VATICAN CITY: The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica, escorted by a procession of solemn cardinals and Swiss Guards. Pallbearers carried the simple wooden coffin on their shoulders through the Vatican’s archway gates leading out into St. […]
Television actor Lalit Manchanda, known for his roles in popular shows such as Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, India’s Most Wanted, Crime Patrol, Maryada, Jhansi Ki Rani, and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, has tragically died by suicide in Meerut. Reports indicate that he took this drastic step due to severe financial difficulties. Taarak Mehta […]
New Delhi: Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming film is inspired by the 1985 Shah Bano Vs Ahmed Khan case. On the 40th Anniversary of the landmark judgement, the makers announced that the high-octane drama has wrapped up the shoot of their film. For the unversed, Shah Bano was a towering presence in the fight […]
Former cricketer Shreevats Goswami has urged the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) to bring an end to all cricketing ties with Pakistan in the wake of the terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam. As many as 26 people have been confirmed dead in the heinous attack on innocent tourists perpetrated by […]
One of Bengaluru’s oldest choirs, The Cecilian Choir, will perform for a fundraiser in Bengaluru. Titled Memories Are Made of This, it is a fundraiser for St. Joseph’s University Scholarship Programs. The Cecilian Choir was started in 1982 by a group of musicians under the leadership of Reverend Dr Theodore Pereira. This year, the concert […]
A still from season 2 of ‘Andor’ | Photo Credit: JioHotstar One of the clever things Tony Gilroy has done (and he has done many with this extraordinary show) with Andoris in the name. When you name a show after a character, you expect it to be about that character. And while Andor is about […]
New Delhi: Actor Jaaved Jaaferi’s X account was hacked earlier this month. The cybercriminal, who took over the account, shared a post on the actor’s page on Tuesday. He wrote, “Jaaved Jaaferi, DM [direct message] me here to give your account back.” Jaaved Jaaferi dm me here to give your account back. — Jaaved Jaaferi […]
Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Chunky Panday, Dino Morea, Sakshi Tanwar, Sumukhi Suresh, Kavya Trehan, Vihaan Samat, Lisa Mishra, Udit Arora and others attended the trailer launch of the Netflix show The Royals at a studio in Mumbai. The setup was interesting. Instead of actors being on stage and facing the journalists on the floor, this time […]
New Delhi: Hindi cinema has been going through a rough phase where more flops are registered at the box office than hits for some time now. Compared with regional films, Hindi films have failed to make a mark in terms of box office numbers and footfalls in cinema in recent time. Acknowledging the situation, Aamir […]
Cory Michael Smith, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman and Ramy Youssef in a still from ‘Mountainhead’ | Photo Credit: Max HBO has released the first trailer for Mountainhead, the upcoming film from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, set to premiere May 31 on Max. The film stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef […]
