Gary Kirsten backs under-fire India coach to deliver

File Pic: Gary Kirsten and Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: India may be staring at the possibility of another setback in their World Test Championship campaign and that has increased the antagonism that cricket fans in India have towards head coach Gautam Gambhir. However, on Thursday, Gambhir found support from an old ally. Sri Lanka…

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South Indian cinema embraces style over substance

From ‘DC’ to ‘Athiradi’_ South Indian cinema embraces style over substance South Indian cinema has continued to produce films that prioritise visual impact and theatrical entertainment. In 2026, movies such as ‘Kaattalan’, ‘Athiradi’, ‘DC’ and ‘Blast’ have followed different versions of this style-driven approach.These movies do not necessarily depend on complicated narratives. Instead, they use…

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Azadi Zindabad

Some I-Day musings Satrajit, play it back to Bachi, tell her I have made some tweaks, and that I can’t understand the portion highlighted… Whattt? It’s been 79 years already? Seems like yesterday only. We keep getting reminders of how we stood up against the mighty British ruler.  1857. We’ve had ‘A Million Mutinies (by)…

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James, 18, Earl of Wessex, passes A-levels, to study rural land management at Royal Agricultural University after working as a farmhand at King Charles’ Sandringham estate

Prince Edward and Sophie’s son James is set to begin university this autumn after receiving his A-level results. James, the Earl of Wessex and son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, will study rural land and property management at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, this autumn.James was among hundreds of thousands of…

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Tata Motors PV profit dips 80% on rising input costs

Higher incentives weighed on profitability, with variable marketing expenses rising to 7.1% from 4.1%. NEW DELHI: Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) saw profit collapse in the June quarter as weakness at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and rising input costs overshadowed a sharp expansion in its domestic business.Consolidated net profit fell 80.3% y-o-y to Rs 775…

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