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Tanishaa Mukerji reveals Aditya Chopra asked her to lose ‘love handles’ for Neal ‘n’ Nikki: ‘Led to hormonal imbalance’

Tanishaa Mukerji reveals Aditya Chopra asked her to lose ‘love handles’ for Neal ‘n’ Nikki: ‘Led to hormonal imbalance’

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Actor Tanishaa Mukerji recently opened up about the intense physical transformation she underwent for Neal ‘n’ Nikki, revealing that filmmaker Aditya Chopra had pointed out her “love handles” and asked her to tone her body for the role. The actor shared that she then followed a strict fitness and diet routine to achieve the desired look, but the demanding regimen eventually resulted in a hormonal imbalance. Neal ‘n’ Nikki also featured Uday Chopra. Tanishaa gets candid Recently, Tanishaa looked back at working on Neal ‘n’ Nikki during a conversation with Mamaraazzi. She revealed that Aditya Chopra had asked her to undergo a major body transformation for the role, and the intense diet and workout routine eventually led to a hormonal imbalance. During the conversation, Tanishaa mentioned that Aditya Chopra had called her in for a screen test for the film. She confessed that he had earlier given her career advice, which she did not follow at the time, but during this project, she promised to follow his guidance “blindly.” Tanishaa shared that during the film’s …

‘Aditya Chopra asked me to tone my body, faced hormonal imbalance’: Tanishaa Mukerji | Bollywood News

‘Aditya Chopra asked me to tone my body, faced hormonal imbalance’: Tanishaa Mukerji | Bollywood News

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4 min readNew DelhiMay 8, 2026 09:07 PM IST Tanishaa Mukerji, who is the daughter of veteran actor Tanuja and the sister of film star Kajol, tried to make her mark in the movies in the 2000s but did not get the kind of success that other members of her family had previously gotten. The biggest moment of Tanishaa’s career happened when she landed a YRF film, produced by Aditya Chopra, titled Neal ‘n’ Nikki. She starred alongside Aditya’s brother Uday Chopra in that film. In a new interview, Tanishaa recalled that she was asked to transform her body for the role by Aditya Chopra, and once she achieved that, she eventually had a hormonal imbalance due to the strict diet and exercise. ‘Aditya Chopra said you can’t look like this’ Tanishaa, in a chat with Mamaraazzi, said that she was called in for a screen test for the film by Aditya, even though she had appeared in a few films by then. She shared that he had previously shared some career advice for her …

Demographic imbalance in India needs more attention than population control: RSS chief

Demographic imbalance in India needs more attention than population control: RSS chief

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said demographic imbalance in India needs more urgent attention than population control. Responding to a query from a member of the audience after his talk on ‘Social Harmony as a Catalyst of National Development’ as part of JSS Mahavidyapeetha’s Golden Jubilee lecture series, at Suttur Mutt in Mysuru, on May 7, Mr. Bhagwat said India is today a nation of ‘young fellows’, who will become ‘old fellows’ in the next 30 years. “We have to think about feeding them. How many hands will be required (to feed them)?” Taking these factors into consideration, including the condition of women and their health, a policy should be prescribed. “We recommend that the government should think of the next 100 years,” he said. Referring to India’s National Population Policy of aiming to stabilising population growth by achieving a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) or replacement level fertility of 2.1, Mr. Bhagwat claimed the present TFR of 2.1 is ‘nothing but 3’, and emphasised the need for the government to create awareness of …

Lipid imbalance in brain behind rare disorder Lowe Syndrome, shows study by Bengaluru-based NCBS | Bangalore News

Lipid imbalance in brain behind rare disorder Lowe Syndrome, shows study by Bengaluru-based NCBS | Bangalore News

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In a first in India, a team of neuroscientists at the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has proposed promising therapeutics to treat Lowe syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting multiple organs. They discovered that a spike in a certain lipid in the brain was linked to breakdown of the smooth neuronal communication in the brain of patients diagnosed with Lowe syndrome. They further said that their findings could possibly have clues to designing newer therapies for patients suffering this condition. Lowe syndrome, which is mostly reported among males, simultaneously affects the brain, eyes and kidney. It affects the brain during its early development stages. The disease is detected among one in five lakh globally. In India, its prevalence remains to be determined but it is estimated that there are about 70 million suffering from some kind of rare disease living in India. Story continues below this ad The latest study, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, was led by PhD student Yojet Sharma. Sharma said, “We wanted to understand how people with Lowe syndrome …

Climate change, imbalance in fertiliser use kill soil’s organic carbon: ICAR study

Climate change, imbalance in fertiliser use kill soil’s organic carbon: ICAR study

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The team of scientists developed an ‘agri-ecological base’ map to assess the impact of cropping systems and the use of fertilisers on organic carbon. They covered 20 agro-ecological regions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A detailed study conducted by eight scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), including its Director General Mangi Lal Jat, has found that the unscientific use of fertilisers and climate change are contributing to degradation of organic carbon in arable areas of the country. The study, primarily coordinated by the ICAR’s Indian Institute of Soil Science in Bhopal, has used 254,236 soil samples of 620 districts covering 29 States to reach the conclusions. A research paper based on the six-year-long study started in 2017 has been published now in the England-based international research journal ‘Land Degradation & Development.’ Talking to The Hindu about the research, coordinator of the project Arvind K. Shukla said organic carbon is not only part of the chemistry of the soil, but it covers all the aspects of physics, chemistry and biology of soil. …

RSS’ Dattatreya Hosable On Policy To Correct Demographic Imbalance: ‘Jitni Jaldi Utna Laabh’ | India News

RSS’ Dattatreya Hosable On Policy To Correct Demographic Imbalance: ‘Jitni Jaldi Utna Laabh’ | India News

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Last Updated:November 01, 2025, 21:15 IST Hosable listed three reasons for a ‘demographic imbalance’ in India – infiltration, religious conversion, and a higher rate of growth in some communities. RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale (Image: PTI/File) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosable on Saturday urged the Centre to quickly plan a population policy to rectify “demographic imbalance”, months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a high-level mission in this regard during his Independence Day speech. “The government has mentioned this on an open platform and also in Parliament. Woh population policy jitni jaldi hogi, utna uska laabh hai (the sooner a population policy is made, the better it will be),” Hosable was quoted as saying by The Indian Express at the Sangh’s all-India executive body meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. Hosable listed three reasons for this ‘demographic imbalance’ – infiltration, conversion, and a higher rate of growth in some communities. He emphasised that while there are laws to prevent forced religious conversion, attempts have to be made on a social basis. The senior …

Sunil Gavaskar Blasts IPL vs Ranji Trophy Imbalance, Pinpoints Shock Salary Divide

Sunil Gavaskar Blasts IPL vs Ranji Trophy Imbalance, Pinpoints Shock Salary Divide

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There is the no denying the fact that Indian Premier League has helped multiple talents grow big in India. The tournament that was started in the year 2008 has produced several stars so far. The likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav all are a telling example of how IPL could help players improve themselves and eventually shine with their performance at bigger stages. Through IPL, many Indian domestic players get chance to play and learn against international stars, including those from overseas. The salaries that are offered to the players is just another value that IPL adds. For example, a young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is just 14 years old, has been bagged by Rajasthan Royals for a massive price of Rs 1.1 crore. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar heaped praises on IPL in his column for Sportstar but also pointed out the difference for a player playing in the T20 extravaganza and domestic cricket in India. “What this IPL has shown …

‘Harmful contents in cosmetics, herbicide lead to endocrine disruption, hormonal imbalance’

‘Harmful contents in cosmetics, herbicide lead to endocrine disruption, hormonal imbalance’

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Prof. B D Vishwajit and Mahesh Tanwade at work in the animal house in Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI An advanced laboratory studies on rats and mice on reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruptive compounds by two scientists of Sharnbasva University has revealed disturbing facts of how harmful contents in some cosmetics and herbicides lead to hormonal imbalance leading to disrupting reproductive process, infertility, irregular menstrual cycle and finally cancer in a few cases. Scientists B. D. Vishwajit and Mahesh Tanwade attached to the Faculty of Science and Technology in Sharnbasva University are in the final stages of their research and development project as part of their doctoral studies. The full-fledged Animal House established in the university has come in handy for their research work and helped in conducting the tests on the mice and rats on the harmful effects of cosmetics and herbicides leading to hormonal imbalance. On February 25, they told mediapersons in Kalaburagi that the chemical compounds ‘Isobutyal Parabal’ found in some cosmetics and Phenyl Mercuric Acetate found in herbicides are …

Laapataa Ladies is an aberration in a Bollywood plagued by gender imbalance; creators lament lack of level-playing field | Bollywood

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As movie lovers we are always plagued by this question – why are women constantly underrepresented behind the camera? This question has become more pertinent lately as Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies got a well-deserved nod as India’s official submission to the Oscars. The movie directed and co-produced by Kiran Rao marked her comeback to direction after 13 years. The film’s simple yet poignant narrative struck a chord as it chronicled the journey of two brides who get swapped on a train ride. (Also read: Aamir Khan is over the moon about Laapataa Ladies getting selected as India’s Oscars entry: Kiran Rao) Kiran Rao-directed Laapataa Ladies starred newcomers Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, and Sparsh Srivastava The film competed with Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, which had won the Grand Prix at Cannes. However, it was the poorly worded citation announcing Laapataa Ladies as India’s submission that grabbed headlines. The 13-member all male jury of the Film Federation of India described Indian women as a “strange mix of submission and dominance”. Taking to X (formerly …

Ex Supreme Court Judge Indira Banerjee Underlines Gender Imbalance In Higher Judiciary

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Indira Banerjee became a judge of the top court on August 7, 2018 and retired in September 2022. New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Indira Banerjee on Tuesday underlined the “gender imbalance in the higher judiciary” and said her appointment to the top court in 2018 made her only the eighth woman there in 68 years after the Constitution coming into force. She, however, expressed hope that in future the representation of women in the higher judiciary would improve. “I was the eighth woman to be appointed judge of the Supreme Court in 68 years after the Constitution came into force…. Why do you have this gender imbalance in the higher judiciary?” she asked in her address at an event organised by the Adhivakta Parishad here to celebrate International Woman’s Day. Ms Banerjee became a judge of the top court on August 7, 2018. She retired on September 23, 2022. During her address, she said this situation existed despite women in several states faring better than men in the judiciary’s competitive exams. She said around …