‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has been on a record-breaking since the start of its run at the box office. After hitting the ball out of the park wth its epics USD 1 billion haul, the film is now the verge of rewriting the Marvel box office record in North America. ‘Spider-Man’ tops domestic box office…
Mizo woman challenges marriage law in SC, calls it ‘misogynistic and pro-Mizo men’ NEW DELHI: Entrepreneur and Congress functionary Meriam L Hrangchal Monday challenged the constitutional validity of Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014, which was enacted by Congress govt headed by Lal Thanhawla, terming it “misogynistic and pro-Mizo men”.Hrangchal, daughter of…
SC flags private access to sensitive PF, I-T data, asks Centre to prevent misuse by firms NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday expressed concern about a commercial technological ecosystem which allegedly accesses, retrieves and verifies sensitive individual information on provident fund and income tax returns and told the Centre about the desirability of devising an antidote…
Amit Shah calls for stronger counter-terror training, faster trials and action against foreign-based masterminds NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah Monday emphasised enhanced training for implementing the country’s first-ever counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation doctrine, Prahaar, and expediting trial in cases with cross-border linkages by bringing back fugitives and using trial in absentia to bring foreign-based…
India restores nearly 22 million hectares of degraded land, says Bhupender Yadav at UN conference NEW DELHI: India has restored nearly 22 million hectares of degraded and deforested land during the 2011-20 period as against its target of restoring 26 million hectares by 2030, said Union minister Bhupender Yadav at a UN conference Monday, reports…
Singer James Blunt has been making waves on social media, over allegations linking him to the late Hayden Panettiere. The singer found himself in the midst of a social media storm when netizens seemingly indicated that he was the ‘famous man’ she referenced in her shocking yacht story in her memoir, just three months before…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday asked young diplomats to showcase India’s civilisational, cultural and geographical strengths to make it a more attractive global tourism destination.Talking to officer trainees of the 2025 batch of Indian Foreign Service, he asked them to serve as catalytic agents for the country’s economic engagement with the world.Stressing the…
SC to decide on Tejpal’s plea against surrender after 10-year rape conviction NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday said it would pass order on former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal‘s plea seeking exemption from surrender after Bombay High Court convicted and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment in a 2013 rape case, with Goa govt opposing…
Actor Kit Harington is exchanging swords for wands as he now gears up to leave behind the North to enter the wizzarding world of ‘Harry Potter. Kit Harington cast as Gilderoy Lockhart The actor, best known for playing Jon Snow in the hit series ‘Game of Thrones’, will now play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court seeking an expeditious decision by Speaker Om Birla on petitions seeking disqualification of the 20 rebel party MPs who have aligned themselves with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).According to the SC website, a bench comprising CJI and Justices…