T he Punjabi Society of the British Isles hosted a splendid dinner for Mr Vijay Jolly, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Mr Vijay Mehta at the Bombay Palace Restaurant, London W2 on Friday 30th September 2016 during their private visit. In attendance were special guests from the British Indian Community which included The Lord Loomba CBE; Mr C.B. Patel, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar; Mr Lalubhai Parekh, President of the Overseas Friends of BJP U.K; Mr Mahendrasinh Jadeja, Secretary General of the National Congress of Gujarati Organisations UK; Mr V H Patel and Mr Vinu Bhattessa, Trustees of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple, London and Professor Nat Puri CBE, President of the Indian Gymkhana Club London. The President of the Punjabi Society of the British Isles, Mr Atul Pathak OBE welcomed the guests and paid tribute to the BJP government in India led by Shri Narendra Modi Ji. In his passionate speech, he reaffirmed his commitment and support for the unity and integrity of India. Prof. Nat Puri, who led the team which organised the biggest welcomed reception of 60,000 people for Modi ji in Wembley also praised the work being done by the BJP government under the leadership of Modi Ji. Mr CB Patel, also praised the BJP led government in India and the progress it has made since coming to office. He recalled his various meetings with Modi Ji and how he always came back inspired. Dr Rami Ranger CBE, Patron of the Punjabi Society praised Mr Jolly and Mr Mehta for their visit and commended their commitment to India and the BJP. He praised Mr Modi for galvanising the scattered Indian diaspora in 95 countries with his worldwide tours after coming to power. Lord Loomba also praised Mr Modi for the work his government was doing for rebuilding India and the “Make in India” campaign. Mr Vijay Jolly spoke about the British Indian diaspora being noble ambassadors of India who uphold Indian values and have gained much respect for India in the UK through community service and business. He spoke about the work of the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the BJP in making India a superpower on the World stage. Mr Mehta spoke about the need of having ever growing closer ties with people of Indian origin living abroad to ensure that exports out of India flourish and the “Make in India” project becomes a success. Mr Jolly and Mr Mehta were then presented with the Pride of India Award by Mr Atul Pathak OBE, President of the Punjabi Society of the British Isles for their commitment to India and the BJP. The vote of thanks was given by Dr Ravi Gidar, Patron of the Punjabi Society of the British isles. Speeches were followed by scrumptious dinner and light background entertainment.

Riteish Deshmukh is a complete family man. We have seen him posing with his elder son and wife Genelia D’Souza earlier too. Genelia, who gave birth to their second son Rahyl on June 1, had kept fans waiting for the pictures of him. But October 10, being a special day for Riteish as it is his mother’s birthday, the actor took to Twitter to share the first picture with his li’l son Rahyl. Earlier we had seen Rahyl when Riteish’s mother Vaishali took the baby in her arms and posed for the photographers as they returned home post delivery. Riteish tweeted the image on Monday saying: “It’s a special day coz its my Aai’s Birthday & on this special day I would like to share something special. #RAHYL #HappyBirthdayAai.” Yes this is really a special picture for Riteish and Genelia’s fans. It is a beautifully captured moment of father-son time.

Swiss world No.3Stan Wawrinka will use theBrisbane International as his warm-up event to the Australian Open in January, tournament organisers said on Monday. The US Open champion will join 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal and women's world No.1 Angelique Kerber at the year-opening tournament. Wawrinka heads to Brisbane after beating Novak Djokovic for his third Grand Slam title in New York and reaching his highest-ever ranking behind the Serb and Briton Andy Murray. "I'm excited to be heading to the Brisbane International for the first time in my career," Wawrinka said in a statement. "I've heard such great things about the event and it feels like the right time to change up the start of my season." Wawrinka will be chasing his second Australian Open crown after beating Nadal in the 2014 Melbourne final. Apart from Kerber, the Brisbane International, from January 1-8, will also feature French Open champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the women's draw.

C riticism of the defender's jersey alteration in the 2-0 win over Albania has prompted him to confirm his international retirement after the Russia tournament Spain defender Gerard Pique has revealed that he will retire from international football following the 2018 World Cup after growing "tired" of criticism. The centre-back has long been a contentious figure in the Spain ranks due to his public backing of Catalan independence, as well as his part in perceived past squabbling between Barcelona and Real Madrid players.

Costa and Spain still struggling

Pique also came under fire from the press during Sunday's 2-0 win over Albania, with some claiming he had cut the regulation short-sleeved jersey in order to remove the trim on the shirts that bears the design of the Spanish flag. However, the 29-year-old produced proof after the match that he had in fact cut the sleeves of a shirt that did not have the same flag design, and he says the accusations have pushed him too far.

"I've tried everything but I cannot take any more," he said in a statement released by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is known to be more of a trendsetter, than a follower in Bollywood. The star, who is pregnant with her first child, is not only beating the benchmark and continuing her film career while being pregnant, she also keeping herself in top shape, ready to hit the big screen after delivering her baby. However, when it comes to naming the child, the actress and hubby Saif Ali Khan are hopping on board the portmanteau (a linguistic blend of words, where two words or names are joint to create a new word) bandwagon and are considering naming their child ‘Saifeena’. In a recent chat show, the actress joked, “He finds it really funny. He says we’ll name our child Saifeena.” Over the past year, Bollywood star couples got creative while naming their children, Rani and Aditya Chopra named their daughter Adira, and actor Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira named their daughters Misha.

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra and Hollywood actor Tom Hiddleston will reportedly present at the 2016 Emmy Awards together. The two stars were pictured sharing a laugh, outside the Microsoft Theater, after a rehearsal. While Priyanka was seen wearing an off shoulder white top and blue denims, Tom sported a black t-shirt and jeans. The confirmation of sorts comes from another photo that Priyanka shared of herself on stage with her presenting partner. The blurry picture shows her 'partner' wearing all-black ensemble, much like what the 'Thor' star was dressed in at the rehearsal. "Rehersals #Emmyswithpc keep guessing... Btw the blur is the point!" the 33-year-old 'Quantico' actress captioned the photo, hinting that the blur was intentional.

Sonakshi Sinha is truly a beauty with brains who has some really impeccable wish list to achieve during her acting career. One of them being, performing action sequences in the film. While her wish came true with AR Murugadoss's 'Akira', she also spilt the beans on her inspiration for the same in her latest interaction. Talking about observing her male co-stars during action sequences, she recalled how even she wanted to perform those stunts and finally she is going to be an action avatar in 'Akira'. Watch out for her as the film releases on September 2.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal say they plan to play doubles together when the Laver Cup debuts next year. With a combined 31 major titles, Federer and Nadal have committed to the inaugural event, which is an attempt to create a tennis version of golf's Ryder Cup. Named for Australian tennis great Rod Laver, the competition was first announced in January. A team of European players will face off against a group from the rest of the world September 22-24, 2017, in Prague.