This Is How The Modi Government Plans To Celebrate Its Two Year Anniversary

The Narendra Modi government will turn two on May 26, 2016 and the BJP has decided to go full throttle on the celebrations. A slew of events are lined up. Here's a peak into their exhaustive itinerary.

Focus on the crown jewel

• Uttar Pradesh will be the focus of the centre's second anniversary, with the Prime Minister set to address a rally in the state on May 26 and almost all senior ministers scheduled to visit it during an over 15-day exercise.

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• Why Uttar Pradesh? Because the state, which the party had swept in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, is crucial to its electoral fortunes and it is investing a lot of political resources there to return to power in the Assembly polls scheduled for early next year.

Rope in a celebrity

• An event called 'Zara Muskura Do' (Smile Please) at India Gate to be hosted by mega star Amitabh Bachchan on May 28. 
• It will have several performances and programmes highlighting its "achievements". 
• The five-hour show will be beamed across the country by Doordarshan.

Focus on the "nerve centres"

• The NDA has identified 200 "nerve centres" across the country to highlight the achievements of the government. What and where these "nerve centres" are, we don't know yet.  

• BJP would observe a 21-day-long 'vikas parv' from May 26-June 15, during which 33 teams, each comprising of one Cabinet Minister, one Minister of State (MoS) along with a national and state-level party functionary will visit 6-7 identified "nerve centres" to highlight the achievements of the government.

The "big three" to tour as well

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Patna, Dehradun, Mumbai and Pathankot. 
• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will go to Bhopal, Lucknow and Amritsar among other places. 
• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to visit Jaipur, Pune, Hyderabad and Chandigarh among other places.

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Blame the opposition!

• The party plans to emphasise the obstruction by Opposition in not passing important legislations and creating hurdles in the path of development.

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Diktat to MPs -- Connect with the masses

• The Lok Sabha MPs belonging to NDA have been told to spend at least two days and one night in each assembly segment under their Parliamentary constituency and hold meetings with public.
• Rajya Sabha MPs belonging to NDA have also been asked to visit districts in the state they are elected from and devote 15-20 days during the campaign visiting all assembly constituencies and highlighting the achievements.

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Advertisements galore!

• Cut outs and banners explaining the achievements scheme-wise in general and most important with particular reference to that town or area will be put up. 
• Each MP and members of team have been asked to use social media effectively to disseminate campaign highlights.
• The Modi government is also looking at an extensive use of Cable TV for highlighting its achievements.

So what if you're a CM...

• Apart from that, eight Chief Ministers and one Deputy Chief Minister of BJP will spend at least two days within home town and two days outside the state to highlight significant projects, policies and welfare schemes of the government.

Of course...you have to include railways

• Railways will undertake an week-long elaborate programme from May 26 called 'Rail Humsafar' and will focus on passenger amenities including cleanliness, catering, punctuality among others.

Phew! That was tiring. Time to relax and unwind now... 

Nobody Knows Why Singer Arijit Singh Just Made This Desperate FB Apology To Salman Khan!

If you have to survive in Bollywood, you better don't get into the bad books of superstar Salman Khan. 

And singer Arijit Singh's latest move is testimony to that.

No one knows why, but singer Arijit Singh just posted a heartfelt apology to Salman Khan on Facebook, literally begging the actor to retain a song sung by him in Sultan.

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The talented singer said in the letter that he unintentionally rubbed the Sultan star in the wrong way. The public's guess is that some gesture by Arijit Singh offended Salman at a recent concert so much so that he allegedly got another playback singer to record the song for his upcoming film Sultan. The letter itself didn't reveal much details of the rift though.

In the open letter, Arijit pleaded Salman to retain his version of the song.

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Curiously, Arijit deleted the post within an hour, and this is what lingers on his profile now. 

It's been almost nine hours since the first post, and nothing has been heard from Salman Khan yet.

Well, whatever it is, the ambiguous incident only comes as a silent warning to fledgling artists that if they want to prosper in Bollywood, they better not mess with the stars. 

We're still unsure why Arijit made such a desperate move and what could have been the reason behind this rift. The only evidence we were able to gather happened two yearsago at an award function where Salman mocked Arijit for his song Tum Hi Ho. But then there was no rant from Arijit on that experience back then.

This Temple Worships The Bleeding Goddess, But Doesn’t Allow Women On Their Periods. Ironic Much?

We all talk about how menstruation is a huge taboo in our country, but here is something that will either change this perception of yours, or make you despise our country even more. Now don't get me wrong, August is near, and I totally love my country, but wait till you get to know about this temple that exposes the hypocrisy of India.

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Coming to the point - Meet the menstruating Goddess Kamakhya Devi, nestled high up on the Nilachal Hill, in the West of Guwahati, Assam.

One of the many places of pilgrimage in India, what makes Kamakhya Devi different is that it has no sculpture to worship, only Kamakhya's yoni or vagina. What is strange is that a natural spring in Assam keeps the stone moist all the time. But what it most ironic about the temple is that bleeding women are not allowed to enter the temple when they are menstruating.

The legend : How the temple came into being

The temple is one of the 51 shakti peeths in India. Legend has it that Sati once fought with her husband Lord Shiva to attend her father's great yagna. Despite his disapproval, she went on to attend the yagna. However, Shiva wasn't invited and also had to bear the insult by Sati's father, Daksha. Sati couldn't bear this and committed suicide.

Photography isn't allowed inside the temple. This is a picture of another Kamakhya yoni in Devipuram, Andhra Pradesh.

When Lord Shiva got to know about it, he was furious. Placing Sati's dead body on his shoulders, he did tandava - the dance of destruction. Trying to calm him down, Lord Vishnu cut the body with his chakra, parts of which then fell at 108 different places -  all of which later came to be known as shakti peeths. Sati's womb is said to have fallen at Kamakhya temple, hence the significance.

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Fertility festival

The temple also has an annual fertility festival called Ambuwasi Puja in which the goddess is said to be going through her yearly menstrual cycle. The temple remains closed for three days and opens up with great festivities on Day 4. It is also said that the river Brahmaputra turns red during this time. Whether it really is blood, or vermilion put by pandits is a question left unanswered. This is what indicates the temple about the bleeding goddess and the temple remains shut. Later, the holy water is distributed among the devotees.

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It is ironic that people visit the temple and some even claim that it is the most auspicious place in the country, but conversations still turn into whispers when we openly talk about menstruation!

Here Are The Best Dressed Celebrities Of The Year 2015

This year saw a great amount of couture brilliance with amazing gowns from Elie Saab, Gauri and Nainika, Oscar de la Renta, and others. With many celebrities experimenting with their new looks on the red carpet, the year turned out to be quite exciting in the fashion world.

But the year is ending with its winter chill and it's now time to take a microscopic look at who were the amazingly best dressed celebrities of the year. So, here is our list of the best dressed celebs of 2015: 

1. Parineeti Chopra ditched her conventional colour palette and looked ravishing at the Sansui Stardust Awards, 2015.

2. Emma Stone looked graceful as ever in an Elie Saab gown at the Academy Awards, 2015.

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3. Scarlett Johansson looked drop dead gorgeous in an emerald green Versace number at the Oscars, 2015.

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4. Malaika Arora Khan was floating like a beautiful dream in an Ashi Studio white gown at the IIFA awards this year.

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5. Lupita Nyong'o's rocked this intricately detailed pearl dress by Calvin Klein at the Oscars, 2015.

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She looked exquisite in a shimmering floor length gown by Alexandre Vauthier at the Star Wars premiere.

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6. Hrithik Roshan went unconventional and looked as yummy as a red velvet cake in a red tuxedo at the IIFA, 2015. 

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7. Farhan Akhtar in a Govinda Mehta tuxedo and a quirky shirt to give some character looked dapper and funky at the same time. 

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8. Morena Baccarin looked oh-so-perfect in a red Reem Acra dress at the Emmy, 2015.

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9. Amanda Peet chose a black Michael Kors gown at the Emmy, 2015. The beautiful cutout at the bodice and the detail to the dress is just amazing. 

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10. Sonali Bendre wore a beautiful, sleek orange gown at the 60th Britannia Filmfare awards. This lady has always aced the classy look.

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11. Ileana D'Cruz ditched the conventional gowns and rocked a Nikhil Thampi Label black suit with a metallic belt and a cape.

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12. Ali Fazal killed it in a maroon tux at the GQ Best Dressed Men 2015 Awards.

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13. Sonam Kapoor looked like royalty in an Anamika Khanna couture ensemble with a sheer cape at the Filmfare awards, 2015.

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Sonam in Preen by Thornton Bregazzi looked ravishing in the bi-colour dress.

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14. Kareena Kapoor carried this delicate Roberto Cavalli Atelier gown perfectly at the Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards, 2015.

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She looked like a true Pataudi in this beautiful Payal Khandwala attire. 

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15. Priyanka Chopra shone bright in this pop orange Tony Maticevski number at the Star Guild Awards, 2015. 

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She looked sharp, smart and chic in this gown from Ashi Studio that she donned for Grazia Young Fashion Awards.

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16. Marion Cotillard looked youthful in a colourful striped frock and black top from Christian Dior Couture, at the Cesar Awards, 2015.

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17. Lea Seydoux carried this canary yellow Prada gown confidently, at the BAFTA, 2015. Amazing hair and a dab of that scarlet perfectly completes the look. 

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18. Nina Dobrev perfected her look with a Versace frock with red paneling at the New York Film Festival, 2015.

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19. Alia Bhatt looked her best self in this black strapless gown with yellow printed panels at the Sansui Stardust Awards, 2015.

She wore a lot of print during her promotions for Shaandaar, and we think this Scuba&Glitter star ship print dress was the best of the lot.

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20. Cate Blanchett looked so elegant in a velvet Schiaparelli Couture, at the BFI London Film Festival, 2015.

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21. Katrina Kaif sizzled in this strapless black gown at the Femina Women Awards, 2015.

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She attended the MAMI festival and looked ornately gorgeous in this Anamika Khanna & Maheep Kapoor ensemble.

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22. Esha Gupta made heads turn in this marsala hued Ridhi Mehra lehenga at an event in Mumbai in 2015.

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23. Emilia Clarke carried this short red sequined dress and looked wonderful after she won the GQ Women of the year award, 2015.

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24. Kangana Ranaut looked chic in a bright yellow Gucci skirt and shirt to match. The highlight is certainly the over-sized bow tie. 

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25. Ryan Gosling doing what he does best - killing us with his looks. He looked sharp in this blue suit at the AFI Fest, 2015.

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26. Freida Pinto looked like royalty in this Oscar de la Ranta red elaborate gown at the Oscars, 2015. 

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27. Deepika Padukone carried this white number by Monisha Jaisingh so gracefully at the HT Most Stylish Awards, 2015.

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28. Kendall Jenner looked her confident self in a Azzedine Alaia skirt and crop top at Cannes, 2015.

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29. Athiya Shetty looked like sunshine in a canary yellow gown from Gauri and Nainika at the Vogue Beauty Awards, 2015.

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30. Jennifer Lopez looked like a fairy in a nude embellished beaded Elie Saab gown at the Oscars, 2015.

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31. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan dazzled in a beautiful, dreamy white Georges Hobeika Couture gown at the Sansui Stardust Awards, 2015.

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Aishwarya in this black and white creation by Ralph and Russo looked absolutely gorgeous on the red carpet of Cannes, 2015.

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32. Kate Hudson sashayed down the red carpet in a sexy white Versace gown and she looked jaw droppingly spectacular! 

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33. Kajol wore a beautiful black John Paul Ataker and looked like a Greek goddess. 

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34. Taylor Swift wore a beautiful Elie Saab dress with a contrasting pair of strappies. The colours complimented beautifully and made her look striking.

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35. Rosamund Pike wore a beautiful red lace gown with a sexy slit by Givenchy for the Oscars, 2015. The Gone Girl star looked like a million bucks in the dress. 

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36. Margot Robbie wore a sheer sleeved Saint Laurent gown and absolutely nailed the look with the simple and chic neck piece. 

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37. Dakota Johnson sparkled effortlessly in a Chanel Couture sequinned floor-length gown with a beautiful side slit.  

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38. Meryl Streep looked smart and chic in a Lanvin ensemble at the Academy Awards, 2015. The clutch and earrings added panache to the wonderful outfit.

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39. Sonakshi Sinha looked royal in a black bandhgala by Shantanu&Nikhil at the Sony Guild Awards, 2015. The neck piece sure makes a statement.

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40. Ayushmann Khurrana looked dapper in a Kunal Anil Tanna, Bro Code & Deepak Parwani suit. The bow-tie is just fabulous.

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So much of amazing!