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‘Batwara 1947’ cast salary revealed: Sunny Deol reportedly takes home Rs 60 crore, Preity Zinta Rs 10 crore and Ali Fazal Rs 7 crore ahead of August 14 release Rajkumar Santoshi’s upcoming historical drama ‘Batwara 1947’ is set against the backdrop of the Partition of India and stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Ali Fazal and…
A helmet, a delivery bag, and a bike weaving through Mumbai’s traffic every single day. This is the story of a woman, a mother, a wife, who took to discharge her duties as the primary breadwinner after her husband fell ill.Her decade-long journey as a food delivery rider quietly funded some of her family’s biggest…
A view of Harriman State Park in New York, where forests, lakes and hiking trails now occupy land that was once proposed as the site of a state prison. The park was created after Mary Williamson Averell Harriman’s landmark 1910 donation of land and funding for conservation. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1910, when New…
Aries The week begins with movement. Calls get returned, meetings get fixed, and work that had been moving slowly finally picks up pace. You’ll notice people responding to your confidence rather than questioning your ability. Don’t spend too much time explaining yourself. Your work has already done most of the talking. Taurus You’ve built enough…
Image: Korea JoongAng Daily South Korea’s forests were in an exceptionally poor condition after decades of exploitation and the destruction caused by the Korean War. By 1960, the average growing stock had fallen to just 10.6 cubic metres per hectare, compared with about 100 cubic metres per hectare in the early 1900s. Large areas had…
The most striking discovery was the German military motorbike recovered from the middle of the Danube (Photo-German War Graves Commission) The Danube River has dropped to unusually low levels in Budapest, exposing long-hidden remains from the Second World War. This has revealed the bodies of two Wehrmacht soldiers, a German military motorbike and several wartime…
Heavy rain forecast across several states NEW DELHI: Several states across India are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting intense spells over the Western Himalayan region, east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and parts of Karnataka.The IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy…
NIA has arrested another key accused in connection with the seizure of a large consignment of illegal explosives in Kerala’s Malappuram district. NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another accused in connection with the seizure of a large consignment of illegal explosives in Kerala’s Malappuram district, taking the total number of arrests…
Cinematographer Pratik Shah, known for his work on Homebound, Jubilee and CTRL, was accused last year of sexual misconduct, emotional abuse and inappropriate behaviour after various allegations surfaced online. Shah remained publicly silent for nearly a year. It also emerged that a young cinematographer had privately approached the Indian Women Cinematographers’ Collective (IWCC) five years…
Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee (Image: Cricket Australia) Sachin Tendulkar is widely regarded as one of the greatest batters in cricket history, with many fans and experts even calling him the ‘God of Cricket’. However, former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has placed another legend ahead of Tendulkar when it comes to identifying the greatest…
