SHOUT OUT TO SHEERAN 

Will he? Won’t he? Ed Sheeran had left Indian Sheerios (as Sheeran fans call themselves) on tenterhooks as he first included and then excluded India from his tour list. However, final word is that Ed is finally on his way to India (for the second time) on November 19. The Shape Of You singer is supposed to perform at Jio Gardens, Mumbai, and tickets will go on sale from July 12.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE

After Priyanka Chopra, it was Deepika Padukone’s turn to be body shamed on social media by sanskari Indians for a recent photo shoot for Maxim magazine’s list of 100 Hot Women. Well, our glam girl gave it back by ignoring the trolls and instead posting another photo from the shoot. #InYourFace. Also, we can’t help but go awwww to Ranveer Singh’s ‘Missin ya’ comment on Deepika’s Instagram picture of her kissing the Champions League trophy. #TotesAdorbs 

WAITING GAME

With Game of Thrones season 7 all set to air within a month, speculation is rife in the GoT fandom! From Jaime being the Azor Ahai to Bran Stark actually being Bran the builder who built The Great Wall, we’ve heard every kind of rumour. But the most heartbreaking of them all is that Season 8 will probably not be aired before 2019. Let that sink in! #LongWait

SMASH IT

We can’t wait to see Saina Nehwal smash her opponents in the US Open Grand Prix Gold. This will be Saina’s first tryst with the US Open. #YouGoGirl

HIT ’N’ MISS ON NETFLIX 

Aditi Mittal is all set for her comedy show, Things They Wouldn’t Let Me Say, on Netflix India, making it one of the country’s first female comedy shows.

In other news, Netflix has finally apologised for cancelling Sense8. Even after loads of petitions and tweets from fans, Netflix did not resume the American sci-fi drama. Hold strong Sensates!

CULT COSMETICS

All Mean Girls fans out there can now wear eye make-up inspired by the teen icons. Storybook Cosmetics announced its Mean Girls-themed eyeshadow palette on Instagram. We can’t wait for colours like ‘Wednesday’ pink, ‘army pants’ green or ‘you can’t sit with us’ burnt orange to hit the shelves. #EyeRoll 

BOTTLED UP

A certain Belieber did not take it too well when Justin Bieber refused to sing the track Despacito at his Summerburst Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 10. When the Canadian pop star admitted he didn’t remember the lyrics of the song, the angry fan hurled a bottle at him! 

#CT17

We were left heartbroken after India lost to Pakistan in the finals of Champions Trophy 2017, a defeat none of us had imagined. It was a disaster day in office for the Men in Blue as the Gladiators in Green smashed it out of The Oval with the bat and then breathed fire with the ball to beat Virat Kohli & Co. by an unbelievable 180 runs. The arch-rivals met on two different fields with very different results on Sunday, June 18. While the world was glued to the cricket match, the Indian hockey team demolished the Pakistani team in the Hockey World League, 7-1. 

Text: Sulogna Ghosh, Rushabh Shah, Sehrish Hazarika, Tiash De and Debolina Banerjee