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News18
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
This 59-Year-Old Star Once Earned Rs 50, Now He's One Of The Richest Actors In The World
In the pantheon of global cinema, few stories are as inspiring as that of Shahrukh Khan, the only Indian actor to feature among the world's richest actors. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Khan has amassed significant wealth, with his first salary being a mere Rs 50. Recent reports indicate that Shahrukh Khan's net worth stands at approximately $876.5 million, equivalent to around Rs 7500 crore in Indian currency, making him the wealthiest actor in the country. The year 2023 marked a remarkable comeback for Khan with the commercial successes of 'Jawan' and 'Pathaan', each crossing the Rs 1000 crore mark at the box office. Additionally, 'Dunki', directed by Rajkumar Hirani, also achieved considerable success. Beyond his film career, Khan, popularly known as Bollywood's Badshah, owns a production house and an IPL cricket team. He resides in a luxurious Mumbai home valued at Rs 200 crore. However, Khan's journey to stardom began humbly. In a past interview, he revealed that he initially earned a very modest salary. He recounted selling tickets in theatres for his first job, earning Rs 50. Currently, Shahrukh Khan is in the limelight for his upcoming film 'King'. His daughter, Suhana Khan, will also feature in the film, which is projected to have a production cost of around Rs 200 crore.
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Nigerian who came to India on medical visa in 2013 among six arrested for fake lottery and gift scam
Six men, including two Nigerian nationals, have been arrested in Delhi for allegedly running an online scam involving fake lottery wins and gift parcels. The accused posed as foreign women online, lured victims by promising gifts, and then extorted money through fake calls from people pretending to be airport officials, a TOI report stated. Scam involved posing as foreign women and fake airport calls Police said the fraudsters contacted people on social media, pretending to be foreign nationals who had sent expensive gifts. Victims were then called by individuals posing as airport officials, claiming that parcels had been held up and demanding money for customs clearance. In another method, the accused informed people they had won lotteries and asked them to pay a fee to claim the winnings. To appear genuine, they used UK-based phone numbers and fake identities. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Others PGDM Data Analytics Management Cybersecurity Project Management Operations Management Degree Finance Data Science Leadership Data Science CXO Design Thinking MCA MBA Healthcare healthcare others Digital Marketing Technology Public Policy Artificial Intelligence Product Management Skills you'll gain: Duration: 9 months IIM Lucknow SEPO - IIML CHRO India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 28 Weeks MICA CERT-MICA SBMPR Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 7 Months S P Jain Institute of Management and Research CERT-SPJIMR Exec Cert Prog in AI for Biz India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT-ISB Transforming HR with Analytics & AI India Starts on undefined Get Details Six accused nabbed from multiple locations across Delhi The accused have been identified as Shedrack Onainor (29), Vikas (25), Shahid Raza (45), Shahrukh Khan (23), Rakesh (22), and Sunday John (40). Raza was first arrested from West Delhi, and information provided by him led police to Khanpur in South Delhi, where Onainor was apprehended. Later, other members of the racket, including another Nigerian national, John, were also arrested. Police said Raza is the father-in-law of Shahrukh Khan. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Libas Purple Days Sale Libas Undo Nigerians stayed in India illegally to operate scam Onainor came to India in 2013 on a medical visa, which expired in 2018. He remained in the country illegally and, along with other Nigerians, executed the scam targeting Indian citizens. Police said he collected money with the help of Raza and Khan, who provided bank accounts and ATM cards for handling the transactions. "Raza, uneducated and previously employed in Saudi Arabia, joined the racket around 7–8 years ago for a 15% commission. With his son-in-law Shahrukh, he collected ATM cards and withdrew cash for Nigerian handlers. Khan joined 6–7 years ago. He used UPI IDs to transfer defrauded funds," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Vikram Singh said. Live Events Fake accounts created using forged Aadhaar and SIM cards According to police, Vikas opened several bank accounts using fake addresses in Delhi and handed over ATM cards and SIM cards to his brother Rakesh, who forwarded them to Raza and Khan. Vikas received 3% of every transaction. Rakesh, who helped forge Aadhaar details, was paid a 2% commission for his role. John arrived on a business visa in 2023, which expired in 2024. He continued to stay in India illegally and collected defrauded funds across Delhi and NCR. Police said the money was later split with other Nigerian conspirators. 18–20 fake accounts created to route fraud money "Onainor, along with associates, led the fraud by luring victims online. Once victims transferred funds, Shedrack coordinated with Indian handlers for the collection and distribution of cash. Rakesh and his brother Vikas opened 18–20 fake bank accounts in Vikas's name. They altered Aadhaar addresses to Delhi, obtained SIMs, and used forged documents. An associate helped update Aadhaar without verification," police said.
Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Indian Express
Delhi man conned while booking luxury resort through fake website, LaLit Hotels ‘executive' held
A man from Delhi was allegedly conned while trying to book a luxury spa resort for his Goa trip through a fake website of The LaLit Hotels and lost Rs 33,000. The accused, Shahrukh Khan, who posed as the hotel chain's executive, was arrested in Haryana's Nuh on Wednesday, the Delhi Police said. 'The complainant alleged that he was searching online to book a room at Hotel LaLit Golf & Spa Resort, Goa. He visited a website He contacted the number provided on the website, where the caller claimed to represent the LaLit Group,' Amit Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South West, said. According to the police, the complainant was initially asked to deposit 50 per cent of the booking amount as part of the company policy. However, the accused then convinced him to pay the full amount due to a technical glitch. 'Later he was manipulated into transferring the entire amount in a single payment under the pretext that split transactions were not being accepted by the system. The victim transferred the entire amount of ₹33,000 through UPI-based QR code transactions,' DCP Goel said. After the victim filed a complaint on the National Cyber Reporting Platform (NCRP) portal, the police registered a case at the Cyber police station, South West Delhi. During the investigation, the police found that the money was transferred to an ICICI bank merchant account based in Nuh. 'Technical analysis revealed that the fraudulent website was registered using fake credentials. However, the team kept tracking the website domain and account and located the accused in Nuh,' DCP Goel said. The police eventually nabbed Shahrukh after multiple raids at his hideouts. They are investigating the number of people who were duped via the website, said an officer.
Express Tribune
29-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Age of ill-founded generalisations
The writer is an educationist based in Kasur City. He can be reached at Listen to article We are living in a world of ill-founded generalisations. Generalisations are our judgemental, aphoristic and summarised assessments of people or circumstances. They are mostly churned in haste, satisfying our inner cathartic or vengeful cries. They are also forged in the smithy of slothful minds who shirk viewing anything as relative. Being closed to possibilities leads one to generalise. Generalisations is also the arsenal of propagandist cultures. "My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist" is a defiant thesis statement of a Shahrukh Khan movie, My Name is Khan, against the broad-brush propaganda painting all the Muslims, particularly with the generic name Khan, as terrorists. The generalisations don't pop up out of nowhere. There are always contributions of the species being generalised. In one of Aesop's fables, the shepherd boy is labelled for crying wolf as "once a liar, always a liar". So, whosoever cries wolf is called a liar; all liars can be humans, but to label all humans as liars sounds misanthropic. Generalisations are also based on fears – fears of threats to existence, supremacy and hegemony. The Muslim countries developing and having nuclear weapons are branded as a threat to the US and its allies despite the fact that they themselves are nuclear hegemons defying all the UN nonproliferation resolutions. North Korea and Israel possessing nuclear capability are not considered as menacing to world peace as Iran which, even American analysts predict, is years behind in achieving nukes. It is said that generalisations without examples and examples without generalisations are useless. Whether it is education, politics or public discourse, communication remains infertile when one is offered without the other. The nuptial bond between the two births healthy understanding, intellectual persuasion and ideological clarity. Oversimplifying students' behaviour into binary terms (intelligent or obtuse) ignoring neurodiversity is common in our educational institutions. Kierkegaard says, "Once you label me, you negate me." Our teaching is devoid of contextual examples, hence fails to inspire students. Generalisations are handy go-to statements for politicians. At talk shows and pressers, generalisations are used as off-ramps to avoid pointed questions and blunt replies. When people run out of arguments, they generalise. The failure to substantiate generalisations causes mistrust. In science, a theory (generalisation) must stand the test of experiments and observations (examples). At the crossroads of world crises, the generalisations are the fence sitters' choice. Instead of taking sides and doing something practically, statements of condemnation and support are issued as policy statements. We heard this lip service at the Israeli genocide of Palestinians and its unprovoked attacks on Iran. In written outpourings, generalisations make the writing abstract. Examples are actually stories – the time-tested means to better communicate, understand and retain information. An idea becomes palpable when it is embodied. When a writer doesn't show but tells, his writing goes abstract. Our politicians are well-known for showcasing their flagship achievements. The public must not be befooled by the cherry-picked examples as one swallow doesn't make a summer. The public can differentiate between a well-annealed generalisation and a manipulative one by observing the consistent performance of their representatives. The gap between a generalisation and examples bespeaks of craft and hypocrisy. In the realms of morality and ethics, the gap becomes the acid test for one's character and charisma. In our political discourse, a line is drawn between a leader's personal and public life. If his public persona is taken as a generalised life statement, his personal life stands for the telltale examples. The unparalleled yardstick to assess a leader is the life of the last Prophet of Allah, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH and his progeny). All the biographers of his life concur that there was no discord between his personal and public life. In Mohsin-e Insaniyet, the biographer writes on page 120: "The greater the gap between a person's private and public life, the lower their true status." [Disclaimer: the space here necessitates generalisations]
New Indian Express
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Festive fervour grips Jama Masjid's Bakra Mandi ahead of Eid-al-Adha
NEW DELHI: With Eid-al-Adha just around the corner, the narrow lanes around Delhi's Jama Masjid are bursting with energy, excitement, and extravagance. At the heart of it all is the famous Bakra Mandi, where goats named after Bollywood superstars like Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan are commanding prices ranging from Rs 8,000 to a staggering Rs 15 lakh. These prized animals, raised with care and devotion over years, are more than just livestock — they are symbols of pride, patience, and faith. 'It takes three years for goats to grow up... It feels really good. Here, we raise animals and watch them grow. May the Almighty bless humans with the same reward too,' says an assistant at Zaif Quereshi. This year, sellers are celebrating record profits, with earnings soaring to Rs 15 lakh — nearly four times higher than last year's Rs 4 lakh mark — making this one of the most lucrative seasons in recent memory. Bargaining is as normal here as in the Sarojini market, just with bigger numbers. 'One customer tried to bring a Rs 95,000 goat down to Rs 70,000,' said another seller, Asif. 'They ask what we fed it, where it came from, and then quote their own price — but not all deals close.' For many, negotiating is as much a tradition as the sacrifice itself. This time, 'Gangapari' — white in color and in excellent health — is in the spotlight and high in demand. Breeds varying from Totapuri, Jamnagar Bam Doli, Barbari, Malabar, Mewati, etc., are available in the market, brought in from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and farther regions. 'At our farm, we feed them grains, cashews, chana, and more. We raise them with care and love. My favourite is Sultan Pahalwan. We have Salman, Shahrukh, Rahamuddin, and many more,' said Jaif, a 13-year-old caretaker. Members of the Muslim community have begun arriving at livestock mandis to purchase goats for Qurbani, the sacred ritual of sacrifice that forms the heart of the festival. In India, Eid-al-Adha will be observed on June 7 this year. The festival is often referred to as the Festival of Sacrifice.
