The second week is the real test for any big ticket release, and ‘Jana Nayagan’ is successfully crossing that challenge. The Vijay-starrer has been steadily adding to its box office tally and remains one of the strongest performing Tamil films of the year, though weekday collections have slowed down as expected. The action drama has…
The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for treatment (File Photo). KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was on Wednesday denied permission by the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for eye treatment after he declined to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital.The single-judge bench of Justice…
Booth-level officers help each other upload the details of voters in a school in rural Pune PUNE: The state’s election machinery distributed enumeration forms for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls but digitising nearly 10 crore forms accurately remains a challenge even though the drive has been extended up to Aug 17.Election officials said…
Ramayana’s trailer revived old Adipurush memes and criticism, with Manoj Muntashir calling it his biggest career mistake. Netizens mocked its flawed visuals, “revealing” costumes, and Hollywood-style scenes. Now, Sai Pallavi faces backlash over her Ramayana outfit too. Meanwhile, the Shri Ramlila Mahasangh has asked director Nitesh Tiwari for a special screening, fearing similar factual distortions….
CHENNAI: Clean campuses, modernisation of Tamil Nadu govt residential schools, revamped curriculum with focus on AI and robotics, and anti-drug clubs are among the impetus to the school education department, which gets a budget allocation of Rs 44527 crore for 2025-26. Announcing a slew of schemes on the floor of the assembly, finance Marie Wilson…
Perez Hilton has been hospitalized, according to the latest reports following his concerning actions on a recent live stream. Netizens who had been watching the livestream called the authorities for a wellness check on the blogger. (Instagram) Trigger warning: This article contains information about self-harm; reader’s discretion is advisedPerez Hilton has been hospitalised after authorities…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut labeled Union minister Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi as ‘Goonga Gudda’ regarding their silence on July 20 Jantar Mantar protest NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday took a jibe at Union home minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling them “Goonga Gudda…
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has formed a six-member Governance Committee BENGALURU: In a move that signals a preference for institutional memory over ad hoc decision-making, Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar has constituted a six-member ‘Governance Committee’ comprising retired IAS officers with high integrity to advise the government on administrative reforms, governance challenges…
Artificial intelligence has become remarkably good at writing code, generating images and even designing new proteins. Yet when it comes to under-standing what happens inside a living human cell, it is still largely guessing. The problem, according to Parmita Mishra, founder and chief executive of Silicon Valley-based Precigenetics, is not that AI lacks intelligence. It…
Thakur Anoop Singh pays tribute to late Pradeep Rawat: ‘You’ve only been an inspiration to fight; lived like a lion, now rest in peace’ Veteran actor Pradeep Rawat, best known for his roles in ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Ghajini’, passed away at age 74 after battling cancer, leaving the film industry in mourning as colleagues and co-stars…