Chennai, June 20 (BPNS) Noted director Lokesh Kanakaraj’s action entertainer ‘Vikram’, featuring actors Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, has now smashed all existing box-office records in Tamil Nadu, grossing Rs 155 crore in just 17 days in the state. Veteran entertainment industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai on Monday tweeted, “It can be confirmed that […]
London, June 20 (IANS) Former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova has said that it would be very difficult for the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams to win Wimbledon again after being absent from the WTA tour for nearly 12 months. The 40-year-old Serena announced her intention to play the third major of the year […]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a startling revelation in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, Delhi Police said on Monday that the assailants would have used grenades to kill the singer in case the guns didn’t work. “The shooters had kept grenades as a back-up plan in case the guns didn’t work,” Special Commissioner of Police […]
Mumbai, June 20 (BPNS) In another jolt for the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra after the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, the opposition BJP managed to get its ‘extra’ contestant elected as MLC, trouncing the Congress’ first preference candidate Chandrakant Handore, here late on Monday. The BJP’s prayers for a ‘political miracle’ seemed to […]
London, June 20 (IANS) Just days after saying that the Covid lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated from China’s infamous Wuhan lab, according to a report. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the most likely explanation was […]
Dr. R. Subramony/ Madurai In 1914, when Richards met Sri Aurobindo, they decided to launch a philosophical magazine, Arya, it was decided to give to the world a grand synthesis of knowledge and yogic experiences. It would also contain Sri Aurobido’s Vision of the future. The decision was taken on 1 June. The first monthly […]
Lahore, June 20 (BPNS) The England men’s cricket team looks all set to tour Pakistan in the second week of September to play seven T20I matches, according to a media report in Pakistan. According to a report by television channel Samaa, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are in […]
Chennai, June 20 ( BPNS) Cinematographer Thamizh A Azhagan, who impressed industry pundits by shooting Venkat Prabhu’s Tamil film ‘Manmatha Leelai’ in just 18 days, is yet again in the spotlight for his excellent work in the recently released Nayanthara-starrer ‘O2’. The movie, directed by G.S. Viknesh, has been receiving appreciation ever since it released […]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday delisted 111 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to fulfil mandatory requirements. It said it has evidence of serious financial impropriety, wilful attempts for tax evasion, and other illegal financial activities against them amounting to fraudulent use of privileges and public trust available to […]
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Special Cell of Delhi Police said on Monday that it has arrested three persons — two main shooters and their facilitator — who were involved in the brutal killing of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala. The two accused shooters, identified as Priyavrat […]
