Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane (ANI Photo) Former India cricketer and commentator Murali Kartik has backed Ajinkya Rahane as the best captain of IPL 2026, praising the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper for guiding a depleted squad through a difficult campaign and keeping them in playoff contention until the final day of the league stage.KKR…
Ismail Ponnan Ibrahim Kutty, Kerala man, killed in Sharjah after TikTok dispute turned into fatal attack. An Indian expatriate was killed in Sharjah after an alleged dispute linked to TikTok escalated into a deadly confrontation, prompting police to arrest multiple suspects.The victim, identified as Ismail Ponnan Ibrahim Kutty, 40, was a native of Kerala and…
He came to India as a student from Lagos seven years ago, fell in love with Bollywood through ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, and built a million-follower Instagram empire on the strength of his Hindi, humour, and cultural fluency. Now, Agu Stanley Chiedozie known online as Istanboss, is making his mainstream Bollywood debut in Anurag Kashyap‘s crime…
Kuldeep Yadav (Photo by @BCCI on X) NEW DELHI: India spinner Kuldeep Yadav says his attention is firmly on Test cricket as he prepares to spearhead the team’s spin attack in the one-off Test against Afghanistan.Despite a disappointing IPL 2026 campaign with Delhi Capitals, where he picked up only 10 wickets and the team missed…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Marjane Satrapi, best known for her films such as ‘The Gang of the Jotas’ and ‘Dear Paris,’ as well as for her book, such as the ‘Persepolis’ series, has passed away. The novelist and film director was 56 at the time of her passing. Marjane Satrapi…
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Peddi’ has sparked massive backlash within hours of its release. Fans are calling out the film for reducing Janhvi’s character to an object of male desire, with many also questioning the censorship board’s silence over her degrading portrayal on screen. Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor‘s ‘Peddi’ has been out for…
Chinese authorities are further restricting any public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blocking families of victims from visiting graves and intensifying efforts to erase the event from public memory, on the 37th anniversary of the military action.Police told relatives of victims that they would not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing…
For someone who has always prioritised fitness, Rakul Preet Singh never imagined that a routine gym session would leave her unable to move freely for weeks. The actress recently revisited the painful chapter while appearing with husband Jackky Bhagnani on Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi‘s talk show ‘Double Date’.During the conversation with Neha Dhupia and…
Indian techie says though his company applied for his Green Card in 2017, he sees himself eventually returning to India. (Photo: Seattle Times) When President Donald Trump announced the $100,000 fee for H-1Bs last September, Indian techie Abhishek Abhyankar was in India for his wedding. At that time, it was not immediately clear who will…
As discussions around the soaring budgets of upcoming big-ticket films continue to dominate headlines, actor Manoj Bajpayee has weighed in on the trend, calling it nothing more than a publicity strategy.The actor recently shared his views during a conversation when he was asked about the buzz surrounding the reported budgets of Ranbir Kapoor‘s Ramayana and…