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Aided by an exquisitely skilful performance from Rajkummar Rao – this despite the fact that the actor has to push himself to the limits to come across as a teenager and a twentysomething – Srikanth isn’t an average Bollywood biopic. It seldom takes recourse to overt melodrama to showcase the magnitude of the visually impaired protagonist’s achievements.Directed by Tushar Hiranandani, who has two well received biographical works behind him (the sports drama Saand Ki Aankh and the web series Scam 2003), Srikanth narrates the incredible true story of industrialist Srikanth Bolla, who made his way out of poverty, went to…
The Biden administration’s top diplomat in New Delhi on Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better than the Americans. At an event organised here by the Council on Foreign Relations, a top American think-tank, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told the audience he was confident that “10 years from now India is going to be a vibrant democracy as it is today in terms of free and fair elections”. “Again there’s things that probably are worse and there’s things that are better. They have a…
The Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru contest in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Thursday had Virat Kohli written all over it. From scoring a match-winning 47-ball 92 to producing fireworks on the field with brilliant catches and run-outs, Kohli was all over the game. As emotionally charged as Virat is, the RCB stalwart also made sure he gave it back to PBKS batter Rilee Rossouw after the latter’s dismissal in the match. Kohli’s manner of celebrating the South African’s wicket was quite unique, as he decided to do that in his opponent’s style while giving a fiery…
Virat Kohli – that was the flavour of Thursday evening in Dharamshala as the former Indian cricket team captain stamped his class throughout an IPL 2024 match. First, he scored a 47-ball 92 to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru score 241/7 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings. Then he was electric on the field, as he affected one of the best runouts of the IPL 2024. And it helped, RCB deal a major blow to PBKS by dismissing their most in-form batter, Shashank Singh. Kohli’s brilliance singlehandedly earned RCB the wicket as Shashank Singh fell short by inches. Kohli ran quite…
The US has been engaging China at a high level in recent months to stabilise bilateral ties but seeks to set the terms for this. China has been playing hard to get and wants to create an impression that it is the US that is taking the initiatives to engage. It wants to preserve a psychological edge in this diplomatic engagement, consistent with its ‘Middle Kingdom’ complex. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China last month seems to align with the American belief that it still has a strong hand to play. China, however, believes that this is…
The Lucknow Super Giants had one forgettable night in the IPL on Wednesday. They got thrashed by 10 wickets as SunRisers Hyderabad batters Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma launched a never-seen-before attack. They chased down a target of 166 in just 58 balls. This was the fastest successful chase for any 100+ target in the IPL. Head finished on 89* off 30 balls with a strike-rate of 296.67 while Sharma finished on 75* in 28 balls with a strike-rate of 267.86. Compared to them, there was another senior batter in the rival camp, who looked quite subdued. The veteran India batter,…
A criminal case has been registered against a schoolteacher in Godhra in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district and two others for their alleged involvement in trying to help six candidates appearing for the NEET-UG competitive exam by promising to solve their papers for a sum of Rs 10 lakh each, police said on Thursday. The racket was unearthed at a Godhra school designated as a centre for the NEET-UG exam held on Sunday for entrance to medical colleges after the district collector received a tip-off that some persons were involved in malpractice, according to an FIR. ALSO READ: MBBS Student Appears As…
Rejecting international pressure to halt the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that if “forced,” Israel will “stand alone” in its war against Hamas. Netanyahu spoke after President Joe Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for Israel’s long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. “As the Prime Minister of Israel, the one and only Jewish State, I pledge here today, from Jerusalem, on this Holocaust Remembrance Day, if Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone. But we know we are not alone, because countless decent people around the…
Stating that the investigation into the alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is an ongoing legal matter, the US State Department said it “won’t speak” until “allegations are proved” before a jury. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is an India-designated terrorist who holds American and Canadian citizenship. “There’s a publicly returned indictment that contains alleged facts or allegations. Until they’re proven before a jury that anyone can go and read, I won’t speak to them here because, of course, it’s an ongoing legal matter, and I’ll leave it at that,” spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a State Department…
In a twist to the sex video scandal in Karnataka involving JDS MP Prajwal Revanna, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Thursday that one of the woman complainants in the case has claimed that she was forced by a group of people claiming to be cops to lodge a false complaint after being threatened with harassment. Taking a cue from the NCW’s allegation, former Chief Minister and JDS state President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday night accused the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case of threatening the victims with prostitution to extract false statements. The SIT officers are…