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Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Bade Acche Lagte Hai 4: Ekta Kapoor says she plans to address challenges women face with age. Watch
Producer Ekta Kapoor has delivered some of the biggest shows on the small screen over the years. Recently, Ekta announced the return of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi with a new season and also hinted at Naagin Season 7 coming soon. While the promo for Bade Acche Lagte Hain 4 dropped a while ago, Ekta shared details about the upcoming season in her latest Instagram video. A post shared by EktaaRkapoor (@ektarkapoor) Also Read: Bade Acche Lagte Hai new season first look: Harshad Chopda and Shivangi Joshi share a delightful chemistry. Watch Bade Acche Lagte Hai 4 is set to premiere on Sony TV on June 16. The show stars Harshad Chopda and Shivangi Joshi in the lead roles. Interestingly, on Friday, the first season of Bade Acche Lagte Hain completed 14 years, and to mark the occasion, Ekta Kapoor spoke about what the upcoming season will offer. She said, 'Bade Acche Lagte Hai completes 14 years. It's a great time to remember the show that brought in a lot of newness. Coming up with a new season, I want people to know that it is a fantastic show. I am hoping to deal with issues that women deal with after a certain age – socially, emotionally, and physically. When they don't meet the expectations of others, yet manage to meet their expectations.' A post shared by Sony Entertainment Television (@sonytvofficial) In the video, Ekta Kapoor also addressed a promo that many perceived as a dig at Ram Kapoor's weight loss. She added, 'Also, there was a video I put up, and an actor (Gautami Kapoor) was putting up extremely unsavory response to that. All I would like to say is the video was to promote Bade Acche Lagte Hai's next season. The promo we shot was released two days after my video was put about a woman with weight issues, and how her partner helps her with her insecurities. That's what marriage is all about. everything is all about people who support you in your journey.' A post shared by EktaaRkapoor (@ektarkapoor) Don't Miss: Gautami Kapoor claps back at Ekta Kapoor for her sly remark about Ram Kapoor's drastic weight loss: 'Humein bade nahi, chhote hi achhe lagte hain' A post shared by Gautami Kapoor (@gautamikapoor) 'As far as Bade goes, as a woman, I am hoping women support each other in different stages of life and adjust each other's grounds as we move forward in life,' Ekta added. Ekta Kapoor also shared that she will soon announce something related to Pavitra Rishta too.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
My daughter had to move schools because of racism
The number of incidents of racism or racist bullying recorded in Scotland's schools increased by 50% last year, figures obtained by BBC Scotland News reveal. According to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to all 32 councils there were more than 3,600 incidents last year, compared to 2,400 the year say the true figure will be far higher as councils are not complying with Scottish government guidance to log all incidents Scottish government said one of the reasons for the increase could be improved reporting. Ekta's daughter Anisa was only seven when she started getting taunted for the colour of her mother says Anisa became quiet and withdrawn at home and she could not understand what was the was only months later that Anisa broke down in tears and alerted her mother to what was going says she immediately went to the headteacher and a child was asked to apologise to her says the school asked her daughter to accept the apology but in the following months the bullying and racism continued. Ekta told the BBC she offered multiple times to work with the school to help with their understanding of racism but they never took her up on those offers. Last October, two years after the initial incident, Anisa told her mother she could no longer go to the school and she was experience is not an isolated obtained by BBC Scotland News show a large increase in incidents of racism and racist bullying recorded in said some issues are not recorded at all and others are logged as bullying instead of its FoI response, Highland Council admitted that not all its schools were recording racist incidents on the school recording system, by watchdog Education Scotland also previously suggested many schools were also not using SEEMIS properly for recording bullying incidents. Racist comments Ekta told BBC News that before the incidents her daughter was "bubbly, confident and outgoing"."When the racism began she started questioning things – why am I being told I'm different? Why am I being told the colour of my skin means people don't want to talk to me?," Ekta said. "I don't send my child to school to be abused or be a victim of racism. I send her to school to learn and be safe."When Ekta approached the school she says she was told they had not had to deal with racism before and were not clear how to handle said a child who had made a number of racist comments was asked to apologise but the school did not seem to think wider learning was thinks the school failed to meet its legal and ethical duties. For Ekta it brought back memories of the racism she faced when growing up in Bearsden, north of Glasgow, decades ago."I thought that 30 years down the line it would have stopped or at least that the systems would be better to address some of these things," she said she felt the school managers failed to take the issue seriously and the bullying and racism says she later found out that the school logged the incidents as bullying not raised an official complaint with East Dunbartonshire Council, where the school is located, and received a partial she feels they have not changed their approach, training or systems and not properly understood the is now pursuing her claim through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO).Meanwhile, her daughter is at a new primary school with a new group of friends and her mother said she is happy. Is racism on the increase? The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) in Scotland says statistics from other organisations including the police suggest there has been an increase in racist they have also found evidence that many incidents in schools are not year they set up AdRESS – Advocates for Race Equality in Schools Scotland - to support parents and carers who have a child going through racism at Adje, the education advocacy officer for CRER and head advisor for AdRESS, said hate crime reports had gone up but it was also apparent from research that the true figure should be a lot higher."Our previous research in 2022 indicated that 85% of schools are not reporting incidences that have been reported to them," he said."If we're not recording them, how do we know that the incident is being dealt with in any way?" Mr Adje said that just asking a child to apologise would not help tackle the underlying said: "We need to ensure that they are educated and told about why it was wrong to display that kind of behaviour, the impact it can do and see from there if there's any form of reconciliation."Then people will learn why it's wrong and how to not exhibit those behaviours."Mr Adje said one of the reason incidents were increasing could be that racist behaviour is "not being challenged".Another factor could be some of the toxic content on social media, he said."We need to ensure that they are challenged if you're hearing anything," Mr Adje said."It could something as like a joke. It could microaggressions." CRER are calling for mandatory logging of racist incidents and bullying in schools. They say there is not enough training available for Glasgow's east end, pupils at St Francis of Assisi Primary School have written their own anti-racism charter and set up their own equalities wrote their own charter after realising the council charter wasn't in "child friendly language".The work came about after head teacher Ciara Henderson decided to attend a new course in leading an anti-racist establishment at the University of said: "We had a small number of racist incidents last year and speaking with colleagues across Glasgow and across my learning community I had recognised there was an rise in racist incidents."We were hearing language and terminology that we hadn't heard for a very long time. "I thought I really want to tackle this head-on. It's not acceptable. I don't want this for the children in my school."The first starting point was looking at the professional development I could do around that in order to be able to empower the children in my school."Racism is a systemic, cultural, societal issues that we all need to be involved in order to instigate change and empower change." No place for racism The Scottish government said improved reporting could be a factor in the rise but added there was "no place for racism" in schools. A spokesman said: "It is deeply concerning that so many people in Scotland continue to face racial discrimination." He added: "Diversity and equality are at the heart of policies that underpin education in Scotland."Incidents of discrimination or prejudice must be addressed whenever they arise. "It is important that we are vigilant in challenging any racist behaviour in Scotland's Scottish government will publish new guidance for schools on responding to racist incidents, including guidance on recording and monitoring in the coming weeks. Ann Davie, the chief executive of East Dunbartonshire Council, where Anisa went to school, said it takes racism and bullying very said there was a standardised approach to ensuring educational establishments create safe and inclusive learning environments that celebrate diversity for all children and young people. "Teachers and school staff are offered very clear guidance and professional learning relating to Bullying and Equalities and there is a clear expectation that all staff have a shared understanding of bullying, including racism, and the skills to respond effectively," Ms Davie said. "We work with schools to ensure these incidents are reported timeously and action is taken to address any needs identified."
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Science meets art
Albert Einstein played the violin. You probably knew that, but did you also know that Richard Feynman played bongo drums and Alexander Fleming was an artist who experimented with 'germ painting' using pigmented bacteria? Then there were polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin. It is common for ordinary folk, too, to pursue courses in the sciences and simultaneously showcase their talents in the arts. Which is why I have no hesitation presenting five fictional engineering students who are also members of a music band. #Puzzle 143.1 Alia, Bina, Chitra, Deepa and Ekta (in alphabetical order) go to the same engineering college but are in five different branches. They all like Victorian literature, but each one has a different favourite author. We meet them while they are performing on stage, each playing a different instrument for their band. (1) One of the five performers is a civil engineering student (2) The performer in the middle (two performers either side) is a fan of Dickens (3) Deepa, Bina and Ekta are left to right on stage (from the perspective of the audience) (4) The electrical engineering student is immediately right of the computer engineering student (5) The pianist, the guitarist, and the violinist appear left to right to the audience (6) The Kipling fan and Alia are side by side (7) The pianist, the mechanical engineering student, and Alia appear left to right (8) The performer wearing a silver dress is immediately left of Chitra (9) The performers wearing silver and yellow are side by side (10) The performers wearing purple, blue and black appear left to right (11) Alia is a fan of Hardy (12) The mechanical engineering student has two performers to her left and two to her right (13) The chemical engineering student and the Stevenson fan are side by side (14) The trumpeter is somewhere to the right of Alia (15) The drummer is somewhere to the right of Ekta (16) The performer in purple is a fan of Carroll (17) Alia is somewhere to the left of the performer in yellow A note to prevent any possible misunderstanding. Whenever a clue describes three persons A, B, C as being left to right, they may or may not be in consecutive positions. A fourth person D and/or a fifth person E may (or may not) be somewhere among them. For example, if ABC are left to right, then ABDCE, ADBEC, ADBEC or other combinations are all possible as long as A appears somewhere left of B, and C appears farther right than B. #Puzzle 143.2 A runner is practising on the street, doing a steady 10kph while his coach in a car keeps pace to him. The coach notices a tea stall and picks up speed, leaving the runner behind. The runner keeps moving, his speed unchanged, and has taken 29 strides by the time the car reaches the tea stall. It takes him 116 more strides to reach the stall, from where he keeps going at the same steady rate, knowing that the coach will catch up with him after he has finished his cuppa. MAILBOX: LAST WEEK'S SOLVERS #Puzzle 142.1 To work out the date of death and two birthdays in the cricket puzzle, one approach can be to look at multiples of 38 within the possible range of years. But you can also look for multiples of 39 within a smaller range, which I think is the cooler approach: Hi Kabir, The date of birth of the twins is 2 April 1989, date of birth of their granny is 25 June 1938, and date of her death is 25 June 1989. (Granny's year of birth) = (granny's age at death) x 38 (Granny's year of death) = (granny's age at death) + (granny's year of birth) This means (granny's year of death) = (granny's age at death ) x 39. Granny's year of death is a multiple of 39 and is between 1983 (World Cup she celebrated) and 2011 (World Cup celebrated by the twins). 1989 is the only year that satisfies the above. Therefore, her age at death = 1989/39 = 51, and she was born in 1938. Granny's year of death, 1989, is also the twins' year of birth. The birthday dates can be deduced from the dates that India won the World Cups in 1983 (granny) and 2011 (twins). — Sabornee Jana, Mumbai #Puzzle 142.2 Hello Kabir, Fraction of the tub filled by the 1st tap in 1 minute = 1/4 Fraction of the tub filled by the 2nd tap in 1 min = 1/5 Fraction of the tub emptied in 1 min on opening the plug = 1/10 When all three are open, fraction of tub filled in 1 minute = 1/4 + 1/5 – 1/10 = 7/20 Hence time taken to fill the tub = 20/7 minutes. — Dr Sunita Gupta, Delhi Solved both puzzles: Sabornee Jana (Mumbai), Dr Sunita Gupta (Delhi), Anil Khanna (Ghaziabad), Yadvendra Somra (Sonipat), Professor Anshul Kumar (Delhi), Kanwarjit Singh (Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, retired), Ajay Ashok (Delhi), Shishir Gupta (Indore), YK Munjal (Delhi) Solved Puzzle #142.2: Dr Vivek Jain (Baroda) Problematics will be back next week. Please send in your replies by Friday noon to problematics@
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When Gautami Kapoor replaced Smriti Irani as Tulsi in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi; says ‘I have received a lot of flak but Ekta told me to trust her'
Taking on the role of Tulsi Virani after Smriti Irani in the iconic daily soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was no small feat. In a candid chat with Hauterrfly, Gautami Kapoor opened up about her brief yet impactful stint in the series and the backlash she faced. 'Ekta offered me Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. I replaced Smriti Irani for about a year. Because it was iconic. Smriti was Tulsi for seven years. So when Ekta called me, a lot of people were are angry. I think I've gotten flak a lot of times in life, but that's the fun of it. So when Ekta called me for the meeting, so I was like 'Am I hearing right?'' Gautami shared. Despite the criticism, Gautami chose to trust Ekta Kapoor . 'She was like 'Just do it, You trust me' and she said, it's a small commitment. Operation Sindoor Air siren warning sounded in Chandigarh, residents advised to stay indoors J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan on high alert after Pak's failed drone attacks Conflict widens, India targets Lahore, Pindi, Karachi after foiling multiple Pakistani attacks I had one-year-old child. She said, 'Don't worry, we'll adjust everything, we'll figure.' True to her word, Ekta adjusted the work schedule for Gautami, limiting her shoot hours to four or five a day. She said, 'So they adjusted my work hours. I used to work only for four to five hours in a day and they adjusted everything for me and my small commitment of a month stretched for one year.' What was supposed to be a month-long commitment extended to nearly a year. 'I've never really spoken to Smriti. I'm sure Ekta must have. She told me, 'Just do your job.' I was trembling on my first day, but after that, there was no looking back,' Gautami recalled. An established name in Indian television, Gautami Kapoor had already proven her mettle in shows like Ghar Ek Mandir and Kehta Hai Dil. Though her tenure as Tulsi was short-lived, it remains a memorable chapter in her career. Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was a groundbreaking Indian television soap opera created by Ekta Kapoor. Premiering in 2000, it redefined family dramas with its iconic characters, especially Tulsi, and became a cultural phenomenon across Indian households.
Hindustan Times
06-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Hindustan Times
Home decor, interior design tips: Beat the heat with these beautiful sun-blocking facade ideas
Summers and here and interior decor/design experts insist that sun shading or solar shading design is critical for creating a cooler tropical home. As temperatures rise, keeping your home cool while maintaining curb appeal is key. Terracotta jaalis to living walls: Home interior designer reveal summer's hottest cool-down trend.(Image by Lampros) Modern facade design offers a range of stylish sun-blocking options that blend function with beauty. From reflective panels to vertical gardens, these solutions not only reduce heat gain but also enhance your home's aesthetic. Opt for vertical gardening which can be a great space-saving trick.(Shutterstock) In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Ekta Verma, founder of ETOS Designs, said, 'Reflective panels are an effective way to bounce sunlight away from your home. Materials like aluminum composite or high-gloss ceramic can reflect up to 70 percent of solar radiation.' Shading devices, such as pergolas, adjustable louvers, metal fins, wooden slats are architectural features that break direct sunlight before it hits the walls and windows. Ekta explained, 'They artistically cast beautiful shadows, reduce indoor heat and keep spaces breezy adding style to a space. Jaalis like terracotta jalis, can shade interior spaces from direct sunlight. They can provide vertical perforated shade while allowing for natural ventilation.' Anupama Kundoo's own home, Wall House in Auroville, used handmade mud bricks over polluting factory-made ones. Its terracotta roof was developed with ideas from local potters. The result: a sleek, avant-garde home that is still indisputably Indian. (Javier Callejas) Chic home add-ons to beat the summer heat For a greener touch, Ekta suggested considering vegetation add-ons. She elaborated, 'Living walls insulate and protect against heat and also purify the air. Opt for modular planters with trailing vines or lush ferns to soften harsh facades and create a cool microclimate.' She added, 'As an interior designer, using window curtains and blinds is one of the most common ways to block sunlight from entering your home. When the evening sun begins to stream through the windows casting glare, you can simply draw the curtains or lower the blinds for privacy also adding decor.' Nature meets luxury: Create a serene, earthy home sanctuary with living walls to insulate and protect against heat and also purify the air.(Image by Edward George) Combining these elements — reflective surfaces, smart shading and vertical greenery — can significantly cut cooling costs while elevating your home's design.
