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Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller ‘Send Help’ repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary ‘Melania’ falling sharply in its second weekend. Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the lowest attended moviegoing times of the year. It was the second…
North Korean citizens, including schoolchildren, are being executed for watching South Korean TV shows such as Squid Game and listening to K-pop, according to new testimony shared with Amnesty International.The testimony comes from 25 in-depth interviews with North Koreans, including 11 who fled the country between 2009 and 2020, reported the Independent. Most of the…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit out at a Tamil Nadu minister over remarks about North Indian migrant workers, accusing the ruling DMK of repeatedly targeting migrants and fuelling social divisions in the state.The BJP was reacting to comments made by DMK Agriculture Minister M R K Panneer Selvam at a party…
No change in tax transfers, Finance Commission cautions on cash transfer surgeWhen the 16th Finance Commission began work, one concern for the southern states was a fall in their share of tax transfers from the Centre. Having invested in population control and human development over decades, they did not want to be penalised for outperforming…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the plans to set up a new unit for the National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in North India. Acknowledging the lack of mental health institutions in the region, she also announced the national mental health institutes in Jharkhand’s Ranchi and Assam’s Tezpur shall also…
Young and bold, North West has taken a stand against online negativity concerning her black grills and finger piercings. The 11-year-old daughter of music mogul Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian charmingly shared her thoughts during live sessions and on TikTok, highlighting that her grills are removable. North West is pushing back after her…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, with his daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, inspects the test-firing of ballistic missiles from an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said he will unveil plans to further strengthen the country’s nuclear…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, January 27, participated in the traditional Halwa Ceremony, marking the start of the final phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026–27, scheduled to be presented on February 1.The ceremony was held at the Budget Press in North Block, New Delhi.At the ceremony, Sitharaman was accompanied by…
Sunny Deol’s Border 2 has surprised with a robust North American opening, nearing USD 500K on Day 1, a territory usually less receptive to his films. Domestically, it earned a muscular Rs 30 crore, though slightly below trade expectations, possibly due to technical glitches. This dual-market success suggests broader appeal, with the Republic Day weekend…
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ showed no signs of slowing down, topping the North American box office for the fifth consecutive week over the long holiday weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ box office collections The third instalment in director James Cameron’s blockbuster fantasy series took in another USD 17.2 million from Friday…
