- Sunday, June 22, 2025
DANCE serves as the central theme connecting Sanya Malhotra to her role as Richa in Arati Kadav's film “Mrs”. The film, a Hindi adaptation of the acclaimed Malayalam movie “The Great Indian Kitchen” (2021), explores the journey of a professional dancer navigating life in a patriarchal household after marriage. Malhotra,…
ACTOR Taapsee Pannu has shared her thoughts on taking a backseat in films and the ease she felt working on Rajkumar Hirani’s 2023 directorial “Dunki”, a film headlined by Shah Rukh Khan. Speaking at Sahitya Aaj Tak, Pannu explained that she is comfortable doing roles where the pressure of leading…
INDIA'S domestic air passenger traffic grew 5.3 per cent to 13.6 million in October from 12.6 million in the same month last year, aviation regulator DGCA's monthly data showed on Tuesday. During the reporting month, budget carrier IndiGo carried 8.64 million passengers, clocking a market share of 63.3 per cent,…
THE SUPREME COURT on Monday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the national capital region and adjoining areas to consider restarting physical classes in schools and colleges, noting students were being deprived of mid-day meals and lacked wherewithal to attend virtual classes. The restrictions on physical classes…
FLAMBOYANT Indian opener Prithvi Shaw and seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur failed to find any takers but Washington Sundar was bought by Gujarat Titans for ₹32 million (£301,655.26) on the second day of the IPL mega auction in Jeddah on Monday. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians bought Afghanistan's mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar for…
A WOMAN deputy superintendent of police has been booked after a woman lawyer in Bengaluru died by suicide accusing the officer of stripping her while conducting interrogation in the Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation scam. She also accused the DySP of demanding ₹2.5 million (£23,597) bribe. The Banashankari police registered a…
PAKISTAN'S Punjab province of over 120 million people remained cut off from the rest of the country following the second consecutive day of a protest march of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with police arresting hundreds of its workers. With the blockade of main roads within Lahore and other parts…
JASPRIT BUMRAH led a feisty bunch of Indian cricketers to their most dominant Test victory on Australian soil, winning by a massive 295 runs in a remarkable turnaround that will find a pride of place among the country's golden moments in international cricket. The stand-in skipper led by example with…
BENCHMARK equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, helped by a rally in blue-chip stocks and the BJP pulling off a stunning performance in Maharashtra, winning a record number of seats to propel the party-led ruling Mahayuti alliance to a landslide victory. Extending its…
DURING a conversation at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa to celebrate Raj Kapoor's centenary, actor Ranbir Kapoor addressed criticisms of his films glorifying violence and controversial themes. Responding to a question about Animal and Sanju, Kapoor emphasised the dual role of an actor as an entertainer…
