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India, Jan. 24 -- 33, actor Why is it that every time we go to the cinema, we're funnelled out the back door at the end? Always down some long flight of stairs, usually dank, dim, and slightly dirty. ... Read More


Play it again, Simran

India, Jan. 24 -- Raj isn't just a name. It's a franchise. SRK has played a Raj at least eight times, but this first one was special: A nod to Raj Kapoor and his musical, romantic grammar. Even the ma... Read More


My heart, your deadline

India, Jan. 24 -- Ah, old movie tropes! Cops would get into NYC taxis and yell, "Follow that car!". Dudes giving CPR to total strangers would yell "Don't you die on me!" Young women had glamorous jobs... Read More


Wait, is this Kolkata?

India, Jan. 24 -- The great misconception about Kolkata is that it is a parochial Bengali town. That's much less true than it was when I lived in the city, and even way back in 1986, Kolkata's food wa... Read More


Carney to Trump: Canada doesn't live because of US

India, Jan. 24 -- The war of words between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and United States President Donald Trump continued on Thursday, as the former pointedly said that his country "doesn't li... Read More


Kavya, Rituraj shine as UP post 327/7 on Day 1

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- Sparkling half centuries by Kavya Teotia and Rituraj Sharma helped favourites Uttar Pradesh off to a fine start against hosts Chhattisgarh in their Elite Group D encounter of the U... Read More


Over 5K challans issued for wrong-side driving

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- The traffic department in UP has intensified road safety enforcement, issuing thousands of challans, not only for helmet and seat-belt violations, but also for wrong-side driving a... Read More


13% spike in road crash deaths in 2025, a blow to 2030 vision

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- Road accidents claimed 27,205 lives in Uttar Pradesh in 2025, an increase of 3,087 deaths or 12.8% over 2024, marking the sharpest annual rise in recent years and dealing a blow to... Read More


'Illegal' mazars on campus: KGMU final notice warns of demolition

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- The King George's Medical University (KGMU) administration has issued a final notice against all shrines (mazars) on its campus, directing their caretakers to remove the "unauthori... Read More


ISRO space & robotics lab coming up in 40 Mahoba govt schools

LUCKNOW, Jan. 24 -- : Thousands of students in rural Mahoba will soon learn about space and robotics as ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC) is now in the advanced stages of establishing labs in 40 ... Read More