‘Gangster’, Anurag Basu’s cult romantic thriller, turns 20. He revealed envisioning a “pahadan” like Kangana Ranaut, whom he cast opposite Emraan Hashmi despite chemo—cooking dal together on a lean shoot abroad. Anurag Basu‘s ‘Gangster’ remains one of his most cherished films. This romantic crime thriller has earned a devoted cult following. Marking its 20th anniversary,…
NEW DELHI: CBSE on Friday extended the last date for submission of applications for verification and re-evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets after several students flagged issues in accessing the board’s post-result services portal.According to the board, students can now submit their applications till June 7.“In the interest of students, the CBSE has decided to…
Rahul Tewatia was forced to change his bat after failing the gauge test. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: An unusual moment grabbed headlines on Day 4 of the Indian Premier League 2026 as Rahul Tewatia was forced to change his bat after it failed the official gauge test during Gujarat Titans’ clash against Punjab Kings in…
Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour, two of the most powerful names in their respective fields, have long been linked through ‘The Devil Wears Prada’. Wintour, who served as editor of Vogue for 37 years, has long been considered the real-life inspiration behind Streep’s iconic portrayal of fashion editor Miranda Priestly. But as it turns out,…
KOCHI: In the geometry of long jump, progress is seldom linear. For Shahnavaz Khan, the trajectory has curved sharply upward. Nowhere was that more evident than 11 days ago at the U-20 Federation Cup in Karnataka’s Tumkur, where the 18-year-old soared to 8.23m to eclipse Murali Sreeshankar‘s junior national record of 8.20m recorded in 2018….
NEW DELHI: The vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu state unit Khushbu Sundar expressed her support for TVK chief Vijay for the chief ministerial post as the latter has hit a roadblock in government formation in the state after falling short of majority by 5 MLAs.“As a citizen of Tamilnadu State, when people…
At first glance, the animals look frozen in time. A bird appears trapped mid-flight. A bat hangs stiffly from a branch with its wings spread wide like a gothic sculpture. Their bodies seem carved from stone rather than flesh, as though some invisible force transformed living creatures into lifeless statues. The haunting images, captured by…
NEW DELHI: On the first anniversary of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed lives of 26 tourists, the Indian Army has issued a stern warning to the perpetrators of terrorism, asserting that when the “boundaries of humanity are crossed, the response is decisive”.Taking to social media, the Army warned that any misdeeds against…
The discovery of water on the Moon was once a paradigm-shifting discovery that would revolutionise deep-space logistics in the universe in ways we never thought possible; this would allow astronauts to travel to and stay on the Moon or beyond before leaving. However, recent scientific data from agencies like NASA and the ESA reveal a…
Lavanya Tripathi recently opened up about a difficult phase in her career, recalling how turning down a Tamil film led to legal trouble and negative media coverage. Speaking at an Open House With Fans session organised by Mahi Originals, the actress said the incident took place nearly a decade ago and that she had never…