News in Pics: February 4, 2019

Written By: Taru Bhatia | Updated: Feb 4, 2019, 3:39 PM

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News in Pics: February 4, 2019

Kolkata Crisis: Anything Can Happen in Country Until EC Announces Date of Polls, Says Nitish — Kolkata Crisis: Anything Can Happen in Country Until EC Announces Date of Polls, Says Nitish

After hours of a standoff between her administration and a CBI team seeking to interrogate Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar in connection with chit fund scams, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday night began a ‘Save The Constitution’ ‘dharna’ (strike), demanding an ‘end to the misuse of central agencies by Narendra Modi-led Union government. The showdown is expected to cast a shadow on the budget session of parliament on Monday with the opposition expected to vociferously raise the issue. Notably, the evening drama began after a 40-member CBI team headed towards the residence of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar. They (CBI officers) were stopped by Kolkata police personnel, who also forcibly took five probe agency officers including Bardhan to the Shakespeare Sarani police station.

There May be Constitutional Crisis in West Bengal, Says Rajnath on State-CBI Stand-off — 'There May be Constitutional Crisis in West Bengal,' Says Rajnath on State-CBI Stand-off

The crisis in West Bengal shook Parliament on Monday as well. Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought to explain the CBI action by saying, “The action was taken after the Supreme Court had ordered an investigation into Saradha chit fund case. The Police Commissioner was summoned many times but he did not appear.” Singh added, “In its earlier order on the CBI investigation of Saradha chit fund case, the apex court had said that the agency had found involvement of many political and influential persons.” He added that detention of CBI officers in West Bengal was “unprecedented”. He said that West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi had summoned the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police and had asked them to take immediate action to resolve the situation. Earlier, Singh had spoken to the Governor to take stock of the situation in the state. He had also sought a detailed report from the Governor.

Deal With it: Kanganas Fearless Response to Krish Proves She is Manikarnika in Real-Life as Well — Deal With it: Kangana's Fearless Response to Krish Proves She is 'Manikarnika' in Real-Life as Well

Actress Kangana Ranaut is riding high on success after her film Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi performed well at the box office. It also marked her directorial debut as she helmed the project with filmmaker Krish. Though the film is receiving praises, controversies surrounding it refuse to die. After Krish accused her of taking the credit of the movie, the lady has now reacted to the whole controversy. In her latest interview with Pinkvilla, she stated that some people are trying to damage the film adding that they have to deal with the fact that after 12 years of struggle I am here where I am. Pinkvilla quoted her saying, “See the credit is there, who says the credit is not there. This back and forth, full name, these are producers’ concern. That’s not something he is not known with it. He has got awards with that name always. People who are not a part of the film anymore are talking about the film. People who have never been interviewed in their lives are giving full page interviews. Whatever said and done, why these questions rising, ‘How come you are here?’ 12 years, that’s enough time for everyone to see why am I here. The answer to that question is I m where I am now, deal with it.”

Priyanka-Nicks Winter Vacation is All About Family, Fun And Snow-Clad Mountains — Priyanka-Nick's Winter Vacation is All About Family, Fun And Snow-Clad Mountains

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas took wedding vows in December and despite being busy, they always manage to take out time for each other. Recently, the couple headed to the Californian ski resort town of Mammoth Mountain for a new adventure. They were accompanied by their family members. The actress has shared some pictures on social media that are proof that all of them are having a wonderful time. In it, Priyanka can be seen enjoying in the snow with her mother and Nick. She took to the social networking site Instagram to share the picture and captioned it as, “Winter diaries.. family.”

Buddhist Monk, Tenzin Mariko Becomes First Transgender Model — Buddhist Monk, Tenzin Mariko Becomes First Transgender Model

A former Buddhist monk named Tenzin Mariko has spent years as a monk and might as well climbed mountains higher than her homeland Tibet. Now, her monk journey has ended and she has become the first transgender model among the Tibetan community in exile. She was born as a male, Tenzin Ugen and was one among six brothers. Her parents moved to India in the 1990s and stayed in Himachal Pradesh. Talking to Times of India, she recalls that at the age of 9, she was attracted towards the female things but she was told that male is expected to behave differently. She was then sent to a monastery to become a monk but even that didn’t help to end her feminine instincts. She gradually started embracing what came to her naturally and stood out even in her monk’s grab. Now, she is a professional dancer, model, make-up artist and an influencer.

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