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Hyderabad: Just hours before the premieres tonight, September 24, the Telangana High Court suspended the government order that allowed higher ticket prices and special benefit shows for Pawan Kalyan’s new film OG. This sudden decision has left fans and theatre owners confused, as many tickets were already sold at the higher rates. What the suspended order said The government order, issued on September 19, allowed benefit show tickets at Rs 800 for September 24. It also permitted a temporary hike from September 25 to October 4, with Rs 277 in single screens and Rs 445 in multiplexes. Now, with the…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday called off his 15-day hunger strike as the movement for statehood for Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule took a violent turn with the BJP office and several vehicles set on fire and hundreds of people taking to the streets. **EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA VIDEO** Leh: Security personnel try to stop agitators amid a protest and shutdown, in Leh, Ladakh, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The protest was held in support of the demand to advance the proposed talks with the Centre on extension of Sixth Schedule as well as statehood to Ladakh.(PTI Photo)(PTI09_24_2025_000162A) **EDS:…
Mumbai: As his film “Sam Bahadur” was honoured with the Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values at the 71 National Film Awards, Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal, who played the titular role is all hearts. Vicky took to Instagram stories, where he shared a video of Meghna Gulzar receiving the honour at the award event held in the National Capital on September 23. For the caption, Vicky dropped three heart emojis and wrote: “#sambahadur at National Awards.” Sam Bahadur is a biographical war drama film based on the life of India’s first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw. It is…
Mumbai: The finale episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix turned into a laughter-packed affair as Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar joined host Kapil Sharma and Archana Puran Singh. Known for his quick wit, Akshay shared light-hearted moments with the duo, keeping fans entertained throughout the episode. The trio’s conversation spanned Kapil’s busy schedule to Archana’s paycheck after the show shifted to Netflix. Akshay fondly recalled Kapil’s early days, when he would perform up to 80 shows a season, and jokingly suggested that the shorter 10-episode run this season might have impacted Archana’s remuneration, sparking laughter and curiosity among…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to create a dedicated online portal under the aegis of the home ministry to trace missing children and investigate such cases. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan underlined the lack of coordination among police authorities entrusted with the job of tracing missing children in states and union territories in the country. The court said the portal could have a dedicated officer from each state who could be the in charge of missing complaints besides disseminate information. The top court outlined the need for a “coordinated effort”…
By Bastine Suman Rodrigues Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoo Park (NZP) is set to welcome new attractions after several years, including a mandrill from Jamshedpur, Hoolock Gibbons from Nagaland, and Zebras from Gujarat. These animals are being brought to the zoo as part of an inter-zoo exchange program, which is likely to be completed in a period of a few months from now. As a part of the exchange, the NZP will send an African Lion to the Tata Zoological Park, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, in exchange for the Mandrill. The Mandrills, the world’s largest Old World monkeys, are native to west central…
Hyderabad: Debut actress Imanvi Esmail, set to star opposite Prabhas in Fauji, recently faced a social media storm. After the tragic terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, rumors surfaced online linking her family to the Pakistan Army. The claims spread quickly, leading to calls for her removal from the film. Imanvi firmly denied the allegations in a heartfelt post. She expressed condolences to the victims and strongly condemned the violence. Calling the stories “falsehoods by online trolls,” she clarified that no one in her family has ever had ties to the Pakistani military. She also criticized some media…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) is set to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) across its operations, from monitoring employee health and predicting bus demands to enhance staff performance and reducing costs. The corporation has partnered with Hans Equity Partners LLP which will offer technical expertise, skills and strategies to ensure smooth implementation of the project across all depots. A dedicated team has also been established within TGSRTC, which Hans Equity Partners will train for the utilisation of AI. Also ReadTGSRTC to introduce WhatsApp ticketing, digital bus passes soon A pilot project was rolled out in six depots, where 40,000…
New Delhi: Biennial elections to fill four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, which have been lying vacant since 2021, will be held on October 24, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. Separately, Rajya Sabha bypoll to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of AAP member from Punjab Sanjeev Arora will also be held on October 24. He had resigned following his election to the Punjab assembly. His Rajya Sabha term was to otherwise end on April 9, 2028. Also ReadAadhaar should be integrated with chips to ensure fair elections: Akhilesh The Rajya Sabha elections for the four…
Patna: Setting the tone for the Bihar poll campaign, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the BJP has “mentally retired” Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and considers him to be a “liability”, while claiming that the upcoming assembly elections will mark the beginning of the end of the Modi government’s “corrupt rule” at the Centre. In his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here, Kharge launched a frontal attack on the BJP over a host of issues such as alleged “vote chori, economic slowdown, unemployment, social polarisation and targeting and weakening of autonomous constitutional institutions”. Kharge also…