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In the annals of India’s legal history, few cases have had as profound an impact as the 1862 Maharaj Libel Case. This landmark case saw Karsandas Mulji, a fearless journalist and social reformer, take a stand against the powerful religious establishment of the Vallabhacharya sect. This case is at the centre of ‘Maharaj’, the launch film of Junaid Khan, Aamir Khan’s son, whose release by Netflix has been stayed by the Gujarat High Court. Mulji’s bold accusations of misconduct against Jadunathji Maharaj, a revered spiritual leader, played in the film by Jaideep Ahlawat, sparked a sensational trial that captivated the…
The seats from which Prime Ministers and Prime Ministerial candidates have contested have attracted significant attention. The margin of their victories has been a topic of debate. Given the sharp rise in the number of voters per constituency over the last seven decades, it may be useful to look at the percentage of votes that Prime Ministerial candidates secured in the seats they contested. A review from 1952 to 2024 reveals there are 21 relevant contests. These include elections where sitting Prime Ministers contested or individuals became Prime Ministers soon after the elections. There are 15 instances of sitting Prime…
Ravi, the driver involved in a murder case in which popular Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his girlfriend Pavithra Gowda are accused, told police that he was instructed to take the fall for the murder but refused. According to Ravi, Renuka Swamy, whose body was discovered later, did not anticipate the assault that awaited him when he got into his cab. Ravi stated that Mr Swamy was not forcibly taken but was persuaded by others to join them. In the cab, the others accused in the case assured Mr Swamy they would take him to meet Darshan and suggested that…
The T20 World Cup 2024 has sprung a lot of surprises and upsets as the league stage heads into its business end. Former champions India have three wins in as many games and will be eager to make it four wins in four when they face Canada at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday. The Rohit Sharma-led side boasts a healthy Net Run Rate of 1.137 and is currently leading the Group A Standings with six points. With some room to experiment with their playing XI before the start of the Super 8 stage…
Sonam Kapoor celebrated her birthday weekend in Scotland this year. The actress, who turned 39 on June 9, jetted off to Scotland’s Perthshire. Her travel companions: husband Anand Ahuja, son Vayu Kapoor Ahuja and sister Rhea Kapoor. Sonam was also accompanied by a few of her friends. Although Sonam has returned from the holiday, she is “still reeling from the beauty of the weekend”. On Friday, Sonam treated her Insta-fam to a video montage documenting precious moments from the getaway. The clips captured Sonam having the time of her life. From taking a stroll in the countryside to enjoying a…
Kartik Aaryan’s highly-anticipated film Chandu Champion finally hit the theatres this Friday. On its opening day, the Kabir Khan film managed to score decent numbers at the ticket counters. On Day 1, it minted ₹4.75 crore at the domestic box office, as per Sacnilk. Chandu Champion is based on the life of India’s first-ever Paralympics gold medallist and Padma Shri recipient Murlikant Petkar. The film revolves around the never-give-up attitude of Murlikant Petkar. Chandu Champion, which was released on June 14, is jointly backed by Kabir Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and Pen Studios. Apart from Kartik Aaryan, the film features Vijay Raaz, Shreyas Talpade, Rajpal Yadav,…
Amid rumours of Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal’s wedding, rapper Honey Singh just posted on Instagram that he will be attending his “best friend’s” wedding right after wrapping a shoot. Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal will reportedly get married on June 23. On his Instagram stories, Honey Singh wrote, “Tho I gonna be in London shooting Glory’s first song. But I will make sure I will attend my best friend’s Sonakshi’s wedding. As she has been a big support in my career n helped me so many times in life. Best wishes to the power couple Sona and Zaheer! Bholenath…
In her directorial debut, Ishana Night Shyamalan crafts a cinematic confluence of Irish folkloric horror and psychological drama. She overlays what emerges from that combination with stylistic norms inherited from her producer-director-screenwriter father whose chequered career has drawn sustenance from unusual conceits and confounding twists.Working with a group of fully clued-in actors who bring an intriguing and contrasting sets of behavioural impulses to the stimuli around them, Ishana Shyamalan conjures up a world reminiscent of the ones audiences have encountered in films such as Signs and The Village, both made over two decades ago.She crafts a dark, eerie atmosphere and…
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge today claimed that the NDA government has been formed by mistake and could fall at any time. His remarks come days after there was speculation that the Bharatiya Janata Party was struggling to keep its alliances. “NDA government has been formed by mistake. Modi ji doesn’t have the mandate. It’s a minority government. This government can fall anytime,” Mr Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru. “We would like it to continue, let it be good for the country, we should work together to strengthen the country,” he added. The NDA won 293 seats in the 543-member Lok…
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan claimed that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hasan’s comment ignited the rift between himself and Tamim Iqbal. The national team’s two senior cricket players were reportedly at odds with each other, according to the BCB chief. Over the past year, that revelation about the two veterans became a hot topic of discussion in Bangladeshi cricket. In a documentary aired by Bongo, a leading OTT platform in Bangladesh, Shakib addressed the controversy, revealing how Hasan’s remarks created the situation. “This thing came to focus after Papon (Nazmul Hasan) Bhai spoke about it and it created…