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Actress Kristen Stewart has acquired the historic, defunct Highland Theatre in Los Angeles. Driven by a fascination with old buildings, Stewart aims to restore the Spanish Colonial Revival gem, which opened in 1925. She envisions the theatre as a community hub, offering an alternative to corporate entertainment and celebrating movie culture beyond commercial interests. ‘The…
Elon Musk makes bold new claim: “Optimus…capable of building civilisation by itself”; a Von Neumann machine for space expansion Elon Musk has set out an expansive long-term vision for Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot, framing it as more than a factory or household machine. Optimus is described as a general-purpose, bipedal, humanoid robot designed to perform…
Filmmaker Rohit Shetty was in the headlines on Sunday morning, after news reports claimed that unidentified persons opened fire outside his residence in Mumbai’s Juhu area, early Sunday morning. .While there were no reports of any injury, initial reports claimed that the Mumbai police were called to the spot after ‘gunshot sounds’ were heard in…
Representative file photo An explosion struck a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, damaging an eight-storey structure on Moallem Boulevard, state media reported. The blast destroyed “two floors, several vehicles, and shops”, though the cause remains unclear.The semi-official Tasnim news agency dismissed social media claims that a Revolutionary Guard…
Actor Kamaal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, reportedly got arrested on Saturday (24 January). According to a report by PTI, he was arrested in connection with a firing incident at a residential building in the western suburbs.Kamaal, who’s best known for his Bollywood movies, was allegedly sent to the Oshiwara police station for questioning…
A second-year BTech student from Jhansi died after jumping from the fourth floor of a hostel in Greater Noida, police said. NOIDA: A second-year BTech student from Jhansi died after jumping from the fourth floor of a hostel in Greater Noida, police said. The victim has been identified as Udit Soni, 20. The incident occurred…
MUMBAI: Actor Kamaal R Khan was arrested by Mumbai Police on Saturday in connection with an incident in which two bullets were fired inside a housing society on Lokhandwala Back Road in Andheri West last Sunday. No casualties were reported in the incident. Khan will be produced before a local court, Oshiwara police said.The incident…
MADURAI: What was passed off as a fire accident in the LIC building in Madurai, which killed a woman officer last month, has turned out to be a pre-planned murder by her colleague. Late on Monday night, police arrested assistant administrative officer D Ram, 46, for setting afire senior branch manager A Kalyani Nambi, 54,…
A new label is doing the rounds in India’s startup circles: BARBIEs, short for Bachelors Abroad Returning to Build in the Indian Ecosystem. A viral post shared by Anshul and Anmol on X put the spotlight on this niche but growing group of Indians who study abroad for their undergraduate degree and then come back…
Microsoft is shutting down its physical and digital employee libraries, ending a decades-old tradition. These resources, including books and premium digital publications, are being replaced by an AI-powered learning experience via its Skilling Hub. This move also sees the cancellation of employee subscriptions to major news outlets and industry reports, sparking criticism from some quarters….
