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Veteran actor Dilip Kumar may receive Bharat Ratna: Reports

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June 12, 2015

New Delhi, Jun 12: If reports are to be believed then Narendra Modi’s government is planning to confer nonagenarian actor Dilip Kumar with the most prestigious Bharat Ratna award.

Dilip KumarThe report in English Daily also mentioned that routine information on 93-year-old Dilip Kumar is being gathered from different agencies. “It’s a routine procedure. Information on leading personalities from different walks of life is gathered while conferring Padma awards and Bharat Ratna,” he said.

In case veteran actor Diip Kumar makes it to Bharat Ratna, even then it would be almost impossible for him to travel to New Delhi to receive it. In this case the award will be presented to him in Mumbai.

The similar act was seen when former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee at his residence. The Dadasaheb Phalke award was conferred to Shashi Kapoor in Mumbai by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently.

Dilip Kumar, born as Mohammad Yusuf Khan in Pakistan debuted as actor in 1944 in the film ‘Jwar Bhata’. He had earlier achieved the Padma Bhushan award, Dadasaheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to cinema (1991), Padma Bhushan award (1994) and the Padma Vibhushan award (2015).

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August 7,2020

Mumbai, Aug 7: Bhojpuri actress Anupama Pathak has died allegedly by suicide in Dahisar East, her Mumbai residence on August 2.

The police have recovered a suicide note.

Initially, an accidental death case was registered which was later converted into FIR under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC against a person and a company, the police said.

Further investigation by Mumbai's Kashimira Police is underway.

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May 20,2020

New Delhi, May 20: Singer Justin Bieber on Wednesday thanked his Indian fans for showering love on his newly-launched song 'Stuck With U'.

The 26-year-old singer shared a video on Twitter, that featured many Indian music enthusiasts crooning and making their own individual creative videos with the song playing in the background.

In reaction to it, the 'Yummy' singer tweeted: "Thank You India"

Bieber and American singer Ariana Grande teamed up for the song earlier this month to help the people affected and who are in need during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

The official music video was dropped on May 8. The romantic track marks the first collaboration of the duo.

The music video has cameos by the singer's partners and features many special moments shared by the couple amid lockdown.

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June 15,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 15: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and recalled his support to the state during the floods in 2018.

The 34-year old Bollywood actor was found hanging at his apartment in Mumbai on Sunday.

"We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. His early demise is a great loss to the Indian Film industry. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and supporters," Vijayan said in a tweet.

"We take a moment to remember his support during the time of Kerala floods

During the deluge in August, 2018, a fan had tagged him in a comment on his Instagram post and said, he don't have the money, but wanted to donate some food.

The actor, who spotted the comment, replied that he will donate Rs one crore in his fan's name.

Rajput donated Rs one crore to CMDRF in the name of his fan and uploaded the screenshot saying, My Kerala.

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