The largest blaze consumed nearly 12,000 acres (4,856 hectares) in Pacific Palisades, a picturesque neighbourhood between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu that is home to many film, television and music stars. “Heartbreaking, devastating, beyond belief,” Shriver, a journalist and the former first lady of California when she was married to former Governor […]
‘Wicked’, the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway smash, earned five nods including for ‘outstanding performance by a cast’ – the top SAG Awards prize – lead actress, supporting actor and actress, and stunt ensemble. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wicked Movie (@wickedmovie) Bob Dylan’s biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ scored […]
The film, touted as a Hindi adaption of the Tamil film ‘Theri,’ managed to earn INR47 crores at the box office against a reported budget of INR160 crores. Despite its release on the Christmas holiday last year, ‘Baby John’ earned just INR12.5 crore, the numbers which declined in the following days at the theatres. Now, […]
The right-handed batter holds the record for achieving the highest-ever rating by an Indian in Test cricket when he achieved a rating of 937 points in 2018. Virat Kohli remained the top batter in Test format for around 13 months and dropped to the second spot in the ICC Test rankings in 2019. In the […]
A huge crowd had gathered to collect entrance tokens to visit the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh when the stampede broke out on Wednesday. “The unfortunate incident… has claimed the lives of six devotees. I pray to god to give peace to the departed souls,” Prem Kumar Jain, spokesman […]
“We agree that we are for the unity and integrity of Syrian territory and reject any division projects that threaten the country’s unity,” the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said in a written statement to AFP. He spoke following a meeting he described as “positive” between Kurdish leaders and the […]
Brent crude settled down 89 cents, or 1.16%, to $76.23 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 93 cents, or 1.25%, to $73.32. Both benchmarks had risen more than 1% earlier in the session. “The oil market is being weighed down by the significant increases in gasoline and diesel inventories that we’ve seen over […]
The iPhone maker last week paid $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged it routinely recorded their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally, and disclosed these conversations to third parties such as advertisers. Voice assistants typically react when people use “hot words” such as “Hey, Siri.” The company denied […]
The issue is expected to dominate discussions at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Special General Meeting on Sunday. Newly appointed BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has reportedly been instructed to deliver a “strict message” to Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar about taking decisive steps toward rejuvenating the team, including potentially phasing out Virat […]
In 2024, Pakistani passport holders had visa-free access to 34 countries. However, in 2025, this number has decreased to 33. The reduction, albeit slight, highlights a persistent decline in the value of Pakistan’s travel documents over the years. Several factors have contributed to the dwindling status of the Pakistani passport: In 2023, Saudi authorities confiscated […]
