India Couture Week 2017
Fashion designers Anamika Khanna and Rohit Bal will open the India Couture Week 2017, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) announced on Saturday. Both the designers will be showcasing thier collection. “The collection Khush Posh is an ode to lost craft and tradition. A journey from the past to the present with a gentle nudge of contemporary influences. It is an effort to revive heritage pieces from the costume collections of royal Mughals which have been immortalised in museums,” said Bal.
The fashion week which will take place at Taj Palace hotel, will conclude on July 30.
‘For the first 18 years of my life, I have been studying all these theories of (Isaac) Newton and (Albert) Einstein. Now for the very first time, I will go there and experience all these things that so far was only in my head. I will experience zero gravity for the first time and I will experience how does it feel to walk on the moon.’
—SUSHANT SINGH
Tom Holland, who is garnering accolades for his superhero avatar in Spider-Man: Homecoming, harbours a dream of directing a feature film in the next five years. “I think directing is something I would really enjoy. Something I think I will be pretty good at. I would really like to be involved in a movie from earliest stamp point,” said Holland. He has already taken the first step towards exploring the horizons of direction by making a short film, Tweet, which featured his younger brother Paddy.
Childrens wing all set to open
Singer Madonna has announced the opening of a childrens surgery wing under the Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care. It will open at the Queen Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, on July 11. “When you look into the eyes of children in need, wherever they may be, a human being wants to do anything and everything they can to help, and on my first visit to Malawi, I made a commitment that I would do just that. As we approach the opening of the Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, I'd like to thank everyone who has joined me on this unbelievable journey,” said the popstar. It's is the first of its kind in the country.