- Saturday, September 21, 2024
THE GOVERNMENT has summoned the content head of OTT platform Netflix over the series 'IC-814 - The Kandahar Hijack', which has triggered a row over depiction of hijackers. Official sources said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has summoned the content head of Netflix India on Tuesday, seeking an explanation…
A TOTAL of 24 crocodiles were rescued from residential areas in Gujarat's Vadodara amid very heavy rains between August 27 and 29, which led to the water level in the Vishwamitri river that flows through the city rising, a forest department official said on Sunday. The river is home to…
HOLLYWOOD'S two top leading men - George Clooney and Brad Pitt - promise to set the Venice Film Festival alight on Sunday with the premiere of their new film "Wolfs". The action comedy, pitting one professional "lone wolf" fixer against another, is one of the highlights of the 10-day festival,…
LEADING textiles and apparel company Raymond has received a "huge number of enquiries" from global firms after the crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh and is ready to grab this opportunity, its Chairman & Managing Director Gautam Hari Singhania said. Raymond, which has invested in its garmenting facility to become the third…
AS A child, Rubina Francis dreamed of emulating her idol, Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang but winning a medal at the biggest stage was an audacious target considering that even standing steady on her feet was a huge challenge at that time. The 25-year-old from Jabalpur was born with talipes…
ANGELINA JOLIE acknowledged the immense pressure of portraying the legendary opera singer Maria Callas in the new biopic "Maria," which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Jolie expressed concerns about living up to the expectations of Callas's devoted fans, noting, "The bar in this... are the Maria Callas fans and…
REPUBLICAN presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched a fresh personal attack on his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, calling her “defective". His latest attacks come after Harris sat for her first major interview with CNN as her party’s presidential nominee on Thursday. Fifty-nine-year-old Harris, who is of Indian and African descent,…
MALAYALAM actor Mohanlal on Saturday said he was not part of any power group in the Malayalam film industry and is not aware of the existence of any such group in the sector. Addressing the media for the first time in Thiruvananthapuram after the Justice Hema Committee report was made…
THE WORLD'S biggest AI companies are releasing new usage data showing significant growth as competition in the generative artificial intelligence sector heats up. The pressure to show that ChatGPT-style AI chatbots are being adopted by the wider public is significant given the huge costs of delivering the technology. The numbers…
A SECOND case for a sexual offence has been registered against director Ranjith on a complaint by a male actor in this district, police said on Saturday. An FIR under sections 377 (unnatural offence) of the IPC and section 66 E (punishment for violation of privacy) of the Information Technology…
