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Shoojit Sircar’s upcoming film to explore father-daughter bond

FILMMAKER Shoojit Sircar’s upcoming project, starring Abhishek Bachchan, marks their first collaboration and is scheduled for a November 15 release in theatres. The film will explore a father-daughter relationship, reminiscent of Sircar's 2015 film "Piku." According to Sircar, the film offers a simple yet heartfelt depiction of everyday life. "It's…

Aamir Khan, Lokesh Kanagaraj in talks for pan-India film

BOLLYWOOD superstar Aamir Khan is reportedly in advanced discussions with acclaimed director Lokesh Kanagaraj for a new pan-India project. According to a report by the Telugu portal Aakashavaani, this collaboration could see Khan and Kanagaraj teaming up with Mythri Movies for the film. The news was shared by Aakashavaani on…

Thane sexual assault: Protesters storm school building, block rail tracks

THOUSANDS of protesters on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at Badlapur station in Thane district and stormed a local school building after the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the school sweeper in the washroom. Police cane-charged the protesters, who occupied the railway tracks, pelting stones at policemen. Hundreds…

Government defends triple talaq law in Supreme Court

THE Centre has told the Supreme Court that triple talaq legitimised abandonment of wives, as it defended in the Supreme Court the 2019 law criminalising the practice and urged that the petition challenging it be dismissed. In an affidavit filed in the court in response to petitions challenging the law,…

Athlete responsible for maintaining weight: CAS

THE Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) while rejecting wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification reasoned that it is an athlete's responsibility to stay within the weight-limit, but termed as "draconian" the consequence of failing the weigh-in on the second day. Vinesh was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after…

Centre drops lateral entry recruitment plan

THE Centre on Tuesday asked the UPSC to cancel the latest lateral entry recruitment, amid a row over reservation in the advertised posts. Union minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh wrote to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairman Preeti Sudan and asked her to cancel the advertisement so that…

India’s PC market grows for fourth straight quarter: Report

INDIA'S traditional PC market - comprising desktops, notebooks, and workstations - rose for the fourth straight quarter, according to market research firm IDC. There was a 7.1 per cent growth in shipments to 3.39 million units in April-June this year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal…

Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan to release on Oct 10

RAJINIKANTH’S 170th feature film, Vettaiyan, will be released on October 10 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada, according to an announcement made by the film's production company. Directed by TJ Gnanavel, known for Jai Bhim, and produced by Lyca Productions, the film features Rajinikanth in the role of a police…

Hasina’s ‘dictatorship’ destroyed every institution: Yunus

BANGLADESH'S interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has alleged that Sheikh Hasina's "brutal dictatorship" destroyed every institution of the country during her decade-and-a-half-long reign when elections were "blatantly rigged." Briefing foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka for the first time on Sunday, 10 days after assuming charge as the chief adviser, the…

Imran Khan applies to be Oxford chancellor

PAKISTAN'S jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his party said. Khan, prime minister from 2018 to 2022, has just marked one year in prison on various charges from corruption to inciting violence that he said are politically…