-poohing the idea proposed by the Professional Footballers’ Association’s leader as ridiculous and unfounded within hours.

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Five players in Spain’s top two divisions have tested positive for Covid-19 since clubs began testing players and staff members last week, with the Real Sociedad goalkeeper Álex Remiro confirming himself as one of the cases.

A statement from La Liga said the players would remain at home where they would continue individual training before being tested again “in the next few days” to determine whether they can return to their club’s training ground.

It is that day when we celebrate motherhood, mothers, their unmatched love and every small and big thing they do for us. Bollywood celebrities have been sharing heart-warming photos and posts on social media, to mark the day. For Shilpa Shetty, however, it is an extra special day since her surrogate daughter Samisha came home a few months back, and she gets to celebrate the day with her two children now!

During a recent interview, Shilpa reveald that she always wanted two kids since she knows how impactful having a sibling can be, and did not want son Viaan to grow up alone. However, she developed an auto-immune condition called APLA which caused her miscarriages every time she got pregnant.

Before she decided to opt for surrogacy, Shilpa revealed she had also considered adoption as an option and put her name with an organisation for the same. However, it got pushed due to internal disputes and after waiting for four years, her patience got over and she and husband Raj Kundra decided to have a surrogate baby.

On Instagram, we keep coming across photos of the happy family, and Viaan always looks excited to have been promoted to a big brother.

Happy Mother's Day to you, Shilpa!

<strong>EXPECTATIONS</strong> When the very title of the film is based on a chartbuster from the 90s, you expect the overall soundtrack to be melodious. Thankfully, there is just one composer-lyricist team for this Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Fox Star Studios production and hence you expect certain consistency from Rochak Kohli and Gurpreet Saini. <img class="aligncenter wp-image-949396 size-full" title="Music Review: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga" src="https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Music-Review-Ek-Ladki-Ko-Dekha-Toh-Aisa-Laga.jpg" alt="Music Review: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga" width="720" height="450" /> <strong>MUSIC</strong> R.D. Burman and Javed Akhtar's '<em><strong>Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga</strong></em>' is recreated with singer Darshan Raval and Rochak Kohli chips in as well. The very start of the song is quite different and catches your attention. Further to that the manner in which the recreation is done while using the beginning of the original base tune is done impressively as well. Had this song been promoted more aggressively, it could well have gone to a different level altogether since it is sung quite well and is very easy on ears too. The song that follows is a recreation too, this time of Punjabi track '<em><strong>Gud Naal Ishq Mitha</strong></em>'. Set in a 'shaadi-byaah ka mahaul', this one is kick-started by Harshdeep Kaur and soon enough Navraj Hans takes over. The song would be remembered primarily for the energetic moves on display by Anil Kapoor who makes this one his own. Overall, this one is decent enough and though one would still go for the original any time, as a recreation is passes muster too. The voice of Kanwar Grewal hasn't been heard much in a Hindi film song before and in case of this film, it is used for '<strong><em>Chitthiye</em></strong>'. A situational track that comes towards the second half of the film in the midst of a conflict situation, it does well to take the narrative forward but that's about it. With a sad and pensive touch to it, '<em>Chitthiye</em>' aids the storytelling to an extent. Next to arrive is a party song which is titled '<strong><em>House Party Song</em></strong>'. There isn't much recollection power that the song carries, though it does well in going with the situation for which it has been created. Sukhwinder Singh leads the show with Arjun Kanungo and Parry G joining in, and together they ensure that there is some kind of energy flowing when the song plays on. By this time you do get an idea that the music of <em>Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga</em> is by and large situational and the last one to arrive, '<em><strong>Good Morning</strong></em>', pretty much reaffirms that. Vishal Dadlani is joined by newcomer Shannon Donald for this number which is set during that part of the film's narrative when the entire family is coming together for one big celebration. Again, as a part of the film it is okay, though there isn't much about it that you take home as a standalone number. <strong>OVERALL</strong> One expected an out and out melodic score from <em>Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga</em> but barring the title song there isn't much to hum around. Overall, a fair soundtrack with largely situational numbers. <strong>OUR PICK(S)</strong> <em>‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha’, ‘Gud Naal Ishq Mitha’</em>

Shah Rukh Khan’s last film, Zero, released in December 2018 after which he went on a long sabbatical. He has been reading scripts and even shortlisted a few of them. Meanwhile, the names of a lot of filmmakers did the rounds with whom the superstar was supposedly working with. However, of late, it has come to light that SRK is working with blockbuster filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani in his next directorial flick. Recently, while answering a fan question, he also let out a strong hint that he has indeed given his nod to Rajkumar Hirani’s flick. And naturally, it led to a lot of excitement among fans.

While not much is known about the film and its subject, Bollywood Hungama has exclusively learnt that for this venture, Rajkumar Hirani and his frequent collaborator writer Abhijat Joshi have been joined by Kanika Dhillon. She has become quite well known of late thanks to her work in films like Manmarziyaan (2018), Kedarnath (2018), Judgmentall Hai Kya (2019) and the web film Guilty (2020). Interestingly, in the beginning of her career, she had extensively worked with SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment. She worked as an assistant director on SRK’s 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om. She wrote the screenplay of Ra.One (2011) and additional screenplay of Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011). Rajkumar Hirani’s next hence marks Kanika’s reunion with Shah Rukh and Red Chillies Entertainment after almost 9 years.

A source close to the project says, “Kanika Dhillon has come on-board and she along with Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi are busy scripting the film. Kanika is mainly scripting while Rajkumar and Abhijat are helping her with inputs. They are hoping to finish in a month or two. The film was to go on floors in August but due to the lockdown, it seems that the shoot will be pushed ahead.”

Rajkumar Hirani’s last film, Sanju, released in 2018 and was based on the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, this flick emerged as the biggest hit of that year, earning Rs. 342.53 crores. Hirani, in fact, holds the envious record of not giving a single flop as a director. The source assures, “His film with Shah Rukh Khan too seems to be shaping up well, at the writing stage. And Rajkumar-Abhijat-Kanika collaboration has added a lot to the script and it’ll be something to watch out for.”

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