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India vs Zimbabwe (AP Photo) CHENNAI: With India’s T20 World Cup semifinal hopes on the line, their fans will pray for a big win against Zimbabwe on Thursday and hope that Blessing Muzarabani stays at arm’s length. At 6ft 8in, Zimbabwe’s pace spearhead in this World Cup has been hard to miss. The 29-year-old leads…
Campus protests often test a university’s ability to balance speech, safety and policy. At the University of California, Los Angeles, that balance is now the subject of a federal lawsuit.The United States Department of Justice has sued the University of California, alleging that UCLA failed to protect Jewish and Israeli employees from antisemitic harassment during…
Hollywood is gearing up for a live-action ‘Gundam’ film, with ‘Euphoria’ star Sydney Sweeney confirmed for a leading role. She’ll be joined by ‘Harry Potter’ actor Jason Isaacs and Noah Centino. The movie promises epic battles and high-stakes drama, exploring humanity’s fate in a post-apocalyptic universe. This adaptation brings the iconic mecha anime to a…
Hindi cinema’s first superstar Rajesh Khanna may have passed away in 2012, but his legend lives on, and a heartwarming episode of ‘Indian Idol’ is proof of that. Veteran actress Asha Parekh and music composer Vishal Dadlani recently appeared on the show, sharing extraordinary personal memories of the late actor’s once-in-a-generation stardom that left audiences…
Gurindervir Singh RANCHI: The second day of the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition proved to be a defining day for Indian athletics as three national records were created and major milestones were breached at Birsa Munda Stadium, Morabadi, here on Saturday.Gurindervir Singh first broke the 100m national record in the final to win the event…
KOLKATA: Opening its purse strings for Bengal following chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s maiden visit to New Delhi after assuming office on May 9, the Centre on Friday agreed to release Rs 39,000 crore for schemes under the Union water resources ministry. PM Narendra Modi, during his meeting with Adhikari, also assured of support in implementing…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) will soon shift all its services and property sales to online platforms. Housing and urban development minister B Rajkumar directed officials to digitise the board’s operations to improve transparency and make services more accessible to the public.Chairing a review meeting at Tamil Nadu Housing Board headquarters on Tuesday, the…
In a recent statement, producer Aamir Khan firmly dismissed rumors surrounding a potential title change for the highly anticipated film, ‘Lahore 1947’. Directed by the talented Rajkumar Santoshi and featuring Preity Zinta alongside Sunny Deol, the film is set to keep its original name and is scheduled for release on August 13, 2026. Read on…
Bangladesh unrest (File photo) Bangladesh reported another lynching of a man named Amrit Mondal, only days after the killing of worker Dipu Chandra Das that sparked widespread criticism over the lack of safety to the minority community in the South Asian nation.According to locals, Samrat had formed a criminal gang and had long been involved…
During a recent interview, esteemed actress Suhasini Mulay expressed her concerns about the backlash faced by her film ‘Ikkis’, which chronicles the life of Arun Khetarpal. She pointed out the negative reception due to its humanistic depiction of Pakistani characters, contrasting this with the easier acceptance of films like ‘The Kashmir Files’. Veteran actor and…
