Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have welcomed their second child, a baby boy. On Tuesday, the couple announced the birth of their son. They have named nim Akaay.

Anushka and Virat shared an announcement post to share the happy news. It reads, “With abundant happiness and hearts full of love, we are pleased to inform everyone that on 15th February, we welcomed our baby boy Akaay and Vamika’s little brother into this world.”

The post continues, “We seek your blessings and good wishes in this beautiful time in our lives. We request you to kindly respect our privacy at this time. Love and gratitude, Virat and Anushka.”

Congratulations are pouring in for Anushka and Virat. Alia Bhatt took to the comments section and wrote, “How beautiful, congratulations.” Meanwhile, bride-to-be Rakul Preet Singh wrote, “God bless.”

Rumours of Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli expecting their second child had been doing the rounds for a while. Recently, Virat also skipped India’s Test series match against England.

Anushka and Virat tied the knot in 2017. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Vamika in 2021.

On Monday evening farmer leaders snubbed the government’s offer to buy maize, cotton, and three types of pulses – toor, urad, and masoor – at the old MSP. They said it did not make sense as it applied to only a few crops, and ignored those growing the other 18.
The farmers said the price – based on the A2+FL+50 per cent formula (MSP at 1.5 times direct costs, such as seeds and fertilisers, and unpaid family labour), and not the Swaminathan Commission’s C2+50 per cent formula (which includes rent for farm land, or the rental value of owned land) – would be “subsistence” payments and not “income”.
They were also unhappy with a clause that said MSP would only be for those opting for crop diversification, meaning they must plant crops cleared by the government to be eligible for the support price. “We have, thus, decided to reject the proposal…“
The offer followed four rounds of talks in Chandigarh between farmer leaders and the government, which was represented by three union ministers, including Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, who has said “unruly elements are trying to hijack talks”.
The farmers – who number around a lakh – are at Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border and have held station there since last week, while all sides try to negotiate a deal and avoid a repeat of the violent protests in 2020/21. That now seems unlikely.
Between them and Delhi lie around 200 km of fortified highways, including concrete barriers, barbed wire fences, and even nail strips to stop tractors from pushing past. Drone footage presents a startling picture – akin to prepping for an ‘invasion’ of the city.
Security around Delhi has been heightened, with key border crossings, including Ghazipur, Tikri, Noida, and Singhu blocked with rows of metal and cement barriers. Delhi Police have also imposed a month-long ban on public gatherings under Section 144.
The farmers have said their march will be a peaceful one. “We want to appeal to the government to not use force against us,” one farmer told NDTV. They are, however, in this for the long haul and have come with food and provisions for six months.
Apart from recalculating MSPs and ensuring a legal guarantee, the farmers also want farm loan waivers, no hike in electricity tariffs, and withdrawal of 2020/21 police cases.
They also want a public sector crop insurance scheme and a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 to farmers over the age of 60. Finally, they also want junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra Teni to be prosecuted in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

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Eminent jurist and veteran senior Supreme Court advocate Fali Nariman died today. He was 95.

Fali Nariman died at his Delhi home this morning. 

The noted jurist was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhusham in 2007. 

Fali Nariman started his practice as lawyer at the Bombay High Court and later moved to Delhi. He was appointed the Solicitor General of India in 1972. Fali Nariman resigned in 1975 to protest then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s decision to declare Emergency.

The veteran lawyer was also the President of the Bar Association from 1991 to 2010.

Senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi expressed his anguish over Fali Nariman’s death, calling it “end of an era”.

“End of an era-#falinariman passes away, a living legend who wl forever be in hearts &minds of those in law &public life. Above all his diverse achievements, he stuck to his principles unwaveringly &called a spade a spade, a quality shared by his brilliant son,” Mr Singhvi wrote on X.

End of an era—#falinariman passes away, a living legend who wl forever be in hearts &minds of those in law &public life. Above all his diverse achievements, he stuck to his principles unwaveringly &called a spade a spade, a quality shared by his brilliant son #Rohinton.

— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) February 21, 2024

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the nation has lost a “towering figure of intellect and wisdom.” The country has lost an epitome of what righteousness stood for. The legal fraternity is intellectually poorer today,” Mr Mehta said.