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‘Shah Rukh Khan felt it was like a temple’: Chef Vikas Khanna recalls SRK’s visit to his New York restaurant Bungalow

‘Shah Rukh Khan felt it was like a temple’: Chef Vikas Khanna recalls SRK’s visit to his New York restaurant Bungalow

Chef Vikas Khanna’s New York restaurant, Bungalow, has become known for presenting Indian cuisine and culture in a way that goes beyond food. Several celebrities, including Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan and others, have visited his restaurant. Recently, during a chat with Shekhar Suman on his show Shekhar Tonite, Vikas recalled Shah Rukh’s reaction to Bungalow and revealed that the actor saw it as much more than just a restaurant. Vikas Khanna recalls Shah Rukh Khan’s visit to his restaurant. What Shah Rukh Khan said about Vikas Khanna’s Bungalow Recalling SRK’s words, Vikas said, “There are so many restaurants in the world, but Shah Rukh Khan said, ‘Every restaurant I’ve visited until today has felt like a shop to me, just a transaction. But when I came here, it felt like I had entered someone’s temple. It felt as though you were trying to represent our rich culture, our parents, our ancestors. That’s an incredibly difficult thing to do.’” Vikas said that SRK’s words stayed with him. In 2024, Vikas took to Instagram …

Vikas Gupta calls Shilpa Shinde ‘badtameez’ for discussing Shivangi Joshi’s personal life, fat shaming Ram Kapoor

Vikas Gupta calls Shilpa Shinde ‘badtameez’ for discussing Shivangi Joshi’s personal life, fat shaming Ram Kapoor

Ardent fans of Bigg Boss 11 will remember the feud between Vikas Gupta and Shilpa Shinde in that season. Shilpa ended up winning the reality show, but it seems like the feud is still deep. In Lock Upp, Shilpa woke up to a shocking surprise when it was revealed that Vikas was called in for her during the latest task owing to the finale week. Vikas did not have anything good to say to Shilpa. Vikas Gupta did not hold back as he commented on Shilpa Shinde. What Vikas told Shilpa Vikas spoke with everyone and complimented them and when it came to Shilpa he said that she does not deserve to be called Shilpa Ji because of seniority even. He added, “Aap kitni badtameez hain aapko maalum hai? Aap ne kitni gandi baatein boli uske [Shivangi] ke baare mei? Matlab itni badtameezi? Ram Kapoor ko bola iss mote ke saath soungi main (Do you realise how disgusting it looks? You spoke such horrible things about her and called Ram Kapoor fat)? It was not …

ED arrests businessman Vikas Garg in Mahadev, Skyexchange probe

ED arrests businessman Vikas Garg in Mahadev, Skyexchange probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested businessman Vikas Garg as part of its money laundering investigation into the alleged online illegal betting activities of the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) platform. The ED had recently attached assets worth around ₹940.77 crore linked to Vikas Garg. (X/dir_ed) The ED had recently attached assets worth around ₹940.77 crore linked to Garg, alleging that the properties were purchased using money laundered through illegal betting operations of MOB and Skyexchange platforms. Garg will be produced in court for remand, ED officials said, confirming the arrest. ED officials said that the attached assets belonged to Garg, his family members and entities owned or controlled by him. The properties include residential units, land parcels, equity shares and other securities. According to the agency, proceeds of crime from the alleged betting syndicates were laundered through a multi-layered network of shell entities, accommodation entries and layered financial transactions to disguise the funds as legitimate. Investigators alleged that ₹940.77 crore was routed through entities linked to Garg before being used to acquire shares, securities …

False, fraudulent, and intended to mislead’: NTA denies claims of NEET-UG 2026 re-exam paper ‘leak’

False, fraudulent, and intended to mislead’: NTA denies claims of NEET-UG 2026 re-exam paper ‘leak’

The National Testing Agency (NTA), which has been under fire for the cancellation of the NEET-UG exam held on May 3 after widespread allegations of question paper leaks, on Saturday rejected claims on social media that the questions for the upcoming re-examination on June 21 are available for sale. In a post on X, the agency said messages claiming a “leak”, advance access or “sale” of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination paper were aimed at misleading students and parents. What NTA said According to the NTA, such content is the work of organised cheating rackets that prey on the anxiety of students and their families. Also Read | NEET paper leak claims life, student dreading re-exam dies by suicide “Their objective is to extort money by selling fake papers and every such claim circulating is a fabrication,” the NTA noted. The agency also warned that legal action will be taken against those creating, circulating, or forwarding such fraudulent content in an attempt to defraud students. “NTA is actively identifying and reporting the offending channels, accounts, and …

Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) leader Vikas lawande arrested over remarks on Warkari sect leaders in Pune

Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) leader Vikas lawande arrested over remarks on Warkari sect leaders in Pune

Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) spokesperson Vikas Lawande was arrested in Pune on Thursday over alleged controversial remarks against certain spiritual leaders associated with the Warkari sect, police officials said, reported the PTI. According to police, Lawande’s interim protection from arrest had ended on Wednesday, following which action was taken. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Police book devotional preacher Sangram Bhandare and his supporters; NCP (SP) Leader Vikas Lawande meets Sharad Pawar

Police book devotional preacher Sangram Bhandare and his supporters; NCP (SP) Leader Vikas Lawande meets Sharad Pawar

The incident took place on Saturday at Mhatobachi Alandi in Haveli tehsil, where a group led by Bhandare allegedly confronted Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) leader Vikas Lawande over his recent remarks against several Hindu spiritual leaders Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ink attack on NCP (SP) leader Vikas Lawande sparks row in Pune

Ink attack on NCP (SP) leader Vikas Lawande sparks row in Pune

A group of individuals led by ‘kirtankar (devotional preacher)’ Sangram Bhandare allegedly poured ink on NCP (SP) Spokesperson Vikas Lawande in Pune district on Saturday, accusing him of targeting prominent spiritual leaders, news agency PTI reported. A video of the incident from Mhatobachi Alandi in Haveli tehsil has gone viral on social media. It shows Bhandare and his supporters approaching Lawande and demanding an explanation over his “infiltrator” remarks. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

‘Curry boy’ Vikas Khanna beams on being in TIME 100 list: ‘They use the word as derogatory terms, I use it with pride’

‘Curry boy’ Vikas Khanna beams on being in TIME 100 list: ‘They use the word as derogatory terms, I use it with pride’

It is a testament to his growing popularity and influence globally that chef Vikas Khanna has been named by TIME Magazine in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The Indian chef cannot be happier that ‘curry boy’, once a pejorative, is now a badge of honour. Chef Vikas Khanna has been named in TIME 100. (Instagram/@vikaskhannagroup) Speaking with PTI from New York, the celebrity chef called the honour ‘a very big moment for India’. Vikas Khanna was included in the list among visionaries in fashion, visual, literary, and culinary arts, alongside names like Ralph Lauren and Victoria Beckham. The list of 100 also includes actor Ranbir Kapoor, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, US President Donald Trump, world’s richest man Elon Musk, and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Vikas Khanna on making it to the TIME 100 While the list was made public on Wednesday, Vikas Khanna found out about it on March 23, the birthday of his late sister, Radhika Khanna. “I felt that my sister …

Ranbir Kapoor is only Indian actor in TIME’s list of world’s 100 most influential people; chef Vikas Khanna also named

Ranbir Kapoor is only Indian actor in TIME’s list of world’s 100 most influential people; chef Vikas Khanna also named

Time magazine has unveiled its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The TIME 100, as it is called, has for years been a good benchmark of any popular figure’s global popularity and impact. This year, few Indians have made the cut, including Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, the only name from the world’s largest film industry. He is joined in the list by celebrity chef Vikas Khanna. Ranbir Kapoor has been named by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. On Wednesday, TIME released its list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026, a compilation that includes global pioneers, leaders, and titans, as well as artists, innovators, and icons. Ranbir Kapoor the only Indian actor in TIME 100 TIME’s profile of Ranbir Kapoor was written by his fellow Bollywood star, Ayushmann Khurrana. “There are actors who chase legacy and there are actors who become one through their craft. Ranbir Kapoor is the latter,” Ayushmann wrote. In his write-up, Ayushmann emphasised that Ranbir has moved beyond …

Naxal leader Vikas, 14 ultras surrender in Chhattisgarh; ‘red terror’ ends in Raipur-Sambalpur belt| India News

Naxal leader Vikas, 14 ultras surrender in Chhattisgarh; ‘red terror’ ends in Raipur-Sambalpur belt| India News

Mahasamund , Fifteen Naxalites, including veteran ultra Vikas, carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹73 lakh on their heads surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district on Sunday, resulting in the outlawed movement getting dismantled in the Raipur-Sambalpur belt straddling the state’s border with Odisha, police officials said. Naxal leader Vikas, 14 ultras surrender in Chhattisgarh; ‘red terror’ ends in Raipur-Sambalpur belt The surrendered persons, including nine women, belonged to Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division of the Communist Party of India active along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, they added. They laid down arms at the Mahasamund district headquarters here in the presence of Chhattisgarh Additional Director General of Police Vivekanand Sinha, Inspector General of Police Sambalpur , Himanshu Lal, IGP Amresh Mishra, among others, officials said. With the surrender of these 15, the western sub-zone of the Odisha State Committee of Maoists has been completely dismantled, ADGP Sinha said at a press conference. The Odisha State Committee and the BBM division were formed after 2010. “Until a year ago, the sub-zone comprised two divisions and seven area committees. Now, the Raipur Police …