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This year’s Cannes Film Festival is extra special for Indian cinema. Reason? Shyam Benegal’s masterpiece Manthan became the only Indian film to be screened at the Cannes Classics section. The movie featured Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Smita Patil, and Amrish Puri. On Friday, the 1976 film premiered at a prestigious gala held at Salle Bunuel. In the pictures from the screening, we can spot Naseeruddin Shah, his wife, actress Ratna Pathak Shah, the late Smita Patil’s son, actor Prateik Babbar, and Verghese Kurien’s daughter, Nirmala Kurien, among other attendees. They all look super excited as they pose for the camera dressed in ethnic…
India has urged citizens in Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors amid attacks on foreign students. The advisory was issued after several Pakistani students were injured in mob violence in their hostel. “We are in touch with our students. The situation is presently calm but students are advised to stay indoors for the moment and get in touch with the Embassy in case of any issue. Our 24×7 contact number is 0555710041,” the Indian Consulate said on X (formerly Twitter). Foreign Minister S Jaishankar also advised students to stay in regular touch with the embassy. “Monitoring the welfare of Indian students in…
In a bid to crack down on scams and hoaxes, the Vatican has released new guidelines for reviewing divine apparitions and visions that state that only the Pope – the head of the Catholic church – can formally label an event as “supernatural.” The document titled “Norms for Proceeding in the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena” gives guidelines to bishops for investigating claims of divine visions and apparitions but clarifies that only the Vatican can decide if the claims are true. Apparitions of the Virgin Mary and weeping statues of Jesus Christ have been reported by Catholic devotees for centuries…
Kareena Kapoor summed up her month so far with some fun pictures on Instagram. She captioned the post, “May-be it’s time for a photo dump” (pun appreciated). The first picture features Kareena posing with husband Saif Ali Khan. The second click features her with Saif and kids Taimur and Jeh. She shared another click of Taimur playing in the house, some pictures of herself tucking into a sundae, snippets from her yoga diaries and a picture-perfect selfie. What’s not to like? Saif Ali Khan’s son (with his ex-wife Amrita Singh) Ibrahim dropped heart emojis in the comments section. Zahan Kapoor…
Paris is planning to require visitors and residents to show a QR code on their phones to enter certain parts of the city for the upcoming Olympic games. This has raised concerns about digital exclusion, as not everyone has a smartphone or the ability to use one, according to The Metro. This is not a new issue. During the pandemic, QR codes were used for things like checking vaccination status and accessing menus at restaurants. This left some people unable to participate in these activities. The trend of using QR codes and apps is continuing. Many restaurants now use QR…
Angry villagers vandalised a police station and set it on fire in Tarabari village of Bihar’s Araria district after a man and his minor ‘wife’ allegedly died by suicide in the police custody. The man married his 14-year-old sister-in-law two days ago after his wife’s death. They were detained by the police on Thursday afternoon as the legal age for women to get married in India is 18. The locals said the man and his wife were detained by the police soon after their marriage, alleging that they died in custody after being beaten up by cops. A CCTV video,…
A large police presence, including armed response units, descended on a Manchester Metropolitan University building yesterday afternoon following a misunderstanding, according to The Manchester Evening News. The incident stemmed from a student leaving a theatre rehearsal carrying a fake sword. A concerned witness reported the sighting to the police, prompting a swift response. “”Armed officers were called to a building on Grosvenor Street this morning after reports were made of a male with a sword in the city centre. After locating the male, the officers found the sword to be a wooden prop designed for theatrical purposes. The incident has…
After his side’s disappointing 18-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya said they did not play good quality cricket on Friday. Hardik scored 16 runs from 13 balls at a strike rate of 123.08 while chasing the 215-run target given by LSG. Speaking after the match, Pandya said his side failed to display a quality performance in the IPL 2024 and it cost them a season. He added it is too early to point out what went wrong for MI. “Quite difficult. Did…
The Israel Defence Forces found the bodies of three hostages who were murdered by Hamas terrorists. Shani Louk (23), Amit Buskila (28), and Itzik Gelenter (53) were kidnapped and killed during the October 7 attack on the Nova Music Festival. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that the three were brutally murdered when they tried to escape during the attack. He said that their bodies were then dragged into the Gaza Strip. Israel had confirmed the death of German-Israeli Louk, a 23-year-old tattoo artist, in late October. A video that circulated on social media at the time showed her half-naked body…
Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians (MI) captain, was penalised Rs. 30 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday night. “As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Pandya was fined Rs. 30 lakh and banned from playing the team’s next match,” the IPL statement read. “The rest of the members of the playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either Rs.12 lakh or…