QWrap: Paris Attacks, Saeed Jaffery Passes Away, Chhat Puja & More
Here’s a wrap of all the top headlines of the day.
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1. The Quint Is on Facebook’s Instant Articles for Android and iOS!
Starting November 16, The Quint will be on Facebook’s much-awaited Instant Articles for Android and iOS. With only seven months behind it, The Quint is the youngest among the five Indian media publishers to be on Facebook’s Instant Articles platform.
Follow The Quint’s Facebook Page to get a taste of Instant Articles.
2. Paris Attack Mastermind Identified; Belgian Raid Fails
The investigations into Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, which claimed the lives of 129 people, appears to have entered a decisive phase. The Associated Press reported that investigators have identified the mastermind of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian.
Read the full report here.
3. Remembering Saeed Jaffrey’s ‘Wonderful-Wonderful’ Life
In memory of Saeed Jaffrey, who passed away today, his niece Shaheen Aggarwal paid a touching tribute to the actor.
As she writes about him, she says, Jaffrey is moist, engaging, round: he leaks expressiveness from every pore. He has quite a repertoire of hand gestures. There’s the stately sweep of the palm, the defiant index finger that precludes any objection, and the equivocal fluttering of fingers as if he’s practising scales.
4. Exclusive: I Was Right There in Paris When Terror Struck
An eyewitness, Marina Thomas, a Masters student of Journalism and International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris, recounts the horror of the Paris terror attacks, that changed lives forever.
As she recalls the horrific incident, she writes, “it seems that the purpose of the attacks was to punish young, fun Paris, to blanket the city’s vibrant cultural centre with a dark cloud of fear. And indeed in the hours following the attacks, the immediate advice was to go home, go home immediately.”
5. Why This Year’s Chhath Is so Special for Rabri
Rabri will be one of those vratees during the Chhath Puja who will profusely thank the Sun God for fulfilling her wish – that her two sons, Tej Pratap and Tejaswi, follow in their father’s footsteps.
“Surya Devta meri sab manokamna pura kar diye. (Sun God has fulfilled all my wishes),” says Rabri as she expresses her gratitude to the Sun God while explaining how and why this Chhath is so special to her.
6. Last Day to Contribute: Help 4-Year-Old Rape Survivor Choti Nirbhaya
On October 9, 2015 Choti Nirbhaya, a four-year-old child was raped by a man who was known to her family. Her family now needs financial support to take care of her education and ensure that her future is stable.
The Quint shared her story with India’s crowdfunding platform, BitGiving and collected Rs 5 lakh for the better future of Choti Nirbhaya.
Keep your support coming. Let us all join hands and save the future of the innocent life.
7. What’s Amitabh Bachchan Doing On a Mumbai Local?
Commuters who got on to the Mumbai local from Victoria Terminus to Bhandup on Sunday morning were in for a big surprise. Sitting amongst the regular travellers was superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
To know more, read the full story on The Quint.
8. Bengaluru Test: Persistent Rains Force Day 3 To Be Called Off
The rains have not given up in the M Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru. The match officials have taken an early decision to call off the day’s play due to persistent rains and very wet outfields.
9. The 2016 Toyota Innova Is Here and It Looks Beautiful
The images of the 2016 Toyota Innova have been officially released and it looks like Toyota is all set to repeat the success it had with the outgoing Innova model. A lot of work has been done in the looks department and the new Innova feels like a redesigned model instead of a face-lifted one.
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