VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Thursday opened the most solemn period of Holy Week with a recovering Pope Francis largely on the sidelines, as cardinals were designated to take his place presiding over the most important liturgical services leading up to Easter. The 88-year-old Francis was a no-show at Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s […]
‘Parishvanga Pattabhishekam’ performed by the students of Anita Guha. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Over the years, the Ramayana has been reimagined and reinterpreted by various dancers and choreographers, reflecting the richness and complexity of the classic. As part of Rama Navami celebrations, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan had organised the dance-drama ‘Parishvanga Pattabhishekam’ by students […]
Is regret setting in among Trump supporters? Not really, says CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten, who pushed back against the growing narrative that 2024 Trump voters are having second thoughts.Citing new polling data from YouGov, Enten revealed that only 2% of Republican voters say they would vote differently in a hypothetical rematch between Donald […]
From ‘Meanwhile Elsewhere’ staged at Natarani in Ahmedabad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement That you get a reality check while watching Yadavan Chandran’s ‘Meanwhile Elsewhere’ is true, that you question the meaning of life and death, attachment and detachment, is a given too. But, what does not happen after watching it is you walking out […]
Did you know that the city of Basel, Switzerland with a population of around 1,75,000 people has 37 museums? A similar city division in India, such as Bandra East, Mumbai has that many people. Upmarket Bandra however has no museums and the city, barely a handful. India has a slew of mega museums on the […]
BEIRUT: Former Lebanese interior minister appeared in court Thursday for the first time before a judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion, a judicial source told AFP.The catastrophic blast on August 4, 2020 — one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history — devastated large parts of Beirut, killing more than 220 people and injuring […]
Mumbai: Adarsh Gourav, who will be seen sharing screen space with Shanaya Kapoor in Tu Yaa Main, said that the director Bejoy Nambiar’s vision for the upcoming film is intense and unpredictable. Adarsh’s latest projects include Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s film Super Boys of Malegaon & Kho Gaye Hum Kahan , and Raj & […]
Producer Kalaipuli S Thanu (centre) with actor Suriya and director Vetri Maaran. | Photo Credit: the Vcreations/X Vaadivaasal, the long-awaited film starring Suriya and directed by Vetri Maaran, is set to go on floors soon. Kalaipuli S Thanu, the producer of the movie, told The Hindu that the film will get rolling from June, 2025. […]
Soha Ali Khan spoke about facing online trolling over her interfaith marriage with Kunal Kemmu. She shared that as a Muslim, she often gets questioned about her faith whenever she posts photos celebrating Diwali or Holi. Trolls ask her how many rozas she observes during Ramzan. While Soha mentioned that these remarks don’t affect her, […]
New Delhi: Exes Eijaz Khan and Pavitra Punia are all set to reunite for a project, more than a year after their break-up. The couple, who parted ways in September 2023, will now feature in a short film titled Naffs, produced by actor Dalljiet Kaur. In a conversation with the Hindustan Times, Eijaz shared that […]
