R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) French Grandmaster (GM) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has ranked India’s R Praggnanandhaa in the third tier (B tier) for the upcoming Candidates tournament, calling it a bit of a “hot take”.While he made it clear that all eight players have a chance to win, he based his ranking mainly on current form rather…
R.B. Choudary, a veteran producer in films who had produced movies in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages, died in a tragic road accident. The passing of such an esteemed person in the field of films has sent ripples through the film industry, and several actors and technicians have paid their tributes to this amazing journeyman….
KOLKATA: “Didi, my best friend is not talking with me,” a budding gymnast ran up to her coach seeking intervention. The coach was all ears and promised to look into the matter.This has been a new journey for coach Dipa Karmakar, who almost single-handedly put Indian gymnastics on the world map. The girl from Agartala…
The first trailer for Tom Holland‘s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has made history, becoming the fastest to cross the 500 million views mark within 24 hours of release.Within hours of its release, early industry estimates indicate that the film’s trailer has crossed the record views previously held by the game ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’. As…
Boney Kapoor shares PM Modi’s heartfelt wedding wishes; Anshula Kapoor-Rohan Thakkar receive special blessings Filmmaker Boney Kapoor has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after receiving a heartfelt congratulatory letter for his daughter Anshula Kapoor and her husband, Rohan Thakkar. The special message, sent ahead of the couple’s wedding, carried warm wishes for…
Vikas Khanna’s ‘Imaginary Rain’ stars Shabana Azmi as a NYC chef returning to India post-loss, exploring grief and family via food with Prateik Patil. He cherishes SRK’s Bungalow praise: “This feels like a temple.” Khanna calls directing Azmi life’s highlight; SRK next in ‘King’. Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna is venturing further into filmmaking with his…
Sebastian Stan is the latest Marvel superhero crossing over into the DCEU with his turn in the upcoming film ‘The Batman: Part 2’. The actor who will be seen playing the role of Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier in the upcoming film ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, will now gear up to tap into his dark side…
Top stock market recommendations: Ambuja Cements, Asahi India Glass, and Pfizer – these stocks have been identified as the top buy calls for August 6, 2026 by Aakash K Hindocha, Vice President – Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group/Nuvama Wealth Management. The expert has also shared outlook on Nifty50 and Bank Nifty: Stock recommendations Ambuja Cements…
Celia Hunter flew a war-surplus plane to Alaska in 1947 and built a wilderness life near Denali Celia Hunter spent the final evening of her life writing urgent letters to US politicians, asking them to oppose oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It brought an end to a 54-year campaign to protect Alaska’s…
Indian techie died in Ohio after a rare and fatal medical emergency. A 34-year-old software professional living in Ohio died from what his family members called a rare and devastating medical emergency called ‘Type A Aortic Dissection’. Venkata Raviteja (“Ravi”) Ravipati was immediately hospitalized and underwent a major surgery, but he could not be saved….