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Emma Raducanu walks the Met Gala 48 hours after winning US Open

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Emma Raducanu, the 18-year-old British tennis star, walked the red carpet of Met Gala 2021, brushing shoulders with A-list celebrities like Megan Fox, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Kristen Stewart as well as sports stars including Serena Williams, Simone Biles and Maria Sharapova, just 48 hours after her win at the US Open. Khushneet Kaur reports…

Emma Raducanu walks the Met Gala 48 hours after winning US Open

The triumphant teen, who was sitting her A-levels just over three months ago, scored not only her career-high singles ranking of world No. 23, but also an invitation to the Met Gala, the annual soiree raising funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. 

Raducanu showed up in an elegant black and white outfit from Chanel with pearl body jewellery complementing her outfit. Her new-found celebrity status was evident as she posed for the waiting photographers before making her way inside. 

Emma Raducanu walks the Met Gala 48 hours after winning US Open

This was just another piece among many recognitions for her tremendous on-court success. The teen also made an appearance on many US talk shows, including Good Morning America on Monday. She also posted a picture on Instagram, posing in front of a billboard of herself while sightseeing in New York. 

Emma Raducanu walks the Met Gala 48 hours after winning US Open

Raducanu puts her stunning success down to her “very hard-to-please parents” who, she said, had given her the mental strength to succeed. Her victory also made her the first British woman to win a singles Grand Slam championship since Wade at Wimbledon in 1977 and the first British Grand Slam singles champion of either gender since Andy Murray at Wimbledon in 2016.

Met Gala 2021: Watch out for the most memorable looks of these fashion icons…!

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The Met Gala 2021 has started this year with its theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”. The biggest fashion night this year is coming again with a lot of amazing fashion icons and with memes too. Riya Shahi reports

Celebrities from all around the globe are walking the red carpet at the Metropolitan  Museum of Art in NY with their mind blowing outfits. Guests didn’t have to wear a piece from a homegrown label, but their looks had to reflect America’s gusty, adventurous sartorial spirit.

The amazing outfits of guests are making noise all over the social media, some are being appreciated while some are being made fun of as every year there is a meme festival going on over the social media platforms along with the event. This is where you dress up to impress or to depress. A lot of celebrities understood the assignment and gave us embracing looks while some just managed to dress up. 

List of celebrities who grabbed the attention at the red carpet are:

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Billie Ellish the co-host at this year’s Met Gala, steps out in an Oscar De LA Renta nude gown , giving the Princess vibe at the red carpet and people are loving the look. 

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Lil Nas didn’t just choose one or two but hailed the carpet with three amazing looks. He showed his three Versace looks one by one. Started his looks with a with a regal robe that was covered in intricate gold beading removing it he revealed a gold armour outfit and then finally showed us his third look that was a shimmering bodysuit. All his looks were different and grabbed public’s attention.

As every year coming with an exceptional outfit Kim Kardashian West  grabs all the attention and this year her outrageous look is showered with memes all over the twitter.This time she chose a Balenciaga full body mask black outfit. She was nearly very hard to be recognised.  

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 Unlike her sister Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner grabbed the attention for her beautiful and jaw dropping look this year in her see through Givenchy gown styled with jewellery over her neck. Fans found her look breathtaking and angelic.

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Rosé from the k-pop band Blackpink along with CL becoming the first female k-pop idols attending Met Gala walked down the red carpet in a Saint Laurent in a pretty black and white outfit and fans have showered a lot of love and support for the singer.

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Rihanna walked down the red carpet with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky in her full black Balenciaga outfit. Fans waited for her a little long as she was late for the event but the wait was worth it as her looks grabbed all the attention.

 Grimes made her royal entry in an off white sheer gown with a sword on her shoulder and a metallic face mask. She served the audience with an different yet on the theme outfit.

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Ola Electric to become world’s largest women-only factory with highest women workforce

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Ola Electric’s FutureFactory is to become world’s largest women-only factory and the only all-women automotive manufacturing facility globally with their employee count over 10,000 women, said CEO Bhavish Aggarwal recently in a company blog post. Khushneet Kaur writes…

Ola Electric has come forward with a new initiative of E-Scooters with a vision to provide the world with a carbon negative footprint, clean mobility and an inclusive workforce, who will work alongside more that 3,000 AI-driven robots.

It will make its own battery packs, motor, vehicle computer and software to ensure that 90 per cent parts are present in close proximity, and to ensure low costs. It plans to make one electric scooter every two seconds on its 10 production lines with an aim to produce 10 million electric scooters annually.  

“Aatmanirbhar Bharat requires Aatmanirbhar women!” Aggarwal mentioned this in his tweet, with a video showing the first batch of enthusiastic and passionate employees, who arrived at the facility in Chennai.

“Enabling women with economic opportunities improves not just their lives but that of their families and indeed the whole community. In fact, studies show that just providing women parity in the labor workforce can grow India’s GDP by 27 percent,” the founder said. 

Ola Electric has invested significantly to train and upskill its all-women workforce in core manufacturing skills, and they will be responsible for the entire production of every vehicle manufactured. Their first task will be to ready Ola’s S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters for delivery.

US Open tennis men championship winner Daniil Medvedev credits wife for his success. Know more about his education, childhood, struggle…!

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US Open tennis men championship winner Daniil Medvedev from Russia, a popular Russian professional Tennis player who won the biggest battle this year in men’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships, shared the trophy with his wife saying, ‘What a way to celebrate an anniversary.’ He has always been appreciative of his wife and gives her credit for making him a better player.

Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev was born on February 11,  1996 in Moscow, Russia and is currently ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as world No. 2, which is his career-high singles ranking first achieved on March 15 2021. Till now, he has won thirteen ATP Tour singles titles. 

Daniil Medvedev’s incredible 2020 season

If you were to go by the numbers, you will believe Medvedev when he says that his wife has brought him luck. The Russian tennis star had an incredible 2020 season following his breakthrough in 2019. He’s journey has not always been so successful from the very beginning. He himself mentioned that after he tied knot with his girlfriend, his career in tennis was highly improved. He often gives the credit to his girlfriend Daria who also works as his assistant. dated for four years before tying the knot in September 2018. Medvedev

Medvedev started playing tennis when he was 9

Medvedev started learning tennis at the age of 9 when his parents convinced him for doing so, but he was not fully focused on this sport only. He completed his graduation and was enrolled at Moscow state institute of international relations but later on he dropped his studies to focus more on Tennis and took admission at State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth, and Tourism.

After 2019, he won two major tournaments and entered the top 10. In 2019, he won the Player of the year and Team of the year awards and was merited as Master of sports of Russia. Since then, he is making his country proud and working hard for the improvement of his game.

Finally on September 12, 2021, Medvedev gave a historic win against Novak Djokovic who was on his way to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year. Medvedev clearly smashed the bid of Djokovic by beating him in straight sets 6-4,6-4,6-4. Medvedev fired 16 aces and 22 unreturned serves. 

Medvedev became the first Russian to win a major title since Maria Sharapova in 2014, and the first Russian man since Marat Safin in 2005. 

It was an iconic and outstanding victory for Medvedev which was a result of his hard work and dedication.

Radha Ashtami 2021: Date, tithi, history and celebration!

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Radha Ashtami 2021 date, tithi, muhurt, history and significance of day and its celebration in Vrindavan.

Radha Ashtami is an auspicious day for Hindus and is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of goddess Radha, companion of Lord Krishna. This year, Radha Ashtami is being celebrated on September 14, 2021. Radha Ashtami is every year celebrated after a gap of 15 days post krishna Janmashtami. The devotees of Lord Krishna often celebrate this festival with excitement and admiration.

Radha Ashtami Tithi:

This year, the tithi will began at 3:10 pm on September 13 and will end at 1:09 p.m on  September 14.

History of This Auspicious Day:

Goddess Radha was born on the 8th day (Ashtami) of the bright fortnight (shukla paksha ashtami) in the month of Bhadrapada month, Anuradha Nakshatra, 12 noon and As per the Gregorian calendar, 23 September 3221 BC – Wednesday at Barsana (Rawal), Uttar Pradesh, India.

 According to mythologies, it is believed that goddess Radha was found in a pond lying on a Golden Lotus and was picked up by a couple Keerti and Vrishbhanu who did not have their own child. It is also believed that Radha Rani was not born from her mother’s womb and she just emerged from the lotus.

Significance of this day for Hindu’s:

According to many Hindu mythologies and folklores, it is believed that Radha Rani was born as an avatar of Goddess Lakshmi to accompany Lord Krishna as his forever companion. It was also believed that Radha maa didn’t open her eyes after her birth until she saw Lord Krishna. Radha maa is workshipped as as the goddess of Love, tenderness, compassion and devotion.

How is this day celebrated: 

The devotees and believers of Radha maa and Lord Krishna celebrate this day by worshipping Radha maa and by fasting to show their devotion. Aartis and prayers are sung all over the temples with enthusiasm, excitement and devotion. This day is highly celebrate in Vrindavan and the areas near Uttar Pradesh which is the birthplace of Radha maa.

Wish you all a Very auspicious and Happy Radha Ashtami!

Sept 14: When Selene, largest lunar mission after Apollo, was launched…

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September 14 was the date of launch of Selene project in Japan which was the largest and most sophisticated lunar mission after the Apollo program

Selene, the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft, was launched on September 14, 2007. It successfully orbited the Moon for a year and eight months. 

The Selene project was started in 1998, and it was better known by its Japanese nickname Kaguya, which was chosen by the general public after Princess Kaguya in the fairytale. 

The spacecraft orbited the Moon for a year and eight months, completing its planned operations by the end of October 2008 and extended operations through March 2009. Later, it was planned to be sent into a circular 50 kilometre orbit, but due to a degraded reaction wheel the plans were changed, and the main orbiter was instructed to impact on the lunar surface near the crater Gill.

The main objective of the mission was to do a global survey of the Moon for a better understanding of its origin and evolution, elemental/chemical composition, etc; to develop technologies for lunar orbit insertion and spacecraft attitude, and orbit control. Kaguya, being a success, provided satisfactory results. It revealed the global distribution of olivine, a dense silicate mineral, on the lunar surface and its origin which gave a new insight to the team.

SELENE was the largest and most sophisticated lunar mission after the Apollo program, and it carried 13 scientific instruments to obtain scientific data of the lunar origin and evolution, and to develop the technology for the future plans of lunar exploration and utilization.

Hindi Diwas 2021: Know date, history, significance & struggle behind its celebration

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Hindi Diwas 2021: Date, history, significance & struggle story

Hindi Diwas is celebrated each year on September 14 in India to mark the declaration of Hindi Language as the official language of India. Hindi language was modified on 14th September 1949 as the official Language of Republic of India. Riya Shahi explores more on the history and struggle behind the celebration of this day…

As Hindi was already the mother tongue of 40% of the India’s population, it got an official recognition in 1949. Many educational organisations such as schools, colleges actively celebrate this day. Many Hindi writing competitions are also being held in many places all over India to celebrate this annual day. 

Hindi Diwas 2021: History and struggle behind celebration

In the year 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India debated about the status of official and National Indian languages. Many leaders such as N Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Seth Govind Das, RV Dhukekar, Qazi Syed Karuddin and many more argued to make Hindi an official language alongside English while some argued to make Hindi as the National language of India.

And finally on 14th September, 1949 marking the 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha who was an acclaimed Indian scholar, journalist , politician and a Gandhi follower, Hindi was adopted as the official language of India.

Hindi Diwas 2021: Know date, history, significance & struggle behind its celebration
Beohar Rajendra Simha

Hindi Diwas: Why Hindi is the most popular language

As of now, 322 million people have declared themselves as Hindi language speakers and hence Hindi is considered as one of the most popular languages in India. It is highly promoted and being taken pride for. But don’t confuse yourself by considering Hindi as the National Language because it is nowhere to be mentioned that India has a national language. 

Wish you all a very Happy Hindi Diwas!

Solo travel: 65% women prefer this new trend against 35% males in India

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Solo travel trend increases among women in India. Around 65% of them like travelling alone while 35% males like the newer trend.

According to a recent survey by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, there has been a gradual increase of women travelling alone, taking up the graph to 65%. While only 35% of men prefer to travel solo. Women have obviously surpassed the male kind, and their parents are supporting them in their endeavours too. 

65 percent women solo trippers

According to Google Trends, more than 2 million women searched websites and searched for tips for solo travel in the year 2017. The number of Indian women in this would not have been more or less equal to this figure.

Nitesh Chauhan, founder of a travel group called ‘Jugni’ in Delhi, says that more women are now seeing solo trippers than men. If we talk about statistics, today 65% ​​of women prefer solo travel. Compared to these, male solo travelers are about 35%.

Ritu Mehrotra, regional manager for South Asia at Booking.com, says, “Our pre-pandemic data saw only 18% of Indian travellers planning a trip on their own while 54% of travellers now say that they will be planning a solo trip in the future.”

The situation of COVID-19 hasn’t dampened people’s objectives of travelling around the world. They want to make up for the time lost in 2020, and this sentiment is encouraging. But they are still looking for precautions.

Instagram testing ‘Favourites’ for its users!

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Instagram is working on a new feature “Favourites” which will bypass the stated algorithm and will allow the users to modify their own timeline by putting specific accounts under the section, that are available in the user’s settings.

Instagram, one of the highest trending social media applications, uses the same algorithm as Facebook to determine the posts that are first shown on our timeline. 

According to Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, it focuses on signals like content and popularity of the post, interaction of the past few weeks with the person who posted, and history of liking or commenting on someone’s post. 

Instagram testing ‘Favourites’ for its users!
A mobile developer makes the announcement about Instagram working on Favourites

While these signals might be useful, we still miss some content from our friends, relatives or even favourite influencers due to this order of importance. And scrolling through the whole timeline just to find a certain post isn’t exactly a great pastime, even for a bored mind. 

The new feature “Favourites”, which the company is working upon, will bypass the stated algorithm and will allow the users to modify their own timeline by putting specific accounts under the section, which will be available in the user’s settings. 

Instagram has not officially confirmed the release of the feature, though the company can make some final changes before introducing it to the users. And if it works the same way as Facebook, then users will be able to add up to 30 friends under the “Favourites” section.

Alessandro Paluzzi, a mobile developer who introduces himself as reverse engineer, confirmed on twitter, that Instagram is working on ‘favourites’.

Met Gala 2021: Know history, time, date, theme & live streaming of the fashion’s biggest night

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Met Gala 2021: History, time, date, theme & live streaming of the fashion’s biggest night. Know details meant for Indian viewers and Indian representation too…

The Met Gala, formally known as Costume Institute Gala or the Costume Institute Benefit and also known as the Met Ball ,which is an annual fundraising Gala for the benefit of of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, starts on September 13 at 5.30 pm.

Each year, the festival starts with a custom institute’s annual fashion exhibit and a theme is assigned to celebrate the event.

Met Gala 2021 History

The Met Gala was established back in 1948 and is now considered as the most prominent and exclusive social event. The event which generally is organised every year on the first Monday of May is taking place on September this year due to COVID-19 circumstances. 

This year, the event will begin on 13th September at 5:30 p.m ET and will follow the COVID safety protocols. They will have a red carpet event too which was cancelled last year in 2020 amid covid-19 pandemic. 

Met Gala 2021 Theme ‘American: The Lexicon of Fashion

This year, the Met Ball is following the theme American: The Lexicon of Fashion. This year the event will be hosted by Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka and t he honorary co-chairs for the gala will be Anna Wintour, Head of Instagram Adam Mossari, and designer Tom Ford, who will probably be dressing several attending celebrities. 

Met Gala 2021 live streaming

Vogue will be broadcasting this big night on an official livestream which will begin at 5:30 p.m EST and will be covered on television by E!. 

Met Gala 2021 for Indian viewers

This year too, we will get to see Indian representation in the event, Philanthropist and business tycoon Sudha Reddy, widely known for her charitable nature, will be seen as a guest this year. As the event never releases the guest list prior to the event but we will surely witness big and influential celebrities this night.