When Nita Ambani plays host, you can rest assured that a grand celebration is on the cards. The launch of the Jio World Plaza in Mumbai was just that. Celebrities came and went but the philanthropist in a Grecian teal one-shoulder co-ord set stole the limelight when she arrived with the lady of the hour, her daughter Isha Ambani. Now that’s an apt way to ring in your birthday eve – in style. Even though her outfit resembled the elegance of an archival Valentino outfit, a brand she holds dearly to her heart, she is said to be wearing an Oscar De La Renta creation. With cape sleeves on one side, a thin embellished sleeve on the other and a cutwork design on the hem of the long cape top, she brought a trendy traditional touch to the red carpet gala. Adorned with diamonds and hair styled in long loose waves, all that she needed was a box clutch in a Tiffany blue colour to turn the monochrome tones up a notch.

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As the night progressed, so did the wardrobe choices of the night for the businesswoman. You can’t keep her away from a traditional outfit for too long. A silk saree as graceful in shades of ivory and gold finds a muse none other than Nita Ambani. She keeps the essence of India alive through her saree pick paired with layers of gloriously green emeralds. Leave it to Nita Ambani to rock not one but two stellar birthday outfits that only mean one thing – she can do it all and all too well.

Whether it is her fusion picks or her impeccable taste in sarees, Nita Ambani’s fashion choices at the launch of the Jio World Plaza in Mumbai were a testament to her refined taste and style.

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Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said that the allegations on TMC MP Mahua Moitra are much more ‘serious’ than the 2005 cash for query scam case, in which 11 Members of Parliament were suspended.

The BJP MP, who wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging that Moitra took bribes from Dubai-based businessman Hiranandani to raise questions in Parliament, said that MPs have been suspended in the past for asking questions for Rs 10,000 in the Parliament.

“MPs have been suspended in the Parliament for asking questions for Rs 10,000. This (Moitra’s case) is a more serious matter than that,” Dubey said while speaking to reporters in Gwalior.

When asked about Lok Sabha Ethics Committee’s summon to Mahua Moitra on Thursday, he said that as per rules, it would be unappropriate to speak on the matter which is already being probed by the panel.

He, however, said that he would reply on the matter after the Committee’s verdict.

In 2005, 11 then MPs– Chhatarpal Singh Lodha (BJP), Anna Saheb M K Patil (BJP), Manoj Kumar (RJD), Chandra Pratap Singh (BJP), Ram Sewak Singh (Congress), Narender Kumar Kushwaha (BSP), Pradeep Gandhi (BJP), Suresh Chandel (BJP), Lal Chandra Kol (BSP), YG Mahajan (BJP), Raja Rampal (BSP)– were accused of involved in a ‘cash-for-query’ scam.

According to reports, a sting operation was conducted against these MPs by the two journalists and was telecasted on a private news channel on 12 December, 2005 and came to be known as cash-for-question scam.

The suspended lawmakers challenged the expulsion, but it was upheld by the Supreme Court in a 2007 judgment.

Meanwhile, Moitra has written to the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee that she will appear before it for the hearing on November 2– the summoned date– and has asked for permission to cross-examine the alleged ‘bribe giver’ Darshan Hiranandani and the complainant, Advocate Jai Dehadrai.

The TMC Lok Sabha MP on Wednesday made public her letter to the Ethics Committee Chairman and BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar.

Posting the two-page letter on her X handle, Moitra said, “Since the Since Ethics Committee deemed it fit to release my summons to the media I think it is important I too release my letter to the Committee before my “hearing” tomorrow.”

In her letter, Moitra alleged that Advocate Dehadrai had provided no documentary evidence to back his allegations in either his written complaint and neither could he provide any evidence in his oral hearing.

“In keeping with the principles of natural justice I wish to exercise my right to cross-examine Dehadrai,” she wrote in her letter to the Committee.

“In light of the seriousness of the allegations, it is imperative that the alleged ‘bribe-giver’ Darshan Hiranandani, who has given a ‘Suo-Motu’ affidavit to the Committee with scant details and no documentary evidence whatsoever, be called to depose before the Committee and provide the said evidence in the form of a documented itemised inventory with amounts, date etc” she further wrote.

“I wish to place on record that in keeping with the principles of natural Justice I wish to exercise my right to cross-examine Hiranandani,” she added.

Moitra had asked the Committee to answer in writing and place on record their decision to either allow or disallow such cross-examination.

A veterinarian was attacked on Wednesday while he was trying to dart a leopard that strayed from the wild and was seen near Electronic City in Bengaluru south, Forest officials said.

The leopard managed to escape into the thick bushes after a sharpshooter shot a dart at it and the injured veterinarian was rushed to hospital for treatment, they said.

The big cat has been on the prowl for the last four days. On October 29, the leopard was seen entering an apartment in Kudlu. Since then, the residents in the area have been living in fear.

The Forest department on Tuesday deployed cages and drones as foresters frantically searched for the leopard. They have also brought a few experts from Mysuru to catch the animal.

“Our teams are at the spot. Combing operation is underway. A veterinarian who went to dart the leopard was attacked. He was trying to tranquilise the big cat. The leopard managed to escape but the operation is on…The leopard will try to attack when we try to tranquilise it but we have taken all necessary precautionary measures and are hopeful of catching the elusive animal very soon,” a senior forest official said.

The veterinarian has sustained a minor injury and is being treated. When he tried to tranquilize the leopard, the big cat scratched him on his neck. He is fine, the official said.

The area where the leopard was spotted is not very far from Bannerghatta National Park from where it is believed to have come to the city.