By K J M Varma Beijing, March 5 China on Thursday hiked its defence budget to about 1.91 trillion yuan (USD 277 billion), an increase of seven per cent from last year in yuan terms, as part of its efforts to ramp up rapid modernisation of armed forces to catch up with the US military. […]
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Hyderabad, March 5 Actor-couple Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda hosted a grand reception for family, friends and industry colleagues. The two stars tied the knot on February 26 in a private ceremony at a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Udaipur. The reception, held at hotel Taj Krishna on Wednesday evening, was attended by a […]
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Mumbai, March 5 Actor Rajshri Deshpande on Wednesday revealed she has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and said she is now recovering well following a successful surgery. The actor, known for her critically acclaimed work in “Sacred Games” and “Trial by Fire”, shared the news in a post on Instagram alongside a photo from […]
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New Delhi, March 3 Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has marked the occasion of Holika Dahan and expressed hope for the “triumph of good over evil” amid ongoing global conflicts. The actor took to Instagram Stories to share a photograph from Holika Dahan custom, observed a day before the festival of colours. In a note accompanying […]
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Mumbai, March 3 Filmmaker Vipul Shah says he felt compelled to make a sequel to “The Kerala Story”, his controversial 2023 movie about religious conversion, as he wanted to expose a “much larger evil” that extends beyond Kerala and across the country. The sequel, titled “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond”, hit theatres last week […]
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Bhopal, March 3 Hindi film “Shatak: Sangh Ke 100 Varsh (2026)”, which documents the 100-year journey of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has been declared entertainment tax-free in Madhya Pradesh by the state’s BJP government. The government on Monday declared the film tax-free for promoting the tradition of national service and values, which the RSS […]
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Mumbai, March 2 Streaming service Prime Video on Monday announced that the third season of its acclaimed Hindi drama series “Aspirants”, produced by The Viral Fever (TVF), will premiere on the platform on March 13. Actors Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Singh Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal, Sunny Hinduja, Namita Dubey, and Tengam Celine reprise their roles from previous […]
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Mumbai, March 2 Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar says he never planned an acting career, but once he discovered theatre, his passion grew so deep that he no longer turns down a compelling role — whether on stage or in a film. It all started with amateur one-act plays in 1975, said the actor-director, adding that his […]
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Mumbai, February 28 Producer Vipul Shah on Friday said “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond” does not portray Kerala or its people in a negative light, hours after the Kerala High Court paved the way for the film’s release. A division bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan stayed a single judge’s […]
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Kochi, February 27 The Kerala High Court on Friday paved the way for the release of ‘The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond’ film by staying the single judge order which had put on hold the movie’s screening by 15 days. A bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan passed the interim order on […]
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