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Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh name second daughter Devi on Dussehra
Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh name second daughter Devi on Dussehra
The Story in Brief
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Tuesday (20 October 2026) revealed the name of their second daughter, born on 19 September. In an Instagram post timed to Dussehra, the couple shared a family photo showing them with elder daughter Dua and the newborn, all dressed in matching ivory and gold attire. The caption read, ‘Of Love & Abundance… Devi Padukone Singh.’
Bipasha Basu, whose own daughter is also named Devi, commented on the post, ‘So you were really serious when you told me you love the name Devi.’ Several other celebrities, including Sharvari and Bhumi Pednekar, sent wishes. The couple married in November 2018 and named their first daughter Dua in September 2024.
Update, 21 October 2026: The Hans India adds that the couple announced their second pregnancy on 19 April 2026 and that Devi was born on Radha Ashtami (19 September 2026). It also notes that Bipasha Basu's comment on the name surprised netizens. Both NDTV and The Hans India report the Bipasha exchange, sentinelassam.com and Cinema Express omit it. Cinema Express adds that Ranveer Singh is filming ‘Pralay’ and Deepika will appear in ‘King’ with Shah Rukh Khan.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All four outlets report the same facts: Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh named their second daughter Devi Padukone Singh on Dussehra, 20 October 2026, sharing a family photo. NDTV and The Hans India add Bipasha Basu's comment on the post, the other two omit it. Cinema Express includes the couple's upcoming film projects, which the others leave out, but this is background rather than a framing difference. None of the sources adopt a critical, sensationalist or ideological slant. The coverage is uniformly neutral wire-style reporting across all four outlets.
Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
Sources (4): sentinelassam.com (neutral report), ndtv.com (neutral report), cinemaexpress.com (neutral report), thehansindia.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
