Cosmetic surgery just got a loud stamp of approval from a Bollywood legend, and the beauty standards debate hasn't been the same since.
Zeenat Aman weighs in on cosmetic surgery
Zeenat Aman called plastic surgery completely acceptable.
Glamour and beauty are what audiences want.
Aman said social media has pressured today's actresses.
Digital-age stress hits current actresses especially hard.
Zeenat's career and lasting Bollywood legacy
Zeenat Aman's debut film was Hulchul in 1971.
Films like Don catapulted her to massive stardom.
Aman reshaped the Hindi film heroine's image entirely.
She's still celebrated as Bollywood's top fashion icon.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death just lit a fuse, and the entire Middle East is feeling the blast radius.
Trump's warning to Iran
Donald Trump put Iran on notice, threatening a scale of force never deployed before.
Trump's statement came after Iran signaled it was gearing up for a major strike.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps goes on the offensive
Iran's Islamic Republic Guard Corps vowed to hunt down those it labeled Khamenei's murderers.
The IRGC promised its response would be the most ferocious offensive operation in its history against the US and Israel.
Operation True Promise 4's fifth wave targeted American vessels in the Indian Ocean, hitting an ammunition-carrying ship with four drones.
A refueling tanker in the...
Truck convoys loaded with sweets are hitting roads nationwide because two Bollywood stars just tied the knot.
Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's wedding celebration
Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna are doing Annadanam at temples across the country on Sunday.
Sweet-filled trucks are being dispatched nationwide to mark the couple's wedding.
Fans across Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, and several other cities are getting a share of the goodies.
Both posted the same message on their respective handles, signing off with "With Love Vijay & Rashmika."
The "Ranabaali" wedding song drop
A glimpse of the wedding song "Endhayya Saami" got released on Saturday to celebrate the real-life union.
Vijay plays the title...
A long drive and some retro bangers turned into Shahid Kapoor's whole personality this week.
Shahid Kapoor's car ride mood
Shahid Kapoor posted a video of himself cruising around to old Bollywood classics.
Kishore Kumar's "Chala Jata Hoon" from "Mere Jeevan Saathi" was his road trip soundtrack.
Kapoor's Insta Stories caught him vibing to Lata Mangeshkar's "Lag Ja Gale" as well.
"Ghoomo phiro khush raho" was the caption he slapped on his road trip snippets.
The "Lag Ja Gale" details worth knowing
Madan Mohan composed the track, which comes from the 1964 film "Woh Kaun Thi?"
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan penned the lyrics for that classic number.
Kapoor's birthday reflection arc
Shahid rang in a new year by posting water-side photos and...
Flags at half-mast across all BDF installations set the tone as Botswana paused to honor military personnel who died serving the nation.
Fallen Heroes Commemoration ceremony
President Duma Boko led the solemn event at Parliament Grounds.
Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe and former President Seretse Khama Ian Khama attended.
Speaker Dithapelo Keorapetse and Minister Moeti Mohwasa were present.
Senior officials, MPs, and BDF officers all participated.
Origins of the commemoration
Fifteen BDF members died in the Lesoma Ambush on February 27, 1978.
Rhodesian regime forces carried out that attack.
The first ceremony happened in 2011 at Extension 14 Cemetery.
Its scope was later expanded, and the name changed to Fallen Heroes Day...
A GDP target jump from 2% to 6% for agriculture signals Botswana's serious pivot away from diamond dependency.
Agri-business forum highlights
Vice President Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe laid out the agricultural push.
Meat processing, crop production, and nutraceuticals are priority areas.
Slashing the import bill and boosting export-ready goods drive the plan.
Value-added products are the ticket to global competitiveness.
Botswana Economic Transformation Programme
Agriculture sits among the country's designated growth sectors.
Youth, women, and persons with disabilities stand to gain jobs.
Rural economic activity and industrialization are tied together.
Raw outputs getting converted into higher-value goods is the goal.
Export...
A Danish-Botswana film pilot just landed in Gaborone, and it is betting on 15-minute micro-dramas to jumpstart the country's cinema scene.
Film Connections Pilot Project basics
Botswana's Ministry of Sport and Arts kicked this off with a Danish delegation.
Professor Doreen Ramogola-Masire and actor Roland Møller spearheaded the initiative.
Gaborone-Copenhagen creative bridges are the whole point.
Micro-dramas are 15-minute films built for modern audiences.
Script selection and AI angle
Eight scripts got picked for production from a competitive pool.
Two came from the University of Botswana Media Studies students.
Six local producers landed the remaining slots.
AI tools will boost production and editing workflows.
Danish Dogma style...
A recruitment drive is M23's play to keep momentum alive after a drone strike wiped out their military spokesperson and 18 others.
M23's recruitment push in Ishasha
Colonel Bahati Musanga Erasto urged young people to enlist in M23's ranks.
Erasto serves as M23's parallel-appointed governor of North Kivu.
Families were told to encourage sons and daughters to join up.
Recruits aged 18 and above would head to Rutshuru for training.
Framing the fight as a cause
Erasto pitched the conflict as a generational justice struggle.
He accused President Félix Tshisekedi of murdering eastern Congolese communities.
Ngoma's killing didn't end the movement's mission, per his speech.
Even failure to capture the nation wouldn't stop future...
A joint military raid on an ADF rebel camp in eastern Congo left multiple fighters dead, freed a dozen captives, and turned up explosives and weapons.
Operation Shujaa's latest strike
Joint Ugandan-Congolese forces overran an ADF camp west of River Epulu.
Several fighters were killed, and others bolted with injuries.
Weapons, IEDs, and bomb-making gear got seized.
Maj. Gen. Stephen Mugerwa commanded the operation.
Rescued captives and their ordeal
Twelve people were freed near Ofayee in the Ndimo area.
Former captives reported forced labor and physical abuse.
UPDF vowed sustained pressure on the remaining ADF elements.
Congo's army hasn't dropped its statement on this yet.
Operation Shujaa background
Uganda's military has operated...
