India waiting on Harmanpreet’s fitness update: Smriti Mandhana
Navi Mumbai: Harmanpreet Kaur’s participation in India Women’s T20I series decider here on Thursday is under doubt after the regular captain was sidelined from the second match having suffered a niggle in her knee during the first game. Smriti Mandhana, who stood in for Kaur as the West Indies levelled the series 1-1 on Tuesday, […]
Oscars 2025: Hindi-language international film ‘Santosh’ shortlisted in ‘Best International Feature Film’ category
Los Angeles : The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on Wednesday unveiled the names of the projects that are eligible for the Oscars 2025 race. ‘Santosh’, a Hindi-language international co-production set in rural north India, has found a spot in the ‘Best International Feature Film’ category. A total of 15 films have […]
“Defamatory reports”: Badshah’s team refutes rapper’s involvement in traffic violation in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi : Rapper Badshah, who enthralled his fans with his surprise performance with ‘Tauba Tauba’ hitmaker Karan Kaujla at a concert in Gurugram, later found himself in the midst of controversy as several reports surfaced online claiming he was fined for allegedly violating traffic rules, including driving on the wrong side of the road. […]
Shabana Azmi criticises media over coverage on Zakir Hussain’s death: What is this rush
New Delhi: Veteran actor Shabana Azmi on Wednesday called out media organisations for “rushing” into publishing unconfirmed reports of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain’s death. Azmi, who co-starred with Hussain in the 1997 film “Saaz”, expressed her displeasure about the coverage around the illustrious percussionist’s passing in an Instagram Story. “What is this rush to put […]
Changing ‘status quo’ of Carnatic music possible only if there is support: Sanjay Subrahmanyan
Bengaluru: Legendary musician Sanjay Subrahmanyan, often described as the ‘rockstar of Carnatic music’, said change in the ‘status quo’ of Carnatic music is possible if that can be sustained. “If you don’t call your music classical, you can do anything you want. But once you define it as a classical art form, then there are […]
Vishal Bhardwaj-Shahid Kapoor’s film adds Nana Patekar, Randeep Hooda; set for Dec 2025 release
Mumbai: Actors Nana Patekar and Randeep Hooda have joined the cast of filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj’s new movie with Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, the makers announced on Wednesday. Also starring Triptii Dimri as the female lead, the movie is backed by Sajid Nadiadwala’s production banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. In a post on social media platform X, […]
Taapsee Pannu starts shooting for ‘Gandhari’
Mumbai, Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu on Wednesday announced that she has commenced filming for her upcoming movie “Gandhari”. The movie reunites the actor with writer-producer Kanika Dhillon after films “Haseen Dillruba” (2021) and its follow-up “Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba”, which released in August this year. Dhillon also penned the scripts for Pannu’s movies “Manmarziyaan” (2018) […]
Bob Persichetti, Justin K Thompson to direct ‘Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’
Los Angeles: Hollywood studio Sony Pictures has roped in Bob Persichetti and Justin K Thompson to direct the third installment in the “Spider-Verse” animated franchise. Titled “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse”, the highly-anticipated movie will conclude the trilogy that started with 2018’s critically-acclaimed title “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, which won an Oscar for best animated film, […]
India’s official entry ‘Laapataa Ladies’ out of Oscars 2025 race
New Delhi: “Laapataa Ladies”, India’s official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi film, directed by Kiran Rao, is not part of the shortlist of 15 features that will be vying for a spot in the final five, the Academy of Motion […]
Employers can file wage details till Jan 31 for higher pension
New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has extended time till January 31, 2025 for employers to upload wage details etc regarding 3.1 lakh pending applications for pension on higher wages. An online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting applications for validation of options/joint options for pension on higher wages, a labour ministry statement […]
