Rasika Dugal is excited about ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, calling the series-to-film shift a first for Indian entertainment. She hopes loyal OTT fans embrace theatres. Unlike the series’ hectic pace, the film’s shoot was less exhausting, though the same team returned. ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ releases in theatres on September 4. Rasika Dugal is thrilled to step…
Kharge attacks Centre over Wangchuk row NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, alleging that the government was suppressing every voice of dissent.In a post on X, Kharge claimed the government had consistently targeted…
Removing four ageing hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River was always going to be a delicate undertaking, but one complication came from a source that had nothing to do with fish or river ecology at all: wildfire. The dams’ reservoirs had served for decades as a reliable water source for helicopters and fire crews battling…
India’s banknotes may soon get a plastic makeover.The country is moving ahead with its plans to explore polymer banknotes as the Reserve Bank of India‘s currency printing subsidiary has invited global and domestic manufacturers to bid for the specialised material needed to print such notes. Initially, the notes are likely to be in the lower…
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers after the West Indies great passed away on Friday, calling him the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game and the player every child dreams of becoming.Widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before his…
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has published the provisional DCET 2026 results for diploma candidates seeking lateral entry into engineering courses. Applicants can access their scorecards online by logging in with their credentials. Qualified candidates will move on to the counselling process, with KEA expected to announce the complete admission schedule shortly. Karnataka DCET provisional…
Sonam Wangchuk’s team thanked Sonakshi Sinha and Omi Vaidya for backing his 20-day hunger strike, held to demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Imran Khan and other celebrities, including Zeenat Aman and Naseeruddin Shah, also voiced support. The CJP protest at Jantar Mantar enters its 28th day, ahead of the July 20 Parliament march. Sonakshi…
The SHCC’s regulatory inspection found that used needles were not being disposed of in sharps bins, hospital staff could not explain disposal of needles (Photo credit: ANI) At least 78 children have contracted HIV in an outbreak in Pakistan’s Karachi linked to serious infection-control and medical waste management failures at a state-run hospital.Findings at the…
Taranpreet Singh Sidhu. (Photo: Hamilton Police Service) A 29-year-old truck driver who immigrated to Canada from India has been identified as the victim in a homicide investigation after his body was found inside a sewage culvert in Hamilton, Ontario.The victim, Taranpreet Singh Sidhu, had moved to Canada in 2022 and had been living in Brampton…
Messi and Mbappé’s Golden Boot battle could be decided by FIFA’s tiebreaker rules after dramatic finale. The race for the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is heading towards a finish remarkably similar to one of the closest battles in tournament history.Lionel Messi currently tops the standings with eight goals and four assists,…
