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Remember Aishwarya Rai Bachchan s doppelganger Sneha Ullal? Here s what Salman Khan s Lucky co-star is up to now
While Sneha found fame in Bollywood because of her resemblance to Aishwarya Rai, box office success wasn t meant for her.
DNA Web Team
May 13, 2021, 08:06 AM IST
Remember former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan s doppelganger Sneha Ullal from the 2005 film Lucky: No Time To Love ? Sneha, who was apparently discovered by Salman Khan s sister Arpita after she moved from Muscat to Mumbai, gained a lot of recognition for her uncanny resemblance to Aishwarya Rai. And while she found fame in Bollywood because of her looks, box office success wasn t meant for her.
By: Times News Service
The first supermoon of the year, is being seen as specially significant as it has occurred during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Photo courtesy: Sanak Roy Choudhury
Muscat: People in Oman took to their rooftops and selected the best outdoor areas from where they could catch a glimpse of the supermoon on Tuesday.
Many were happy to experience the first supermoon of the year, and attached great importance to it, because of it occurring during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
“We live by the beach in Azaiba so we thought it would be a good idea to watch it from near there, because it offers us a good view of the horizon without any distractions,” said Maimoona Tehreem.
Read this to find out which school had the highest exodus this year
By: Times News Service
Muscat: More than 4,600 students from Indian schools obtained transfer certificates between April 2020 and January 15, 2021, with the highest number of cases being reported from Indian School Muscat, where 878 students opted for transfer certificates.
Besides Indian School Muscat, a big drop in student numbers was reported from Indian School Wadi Kabir (692) followed by Indian School Sohar (511) and Indian School Muladha (329).
Indian School Ghubra, Indian School Darsait and Indian School Seeb all reported more than 250 students leaving their institutions during this term.
According to data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information, the number of total expat workers fell from 1,712,798 at the end of December 2019 to 1,443,128 at the end of December 2020, reflecting a drop of 269,670.
Schools grappling with falling revenues
By: Times News Service
With many schools in the Sultanate working as a not-for-profit venture, exit of some students has affected their earnings.
Muscat: Students not returning to the classrooms, be it either face-to-face or virtual, are costing millions to school management committees. Take the example of Indian Schools in Oman where more than 7,000 students have left or are planning to leave in 2020-2021.
While more than 4,600 Indian students have opted for transfer certificates in the middle of the term, around 2,000-2,500 additional students are expected to leave the schools or apply for transfers after the completion of the current term, ending in March 2021.
Sakshi, Amanpreet steal the show
By: Times News Service
MUSCAT: Sakshi Shetty of Women’s Cricket Sohar (WCS) swept the Oman Cricket Awards Night like nobody else, walking away with all the three individual prizes reserved for excellence on the field for the season 2019-20 while Indian Social Club (ISC) claimed the Winner’s Trophy from chief guest Janab Al Sayyid Qais Khalid Al Said, OC Vice-Chairman at Oman Cricket Academy ground in Amerat on Thursday.
The awards ceremony was also attended by Madhu Jesrani, Secretary Oman Cricket, Duleep Mendis, Chief development Officer, Oman Cricket and senior OC officials.
Sakshi’s outstanding season fetched her Best Batswoman, Best Bowler and Best All-rounder awards. Her team WCS was also happy to receive the Runner-up trophy on a cold Thursday evening.