Dipika Chikhlia backs Sai Pallavi amid Sita casting backlash, believes audiences will accept her after ‘Ramayana’ releases: ‘I am sure that once the film is released, everyone will accept it’ The casting of Sai Pallavi as Sita in Nitesh Tiwari‘s ‘Ramayana’ has sparked widespread debate on social media, with many comparing her to Dipika Chikhlia’s…

How FIFA’s most powerful president tried to turn football’s greatest prize into a $20-billion investment vehicle — and finally discovered the limits of his power. Hello and welcome to a new version of OFFSIDE, a weekly newsletter looking at everything happening in the Beautiful Game.One pivotal moment in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey shows just how…

Kendrapada: A 46-year-old woman is feared dead after a saltwater crocodile attacked and dragged her into the flood-swollen Brahmani river in Kendrapada district on Monday morning, officials said.The victim, identified as Suchitra Das of Damodarapatana village under Pattamundai block, was taking a bath in the river around 7.30 am, when the reptile suddenly emerged from…

Suraj had always dreamed of owning his own place. Coming from a middle-class family, the day he finally got the keys to his modest urban apartment felt like a victory. He was living alone, proud of every square foot, and determined to make it perfect. But within months, that dream started crumbling, quite literally.It began…

Hazaribag: As many as 33 absconding criminals were arrested following a district wide raid by 30 police teams comprising around 113 officers in Hazaribag district in early hours of Monday. Hazaribag SP Aman Kumar said those arrested were wanted in various criminal cases and had been evading arrest for a considerable period. He said, “Such…

After days of speculation sparked by Salman Khan’s appearance on the sets of Alliance, the superstar has finally made his on-screen entry. The makers had been teasing his arrival by sharing brief moments from his interaction with brother Sohail Khan in recent episodes. In the latest episode, Salman walked into the Alliance headquarters and immediately…

Time is one of the few things that cannot be recovered once it is gone. Robert De Niro’s quote Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do. Don’t wait, reflects the importance of taking action instead of postponing ambitions. Whether it is pursuing a dream, making an important decision or embracing a new opportunity,…

Hamim Mondal (left) and his alleged girlfriend Arpita Sarkar under police custody. KOLKATA: The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) is probing how a Pakistan-linked terror module used social media and an online gaming platforms to identify, recruit and assign operational roles to youngsters, as investigators widen their probe into the network around suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed…

Kangana shares new clip amid ‘generation gutter’ backlash NEW DELHI: BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday shared a video on social media in which she spoke about her ideological journey, saying she has changed from being a ‘moderate Hindu’ to an ‘awakened Hindu’.In the video, the Mandi MP also claimed that people become…

The bill proposes to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 33 to 37, excluding the CJI NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from the present 33 to 37 (excluding…