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She is survived by the superstar and his five siblings…reports Asian Lite News
The 93-year-old mother of superstar Mammootty, Fathima Ismail, passed away at a private hospital in the wee hours of Friday.
She was suffering from age-related illness.
She is survived by the superstar and his five siblings.
Ismail was known for her the lady-next-door image and was popular in her village, Chembu, near Kochi.
The last rites would be held in the evening Chembu Muslim Jamath Mosque.
Mehna Counter Intelligence agency-staff in-charge Inspector Kikkar Singh said Charanjit Kaur was picked-up by the Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police, Ludhiana unit…reports Asian Lite News
A joint team of counter intelligence and Moga police picked up the mother of UK-based Khalistan sympathiser Avtar Singh Khanda from her residence in Moga for questioning.
According to reports, Khanda was the brain behind fugitive pro- Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh’s rise and had groomed him. Khanda was recently arrested in the UK for pulling down India’s national flag at the Embassy in London.
A police team detained his mother Charanjit Kaur from her Moga residence. Police checked her call details and questioned her about her family’s links and last contact with Amritpal Singh, said sources.
Moga SSP J Elanchezhian said that Charanjit Kaur was detained for a few hours for questioning and was released later.
Khanda is the son of Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Kulwant Singh Khukhrana.
The Counter Intelligence team was working on illegal money transfers through hawala and Charanjit Kaur was likely to be questioned in this regard, said a senior police official on the condition of anonymity.
Mehna Counter Intelligence agency-staff in-charge Inspector Kikkar Singh said Charanjit Kaur was picked-up by the Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police, Ludhiana unit.
Meanwhile, it was also learnt that Khanda’s younger sister had also been picked-up from a Mohali hospital where she was working as a nurse. However, no further details were available on her detention.
A senior police officer confirmed that they had also picked-up Hardeep Singh, alias Deepa, of Dhurkot Charat Singh Wala village on Tuesday and sent him to Ludhiana in the custody of the Counter Intelligence wing. He was arrested in the Amritpal case.
However, Deepa’s association with Amritpal is not yet known. Reportedly, Khanda was in contact with Punjabi actor-turned pro-Khalistan activist Deep Sidhu, who was killed in a road accident on February 15, 2022. Khanda is on the list of “most-wanted” terrorists who have been allegedly giving training on explosives to Sikh youths in UK-based religious institutions.
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This, in a true sense, is mommy burnout. Mommy burnout does not happen overnight. It’s gradual, spread across several days and nights. In the most invisible way, it takes over the new mother, leaving her praying for a way out for some self-comfort…reports DR. VANSHIKA GUPTA ADUKIA
Feeding, burping, diaper changes, odd hourly night cries, spit-ups, followed by clean-ups, pumping sessions, bottle washing-the list of chores is endless with a baby, but the hours in a day and helping hand are always limited.
Every new mother goes through phases where she’s awake in the middle of the night, fatigued beyond her own understanding with a baby that refuses to sleep beyond 45 minutes or without being strapped to her chest. She silently cries to herself with an aching body, an uneasy mind, and feelings of overwhelm as physical exhaustion refuses to leave her while emotional overburden seems to have no outlet.
This, in a true sense, is mommy burnout. Mommy burnout does not happen overnight. It’s gradual, spread across several days and nights. In the most invisible way, it takes over the new mother, leaving her praying for a way out for some self-comfort.
While symptoms of mommy burnout could be endless, some common ones are:
*Loss or increase in appetite
*A feeling of helplessness and loneliness
*Excessive anger or short temper
*Constant screaming or crying
*Unexplained irritability or anxiety, trouble controlling thoughts that seem to be racing
*Exhaustion, low energy, and lack of interest in the surroundings
*Inability to sleep
*Feeling resentful towards life (including baby)
Steps to tackle Mommy burnout:
Setting boundaries is key to reversing mommy burnout. It is also essential to take help from those around you and understand that ‘doing it all’ does not make you a better mother.
*Take help with feeding the baby. Use the bottle if you must to allow the mother some rest on days where cluster feeding is a pattern.
*Dedicate chores of the house to other family members in the house. Hire help if it is feasible.
*Selfcare is a method to tank you up from depleted energy levels. Take that walk, go for that manicure, meet that friend for coffee, make that phone call.
*Set realistic parenting and self-expectations. Do what works for you and your baby. Not what your parent or sister or neighbour did with their baby.
*Limit guests and visitors in the house. Have clear demarcation on days when people visit to see the baby & limit setting up the house or organising snacks for them to a bare minimum.
*Allow the house to be messy, the older child that screen time, your meals to be simpler, your clothes to be simple, and expectations of those around you to be shattered if they must be since you do not owe an explanation to anyone in this phase with a baby.
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Kareena was 36 when she welcomed her first child Taimur with Saif Ali Khan in 2016. After five years, in February 2021, she turned mother again as she gave birth to her son Jeh…reports Asian Lite News.
Kareena Kapoor Khan, the mother of two children, has urged people to not make a taboo of late pregnancy. “I never planned having a baby because you know I was like in 36 or Oh my biological clock is ticking so I need to speed it up or whatever. That was not even a thought or discussion because I was like I married Saif for love. I did that. I wanted to have a child so I did it. It so happened. I didn’t give much thought because my thought was always on my work and you know being happy and content with myself. So I don’t think late mothers should have this pressure,” Kareena said.
Kareena was 36 when she welcomed her first child Taimur with Saif Ali Khan in 2016. After five years, in February 2021, she turned mother again as she gave birth to her son Jeh. During the latest episode of the ‘Raising Parents with Mansi Zaveri’ podcast, Kareena also opened up about how she balances her time between the two kids. “I think that the fact is that I am a very calm person, I am very composed. I divide my time well. Like I know Taimur needs me at this point in time. You know I am lucky that he now wakes up later than Jeh’s so I know I have to be with Jeh for that hour while he has his breakfast and then once Jeh’s breakfast is done I know Taimur’s time is you know coming in.
So I just balance it out. The idea is to not have too much pressure on like doing things. The idea is to involve children to take part in your daily life. It’s not like we have to do this and we have to do that. We are not those kind of parents,” she added.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Kareena will be seen sharing screen space with Aamir Khan in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which is scheduled to release in 2022. (ANI)
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Senior figures from across the political spectrum, including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, have sent their condolences to Johnson…reports Asian Lite News.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s mother has passed away at the age of 79.
Charlotte Johnson Wahl, a professional painter, passed away “suddenly and peacefully” at a London hospital on Monday, according to The Daily Telegraph.
According to the newspaper, Johnson Wahl was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age of 40.
Senior figures from across the political spectrum, including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, have sent their condolences to Johnson.
Reacting to the death, Sir Keir said: “I’m very sorry to learn of the prime minister’s loss. My condolences to him and his family.”
Johnson once described his mother as the “supreme authority” in the family and credited her with instilling in him the equal value of every human life, Sky News reported.
Conservative party chairwoman, Amanda Milling, said she was “thinking of Boris Johnson and his family this evening”, adding, “Our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
Tory MP, Conor Burns, who is a friend of the prime minister, tweeted: “So sad to hear of the death of Boris Johnson’s mum. Thoughts and prayers are with him and the whole of the Johnson clan.”
Mrs Johnson Wahl, whose father was president of the European Commission for Human Rights in the 1970s, married Stanley Johnson in 1963 before completing her degree at Oxford University as the first married female undergraduate at her college, the BBC reported.
The couple had four children – Boris, journalist Rachel, former minister Jo and environmentalist Leo. They divorced in 1979, it was reported.
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Starting with five core team members and about 30 mothers, they now have over 1000 members pan India, and increasing each day…reports Sukant Deepak
They have had enough with the unclean air, and insist that it is high time that efforts be made on a war footing to tackle air pollution.
Realising that change is possible only through individual and collective will of the people at large, it was in last July that five ladies — Sherebanu Frosh (Gurugram), Anuja Bali (Pune), Nina Subramaniam (Chennai), Midhili Ravikumar (Kochi) and Bhavreen Kandhari (Delhi) — began giving shape to the ‘Warrior Moms’ collective in July, and made their presence official on September 7, 2020.
“Since then we have been busy with campaigns like #DhoomDhamakaWithoutPatakha advocating a Smoke free Diwali and sharing details on social media of how to complain about bursting crackers. There were other campaigns on indoor air pollution with a series of creative inputs, for our social media handles,” Bhavreen Kandhari, one of the core team members said.
Starting with five core team members and about 30 mothers, they now have over 1000 members pan India, and increasing each day. ‘Warrior Moms’, with the rallying war cry ‘Enough is Enough’ has also collaborated with parents for future global and supporting their campaigns, and are now connecting with mothers from outside India too for the cause of clean air.
“We shared understandable updates of the court order on the London air pollution victim Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and are working on the awareness about the inefficacy of Smog Towers. We are soon going to share studies and reports from Delhi,” says Kandhari.
Besides the ongoing campaign on ‘Chulha’, and working towards helping fellow women who are subjected to indoor pollution, Kandhari says that they are also active on issues including implementation of thermal power plants norms, safe cycling for all, clean cooking for all, solutions for vehicular emissions and construction dust, implementation of waste management by laws, all of which are being planned from advocacy to direct action to legal course if not implemented.
With numerous doctors, scientists, researchers and experts as members, Kandhari from eWarrior Moms’ that works closely with Lung Care Foundation & Doctors For Clean Air, says that clean air is their goal- an AQI of 60 and below is what they are working towards.
“Several excellent laws are in place. Unfortunately, implementation is the problem. We are learning and then sharing these laws. Thereafter, making complaints to the relevant authorities in order for them to take action. So this year will be a year of strong advocacy and empowering moms.”
Smiling that if our democracy was running flawlessly, and if citizens’ health was a top priority, there would be no need for action groups like theirs, she says, “With the support of media and other action groups, we have been able to scratch the surface of a deep rooted problem. However, the authorities have taken a rather lax stance toward this pressing issue. For example, the number of cases of children who now need nebuliser to breathe properly has increased manifold in Delhi and nearby areas.
The air commission that was formed, dissolved and formed again has not been relevant to the serious situation we are in. It is therefore paramount to have more voices and initiatives to pressure the authorities to do the right thing- to spare our lungs, and the health of our children.”
As the conversation shifts towards the pandemic, she points out that though during the lockdowns, the air pollution decreases significantly, but the situation becomes worse as soon as the unlocking happens.
“While during the pandemic, it became difficult to work on the ground level, like everybody else, we shifted to a digital medium. Through Zoom and other platforms, we have been able to meet a huge number of people — of course one misses the magic of physical contact.”
Stressing that it is high time that the powers start taking a long term approach towards the environment, Kandhari feels that unless children are sensitised on issues of environment early on, the battle cannot be won.
“Schools are doing a great job, but the point is when kids grow into adults and take over bigger roles, unfortunately the environment takes a back seat for most. That is what needs to change,” she says.
Infact India’s Sesame Workshop interviewed nearly 9,500 children across 28 localities in 9 districts in Delhi, on their views on the city’s environment in 2021. They found that 37 per cent of children wanted access to potable water within 500 meters of their homes, 25 per cent promoted the use of bicycles, and 19 per cent demanded bans on fireworks.
Also working with New-Delhi based Khoj International Artists Association on an ongoing art project, the core team member feels that social media has been of instrumental in their journey to inform people of the status of air pollution, and things they can do, as well as pushing the authorities to take stringent action.
“Whether it is connecting with each other or complaining to the authorities, it has been possible only because of social media especially in these bleak times of the pandemic.”
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Motherhood has been glorified in most of the communities. Culturally, we view motherhood through a rainbow coloured lens of numerous emotions and feelings, which makes it look easy, satisfying, and beautiful. While it is a beautiful creation of nature, sometimes we get blindsided by the weight on the shoulders of overwhelmed mothers.
Often caught with the roles and responsibilities of motherhood, women find it hard to navigate through the journey of developing their individuality. This results in a physical and emotional fallout, lack of self-respect and sometimes even losing confidence.
Samira Gupta, a life coach and Image Consultant said, ‘if mothers are not happy with themselves, they will not be able to make everyone around them happy. They have to learn to fill their cup first’. Here are some tips to build the lost self-respect and confidence:
Get rid of the cloud of expectations – Most mothers spend their lives fulfilling others’ expectations. In the quest of making others happy they forget to honour themselves. This leaves them stressed, unfulfilled, un-happy, angry or sad. When we feel such negative emotions, we tend to transmit them into our families.
Work on your internal well-being – Self-respect and confidence are feelings that well up from within when you make time to do the necessary internal work. This could mean fulfilling your dreams, developing your professional life, travelling, or even taking the time in the morning to rejuvenate your soul.
The feel-good factor – Feeling good about yourself can happen through big social validations or through daily personal appreciation. This feeling can be felt in as little as 5 minutes in a day. You don’t have to go on a week-long retreat or spend a lot of money in a massage parlour. Journaling, meditating, exercising- whatever works for you, do it every single day. It changes everything.
Take care of yourself for your children – Our children watch every single thing we do, they are watching this too. They will model your behavior from what they observe. If you are a person who actively takes care of them, loves them, they will do that too.
Nurture yourself – It is a motherly instinct to nurture, and the one person they should nurture throughout their lives is themselves. Coach Samira always advocates for mothers to engage in non-negotiable self-prioritization and to get rid of the ‘mom-guilt.
When you indulge in these practices, a sense of elation will beam out of every cell of your body and transmit to your families. Naturally, you will feel happier, more grounded, and calmer.
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