ऋऔIn November, Bassett, Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton will receive honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.

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ऋऔMany of us would have heard our elders asking us to avoid certain ‘hot’ foods if we are suffering from acne or to consume supposedly ‘cold foods’ to beat the scorching hot. But what exactly is this classification of hot and cold foods all about? Turns out, the idea of food having a cold or a hot property is based on an Ayurvedic concept, which is followed by many individuals. However, according to Krish Ashok, author of Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking, there is no scientific backing for these claims, and can, in fact, be challenged. He, in fact, took to Instagram to explain that while Ayurveda has various beneficial concepts, they must be updated with current scientific evidence as well.She said, “The advice that was given to me was just lose weight, become glamorous, just do the typical heroine stuff. I was very excited to do it. I just heard it and I went down that path and I tried to be glam. I tried to do just commercial films, I tried to do films where I had two songs and a guest appearance and nothing more from it.”

ऋऔ“In her life, Mandira Bedi has donned many hats. In addition to being a versatile actor, she is a successful entrepreneur, a social influencer, a sports lover, a fitness enthusiast, an advocate of body positivity and now an author as well. A deeply personal narrative, her part-memoir-part-lifestyle manual will capture the many roles she juggles as a professional, a parent and a home-maker.ALSO READ | Michelle Obama rips Trump in new book

ऋऔThakishi Samvaad is a long conversation between a protagonist, who is 75 years’ old, just like Alekar, and a traditional Thaki doll of Maharashtra. “It is not a straight play but a chintan, or introspection, by somebody who was born after Independence. He has a dialogue with the doll about what he thinks about the liberal democratic space that has shrunk, even died, in India after 2014,” says Alekar.Underlining the need to protect a judge’s reputation, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the transfer of a case from a trial court judge who was alleged to have a “bias” against granting bail in money laundering cases.

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