QWrap: Sidharth Malhotra, SAARC Cancelled, and Big Blow to BCCI
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Sidharth Malhotra Gets Candid About Films, Love and Fawad
The Quint’s Abira Dhar got chatting with Sidharth Malhotra and he told us a lot about himself, both on and off screen, starting from what made him want to become an actor, to his childhood memories, his next flick with Jacqueline Fernandez and Bollywood heroines he wants to love, date and marry.
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SAARC Summit Cancelled as India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh Back Out
After India announced its decision to skip the summit, three other SAARC members –Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan – also pulled out of the summit, indirectly blaming Pakistan for “creating an environment which is not right for the successful holding” of the meet.
Quoting diplomatic sources in Kathmandu, The Hindu reported that the SAARC summit will be cancelled following the decision of four countries to skip the summit.
Nepalese media, however, reported that the next SAARC Summit, which was scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in November, has been postponed after India pulled out of the event “in the prevailing circumstances”.
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Big Blow to BCCI: Lodha Panel Recommends Removal of Top Brass
The Justice RM Lodha Committee set up by the Supreme Court to help clean up BCCI has hit out at the cricket body with recommendations that could well shake the foundations of the board.
Having submitted their status report to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Lodha has said that his committee has asked for the sacking of the entire top brass of the board due to non compliance of their guidelines.
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