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The Karnataka High Court has cleared the way for Ajay Devgn’s new film Maidaan after it was stayed by a Mysore court. The high court ruled in favour of the film after its makers appealed the lower court’s order which stayed the film from releasing in any language or form, including on OTT. On Thursday, Bar and Bench shared that the Karnataka High Court had cleared Maidaan for release in the state – the film has been accused of plagiarism by a scriptwriter who claimed to have written the story of Maidaan some years ago. Maidaan is already in theatres…
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan has made an impressive mark at the box office on its opening day. According to a Sacnilk report, the action-packed film collected ₹15.50 crore (across all languages) on day 1. The Ali Abbas Zafar directorial features Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in lead roles. Manushi Chhillar and Alaya Furniturewala are also part of the project. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’s storyline revolves around Captain Firoz (Bade Miyan) and Captain Rakesh (Chote Miyan) who are up against a villainous scientist-entrepreneur portrayed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. The action-packed film has been jointly produced by Ali Abbas Zafar and Jackky Bhagnani under the banner of Pooja Entertainment and…
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that the minimum income threshold required to sponsor a family member’s visa in the country has been increased, as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to cut down immigration levels. Effective immediately, the income benchmark has been increased from 18,600 pounds to 29,000 pounds – an increase of more than 55 per cent – with a subsequent increase to 38,700 pounds slated for early next year. “Today’s change comes as the Home Secretary meets his commitment to implement his major package of reforms to the immigration system within weeks of announcing them -…
In an unprecedented leap towards the stars, pilot Gopichand Thotakura is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist. Selected as part of the elite crew for Blue Origin’s New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission, Mr Thotakura will make a journey beyond the Earth’s atmosphere along with five other candidates. Gopichand Thotakura, an entrepreneur and pilot, joins a distinguished lineup of 31 candidates who have flown beyond the Karman line, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. A connoisseur of the skies since his youth, Mr Thotakura’s passion for flight saw him defy conventional norms, learning…
A 20-year-old student allegedly died by suicide at IIT Guwahati, police said on Friday. The first year BTech was found dead in his hostel room on Wednesday night. Sources told NDTV that student’s body was found by security guards on Wednesday night while his roommate was away. A note was also recovered from his room and has been sent for forensic analysis, police said. The family of the student, who was from Bihar, has demanded a probe into his death alleging negligence by the institute. The post mortem examination of the body is being conducted, police said, adding that they…
Stunt sequences on the big screen have never been so drearily monotonous. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, directed and co-written by Ali Abbas Zafar, has a surfeit of explosive action. The string of loud and flashy set pieces leaves no room for anything else at all. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is all clones, cliches and cacophony. They compete with each other to be seen and heard above the din in a cauldron in which crass excess is the norm.Akshay Kumar, who is obviously the Bade Miyan of the title, Captain Firoz alias Freddy, goes meta for a brief moment. Iss khel…
More than 200 women and several men have signed onto a lawsuit claiming that a Boston-based doctor performed inappropriate physical examinations on them that weren’t medically necessary. According to NBC Boston, the suit alleges that Dr Derrick Todd, who worked as a rheumatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital until his departure in July last year, performed unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations and rectal examinations on patients. It also alleges that Todd began abusing patients in 2010. The lawsuit has been filed in Massachusetts’ Suffolk Superior Court. Apart from Todd, the suit also accuses several dozen other defendants,…
Stunt sequences on the big screen have never been so drearily monotonous. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, directed and co-written by Ali Abbas Zafar, has a surfeit of explosive action. The string of loud and flashy set pieces leaves no room for anything else at all. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is all clones, cliches and cacophony. They compete with each other to be seen and heard above the din in a cauldron in which crass excess is the norm. Akshay Kumar, who is obviously the Bade Miyan of the title, Captain Firoz alias Freddy, goes meta for a brief moment. Iss…
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru side, just like previous years in the IPL, has had a blow hot, blow cold season so far in the IPL 2024. There is a severe lack of consistency as they find themselves in the bottom half of the table. Barring Virat Kohli, none of the other batters have looked like going big on a regular basis. The bowling has not been terrific either. It has put RCB in a situation where the side is not cruising like sides such as Rajasthan Royals and SunRisers Hyderabad. (IPL 2024 Points table) Former Indian cricket team star Harbhajan…
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, known for his influential presence on the internet, never ceases to amaze us with his social media posts. He often shares fascinating and inspirational stories that pique the interest of his 11 million followers. This time, Mr Mahindra was left impressed with the newly inaugurated Thalassery-Mahe national highway bypass in the south. “Like a skyscraper lying down flat on its side,” the business tycoon wrote while sharing a stunning picture of the 18.6 kilometres six-lane bypass. “At first it looked like a concrete imposition on the natural landscape. But it has its own aesthetic. And…