IMPHAL/CHURACHANDPUR: (Sep 6) A grand stage is being erected at Kangla Fort in Manipur’s Imphal, while cleaning and painting activities are underway in the area in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to the state next week, officials said on Saturday. They remained tight-lipped over the objective of the construction and cleaning works...
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Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Coolie’ earns Rs 504 crore at box office
NEW DELHI: (Sep 1) “Coolie”, featuring superstar Rajinikanth, has crossed the mark of Rs 500 crore with its worldwide box office collection. Released on August 14, the film is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, known for projects such as Karthi’s “Kaithi”, Vijay’s “Master” and “Leo”, and Kamal Haasan’s “Vikram”. According to the trade tracking website Sacnilk,...
Manoj Bajpayee starts shooting for Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Police Station Mein Bhoot’
NEW DELHI: (Sep 1) Actor Manoj Bajpayee said he is thrilled to reunite with the filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma after almost 30 years, as he started shooting for his upcoming film “Police Station Mein Bhoot”. Bajpayee, who has previously collaborated with Varma on his acclaimed film “Satya” (1998), shared the news with a post on...
‘Sabar Bonda’ to hit big screen on September 19
NEW DELHI: (Sep 1) “Sabar Bonda”, a fiction feature from Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, is set to release in theatres of India on September 19. The film, which won the Grand Jury Prize, the highest honour at the Sundance Film Festival 2025, is distributed by Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media. Selected from around 17,000 submissions worldwide, it...
Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerjee celebrate National Award wins with sweet dance
NEW DELHI: (Sep 1) Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerjee reunited to celebrate their National Award wins for best actor and best actress with a little dance. Shah Rukh posted their reunion video on Instagram with the caption, “National award… hum dono ki adhoori khwahish poori ho gayi…yay…congratulations Rani, you are a queen...
India not lone bidder for 2030 CWG, Nigeria joins race
NEW DELHI: (Sep 1) India is not the lone bidder for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and will face competition from Nigeria to get the hosting rights of the multi-sporting event as the African nation has also submitted its formal bid before the August 31 deadline. Commonwealth Sport (CS), the governing body of the CWG, on...
Fujairah Global Superstars: Pranav Venkatesh wins with a record performance
FUJAIRAH (UAE): (Sep 2) World Junior Champion Pranav Venkatesh scored a crushing victory over Grandmaster Alan Pichot of Spain to win the Fujairah Global Superstars chess tournament here. Pranav scored seven points out of a possible nine and finished a full point lead over nearest rivals Brandon Jacobson of United States, Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara...
Nitish Katara murder: SC extends interim bail of convict Vikas Yadav
NEW DELHI: (Sep 1) The Supreme Court on Monday extended by a week the interim bail of convict Vikas Yadav, undergoing a 25-year jail term in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a plea filed by Yadav against an August 22 order...
Heavy rains in parts of Kashmir, streets flooded in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: (Sep 1) Rain lashed many parts of Kashmir on Monday evening, causing waterlogging and traffic jams in some areas of Srinagar, officials said. The waterlogging in Residency Road, TRC Chowk, and Dal Gate, among other areas, caused inconvenience to commuters and shopkeepers. In some areas, vehicles had to wade through the flooded streets in...
Roads, station turn playgrounds for Maratha quota protesters; leftover food littered
MUMBAI: (Sep 2) As Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange continues his hunger strike at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, his supporters turned the nearby CSMT station premises into a sporting arena, playing kabaddi, kho kho and even wrestling with each other. Some protesters on Monday dumped leftover food, empty water bottles and wrappers on road...