President Pranab Mukherjee honors Abhijeet Gupta (Chess) with Arjuna Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 31, 2013 (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: Arjuna Awardee Grandmaster (GM) Abhijeet Gupta, who became the first Indian to win five Commonwealth Chess Championship titles, has sparked a massive conversation regarding the treatment of athletes in India after taking to X…
‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ became a box-office success upon its 1992 release and has since gone on to build a devoted cult following. Starring Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Pooja Bedi and Deepak Tijori, it’s now widely considered one of Indian cinema’s finest coming-of-age films. Yet its production was anything but seamless, marked by repeated casting…
Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Jumma Chumma’ shoot turned dangerous when Kimi Katkar was ‘thrown off 20 feet’; Chinni Prakash revealed her fall from cliff: It hurt her’ The making of ‘Jumma Chumma De De’ from Amitabh Bachchan-starrer ‘Hum’ was far more intense than what audiences eventually saw on screen. Decades after the song became a Bollywood classic,…
A political row has erupted in the UK after Labour MP Uma Kumaran accused Conservative MP Nick Timothy of “blatant Islamophobia” over his comments on a mass Muslim prayer held during a public iftar gathering in Trafalgar Square.The controversy began after Nick Timothy, a Conservative MP, posted on X criticising the public prayer that took…
Pankaj Tripathi rushes to Patna after elder brother suffers multiple injuries in axe attack over property dispute in Bihar; condition stable (Image credits: Instagram) Pankaj Tripathi has rushed to Patna after his elder brother, Vijendra Nath Tiwari, was allegedly attacked with an axe in Bihar’s Gopalganj district following a land dispute.The incident reportedly took place…
An assistant referee hands referee Ivan Barton of El Salvador the vanishing spray during a World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) The 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final between France and Spain produced several refereeing talking points before Spain eventually secured…
Archaeologists studying ancient Roman graves in England have uncovered a discovery that is changing what experts know about wealth and burial traditions in Roman Britain. During an examination of infant burials in Roman York, researchers identified traces of Tyrian purple, one of the rarest and most expensive dyes of the ancient world. As reported in…
Marathi filmmaker Santosh Davakhar is now in the spotlight after his film ‘Gondhal’ was chosen as India’s official submission for the 2027 Academy Awards. The film will represent India in the Best International Feature category at the 99th Oscars. It was selected from 33 films submitted for consideration, giving Davakhar’s work an international platform. Who…
Alia Bhatt tells Samay Raina she couldn’t stop laughing while watching India’s Got Latent on a flight (Image credits: Instagram) Alia Bhatt recently made a much-talked-about appearance on the first episode of India’s Got Latent Season 2 alongside Sharvari as the duo promoted their upcoming film Alpha. The episode turned out to be a massive…
Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya (R) and Cooper Connolly celebrate their partnership. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Unbeaten in IPL 2026 so far, Punjab Kings have found a winning formula built not just on performances, but on a strong dressing-room culture — something all-rounder Cooper Connolly says is driving their success.Punjab Kings continued their dominant run with…