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Actress Divyanka Tripathi says her husband Vivek Dahiya, whom she married just last week, is very supportive, caring, and has filled her life with positivity. Divyanka and Vivek got married in Bhopal on July 8. Their reception took place in Chandigarh on Sunday. “Happiness is being content with what you have, living in freedom and liberty, having a good family life and good friends. Vivek is very supportive and caring, and goes out of his way to see whether I am comfortable or not," Divyanka said. “He makes me confident as a person, he has filled me with positivity and I love the side of me that he has made (of) me,” Divyanka, best known for her role of Ishita in popular ongoing TV show “Ye Hai Mohabbatein”, added. The couple was glowing with joy at their wedding and reception. Now a honeymoon is not on the cards for them anytime soon as they will resume their respective shoots this week. Vivek is seen as Rajbir Bundela in 'Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon Se'.

A local panchayat in the Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar ordered a 60-year-old widow and her lover, a 32-year-old pan shop owner, to get married after the unusual couple was caught in a “compromising” position. Sushil Kumar, 32, and Sushila, 60, entered into a village panchayat-sanctioned wedlock to give legal sanction to what had been a long clandestine relationship between the two neighbours. Confirming the incident, Hattha mukhiya (village head) Sunita Kumari said the lovers were not ready to part ways despite social pressure. “They were caught in an objectionable position. So, the panchayat ordered their wedding by their mutual consent,” She said. The wedding took place on Saturday evening at their native Hattha village in Bandra block of Muzaffarpur, about 85 kilometres north of state capital, Patna. Representatives of the local village panchayat stood witness to the event. Sushil, already married and father of two children, owns a betel shop. Sushila, a widow, s

Your best friend just got engaged! After the flurry of congratulations, toasts, and Facebook announcements, you know what comes next: the "will you be my bridesmaid" conversation. It’s a huge honor, but even in the flush of the moment, you can't help but think about the dress. A dress that, in all likelihood, will not only be pricey (and perhaps unflattering), but will also be identical to the dresses the other bridesmaids are wearing.  But did you ever stop to wonder where the tradition of matching bridesmaid dresses actually came from? Well, it turns out it has nothing to do with aesthetics. Its origins are actually connected to warding off demons.  Patrick Jones explains that the custom dates all the way back to ancient Rome, when everyone in the bridal party, including the bride herself, wore matching outfits. That way, anyone trying to make off with the bride — be it another suitor or just an evil spirit — would be confused, and unable to determine which one wa