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Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta critiqued the ‘Ramayana’ teaser, questioning the hype around its Oscar-winning VFX team, emphasizing that technicians, not companies, receive accolades. His earlier ‘Khoda pahaad… nikla chuha’ comment also drew parallels to the teaser’s mixed reception, with some viewers deeming the visuals disappointing. Read on to know more in detail. Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has…

NEW DELHI: In a U-turn, the civil aviation ministry on Thursday put on hold its directive for airlines to offer at least 60% seats free of charge. Under intense cost-side pressure since the Iran war began, airlines had warned that this move to curb ancillary revenue would lead to additional fare hikes.The aviation ministry had…

US army chief Randy George ousted amid Iran war United States secretary of war Pete Hegseth has ousted army chief of staff general Randy George, forcing his immediate retirement amid the ongoing war tensions with Iran, according to US officials cited by CBS News. The move, confirmed by the Pentagon on Thursday, comes as the…

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party has dropped Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader and named Ashok Mittal in his place. The party on Thursday sent a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat conveying the decision. By evening, the RS website reflected the change.Both Chadha and Mittal are from Punjab; AAP has 10 members…

NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to the attack on judicial officers complying with its order to adjudicate objections regarding exclusion from voter list in West Bengal’s Malda district, Supreme Court on Thursday said there is breakdown of law and order in the state and issued show-cause notice to the chief secretary, DGP, district magistrate and…

SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday sought a “transparent and time-bound probe” after a family from his constituency, Ganderbal, claimed that a person killed in an alleged encounter by the Army on March 31 had no links with terrorism, and lodged a police complaint seeking an FIR and investigation.Omar said the family’s claim…

US President Donald Trump fires his attorney general Pam Bondi TOI Correspondent from Washington: Another one bites the dust. US President Donald Trump has fired a second cabinet member – attorney general Pam Bondi – within a month, illustrating that just loyalty without serving his cause is not enough to hold a job in his…

Renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs has sharply criticised the ongoing conflict, accusing US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of igniting the crisis despite warnings from experts. It has been over a month since the first missiles and bombs struck Iran. Now, a month later, the conflict has left…

The Election Commission on Thursday transferred the probe into the gherao of judicial officers dealing with cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal’s Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A spokesperson for the poll body said an NIA team is expected to arrive in the poll-bound state on Friday to begin…

US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to exit the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), a threat he has been making since 2016. The latest threat to pull out of the alliance was sparked after Nato allies refused to take part in an effort to open the critical Straits of Hormuz for shipping. The…