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Neha Sharma: Chhath Puja is a feeling that stays with you

India, Nov. 15 -- For actor Neha Sharma, Chhath Puja is more than a festival. "It is an anchor" that keeps her connected to her roots. "What makes it so beautiful and unique is that we worship not jus... Read More


Aliens? Nukes? What the flight!

India, Nov. 15 -- A liens, a cyberattack or another global tech meltdown? As flights across the United States were grounded for over four hours on Friday, November 13, wild theories took off online wh... Read More


Akshay's comedy set for Feb 2027, Varun's horror film for 2028

India, Nov. 15 -- Actor Varun Dhawan is set to explore horror in his second collaboration with Yash Raj Films. Directed by Rocket Boys fame Abhay Pannu, the yet-untitled film marks the production hous... Read More


CBFC is often misunderstood

India, Nov. 15 -- Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who was recently appointed to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), believes the film certification body is often misunderstood. Having joined the ne... Read More


Bollywood's new security blanket: More bouncers

India, Nov. 15 -- R eports of a security advisory asking Bollywood celebrities to avoid public appearances following the firing incident at actor Tiger Shroff's Mumbai residence sparked concern in the... Read More


My dogs will return home, says Sharad Kapoor after viral shelter video

India, Nov. 15 -- A ctor Sharad Kapoor, remembered for his role in the Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer Josh (2000; inset right), has explained why he left his four pet dogs at an ani... Read More


UP to double cash value of gallantry awards, give jobs to martyrs' kin: CM

Meerut, Nov. 15 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced three major measures for serving and retired soldiers and families of martyrs. The measures include doubling the one-time cash r... Read More


Finance firms can't use goons to seize vehicles over loan default: HC

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 15 -- The Allahabad high court recently held that finance companies cannot use goons to seize vehicles over loan default. The court said that a finance company's contractual right to r... Read More


HC upholds dismissal of court employee for manipulating records

PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 15 -- The Allahabad high court recently upheld the dismissal of a court employee found guilty of manipulating a convicted prisoner's age in the judicial record to enable him to claim t... Read More


East UP riverbanks ready for Chhath as devotees observe 36-hour fast

GORAKHPUR, Nov. 15 -- With thousands of devotees expected to gather along riverbanks and other water bodies for the evening Chhath Puja rituals on Sunday, police across eastern Uttar Pradesh stepped u... Read More