Sara Ali Khan can’t believe that it’s been five years since her Bollywood debut in Kedarnath. The Abhishek Kapoor directorial which was released in 2018, saw her star alongside the late Sushant Singh Rajput.

Sara Ali Khan shared a fan page’s post on her Instagram story as she completes five years since her acting debut in Kedarnath. The collage features Sara’s looks from different films.

She added the song Sweetheart from Kedarnath and wrote, “It’s been half a decade???”

Last year, Sara shared behind-the-scenes photos from Kedarnath with a heartfelt note. Remembering her co-star, the late Sushant Singh Rajput, she wrote, “4 years ago, my biggest dream came true. It still feels like a dream and now perhaps always will. I’d do anything to go back to August 2017 and shoot every scene of this film again, relive every moment again, learn so much from Sushant about music, films, books, life, acting, stars and the sky, witness every sunrise, sunset and moonrise, listen to the sound of the river, enjoy every plate of Maggi and Kurkure, wake up at 4am to get ready, be introduced and directed by Gattu sir, and just be Mukku all over again.”

Sara Ali Khan is gearing up for her next film, Karan Johar’s Ae Watan Mere Watan slated for release in 2024.

A popular television actor has been arrested after he allegedly opened fire at his neighbours, killing one and injuring three others, during an argument over cutting eucalyptus trees at Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh.

According to reports, Bhupinder Singh, who has starred in popular TV shows such as ‘Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam’ and ‘Madhubala’, was setting up a fence near his farm in Bijnor. Next to his farm is the agricultural land belonging to Gurdeep Singh. The altercation began after Bhupinder decided to get some eucalyptus trees cut to set up the fence.

The argument escalated into a fight, and Bhupinder and three of his associates attacked Gurdeep Singh’s family members. During the clash, Bhupinder opened fire with his licensed revolver. The firing killed Gurdeep Singh’s 22-year-old son Govind and left him, his son Amrik and wife Beero Bai injured. The three are currently under treatment.

Bhupinder has been arrested under the charges of murder, attempt to murder and voluntarily causing hurt, among others. He has also been charged under the Arms Act.

Three of his associates – Gyan Singh, Jeevan Singh and Gurjant Singh – have also been arrested.

Anumula Revanth Reddy, chief of Telangana Congress who played a key role in the party’s thumping victory in the November 30 Assembly polls, was today sworn in as the state’s second Chief Minister.

Mr Reddy was administered the oath of office by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan at a ceremony at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad before a crowd of nearly 1 lakh.

Besides Mr Reddy, 11 members of his cabinet took the oath of office. This included Mallu Bhatti Vikaramarka, who was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister, and former Telangana Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy, among those who opposed Revanth Reddy’s choice as Chief Minister. The eight others to join the cabinet are Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Damodar Rajanarasimha, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Dana Anasuya, Tummala Nageswar Rao, Konda Surekha and Jupally Krishna Rao.

The ceremony was attended by the Gandhi family – Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra -, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mr Reddy on the occasion, assuring his full support to Telangana’s progress. 

Congratulations to Shri Revanth Reddy Garu on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana. I assure all possible support to further the progress of the state and the welfare of its citizens. @revanth_anumula

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 7, 2023

Before he took the oath of office, Mr Reddy and Mrs Gandhi held a victory lap inside the stadium in an open vehicle.

The Congress trounced the K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi, ruling Telangana since its formation in 2014, by winning 65 out of 119 Assembly seats.

Revanth Reddy, referred to as Tiger Revanth by his supporters, has been credited to have played a major role in the Congress’s victory. A former TDP leader, Mr Reddy switched to the Congress in 2017. He was appointed Telangana Congress president in 2021.

Over the past two years, Mr Reddy led a spirited campaign against the KCR-led government and was seen leading street protests and public demonstrations over a host of issues. The Congress’s efforts bore fruit and the party trumped the BRS.

Mr Reddy, however, had a challenge waiting for him. Soon after the victory, his detractors within the party opposed his elevation as Chief Minister. They pointed to corruption allegations against him and alleged that he had taken money in exchange for poll tickets.

Mr Reddy had fought hard to get his loyalists tickets, knowing well that he would not get the Chief Minister post if he did not have the support of a big chunk of MLAs. This worked well for him and the Congress leadership, in no mood to upset the apple cart, endorsed Mr Reddy’s claim to the top post.

Now in the Chief Minister seat, Mr Reddy faces the tall challenge of fulfilling the Congress’s poll guarantees and preparing the ground for the Lok Sabha elections due in six months.