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Horror-comedy Munjya made a decent opening at the box office. On day 3, the film collected ₹7.75 crore, according to a Sacnilk report. Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, Munjya features Abhay Verma as Bittu, Sharvari Wagh as Bela, and Mona Singh who plays the role of Bittu’s mother, Pammi. The film narrates the story of Bittu, who returns to his ancestral village and accidentally releases an angry ghost named Munjya. He then tries to save himself and Bela from this ghost. The duo’s encounters with Munjya are both funny and scary in equal measure.Ahead of Munjya’s release, Sharvari Wagh talked about her…
Politics has become deeply personal in India, and this was demonstrated yet again, in the most unexpected way, by the 2024 election results. I live in Mumbai, where people avoid discussing politics on a daily basis. The rhythm of Mumbai’s life is such that its people appear aloof, busy with matters more important to their lives, whether they are tempo drivers or business tycoons. However, like so many other Indians, they are not aloof; they observe silently but speak loudly, and with utmost clarity, when they vote. In that sense, Mumbai represents India with all its diversities – during elections…
The swearing-in ceremony of the first and second Narendra Modi governments was held 10 and seven days, respectively, after the poll results. This time, the BJP fell short of majority and its top leadership had to hold hectic parleys with its allies, especially N Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Nitish Kumar’s JDU, to reach a consensus on ministerial berths. Yet, the BJP managed to hold the swearing-in ceremony of a full cabinet of 72 ministers just four days after the result. The key allies, TDP and JDU, have got two minister posts each — one cabinet rank and one minister of…
The 72-member council of ministers in the third Narendra Modi government has seven women, including two with cabinet rank. This is four less than the outgoing council of ministers. Nirmala Sitharaman and Annpurna Devi were sworn in as cabinet ministers in the grand ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan last evening. While Ms Sitharaman, a Rajya Sabha MP, has earlier held big ticket portfolios such as finance and defence, two-time Koderma MP Annpurna Devi has been promoted from the minister of state rank to a cabinet minister position. She was the junior minister for education in the outgoing government. The other women…
At Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, two aircraft came alarmingly close to each other on the runway yesterday, with only 509 metres separating them. An IndiGo flight from Indore landed on the same runway just moments after an Air India jet took off for Thiruvananthapuram. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation and de-rostered the air traffic controller involved in the incident. According to DGCA guidelines, air traffic control can issue landing clearance only when there is a reasonable assurance that the landing aircraft won’t cross the threshold until the preceding departing aircraft has crossed…
In recent years, Russia has arrested at least a dozen scientists and physicists on suspicion of high treason. According to the BBC, three out of a dozen have already died in custody but the mystery remains. Last month, elderly Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for treason, the latest of a string of cases against experts working on the science that underpins Russia’s development of hypersonic missiles. In April, renowned Russian scientist Alexander Kuranov received a seven-year sentence in a high-security prison for state treason. The director of the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and…
A 28-year-old Indian-origin man from Punjab’s Ludhiana was shot dead in Surrey, Canada on Friday. The police have taken four suspects under custody and charged them with first-degree murder on Saturday. Investigators say preliminary probe suggests that this was a case of targeted shooting but they are still working to determine the reasons behind Yuvraj Goyal’s killing. All about Yuvraj Goyal: Yuvraj migrated to Canada in 2019 on a student visa and recently obtained his Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) status, marking a significant milestone in his aspirations for a better future. He was working as a sales executive. He hailed from a…
Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for a historic third term on Sunday after being elected the leader of a dozen political parties led by the ruling BJP. He is only the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power for the third consecutive time, though this time he will have to share power with his allies. Among the major BJP allies who have got a ministerial berth are JDU, TDP, Shiv Sena, LJP, and other parties. PM Modi and 71 other ministers took oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. They included 30 cabinet ministers, five…
Taha Shah Badussha, who was declared the national crush of India after his stellar performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut web sseries Heeramandi, opened up about his initial struggling days in the industry. In an interview with The Week, Taha opened up about bagging a film after he chased Karan Johar‘s car on the street. The actor also revealed if quitting films was ever an option for him. Taha told The Week how he once chased Karan Johar’s car, “After the YRF film (Luv Ka The End) finished, I had gotten out and started networking, that’s how I got Gippi.…
Needless to say, housing in Mumbai is extremely expensive, and finding a decent place to rent or buy can be a real headache. Mumbai tops among the most expensive cities in India for accommodation rentals, with prices going through the roof. Recently, an X user shared a post talking about the high prices of rented flats in Mumbai and advised fellow users to reconsider their living arrangements. The user, who goes by the name Vita on X, and identifies as a lawyer, wrote how rent for a month for a 1 BHK at peak locations in Mumbai may range between Rs…