Pop icon Justin Bieber seems to be facing some financial turbulence. With his ongoing health battle with the Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, heavy bills, and more, reports suggest that the singer is under a lot of financial pressure. An insider has claimed that in the wake of the financial crisis, Justin despite the health scare will have to hit the road for his music tour.
For the unversed, Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a neurological condition that leads to facial paralysis and its effects extend to hearing loss and dizziness. While battling with this condition, it became hard for Justin to focus on his 2023 music tour (Justice World Tour), and thus, according to Blast, he canceled most of his shows.
However, now since his expenses have exceeded his income by a great margin, despite his condition, he needs the tour for survival. According to the Blast, an insider shared, “Justin might need to tour to generate income, but his condition makes the rigors of the road nearly impossible”, as per a report by Blast.
Justin’s current financial situation is a result of various things. Since 2021, he didn’t make much new music to engage the fans. On top of that, maintaining a lavish lifestyle like his comes at a price. Reportedly, his spending habits are a significant contributor to his financial troubles.
“He spends freely without checking his bank balance,” a source added.
In addition to this, various reports claim that Justin sold his music catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million in 2022, yet a hefty property tax bill of $380,349 for his $16.6 million California estate hangs over his head.
Amid all this, Justin Bieber is reportedly considering taking legal action against his former business managers. Bieber has accused him of mismanaging his $300 million fortune. His current management team is divided over whether he should go ahead with this step or not.
In all these issues, the only silver lining is Justin and Hailey’s support for one another. The couple recently celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary, which in turn shushed the ongoing divorce rumors. Also, they are now parents to a beautiful baby boy Jack Blues, who is nothing but a bundle of joy for Justin and Hailey.

Rubble lies at the site of the historic ‘Al-Manshiya’ building damaged in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, near the Roman ruins of Baalbek, in the eastern city of Baalbek, Lebanon, November 28, 2024.
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The Israeli military on Thursday (November 28, 2024) said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.

There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel’s aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon. Israel said they were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded.

The back-to-back incidents stirred unease about the agreement, brokered by the United States and France, which includes an initial two-month ceasefire in which Hezbollah militants are to withdraw north of the Litani River and Israeli forces are to return to their side of the border. The buffer zone would be patrolled by Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers.

On Thursday, the second day of a ceasefire after more than a year of bloody conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s state news agency reported that Israeli fire targeted civilians in Markaba, close to the border, without providing further details. Israel said it fired artillery in three other locations near the border. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

An Associated Press reporter in northern Israel near the border heard Israeli drones buzzing overhead and the sound of artillery strikes from the Lebanese side.

The Israeli military said in a statement that “several suspects were identified arriving with vehicles to a number of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the conditions of the ceasefire.” It said troops “opened fire toward them” and would “actively enforce violations of the ceasefire agreement.”

Israeli officials have said forces will be withdrawn gradually as it ensures that the agreement is being enforced. Israel has warned people not to return to areas where troops are deployed, and says it reserves the right to strike Hezbollah if it violates the terms of the truce.

A Lebanese military official said Lebanese troops would gradually deploy in the south as Israeli troops withdraw. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief media.

The ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began a day after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza, when the Lebanese militant group began firing rockets, drones and missiles in solidarity.

Israel retaliated with airstrikes, and the conflict steadily intensified for nearly a year before boiling over into all-out war in mid-September. The war in Gaza is still raging with no end in sight.

More than 3,760 people were killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon during the conflict, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The fighting killed more than 70 people in Israel — over half of them civilians — as well as dozens of Israeli soldiers fighting in southern Lebanon.

Some 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon, and thousands began streaming back to their homes on Wednesday despite warnings from the Lebanese military and the Israeli army to stay out of certain areas. Some 50,000 people were displaced on the Israeli side, but few have returned and the communities near the northern border are still largely deserted.

In Menara, an Israeli community on the border with views into Lebanon, around three quarters of homes are damaged, some with collapsed roofs and burnt-out interiors. A few residents could be seen gathering their belongings on Thursday before leaving again.

Fragments from downed Russian drones struck buildings in two Kyiv districts and injured one person. File
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Fragments from downed Russian drones struck buildings in two Kyiv districts and injured one person late on Thursday (November 28, 2024), officials said.

Emergency services, in a post on the Telegram messaging app, showed pictures of rubble strewn about inside and outside a pediatric clinic in the city’s Dniprovskyi district on the east bank of the Dnipro River.

A security guard at the facility was taken to hospital. Adjacent buildings also suffered damage.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said drone fragments had struck an infrastructure site in the Sviatoshynskyi district on the west bank of the river.

An air raid alert remained in effect in the capital more than an hour after it was declared.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan’s personal lives have been in the spotlight recently, and now Aishwarya’s sister-in-law, Shrima Rai, has found herself caught in an unexpected social media controversy.
It all started when social media users discovered an old Instagram post from Shrima featuring her family, including her husband Aditya Rai, their children, and Aditya’s mother, Vrinda Rai (Aishwarya’s mother). Many were surprised to learn that Shrima is Aishwarya’s sister-in-law. One commenter wrote, “I never knew you were Aishwarya’s sister-in-law until your recent pictures.” Shrima replied, “Good, I want you to see me for me.”
This interaction was taken out of context on Reddit, sparking rumours that Shrima doesn’t get along with Aishwarya because she rarely shares posts about the Bollywood star or her daughter Aaradhya.

Addressing the controversy, Shrima shared screenshots of a direct message from the original commenter, who apologized for the misunderstanding. The user wrote, “I’m extremely sorry, Shrima, if I have hurt you in any way. My comment was just a sudden reaction on knowing that you guys are related. But media has really added up so much masala, and my comment has been shown in the wrong way. Why would I accuse anyone of anything? It’s your life, and it’s completely up to you what to post and what not to. Many respects their privacy and keeps personal life in private. I respect and adore you a lot. You have your own identity, and I respect that. Best wishes for you always.” Shrima responded graciously, saying, “It’s not your fault.”

Shrima also issued a detailed statement to clear the air. She explained her professional journey, saying, “Before becoming a blogger, I worked in wealth management for years. I’ve also been Mrs. India Globe 2009. I have never used anyone’s name to build my career. As a woman, I take pride in my independent achievements and won’t allow anyone to undermine that.”

Shrima Rai, a beauty influencer with over 1 lakh Instagram followers, was crowned Mrs. India Globe in 2009. A former banker, she frequently shares lifestyle and beauty content online. She is married to Aishwarya’s brother Aditya Rai.

NEW DELHI: Google’s regulatory problems in India are compounding. After facing stiff penalties by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over abuse of dominant position with regards to its Play Store and the Android mobile device ecosystem in 2022, the US tech giant now faces another investigation by the fairplay regulator over a complaint filed by gaming company WinZO.
Finding a prima facie case, CCI on Thursday ordered its investigation arm to look into the matter and file a report within 60 days. “On a holistic consideration of the facts and circumstances of the present case, the commission is of the prima facie view that Google appears to be in violation… which warrants detailed investigation. Accordingly, the commission directs the director general to cause an investigation…,” the CCI bench, comprising chairperson Ravneet Kaur and three members, said. When contacted, a spokesperson representing Google did not comment on the matter.

WinZO, an online digital gaming platform, alleged that Google’s app aggregator Play Store restricts hosting of gaming applications that offer Real Money Games. “Due to Google’s unreasonable and restrictive policy, all apps offering real money games of skill are only available for download from their website (a process called sideloading),” it told CCI, adding that when users reach WinZO through this process on Android devices, the operating system displays a disclaimer/warning, which tarnishes its image.
WinZO said display of warning lacks any merit or reason and is “completely illegal”, adding that it leads to loss of business.
It also said Google displays another “baseless warning” when a user makes a payment to them to play skill-based games. “Such payment warnings are arbitrary as Google has not set any criteria for displaying such warnings,” WinZO had said in its complaint to CCI.
The gaming company also alleged that while placing restrictions on their presence on app store, Google had allowed download of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and Rummy on the Play Store as part of a pilot project. This move, it said, will “eliminate the level-playing field and create a false perception of legitimation of DFS and Rummy over all other games of skill.” It called the measure “discriminatory and arbitrary, constituting abuse of its dominant position.”
When contacted, WinZO said that the CCI investigation “will address the unfair restrictions imposed by Google… which has severely impacted innovation and competition in India’s gaming ecosystem.”

The NFL’s Thanksgiving schedule delivers three-fourths of what could become the most dominant division since the league realigned in 2002.

The 2024 NFC North is the first division since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to feature three teams with at least eight victories through Week 12, led by the 10-1 Detroit Lions, who have tied an all-time NFL mark for most victories in a season by at least 38 points (three, all outside the division).

With the Lions facing the division-rival Chicago Bears (4-7) in the early game Thursday before the 8-3 Green Bay Packers play the late game against the AFC East’s Miami Dolphins, the 2024 NFC North — which also includes the 9-2 Minnesota Vikings — stands apart. It could well decide who takes home the Lombardi Trophy.

The Lions (+260), Packers (+750) and Vikings (+850) are among the top seven in Super Bowl odds, per BetMGM, and the top four in odds to win the NFC, along with the Philadelphia Eagles (+325). The Lions remain Super Bowl favorites, comfortably ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs (+450), while the NFC North has the shortest odds to produce the champion at +175, half of the second-place AFC West (+350).

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The chart below shows where all eight divisions have ranked each season since the league realigned in 2002 in point margin per game (X-axis) and win rate (Y-axis) in non-divisional games through the first 12 weeks of each season. The 2024 NFC North (red dot) ranks first among these 184 divisional seasons in average point margin (+9.5) and second in win rate (.765), per TruMedia.

Only the 2022 NFC East (26-7) had a better record than the 2024 NFC North (26-8) in non-division games through Week 12, but the current NFC North had a far better average point margin (+9.5 to +5.1) in these games.

Here’s what you need to know about where the NFC North stands and what it must do to become the most dominant division over a full season since realignment.

1. The NFC North is by far the most dominant division this season.

The scheduling rotation (which we’ll explore later) is part of the equation, but this level of dominance is extreme.

AFC North teams lead the way in total victories over opponents who currently have winning records (11) and total non-divisional victories in these games (nine). The NFC North is second with eight and six.

Since 2002, the NFC North’s +323 point margin ranks first by 64 points over the runner-up 2013 NFC West (+259) through Week 12. That is larger than the difference between the 2013 NFC West and the sixth-ranked division in that span, the 2011 NFC North (+200). The table below shows the only divisions since 2002 with PPG margins greater than 7.0 through Week 12, led by the 2024 NFC North.

2. Strong defense has been the key to the NFC North dominating its non-divisional schedule.

The 2024 NFC North ranks first among 184 divisions since 2002 in defensive EPA per play against non-division opponents, compared to a No. 69 ranking in offensive EPA per play.

All four NFC North teams rank among the NFL’s top 10 in defensive EPA per play across all games this season. They are all in the top five when isolating non-divisional games only. The Lions and Packers also rank among the top 10 on offense across all games and in non-division games.

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3. Dominating a weak AFC South accounts for 61 percent of the NFC North’s +323 point differential in non-division games.

NFC North teams are 8-0 with a +144 differential against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans. They are 14-2 with a +197 differential against the full AFC South. Bad teams get blown out. The NFC North has played its share of them.

Forty-five percent of the +323 differential in non-division games stems from facing the Jaguars and Titans, while 61 percent stems from facing the AFC South overall.

The six other divisions are a combined 9-9 against the AFC South, with a +14 differential. That includes a 6-7 mark with a +21 differential for AFC East teams.

4. The NFC North has a 6-4 record against non-divisional opponents who had winning records through Week 12. Here’s a full accounting.

The Bears are the only NFC North team without a victory over a team that currently has a winning record. They are 0-3 in those matchups, headlined by their defeat at Washington on a Jayden Daniels Hail Mary. The rest of the NFC North has a 6-1 record in those games, with three victories over Houston, two over Arizona and one over Seattle.

The NFC North’s record would be 6-3 if we adjusted the parameters to feature non-divisional games against teams that had winning records at kickoff. Victories over Dallas, San Francisco and Tampa Bay would come into play.

5. NFC North teams play 10 more games against non-division opponents this season. Here’s what the division must do to become the most dominant since 2002.

The NFL pushes most division games later in the season for competitive reasons. That leaves only 10 remaining non-division games for the NFC North to build upon its dominance or fall in the rankings. Those games are listed below chronologically and with point spreads pulled together from various sources where available.

The 2013 NFC North holds the full-season record for PPG margin against non-divisional opponents since realignment (+359 in 40 games, for 8.975 per game). That division featured the 13-3 Super Bowl champion Seahawks, the Jim Harbaugh-coached 49ers (12-4), the Bruce Arians-coached Cardinals (10-6) and the 7-9 Rams.

NFC North teams must outscore their 10 remaining non-divisional opponents by 72 points to beat the 2013 NFC West for the best full-season differential since 2002. That would leave the division +395 in 44 games for a +8.977 PPG differential.

The best full-season record against non-divisional opponents since 2002 is shared by the 2013 NFC West and the 2007 NFC South at 30-10 (.750). The NFC North (currently .765 at 26-8) would equal that mark with a 7-3 finish against foes outside the division.

The best team in the NFC North (Detroit) will be at home for the division’s toughest remaining opponent (Buffalo). The Seahawks’ recent improvement on defense could complicate efforts for Chicago, Minnesota and Green Bay to win at Seattle. The 49ers’ decline could help Chicago (Week 14) and Detroit (Week 17).

Green Bay and Minnesota can set the tone in Week 13. Both are favored at home against non-division opponents.

(Photo of Josh Jacobs, center, and three Lions defenders: Stacy Revere / Getty Images)

America’s breadbasket straddles the Missouri River, with Iowa on the eastern slope and Kansas burying a knee in its back from the southwest. The river’s thick, muddy waters and countless tributaries irrigate the world’s most fertile farmland. In Iowa, that means corn, hogs and even turkeys. In Kansas, that’s winter wheat, sorghum and cattle.

Agriculture dictates business in both states, and their land-grant institutions are among the nation’s best at cultivating the next crop of farmers. It has led Iowa State and Kansas State to forge close ties, and that cooperation spills over to competition in athletics. It also helped launch one of the greatest rivalry nicknames in sports.

Once considered a derisive moniker, “Farmageddon” has nudged its way into the lexicon of modern college football in a way that belies its threadbare roots. In a new-look Big 12 scuttled and reformed through realignment, Farmageddon is a relic and a treasure. With expansion, teams change conferences and rivalries disintegrate. Yet Iowa State and Kansas State have found in each other an organic partner and competitor.

“There’s that sense of a rivalry between the two schools, and it’s always a battle,” said Kansas State defensive end Brendan Mott, who grew up in Iowa City, Iowa. “It’s super physical up front. The conditions are always tough. It’s definitely a rivalry. I know us as players look forward to it every year. And I’m sure Iowa State does as well.”

#CyclONEnation fans voted overwhelmingly to start a trophy with one longtime foe, who ISU has played every year since 1917. Iowa state players agree.

Should Iowa State and K-State meet for ‘The Reaper,’ as the Paul Bunyan’s Axe of the Plains?
Our story:https://t.co/cJl9LJM2Kd pic.twitter.com/fXo07uOXUs

— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 16, 2022

Farmageddon has never meant more to the contestants, fans or college football, and the series has soared in importance. For just the second time in their century-plus competition, the programs meet as ranked opponents. Saturday night at Jack Trice Stadium, No. 18 Iowa State (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) could win a 10th game for the first time in school history and qualify for the Big 12 Championship Game. No. 24 Kansas State (8-3, 5-3) could ruin the party in Ames and perhaps sneak into the title game itself.

“We’ve had the game circled,” Kansas State tight end Will Swanson told reporters.

Humble beginnings

For generations, the Kansas State and Iowa State football teams sat like loose nails on a wooden fence waiting for the hammer to pound them into place. From the start of the Big Six Conference in 1928 through the completion of the Big Eight in 1995, either the Cyclones or the Wildcats finished in last place 54 times in 68 seasons. In 1989 and 1991, Kansas State moved its home games with Oklahoma to Norman so both squads could generate more revenue.

Then came the Manhattan Miracle led by Bill Snyder. In perhaps the greatest turnaround in college football history, Snyder took a program teetering toward shifting to a lower division and won multiple Big 12 championships. Snyder, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, was 215-117-1 in 27 seasons with five top-10 finishes. The Wildcats had participated in one bowl game in their first 93 years. Snyder took them to 20.

“When you look at both programs, their histories are very similar,” said Jeff Woody, a running back at Iowa State from 2009-13. “Kansas State just came out of it sooner. Kansas State, before Bill Snyder got there, was awful, and Iowa State was awful until (Dan) McCarney got there.”

Iowa State had a few peaks under McCarney, but the Cyclones were well behind their foes 350 miles to the southwest. For 90 years, it was less a rivalry than just a series between two similar institutions that simply played every year.

“They had a great run under coach Snyder, and in some ways, they were the gold standard of what maybe Iowa State kind of aspired to do,” said Iowa State’s Jamie Pollard, who ranks third in longevity among Power 4 athletic directors. “Their institutional composition, their makeup, their history, is more like us than not.

“You look at K-State as a program. They won Big 12 championships. They played in the Cotton Bowl. They did some things that Iowa State would like to do. Quite frankly, with coach (Chris) Klieman there right now, in some ways the path to where we want to go kind of goes through them.”

Farmageddon

In 2007, Kansas and Missouri played a top-five matchup at Arrowhead Stadium. The stands were full and feisty, the game a rousing success. Kansas City Chiefs brass then reached out to multiple schools to gauge interest in staging future games.

“K-State was willing, as we were willing, to each give up a home game, so we did the two-year deal,” Pollard said. “It was a good one-off opportunity that allowed us to go to the Kansas City market, which is a big market for us.”

Before the first game in 2009, a Kansas State fan site coined the phrase “Farmageddom.” It caught on quickly and appeared in newspapers and other media outlets. At first, many fans and supporters considered the term cringeworthy and cliche. The nickname, however, gathered momentum and stuck despite the series moving back to campuses in 2011.

Concurrently, the Big 12 was amid a radical realignment. In multiple years, there were heavy discussions about six schools — including Texas and Oklahoma — joining the Pac-10. After the 2010 season, Nebraska and Colorado left for the Big Ten and Pac-10, respectively. The next year, Missouri and Texas A&M bolted for the SEC. Each time, Iowa State and Kansas State were left twisting at the whims of their higher-profile colleagues. Amid the chaos, a bond formed.

“I was in college for the first round of realignment, and Kansas State was also one of those afterthought schools,” Woody said. “And you go, ‘Well, where do we go?’ Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Texas Tech were the land-grant schools. No one expects as much from us. It’s sort of a sibling rivalry that I can fight you and you can fight me, and we can hate each other, but no one else is allowed to hate us.”

New era

Saturday marks the 108th consecutive season the Wildcats and Cyclones face off, but the stakes never have been higher. When both schools were ranked in 2002, it was midseason, and K-State rolled past Iowa State 58-7. Now, it’s the season finale and both teams still harbor Big 12 title hopes.

Should the Cyclones win, they’re almost certain to appear in the title game for the second time, barring a three-way tie and a complicated tiebreaker. But the percentages are low, and coach Matt Campbell said Tuesday it’s not something that concerns him.

Kansas State, which won the Big 12 title two seasons ago, must win and get help to make another title appearance. The long odds don’t detract from the game’s importance, however.

Last year, 6 inches of snow fell during the Cyclones’ 42-35 win in Manhattan. In a game dubbed “Snowmageddon,” Iowa State running back Abu Sama III rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns. For Saturday’s prime-time kickoff, temperatures are expected to fall into the single digits.

“It always seems like it’s a cold game or snowy game or something like that,” Mott said. “It’s always a good brawl and battle. Last year, they came down to Manhattan. It was a snowy game, and it was our senior night, and we didn’t really have the game that we wanted to have. So, we’re a real hungry team.”

Since the term Farmageddon was applied to this series, unusual situations and surroundings have determined the outcome. In the first Arrowhead game, Iowa State missed an extra point in a 24-23 Kansas State win. From 2014 through 2017, the Wildcats won four straight by 5 points or fewer. In 2015, Iowa State led by a touchdown with the ball and 1:31 left. All the Cyclones needed to do was kneel for the victory because Kansas State had just one timeout remaining.

Instead, Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads chose to run the ball on first down. The back fumbled, and Kansas State tied the score with a touchdown four plays later. A strip-sack with 10 seconds left led to Kansas State’s game-winning field goal. Rhoads was fired the next day.

I’m intrigued by what @ChrisMWilliams thinks about this. Since Mizzou left for the SEC a decade ago, Iowa State is down to a single traveling trophy. Is it time to add another? If so, which school?

— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman) August 14, 2022

Campbell’s arrival in 2016 has escalated the stakes. He’s 4-4 against Kansas State, which matches the number of Cyclone wins against Kansas State from 1999 through 2007. Klieman replaced Snyder in 2019 and is 2-3 against the Cyclones. The programs are built with the same principles with development at their core. Iowa State leads the series all-time, 53-50-4.

“Both football teams play a style that their fan bases really embrace,” Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor said. “They’re similar in a lot of ways, just hard-nosed kids from small-town Iowa, small-town Kansas. They just go out and really play good, hard, solid football.”

Future

There’s little chance of snow or below-zero temperatures for next year’s Farmageddon. Kansas State shifted the game to Ireland, and it will take place in Week 0. Aer Lingus, which operates an annual game in Dublin, met with Iowa State and Kansas State to consider playing a game there. Iowa State will host only four Big 12 games in 2025, so it declined. Taylor thought Klieman would do the same but asked his coach to research the proposal.

“I said, ‘There’s no way Klieman is moving the Iowa State game to a neutral site in Ireland,’” Taylor said. “Chris came down to my office and said, ‘Let’s do it.’ I was shocked, literally, because of the importance of the game.”

Another change is on the horizon, one that has agitated the fan bases. In the 16-team Big 12, in which eight new members have joined in the last two seasons, only four rivalries (all in-state) are protected annually. Farmageddon is slated to cycle off the schedule in 2027. There are no plans for the schools to meet in a nonconference game.

“There have been a lot of changes,” Taylor said. “We probably haven’t had a chance to really slow down and take a look at an option like that. But I think it’s worthy of discussion in the future. And say maybe we do rotate — not just one team a year that you play every year, maybe it is two or three teams. How do we keep Iowa State for us and Kansas and rotate everybody else?”

Reminder: Farmageddon is not officially recognized as a rivalry by @CycloneATH @kstatesports or the @Big12Conference

Seems like as good of time as ever seeing as the next two matchups include:

-Championship and Playoff implications

-International stand-alone game

— Jack Trice Mafia (@JackTriceMafia) November 24, 2024

Once an afterthought, Farmageddon now resonates as an authentic rivalry shaped by similarity and substance. Mott, Woody and both athletic directors acknowledge the other has become their school’s No. 2 rival, just behind their in-state foes. It matters emotionally and competitively.

“Ohio State–Michigan have played each other for forever, and that’s like a true hatred,” Woody said. “But the existence of those programs has never been threatened, like what happened to Iowa State and Kansas State. So, recognizing that it almost fell apart, and there’s this good thing between two similar programs that because it almost fell apart, you appreciate it for what it is. It’s impossible not to see the similarities between the programs.”

“It is kind of that battle of the farmers,” Mott said. “I think it’s cool it’s got this nickname. It just adds to the rivalry.”

(Photo: Scott Winters / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Kannada star Yash’s wife, Radhika Pandit, was recently spotted in Mumbai with her parents and son, Yatharv, as she stepped out for dinner. Radhika was seen without Yash, and their daughter, Ayra, was also absent from the pictures. Paparazzi captured Radhika entering a restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai, in her car alongside her parents, Krishnaprasad Pandit and Mangala Pandit.
Radhika was dressed in a blue co-ord set paired with a denim jacket, while her son, Yatharv, wore a blue T-shirt and denim shorts. At one point, Radhika was seen trying to hold Yatharv’s hand, but the little one acted mischievously and was spotted saying “yes” to the waitress in the restaurant.
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Meanwhile, Radhika recently celebrated her brother Gourang Pandit’s birthday with an affectionate post: ‘I am truly blessed to have a brother like you, dear Gourang. How else can we show who is better? Happy birthday, my Gollu Love you lots!! @gourangpandit.”

She also threw a grand car race-themed party to celebrate her son Yatharv’s 5th birthday. Radhika, along with daughter Ayra and son Yatharv, entered a room decorated with a car race track and miniature cars to create a racing atmosphere for the celebration. Sharing glimpses of the event, she wrote: “Y5: Vroom Vroom! A glimpse into Yatharv’s 5th Birthday party .”

Radhika Pandit and Yash got married in December 2016 and have two children—Ayra, born in 2018, and Yatharv, born in 2019.
On the work front, Yash is busy shooting for his next film, ‘Toxic’, directed by Geethu Mohandas. Additionally, the actor will portray the antagonist Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming epic, ‘Ramayana’, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi.

NEW DELHI: Integrated diagnostic chain Suraksha Diagnostic Ltd on Thursday said it has mobilised Rs 254 crore from anchor investors, a day before opening of its initial share-sale for public subscription. The top anchor investors in the IPO included Nippon India Mutual Fund, Kotak MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF, Quant MF and Carnelian Bharat Amritkaal Fund, according to a circular uploaded on BSE’s website.
The company has allotted 57.57 lakh equity shares to 16 funds at Rs 441 apiece, which is also the upper end of the price band. This aggregates the transaction size to Rs 254 crore, the circular showed.
The Rs 846-crore initial share-sale will open for public subscription on November 29 and conclude on December 3. The shares will be available in the price range of Rs 420 to Rs 441 apiece.
The Kolkata-headquartered company’s IPO consists of an Offer for Sale (OFS) of 19,189,330 equity shares worth Rs 846.25 crore, at the upper end of the price band, by promoters and investor shareholders, with no fresh issue component.
Under the OFS, promoters Somnath Chatterjee, Ritu Mittal, and Satish Kumar Verma; and investors OrbiMed Asia II Mauritius Ltd, Munna Lal Kejriwal and Santosh Kumar Kejriwal will offload shares.
Since the issue is completely an OFS, the company will not receive any proceeds and all the funds will go to the selling shareholders.
Explaining the reason for going public, the company said it is aimed at achieving the benefit of listing equity shares on the stock exchanges and carrying out OFS for the selling shareholders.
At the upper end of the price band, the company’s market capitalisation stands at around Rs 2,300 crore.
Suraksha Diagnostic offers a one-stop integrated solution for pathology and radiology testing and medical consultation services to its customers through its extensive operational network, consisting of a flagship central reference laboratory, 8 satellite laboratories and 194 customer touchpoints which include 48 diagnostic centres, and 146 sample collection centres (primarily franchised), across West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Meghalaya as of March 31, 2024.
During fiscal 2024, it conducted about 5.98 million tests serving approximately 1.14 million patients.
Half of the issue size has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 35 per cent for retail investors and the remaining 10 per cent for non-institutional investors.
ICICI Securities Ltd, Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd and SBI Capital Markets Ltd are the book-running lead managers to the issue. The equity shares are expected to be listed on BSE and NSE on December 6.