Pingla (West Midnapore): Ballots vanish in SIR. Brushes rise in protest. Scrolls speak before assembly polls. In Bengal’s patachitra heart, democracy is being painted frame by frame – each stroke carrying a question, each refrain demanding an answer.Patachitra artists – custodians of a centuries-old storytelling tradition rooted in Ramayana and Mahabharata – are turning their…
Tom Cruise has worked on some of Hollywood’s most iconic films throughout his career. This also includes ‘Top Gun’, the famed action-adventure first released in 1986. As the film’s 40th anniversary approaches, fans of the franchise in India are in for a big surprise! ‘Top Gun’ to re-release in India for 40th anniversary According to…
The actress praised the film’s technical achievements while questioning whether its storytelling felt overly algorithmic.Image credit (X) Jodie Foster has suggested that Brad Pitt’s racing film ‘F1’ exemplifies how artificial intelligence may be influencing modern filmmaking and reshaping creative storytelling in Hollywood. The actress made the comments during a panel discussion at the Aspen Festival…
A new species of spider from the Ecuadorian Amazon: Taczanowskia waska. Credit: David Diaz-Guevarra Researchers exploring Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest thought they had spotted a small mushroom clinging to the underside of a leaf during a night survey. A closer look revealed something far stranger. It was a spider that had disguised itself so convincingly as…
India set for historic 12-match multi-format tour of New Zealand (Image: X) India will embark on a massive multi-format tour of New Zealand later this year, with the two sides set to contest five T20Is, five ODIs, and two Test matches across five major centres in the country. According to New Zealand Cricket (NZC), the…
Kalyani: A Trinamool Congress councillor was arrested in West Bengal’s Nadia district Friday. Rajib Dalal, who represents Ward 17 and is the first-ever chairman of Haringhata Municipality, was picked up from his residence. The arrest was allegedly linked to a supposed altercation on the day of nomination filing by TMC candidate Rajib Biswas. Dalal was…
New controversies hit FBI director Kash Patel, accusing him of spending FBI resources on personal trips. FBI director Kash Patel is unfazed by the new controversies over his past trips, where he allegedly mixed work with pleasure on the FBI’s money. A new report claimed that when Patel took a work tour across the South…
Quote of the day by King Charles III (Image source: Wikipedia) People are talking a lot about how people judge situations and people these days, when opinions are made quickly and shared even faster. Because of social media, people often react right away instead of thinking things through. A lot of people jump to conclusions…
Dubai Humanitarian airlifts 96 tonnes of medical aid to Afghanistan under UAE humanitarian efforts / Image: file Dubai has reinforced its role as a global humanitarian hub; Dubai Humanitarian facilitated the airlift of 96 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies to Afghanistan.The shipment departed from Al Maktoum International Airport and arrived in Kabul as part…
UK net migration fell below 200,000 UK net migration has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since the Covid pandemic, driven largely by a sharp fall in the number of people arriving for work, according to new official figures.Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed estimated net migration stood at 171,000 in…