‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, which opened in cinemas on Friday, has been riding high at the box office following largely favourable reviews. But the film’s success has now been overshadowed by allegations that its makers repurposed a song written for Maharana Pratap and inserted it into a gangster-themed scene instead. Rajasthani artist Rapperiya Baalam has claimed…
The Met Gala is all about taking a unique perspective on fashion and giving it life through your clothing. While the night calls for embracing differences, there have been times when celebrities end up twinning on the glammed-up carpet stairs, while their outfits remain a secret until the very end. This is what seems to…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reaffirmed its “zero-tolerance” stance on corruption after former India Under-19 World Cup winner and Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra was arrested over allegations of attempting to induce a player into corrupt practice during the Lanka Premier League (LPL).In a statement issued hours after Kalra’s arrest on Friday, the island nation’s…
Wall Street traded mostly in green on Friday, lifted by strong results from Intel and growing hopes of possible talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend. Around 8:35 pm IST, Nasdaq was up 1% or 248 points to 24,686. S&P 500 was up 29 points or 0.41% to trade at 7,137. Dow…
Rohit Sharma plays a shot during 3rd ODI against England at Lord’s. (ANI Photo) Former India head coach and commentator Ravi Shastri has backed Rohit Sharma amid retirement speculation, urging the team management to allow the veteran opener to continue playing for as long as he wants following his historic century at Lord’s.Rohit silenced his…
Farhad Samji revealed producer Firoz Nadiadwala kept pushing for more actors, saying scale meant more faces onscreen—leading to 35 actors in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. Samji also praised Akshay Kumar’s resilience despite recent flops, saying he never dwells on failure. Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy released June 26. Farhad Samji recently spoke about the…
People currently use roughly 7,500 languages, finds study WASHINGTON: Globally, people currently use roughly 7,500 languages, with English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic and French the most common, counting native and non-native speakers. That is a lot of languages. But it is a far cry from the peak number historically.Researchers used mathematical modelling and insights…
Second pregnancy changes the brain in surprising new ways A woman’s brain changes in very different ways during her second pregnancy compared with her first, helping her adjust to the demands of raising a larger family.The discovery comes from a study by researchers at Amsterdam University Medical Center, published in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists…
Ram Gopal Varma reveals he loved Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara ahead of their collaboration on gangster film (Image Credit Instagram and IMDb) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has revealed fresh details of his upcoming collaboration with director Mohit Suri, an unexpected pairing born out of Varma’s admiration for ‘Saiyaara’. In a recent chat, Varma opened up on…
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India’s batters will get an important chance to prepare for Sri Lanka’s spin challenge when they take on a Sri Lanka XI in a three-day warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club from Friday. The match comes just ahead of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, with the first…