Arbaaz Khan, Shura Khan's First Wedding Photos Are All About Love

by Swati Sucharita

Mumbai, Dec 25: "Just married" actor-producer Arbaaz Khan and Shura Khan dropped their first official wedding pictures on Sunday and can't stop gushing over each other.

Arbaaz Khan married make-up artist Shura Khan in an intimate nikah ceremony on Sunday at his sister Arpita Khan Sharma's residence in Mumbai.

Arbaaz took to Instagram and treated fans with the pictures with his wife.

Arbaaz wore a floral bandhgala with beige trousers while matching with his bride Shura, who wore floral peach-coloured lehenga for nikah ceremony.

Sharing the pictures, he wrote, "In the presence of our loved ones, me and mine begin a lifetime of love and togetherness from this day on![?]Need all your blessings and good wishes on our special day!""

As soon as the pictures were uploaded, fans and followers flooded the comment section with congratulatory messages.
One of the users wrote, "Congratulations!! Wishing u guys all the love and happiness[?][?]"
Another user commented, "CONGRATULATIONS....[?] HAPPIEST TOGETHERNESS YOU BOTH [?][?]"
"Mubarak Mubarak Mubarak [?][?][?]. Wish you both lots of love, lots of laughter and blessings on this wonderful day! ," another user commented.

The wedding festivities kicked off on Sunday afternoon. Paps, who were stationed outside the residence, captured glimpses of the guests on their cameras.

While arriving at Arpita's house, Arbaaz and Shura, who came to the residence separately, were clicked.
Arbaaz's parents, Salim Khan and Sushila Charak, aka Salma Khan, were also captured arriving at Aripta's house.
Actors Raveena Tandon, Riddhima Pandit, Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh also attended the nikah ceremony of Arbaaz and Shura.

A day before his wedding, Arbaaz attended the Mumbai Police annual event, Umang, and on the red carpet, he was teased by paparazzi about the wedding.

Raveena, who attended the ceremony with her daughter Rasha, also congratulated the couple on social media.

Taking to Instagram, Raveena dropped a video of her dancing with Arbaaz from the sets of their upcoming film. The video also has a picture of Raveena with Shura.

A video showed Arbaaz walking the red carpet at the event and being asked by the photographers if reports of his marriage were true. He gestured at them to keep it quiet.

Arbaaz was previously married to Malaika Arora. They separated in 2016 and officially divorced in 2017; they have a son, Arhaan. Arbaaz also dated Giorgia Andriani but the two called it quits last year.

(ANI)

India To Contribute $7.5 Mn Under 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' Initiative, Says PM Modi

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Washington, Sept 22: Affirming India's vision of 'One Earth, One Health', Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a contribution of $7.5 million for sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines under the 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' initiative.

The groundbreaking initiative was announced during the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware Saturday and aims to save lives in the Indo-Pacific region by combating cervical cancer.

Speaking during the Cancer Moonshot event in Wilmington, Prime Minister Modi said that he is glad that in Quad, "we have decided to jointly face the challenge of cervical cancer".

"I heartily congratulate President Biden for organising this important event. It reflects our shared determination for affordable, accessible and quality healthcare," the Prime Minister said.

"In cancer care, collaboration is essential for cure. An integrated approach of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment is necessary to reduce the burden of cancer," he asserted.

Prime Minister Modi noted that India is running a "very cost-effective" cervical cancer screening programme on a mass scale. "Also, India is running the world's largest health insurance scheme. And, special centres have also been created to make medicines available to everyone at affordable cost. India has also developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer. And, new treatment protocols are also being introduced with the help of AI," he said, adding that India is ready to share its experience and expertise.

"I am happy that India will contribute 40 million vaccine doses for the Indo-Pacific countries under the GAVI and QUAD initiatives. These 40 million vaccine doses will bring rays of hope to the lives of crores of people. As you can see, when the QUAD acts, it is not just for nations – it is for the people. This is the true essence of our human-centric approach," he concluded.

(IANS)

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India, US To 'Unlock' $1 Billion To Catalyse India's Clean Energy Supply Chain

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

Washington, Sept 22: India and the US Saturday announced the launch of an initiative to "elevate and expand" cooperation in support of clean energy supply chains and extend this partnership to third countries, with a focus on Africa.

To that end, the White House said that the two countries are working to "unlock" $1 billion to catalyse India's domestic clean energy supply chain buildout.

The announcement came in a memo released by the White House after the meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday.

Titled, "Roadmap For US- India Initiative to Build Safe and Secure Global Clean Energy Supply Chains", the paper said that this funding could support supply-side manufacturing capacity expansion for key technology verticals, focusing on solar, wind, battery, energy grid systems, and high-efficiency air conditioner and ceiling fan supply chains. The funding would grow over time.

The two sides also "pledged" to work together with industry leaders, one, on "identifying near-term investment opportunities to expand manufacturing capacity for specific clean energy supply chain segments, with initial focuses on the following clean energy components", the White House paper said.

Two, collaborate with the private sector to "scope eligible opportunities in the above supply chain segments and support an initial package of pilot projects, ideally including one project focused on clean energy deployment to Africa".

Three, build "trilateral relationships with African partners that have stated political commitments to clean energy deployment, focusing on solar and battery storage opportunities".

Four, and finally, collaborate with each other and industry to "consult on policies that will strengthen demand certainty for locally manufactured clean technologies".

This new initiative builds on ongoing cooperation between the two sides on clean energy, including initiatives launched during Prime Minister Modi's visit to the US in 2023, the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership led by the US Department of Energy and Government of India ministries, technical assistance provided by US laboratories, and novel financial platforms such as the Payment Security Mechanism established to support the rapid deployment of electric buses in India.

This roadmap is to serve as a short-term mechanism to drive "initial cooperation on projects, to help inform a long-term roadmap including working together to establish a cadence of meetings and milestones of this partnership".

(IANS)

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India, US Closer Than Any Time In History, Says Biden After Meeting PM Modi

by Shambhu Datta Mishra

India, US Closer Than Any Time In History, Says Biden After Meeting PM Modi

Washington, Sept 22: US President Joe Biden said after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday that ties with India are "stronger, closer and more dynamic than any time in history".

The two leaders met at Biden's home in Greenville, Delaware ahead of the fourth in-person summit of the Quad later in the day.

“The United States' partnership with India is stronger, closer, and more dynamic than any time in history,” President Biden said on X after hosting Prime Minister Modi at his residence. “Prime Minister Modi, each time we sit down, I'm struck by our ability to find new areas of cooperation. Today was no different.”

Their meeting started at 1 pm US eastern time and lasted over an hour as the Prime Minister’s delegation, comprising External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, was seen leaving at about 2:30 pm. Prime Minister Modi and President Biden were not open to the press but there will be a readout later in the day.

They met for the Quad summit later, joined by Fumio Kishida and Anthony Albanese, their counterparts from Japan and Australia.

Earlier upon arrival, Biden received PM Modi at his residence with a handshake and the two leaders embraced, which has become a signature greeting for the Indian Prime Minister. The Prime Minister's office posted pictures of the two leaders taking in the view from the president’s house.

At the meeting with PM Modi, the US President was accompanied by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti.

“Today’s programme will be focused on the Quad Summit and the bilateral meeting with @POTUS, @JoeBiden," the Prime Minister wrote on X shortly after landing in Philadelphia, from where he travelled to Wilmington, Biden’s hometown in the adjoining state of Delaware. “I am sure the discussions throughout the day will contribute to making our planet better and addressing key global challenges.”

Prime Minister Modi is expected to leave for New York later in the night.

(IANS)

Arbaaz Khan, Shura Khan's First Wedding Photos Are All About Love

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