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Sanjay Gupta calls out smoking imagery in Animal, Dhurandhar and Love & War posters; asks why anti-smoking reels are shown in theatres : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has questioned the continued use of smoking imagery in Bollywood film promotions, pointing to what he sees as a contrast between smoking visuals in posters and the anti-smoking messages audiences are shown in cinemas. On Sunday, September 27, Gupta shared a collage on X featuring Ranbir Kapoor in Animal, Ranveer Singh in […]

India’s Best Dancer Season 5: Raipur’s Ritesh Pal wins the trophy with choreographer Pratik Utekar : Bollywood News

After months of spectacular performances, and unforgettable dance moments to the theme of India Wala Dance on Sony Entertainment Television’s India’s Best Dancer Season 5, Raipur’s Ritesh Pal, together with choreographer Pratik Utekar, crowned the winners of the season. From the very beginning, Ritesh’s journey stood out for his passion, versatility and determination. He consistently […]

Quote of the day by Princess Diana: “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but…” – powerful words on being yourself | World News

Quote of the day by Princess Diana (AP photo) Princess Diana’s words reflect her genuinely independent nature and her willingness to remain true to herself, even when doing so clearly stood apart from what was expected of her public role. “I like to be a free spirit,” she said. “Some don’t like that, but that’s […]

In 1925, a Kansas farm boy built his own telescope from scratch. Five years later, his homemade astronomy led him to discover Pluto |

Long before Clyde Tombaugh was searching the skies from an observatory in Arizona, he was a farm boy trying to make sense of the night above his family’s home. The first telescope he owned was bought from Sears, but it soon failed to satisfy him. By 1925, he was building his own instruments, with help […]

Hunkkaar – The Roar: Old project, new moment; how Aneet Padda’s post-Saiyaara stardom greenlit an archived show : Bollywood News

Before she became an overnight sensation with Mohit Suri’s romantic blockbuster Saiyaara (2025), actor Aneet Padda had already quietly wrapped another project—the socio-thriller Hunkkaar. Long delayed behind studio doors, the series is now finally gearing up for a high-profile digital release, with its official teaser slated to drop today. Hunkkaar – The Roar: Old project, […]

Quote of the day by Lionel Messi: “If I wasn’t paid to be a professional footballer I would…” – famous words reveal why football was always more than just a career | World News

Lionel Messi quotes (Getty Images) Lionel Messi‘s words capture the genuine, deep connection he has always had with football, and the kind of passion that has quietly defined his entire extraordinary career. “Money is not a motivating factor,” he said. “Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being […]

Quote of the day by Christopher Reeve: “The fact that I was in a wheelchair and dependent on others for…” – powerful words on disability and identity | World News

Quote of the day by Christopher Reeve (Image: Wikipedia) Christopher Reeve‘s words speak to identity, courage and the real difference between physical limitation and personal strength. Best known for playing Superman on screen, Reeve became a wheelchair user in 1995 after a horse-riding accident left him paralysed from the neck down. “The fact that I […]

In 1973, Christopher Cadbury funded the £40,000 purchase of a Seychelles island stripped for coconuts and seabird eggs; today over 1 million seabirds breed there each year

For decades, the small island of Aride in the Seychelles was treated less as a wildlife sanctuary and more as a source of income. Its forests were cleared for cultivation, coconut plantations covered parts of the island and its seabirds became a resource that could be harvested. Sooty tern eggs, in particular, were collected in […]

American startup raises $180 million to drill rock over 5km deep to build world’s first superhot geothermal plant at 500 °C

Quaise Energy, an American startup, announced on August 27 the final closing of a $180 million funding round, which included $35 million from Nabors, to finance the Obsidian Project in Oregon, where a microwave gyrotron will create wells in rock between 300 °C and 500 °C to establish the first commercial superhot geothermal plant on […]

Sunil Gavaskar calls for harsher punishment after Ravindra Jadeja’s no-ball woes against Sri Lanka: ‘How about a fine…’

India spinner Ravindra Jadeja has come under scrutiny for bowling repeated no-balls during the recently-concluded Test series against Sri Lanka, with legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar suggesting fines for bowlers committing the offence. Since 2021, Jadeja has bowled more than 85 no-balls in Tests, and this is an issue he is yet to rectify. India […]