Nimrat’s ‘surreal’ experience
At the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in london, Nimrat Kaur's “surreal” experience was made sweeter when football star David Beckham nearly tripped over her gown. Nimrat got to give away two prestigious awards on stage — best music score and best documentary. While waiting backstage for her turn to give away the awards, she ran into Beckham. Recounting the memorable ‘trip', Nimrat said: “He was standing with me backstage. We stuck up a conversation. I was disarmed by his nervousness about going on stage.” In his nervousness, Beckham stepped on Nirmat's gown and nearly tripped over.
Controversies around AIB Knockout just refuse to die down. After police complaints and PIl, a fresh First Information Report (FIR) has been reportedly registered in lucknow against the participants of the AIB show, including Ranveer Singh, Karan Johar and Arjun Kapoor. As per the reports, lucknow-based activist Kailash Chandra Pandey has filed the case against Karan, Ranveer and Arjun under Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (for obscene acts or words in public) and section 66 of the IT Act (for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc) based on complaint filed with additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM-1) Suchi Srivastava.
Online shopping destination Amazon India will now be the title sponsor of India Fashion Week, which has ben sponsored by fashion brand Wills lifestyle for almost a decade. India Fashion Week is organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), whose president Sunil Sethi is happy about moving on from “bricks to clicks.” “I'm looking forward to this association with India's largest online player. It will be our 25th edition... our silver jubilee, so what better way to celebrate,” said Sethi.
A centre for women in war zones
Angelina Jolie has joined forces with Britain's former foreign secretary William Hague to open a centre to help combat war zone violence against women. Jolie and Hague joined forces to announce the new academic centre, titled the Centre on Women, Peace and Security, at the london School of Economics. The actress said: “I am excited at the thought of all the students in years to come who will study in this new centre. There is no stable future for a world in which crimes committed against women go unpunished. We need the next generation of educated youth with inquisitive minds and fresh energy.”