Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ is nearing the ₹100 crore worldwide gross mark, currently standing at approximately ₹96.18 crore. Despite a strong opening, mixed reviews and a predictable storyline have impacted its theatrical run, leading to a significant drop in collections after the first week. The film saw a minor uptick on its 19th day,…
Two men behind New Zealand’s largest-ever methamphetamine importation operation have failed in their final attempt to overturn prison sentences of more than 20 years, after the country’s supreme court dismissed their applications for leave to appeal.Baltej Singh and Himatjit Singh Kahlon were convicted over an international drug trafficking network that imported up to 741kg of…
Shaheen Shah Afridi (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Pakistan Cricket Board has doubled down on ensuring the smooth conduct of the Pakistan Super League 2026, but a fresh controversy has emerged involving two senior Lahore Qalandars players. Amid ongoing concerns over a possible two-day lockdown due to a fuel shortage in the country, skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi…
Four Texas teenagers have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a former high school classmate over a dispute involving one of the suspects’ girlfriends.Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda, all 17, face charges of aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon, according to arrest affidavits from the Travis County Sheriff’s…
Iran Warns UAE Ports: Escalation in Gulf Conflict Threatens Global Trade Amid War With US-Israel The war between Iran, the United States and Israel has entered a dangerous new phase, with tensions spilling across the Gulf and threatening some of the region’s most important economic hubs. In a dramatic escalation, Iranian authorities have urged residents…
Gold prices are expected to remain range-bound in the coming week as investors track major central bank meetings, developments in US-Iran negotiations and movements in crude oil prices, analysts told news agency PTI.Market participants will closely monitor policy decisions by the Bank of Japan, the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, along with…
MUMBAI: Public sector insurers led by GIC Re and New India Assurance have anchored the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with commitments exceeding the targeted $100 million, while a $1.5 billion sovereign backstop from the govt remains central to its capacity to underwrite large risks. The pool aims to enable sea trade with countries in the…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister Adhav Arjuna on Wednesday said that chief minister Vijay wanted his cabinet to “function like one family” as cracks appeared in the alliance over the possible induction of rebel AIADMK MLAs into the government.Speaking to reporters, Arjuna said that Vijay wanted parties that had extended support to the government to…
Priyadarshini Mallick, daughter of former West Bengal minister and TMC leader Jyotipriya Mallick, has been removed from her post as secretary of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), the body that conducts the state’s Higher Secondary examinations, IANS news agency reported, sharing the official letter.Mallick had reportedly earlier been asked to resign…
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge is rewriting box office records, but Ram Gopal Varma is now calling out the film industry for what he describes as a “loud silence” around its success. The Ranveer Singh-led film has crossed a staggering Rs 1,200 crore worldwide, even surpassing the lifetime collections of RRR. Despite its phenomenal run,…
