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Superstar Rajinikanth’s gangster drama ‘Coolie’, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, hit cinemas on 14 August with sky-high expectations. Fans created a festival-like atmosphere across theatres, and the film opened to a bumper start with a massive Rs 65 crore on its first day. Rajinikanth’s craze pulled huge crowds initially, but as the days passed, the box…

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Sergio Gor, the current director of the White House Presidential personnel office, will be the next US ambassador to India and special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs.Trump made the announcement through a post on his social media platform Truth Social. Gor will continue in his…

BHOPAL: Has the curtain finally and quietly come down on a three-decade saga – the elusive plan to bring Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary to Kuno in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh? Likely. Lions may sit at the top of the food chain, but the rumble in the jungle suggests cheetahs have outmanoeuvred them…

SRINAGAR: A National Conference spokesperson caused a stir Friday after asking media houses to use her social media profile picture for quotes and interviews. Ifra Jan also warned of legal action if her “direction” was not followed.Ifra, who belongs to Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah’s party, said a media house used a distorted picture…

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday clarified that no order has been issued to lift the ban on TikTok, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources. “The Government of India has not issued any unblocking order for TikTok. Any such statement/news is false and misleading,” ANI quoted government sources as saying.The clarification came after Chinese apps…

US President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago and New York would be the next major American cities to see intensified federal action against crime, reported news agency AFP.“We’re going to make our cities very, very safe,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I think Chicago will be our next and then we’ll help…

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday announced that Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs on US goods, aligning with Washington’s recent decision to exempt products covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).Speaking a day after a call with US President Donald Trump, PM Carney told reporters that starting September 1, Canada would be “eliminating all Canadian…

NEW DELHI: As the opposition is busy guessing former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s whereabouts, he is keeping himself busy playing table tennis and practicing yoga, news agency PTI reported.Almost a month after he abruptly resigned from his post on the first day of the Monsoon Session, people in the know of his routine said he regularly…

TikTok website is live in India. After a five-year absence, the Chinese short video app TikTok has sparked excitement among its former Indian user base. The platform’s website has become accessible for some users in India, leading to widespread speculation of a potential comeback. However, the app remains unavailable on Google Play Store and App…