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All eyes on bride-to-be Lauren Sanchez’s handbag and its India connectAmerican journalist Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’s wife-to-be, was spotted arriving in Venice, Italy, for her wedding to the Amazon founder. But what caught our eye was the black clutch that Sanchez carried to Venice. The 55-year-old bride picked a signature sleek black barrel-shaped clutch bag from an Indian quiet luxury brand, Ahizoka By Brham.

Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are getting married in a grand Venetian wedding on June 27, 2025. 

carried the Ahizoka signature Lilian bag to Venice with her. The black coloured satin clutch bag is a signature barrel-shaped piece from the quiet luxury brand founded by Namrata Karad.

Namrata founded Ahizoka By Brham, an artisanal accessory brand, ten years ago. The idea behind her brand was to create timeless pieces that embodied discreet luxury, without the fuss of loud logos or billboards.

Influencer Akash Yadav filed a complaint with the FSSAI against The Whole Truth for allegedly ‘misleading consumers’In today’s world, consumers are often confused about what’s safe or healthy to eat. With an overload of information online, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and be unsure of what to consume and when.

If you search the Internet, you’ll find the answer you’re looking for, no matter the bias. If you look up 10 reasons why a particular food is bad, you’ll easily find 20 more justifying why you shouldn’t eat it. Conversely, if you want 10 reasons why that same food should be added to your diet, the Internet will give you that too.

To escape this vicious cycle, you might think of shopping offline instead-going to the grocery store yourself. But the experience isn’t any better. With hundreds of ingredients on every shelf and the pressure to read every label, the process remains just as exhausting.

So, when a brand launches in the Indian market promising simple ingredients and transparent labelling, there’s little doubt it’ll do well. One such brand, now valued at Rs 2,133 crore, is The Whole Truth.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former American presenter Lauren Sanchez are at the Aman Venice for their Italian wedding

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former American television presenter Lauren Sanchez are getting married this weekend in Venice, Italy, where the who’s who of the worlds of business and showbiz have flown in. Bezos and Sanchez’s wedding will take place in the Italian city on Friday, June 27.

The couple are all set to exchange vows on the island of San Giorgio, opposite St Mark’s Square. The ceremony, a senior City Hall official told Reuters, “will have no legal status under Italian law”. There are murmurs that Bezos and Sanchez have already gotten married in the US, to dodge the complicated wedding process in Italy.

On Wednesday, June 25, Bezos and Sanchez flew in to Venice via helicopter. They checked in to the luxury Aman hotel, where canal-view rooms rake up a tariff of at least Rs 3.58 lakh.

Aman Venice, housed within Palazzo Papadopoli, one of just eight grand palazzos lining Venice’s famed Grand Canal, captures the city’s opulence and sensual charm at its finest. Lavish Rococo artworks are balanced by the understated elegance of Jean-Michel Gathy’s contemporary interiors here.

Natasha Poonawalla’s avant-garde red mini dress deserves its fair share of spotlight at the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez weddingJeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s high-profile wedding has become the talk of the town. The couple have kicked started their three-day wedding festivities in Venice starting from today, June 27, 2025. Among the high-profile guests, it was Natasha Poonawalla who also made it to the esteemed wedding list. The philathropist and socialite is reportedly the only Indian invited to the grand wedding celebrations. 

Natasha Poonawalla made a case for avant-garde fashion as she rocked a stunning mini dress from AZ Factory’s Spring 2022 collection. Fun and unapologetic, the businesswoman stole the show in the vibrantly rich red number that had drama written all over it. Safe to say, she ate and left no crumbs behind in the fearless silhouette. Strapless details, crisp tailoring and structured shoulders came together like a work of art put together piece-by-piece.

That is pretty much the fate of Maa, helmed by Vishal Furia, whose fame rests on the 2016 Marathi horror flick Lapachhapi (remade in Hindi as Chhori by the director himself). It is way too erratic to be aware where it is going.  

Maa forgets what it wants to be – a straight up horror movie or a mish-mash of many things ranging from a good-versus-evil tale to a celebration of a benign, doting mother’s power to be destructive when her child is threatened by a force she can barely comprehend. 

Forty years ago, twins, a male and a female, are born in an aristocratic home on the night of Kali Puja. The birth of the boy is greeted with joy all around. The girl is taken away and done to death under a massive banyan tree that is destined to become a key ‘character’ in the story and spread its tentacles way beyond the jungle.  

The killing of the girl unleashes a curse that casts a shadow on all young village girls on the cusp of adulthood. They are hounded by a daitya (demon), a personification of a fearsome giant tree that spreads terror around the zamindar’s mansion that is now up for sale.  

Javed Akhtar extended his support and said the Censor Board and government should be a little more sympathetic towards the film’s release in India

Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and poet Javed Akhtar recently in conversation with NDTV Creators Manch, addressed the ongoing Diljit Dosanjh controversy over his Punjabi film Sardaar Ji 3, featuring Pakistani actor Hania Aamir. He shared his thoughts on the ongoing situation and whether it is fair for the singer-actor.

When asked about Diljit Dosanjh starring alongside Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3, and the backlash he received, Javed Akhtar said that he wasn’t aware when the movie was shot.

On being told that the makers say it was shot before the Pahalgam attack earlier this year, he said, “Ab kya karein bechara. The movie was shot earlier. Usko pata toh nahi tha ki aisa hoga. Iss mein Pakistani aadmi ka paisa toh nahi doobega, Hindustani ka paisa doobega. Toh phir kya faayda?”

Kaalidhar Laapata, starring Abhishek Bachchan, streams on ZEE5 from July 4. A moving tale of hope, memory, and friendship.

The film has struck a chord with both critics and viewers. This can be seen through social media posts and memes. Its IMDb rating is not given till now. The movie has a heartfelt connection, and Abhishek Bachchan is coming in a different and challenging role. Viewers can see a different perspective of life through him.

Kaalidhar Laapata is an emotional and heartfelt story, and the remake of the Tamil film Karuppu Durai, featuring Abhishek Bachchan and Daivik Baghela in the road thriller premiere. It has been directed by Madhumita and produced under Zee Studios. The story takes you to Kaalidhar, a man who has failed to fulfil his wishes in life, sees a turning his life once he meets Ballu, a young boy. Together, they embark on a journey to fulfil their long bucket list.

Its clout on the world stage is diminished. Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, it has been forced to shed jobs and start tackling long-delayed reforms.

The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate.

Its clout on the world stage is diminished. Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, it has been forced to shed jobs and start tackling long-delayed reforms. Its longtime credo of “multilateralism” is under siege. Its most powerful body, the Security Council, has been blocked from taking action to end the two major wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

And as conflict between Israel, Iran and now the United States flares, it watched from the sidelines.

Four generations after its founding, as it tries to chart a new path for its future, a question hangs over the institution and the nearly 150,000 people it employs and oversees: Can the United Nations remain relevant in an increasingly contentious and fragmented world? With its dream of collaboration drifting, can it even survive?

The White House signaled trade progress with China on Thursday, with an official saying both sides have reached an understanding on issues including expediting rare earth shipments to the United States.

After talks in Geneva in May, Washington and Beijing had agreed to temporarily lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products.

China also committed to easing some non-tariff countermeasures, but US officials later accused Beijing of violating the pact and slow-walking export license approvals for rare earths.

Both sides eventually agreed on a framework to move forward with their Geneva consensus following talks in London this month.

On Thursday, a White House official told AFP that President Donald Trump’s administration and China have “agreed to an additional understanding for a framework to implement the Geneva agreement.”

The demolition of a Durga Temple in Dhaka had led to a sharp response from India over the treatment of minorities in Bangladesh. Authorities in Bangladesh have justified the move, calling it a ‘makeshift structure’, built illegally. 

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We understand that extremists were clamouring for the demolition of the Durga temple in Khilkhet, Dhaka. The interim government, instead of providing security to the temple, projected the episode as a case of illegal land use and allowed the destruction of the temple today.”

“This has resulted in damage to the deity before it was relocated. We are dismayed that such incidents continue to recur in Bangladesh. Let me underline that it is the responsibility of the interim government of Bangladesh to protect Hindus, their properties, and their religious institutions,” Mr Jaiswal said. 

India has repeatedly voiced concern about the targeting of minorities in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue with Mr Yunus during the meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok. 

Prime Minister Modi had also underlined India’s concerns related to the safety and security of minorities in Bangladesh, including Hindus, and expressed his expectation that the Government of Bangladesh would ensure their security, including by thoroughly investigating the cases of atrocities committed against them, during the meeting with Muhammad Yunus.