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Raayan Review

Dhanush deserves credit for imagining a visually rich, edgy action thriller which is enhanced by a fascinating background score from A R Rahman, observes Divya Nair.




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Khel Khel Mein Trailer: Akshay, Time Please!

There is no doubt that Akshay Kumar is a total hoot in comedic roles but Khel Khel Mein ain't it, observes Mayur Sanap.




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Life Hill Gayi Review

Vinay Pathak, Divyenndu Sharma and Kusha Kapila are comfortable enough in their comic skins to play their parts with ease, observes Deepa Gahlot.




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Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Review

Taapsee, Vikrant, Sunny are a fine fit on their own as well as around each other and prove themselves to be well equipped to survive the air of double dealing. What's missing is sizzle, feels Sukanya Verma..




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Punjab Minister says state to meet 20 per cent fuel demand through biofuels by 2035




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PM Modi, Kejriwal extend birthday wishes to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann




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Govt may get rice milling outside state, says Punjab CM




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Farmers in Punjab block highways in protest against 'tardy' paddy procurement




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Punjab announces free insurance for mid-day meal cooks, helpers




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PGI Chandigarh pays tribute to soldiers with Diwali lights




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Tamil Nadu takes on a confident Railways in a high-stakes fixture

Visiting team will be desperate to get a favourable result after three straight draws; host eyes return to winning ways




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Under new captain Badoni, Delhi looks to return to winning ways

Host will look to put in a much better show against Jharkhand than it did against Chandigarh last week, where a wretched display led to a nine-wicket defeat




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Treesa-Gayatri make first round exit from Kumamoto Masters Japan

The world No. 20 Indian pair was brushed aside 16-21, 16-21 by Hsu Yin-Hui and Lin Yin-Hui, ranked 24, in just 36 minutes in their women's doubles round 32 of clash of the Super 500 tournament




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Why is Maharashtra poll fray fragmented?

Maharashtra’s traditionally bipolar party system was torn apart during the 2014 Assembly elections when the four major parties contested independently. This division has led to confusion and cynicism within the electorate due to perceived opportunism and erosion of ideological commitments




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Bhadrachalam temple set to launch new e-services today




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As UPPSC aspirants protest for 2nd day, U.P. govt. faces flak

Thousands of youth are protesting outside the UPPSC headquarters in Prayagraj against the conduct of Civil Services (preliminary), Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer examination in multiple shifts and against normalisation of score. UPPSC argues when exams are held on multiple days or shifts for a single recruitment notification, the score normalisation process is essential in evaluating the results as the difficulty level of the paper in each shift/day varies.




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Education not a prerogative of the ‘upper caste‘, says Siddaramaiah

Ramayana, Mahabharata authored by “lower castes”, says CM




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CM lays foundation stone for development projects, inaugurates new works in H.D. Kote

Drinking water schemes get emphasis




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Odisha’s panchayats witness spate of no-confidence motions after BJP’s victory in State

The trend signals a shift in the grassroots power dynamics across the State with BJP venturing to claim even more of the BJD’s political territory




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: Uddhav’s bag checked by poll authorities for second day; he demands same treatment for PM Modi

In a video, the 64-year-old leader is seen speaking to the election staff at the helipad, asking for their names, postings, and appointment letters. He asked them, “How many people have you searched so far?” When they said that he was the first, Mr. Thackeray asked, “Why am I always the first customer?”




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Lokayukta police conduct raids across the State, book 8 officials




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It pains me to debate with Edappadi Palaniswami, who speaks like leaders who lack decency and civility, says Stalin




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College textbooks have no mention of freedom fighters from T.N., says Governor Ravi




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Gram Sabha meetings to discuss village panchayats’ performance in sanitation




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Language learning should not be imposed, says Venkaiah Naidu




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MP byelections: Last-minute tensions ahead of voting after firing in Vijaypur

The byelections, first since the Lok Sabha elections, have somethings at stake for both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress




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Assistant Commissioner is empowered to seek bank guarantee for release of vehicles seized in cow slaughter Act case, says court




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Union Minister stresses on the need to promote Ayush systems of medicine







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Jaya, The Tallest Bachchan

Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word.Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the actor-politician's 74th birthday.




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Amitabh@80: His Best May Be Yet To Come

'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.




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How Does One Say Goodbye To Satish?

'He didn't have a single mean bone in his body.''He never had a negative word about anybody, not even those who harmed him.'




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Bahot Ho Gaya Bhai!

Why can't Salman end his self-praising screen time and play a good role instead, asks Rajesh Karkera.




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What Makes Jaya-Amitabh A Golden Couple

One of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3.




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Will Thalapathy Vijay Take A Plunge Into Politics?

At the Leo fete, Vijay had this also to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.




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Remembering Dhoom Director Sanjay Gadhvi

Sanjay Gadhvi once revealed to Subhash K Jha that he never wanted to make Dhoom.




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Who Says Animal Is Anti-Women?

Be it Kabir Singh or Ranvijay Singh, alpha males are nothing but grown men in diapers, observes Durba Dhyani.




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Why Sahir Ludhianvi Is Relevant Today

While the country is gripped by Ram Mandir frenzy, Danish Husain -- without shouting from the rooftops -- silently staged his opinion with this play on one of India's best-known poets, observes Neeta Kolhatkar.




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Malaikottai Vaaliban: Truths That May...

Since nothing irritates Lijo Jose Pellissery more than a throwaway critical judgment, Sreehari Nair carefully presents his opinions about Malaikottai Vaaliban, a good two weeks after he first saw the movie.




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What Makes Malayalam Cinema Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.




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Please Send Payal's Film To The Oscars!

How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.




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Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

How did the earliest, simplest cells hold it all together before elaborate membrane structures evolved?




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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only




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Canadian climate lawsuit by young people could sway global cases

The lawsuit, launched against Ontario by seven people aged 16 to 28 as of this summer, contends the province's greenhouse-gas-emissions target is inadequate and violates the young people's rights




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Black holes in Webb data allay threat to cosmology’s standard model

A new study challenges the findings of older ones that had concluded the universe had spiral galaxies sooner than expected




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Physicist Rohini Godbole passes away

A pioneer of particle physics in India, she won many accolades including the Padma Shri




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Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months




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Why is WHO cagey about publishing Meghalaya polio case details?

Despite knowing the results of the case on August 12, and the follow-up results of the child’s immunological profile and virus circulation in the community before mid-September, WHO has not published the news