Veteran actress Farida Jalal reflects on being typecast yet becoming the face of on‑screen love. She set a moral limit early on, stayed true to it, and still built a six‑decade career across films, TV, and OTT, proving money is easy but respect and status are hard‑earned through sacrifice. Veteran actress Farida Jalal has seen…
NEW DELHI: Iran used a Chinese-built spy satellite to monitor and target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent conflict, according to an investigation by the Financial Times, citing leaked Iranian military documents and satellite data.Meanwhile China’s ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson rejecting the claims said, “Media reports accusing China of providing…
Munaf Patel (Screengrab) Former India pacer and current Delhi Capitals bowling coach Munaf Patel has raised serious concerns about India’s cricketing ecosystem, calling for urgent reforms in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and the domestic structure.Speaking on TOI Sports’ Bombay Sports Exchange Podcast, Munaf did not hold back in his assessment, suggesting that the current…
File photo: US President Donald Trump The United States has reportedly put two new conditions ahead of the second rounds of peace talks with Iran scheduled in Pakistan on Thursday.According to a report by he Israel Hayom, Washington wants full and unrestricted reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Watch Trump Declares ‘End Of Iran Conflict’…
Ranveer Singh can be called the ‘man of the moment’ thanks to the kind of response ‘Dhurandhar’ and now ‘Dhurandhar 2’ have got. While ‘Dhurandhar’ that released in December 2025, broke all records at the box office, the sequel has gone a step higher and beaten it. Ranveer is earning a lot of praise for…
Last month, when Kamal Haasan drove into Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters in Chennai, to accept the Rajya Sabha nomination from CM M K Stalin, it marked the end of the road for the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder’s promise to provide an alternative to the two Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu.Haasan launched MNM in…
Wisden condemns India over ‘Orwellian’ governance (Screengrab/x) The 2026 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, being published on Thursday, says that the game’s previous USP as a “refuge from realpolitik” has been poisoned by the growing politicisation of the sport under India’s “Orwellian” influence.The “Notes by the Editor” of the 163rd edition of the annual, targets India’s growing…
Komodo Dragon, representative image only (Photo credit: AFP) SURABAYA: Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six people allegedly involved in smuggling endangered Komodo dragons native to the archipelago and destined for Thailand.Two suspects were arrested in February in the port city of Surabaya on the east coast of Java island as they got off…
Anne Hathaway certainly rocks as an actor, but to become a pop star, she had to look for some advice to ace the role. In a new interview, the actress revealed that she took advice from Charlie XCX to get into her character. It isn’t very often that we see Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway in…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party after the Enforcement Directorate conducted raid at the residence of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal.In a social media post on X, Kejriwal termed the ED action as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “preparations for the elections in Punjab.”“Modi Ji has begun…