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'Sometimes I feel Sumbul's fans are her real parents, I'm just a manager'

India, June 15 -- Actor Sumbul Touqeer's star is on the rise, and her dad, Touqeer Hasan Khan, beams each time he sees her fans showering her with love. "I cannot put this experience into words," says... Read More


Harmonies Redefined: The Trailblazers

India, June 15 -- It begins with Aruna Sairam's voice - deep, resonant, and textured - that does not conform to the sweet, high-pitched ideal often romanticised in Carnatic music. Yet, it's precisely ... Read More


This live-action version doesn't quite soar

India, June 15 -- Director Dean DeBlois returns 15 years after the release of How to Train Your Dragon to adapt it for a new generation. In a dragon-ravaged Viking village, a misfit teen named Hiccup ... Read More


Can love survive capitalism? Celine Song's Materialists has thoughts

India, June 15 -- Director: Celine Song Cast: Dakota Johnson; Chris Evans; Pedro Pascal Stars: 3/5 Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from HT City.... Read More


This fixer's tale delivers on drama, but lacks storytelling depth

India, June 15 -- Rana Naidu is the number one fixer for the who's who - on the speed dial of every famous celebrity. If he's based on someone real, chances are 99% of us would never know, because peo... Read More


Lotus to bloom across the country in coming decades, says Shah

Bhopal, June 15 -- The following decades will see the lotus, the Bharatiya Janata Party's election symbol, bloom across the country, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday at a training progra... Read More


S.I.T. questions ex-intel chief in phone tapping case in t'gana

Hyderabad, June 15 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Telangana police on Saturday questioned former Special Intelligence Bureau chief T Prabhakar Rao, the prime accused in the telephone t... Read More


Tourist spots to reopen in phases, says J&K Guv

Srinagar, June 15 -- Weeks after nearly 50 tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir were closed due to security reasons in view of the April 22 Pahalgam attack, they will now be reopened in a phased ... Read More


4 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in m.p.

Bhopal, June 15 -- At least four Maoists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials aware of the matter said, adding that the op... Read More


Have you been paying attention this week?

India, June 15 -- THE WEEK THAT WAS Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times.... Read More