Wishing all the DARPAN readers a very happy Diwali, a very peaceful and prosperous year and blessed with good health.
I would like to add a simple note: at Diwali you do not pray only to Maa Lakshmi, you also pray to Ganesh ji and Maa Saraswati. Ganesh ji takes away every obstruction from your way. You pray to Maa Lakshmi so that she blesses you with wealth. Maa Saraswati blesses you with knowledge so that you know how to treat that wealth given by Maa Lakshmi when it comes to you.
Singer Mika Singh has sided with superstar Salman Khan, who has been sentenced to a five-year jail term for blackbuck poaching in 1998. He said laws in the country should be same for everybody.
Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is upset that his "friend" Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in prison in a case of poaching blackbucks. He finds the punishment harsh.
English actor Toby Stephens, who made his Bollywood debut with "Mangal Pandey: The Rising", says he is willing to work in the Hindi film industry, but nobody has offered him a project after the 2005 film.
Salman has featured in reality shows like "Dance India Dance", "Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa" and "Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi". So, he gets trolled for getting an easy claim to fame by just appearing in multiple reality shows, read a statement.
Acclaimed actress-filmmaker Nandita Das, who was a part of an Indian delegation to Karachi last week, is undaunted by hate mongers who call her anti-national. She hopes small efforts help in building bridges between India and Pakistan.
