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News18
5 days ago
- Entertainment
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Bigg Boss 18 Winner Karan Veer Mehra Drops Hint About His Next Project
Last Updated: After clinching the Bigg Boss 18 trophy, Karan Veer Mehra is ready to conquer both hearts once again with his new project. Karan Veer Mehra is wasting no time—and no words—in setting the tone for his next chapter after his Bigg Boss 18 win. The actor shared moody pictures of himself on X (formerly Twitter) and gave his own take on a Salman Khan dialogue from Kick. In the snaps, Mehra seemed to be in a reflective mood. He was seated by a window, coffee in hand, and poring over what appeared to be scripts. Dressed in a casual navy jumper, sweatpants, and a yellow baseball cap, the actor looked calm, focused, and undeniably in his element. He captioned the post, 'Iss baar dil meh, aur samajh me, dono meh aauga (This time, I'll make a place — in your heart and in your mind)." Iss baar dil meh,aur samajh meh, donno ✌️meh aauga. ... #gratitude #love #work ❤️ — Karan Veer Mehra (@KaranVeerMehra) May 29, 2025 Fans wasted no time in speculating about the actor's next project. Many sent their best wishes in the comments section. One user congratulated Karan Veer Mehra on his new project, while another said they have been waiting for the actor to return to the screen. One fan claimed they are rooting for Mehra 'every single day". 'Lots of love, happiness, and success, Karan," wished another fan. Karan Veer Mehra will soon be appearing in Omung Kumar's romantic action drama. The yet-to-be-titled film also stars Harshvardhan Rane, Sadia Khateeb, and Ipsitaa. The title, first look and other details of the project will be announced soon, trade analyst Taran Adarsh said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taran Adarsh (@taranadarsh) The actor's fans are stoked with the news about his return to the big screen. Mehra has previously starred in movies like No One Killed Jessica, Blood Money, Mere Dad Ki Maruti and Ragini MMS. He is also a prominent name in the Hindi television industry. The Pavitra Rishta actor hit the jackpot in 2024 when he participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 and clinched the trophy. Later in the year, he entered the Bigg Boss house. In February 2025, he was announced as the winner of the show. First Published:
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
How we reported 'Blood Money'
Barbed wire seen behind a fence at an Alabama reporting the "Blood Money" series, reporter Beth Shelburne obtained documents and data from the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Alabama Department of Finance to find stories that might otherwise go untold. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) The crisis inside the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has generated extensive reporting on escalating prison violence and deaths, the proliferation of contraband drugs, and squalid conditions inside overcrowded and understaffed facilities. These factors led the U.S. Department of Justice to conclude Alabama prison conditions violate prisoners' Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment, leading to a lawsuit in 2020. Since then, the state of Alabama has spent over $39 million defending ADOC in a handful of complex lawsuits, including the one filed by the DOJ. But these cases represent only a fraction of litigation involving ADOC. During the last decade, an increasing number of individual civil rights lawsuits have been filed against correctional officers and prison administrators over wrongful deaths, failure to protect from violence and excessive force. Unlike the DOJ lawsuit or other large class-action lawsuits, individual lawsuits filed by incarcerated people or their families receive little attention or oversight. These individual lawsuits were the focus of the reporting for this series. We wanted to figure out just how many lawsuits were being litigated against employees of ADOC every year, and learn more about the nature of the lawsuits, the outcomes, and the cost to taxpayers. Just how much public money was ADOC spending on these lawsuits, not just in settlements to plaintiffs, but paying private lawyers to defend sued officers? And beyond settlement payments, was any systemic change resulting from these lawsuits? First, we had to recognize an important distinction in how Alabama pays for legal services. When an entire state agency is named in a lawsuit, like in the DOJ's lawsuit against ADOC, legal services are paid for out of Alabama's General Fund budget. But when state employees are sued as individuals, the General Liability Trust Fund (GLTF) is used to pay for their legal defense and any monetary settlement for the plaintiff. This use of the GLTF was the subject of our reporting. We filed an open records request with Alabama's Department of Finance, asking for a spreadsheet of records connected to all transactions out of the GLTF, as well as total yearly use of the fund by ADOC dating back to 2013. In the spreadsheet, transactions were categorized as either legal expenses or indemnity payments, also known as settlement payments. The transaction records included corresponding case names and numbers, which allowed us to connect each transaction to specific lawsuits. We then located the lawsuits in federal court records, and through reviewing the records, were able to pinpoint lawsuits involving ADOC employees. This is how we identified the 124 lawsuits against ADOC employees that resulted in settlements between 2020-2024. The 124 lawsuits ending in settlement in this five-year period gave us a fixed group of cases to study, not only to help identify issues and trends in the allegations, but also in the amount of time and money spent on the litigation. Through this project, we aimed to increase transparency and accountability regarding ADOC's increasing use of public resources and taxpayer dollars. And in an effort to deepen our understanding of the crisis inside Alabama prisons, we also wanted to report on the lawsuits themselves, and the human beings involved, to lessen the abstractions of incarceration and illuminate what would otherwise remain unseen, unheard and unknown.
News18
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Amrita Puri Buys Rs37-Crore Luxury Apartment In One Of India's Tallest Buildings In Mumbai
Last Updated: Sonam Kapoor's Aisha co-star Amrita Puri has reportedly purchased a luxury residential apartment in the upscale Lower Parel locality of Mumbai. Read on for details! Bollywood actress Amrita Puri, along with her parents Aditya and Anita Puri, has bought a luxury residential apartment worth a whopping Rs. 37 crore in Mumbai's Lower Parel, according to property registration documents accessed by Square Yards. The Puri family's new apartment is on the 49 th floor of Lodha World Towers, which is one of India's tallest buildings. As per the documents reviewed by Square Yards, Amrita Puri's luxury apartment has a built-up area of approximately 505.85 square meter (around 5,446.53 square feet) and comes with rights to four designated car parking spaces. The documents show that the apartment was registered on April 30, 2025, and a stamp duty of Rs 2.22 crore and registration fees of Rs 30,000 were paid. Lower Parel is an upscale locality of Mumbai, and is one of the prime residential and commercial hubs in Mumbai. Several other Bollywood actors including Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor have also invested in properties in Lower Parel, according to Square Yards' analysis of IGR property registration documents. Amrita Puri is known for her performances in Hindi films and web shows. She made her acting debut with Sonam Kapoor's 2010 romantic comedy film 'Aisha', in which she played the role of Shefali Thakur. She was also seen in the 2013 film Kai Po Che! starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao and Amit Sadh. She has also been a part of films such as 'Blood Money', 'Judgementall Hai Kya', 'Neeyat'. Apart from films, she has also starred in several web series. She was seen as Kavya Arora in 'Four More Shots Please!' She was also a part of Karisma Kapoor starrer 'Mentalhood', 'Ranjish Hi Sahi', and more recently 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack', which starred Vijay Varma, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur and Dia Mirza. Amrita Puri is the daughter of banking veteran Aditya Puri, former Managing Director of HDFC Bank. First Published:
