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Helen Mirren says Patricia Highsmith's character has been the most challenging role | Hollywood

Parenting is rarely a balanced task, and many households operate with an uneven distribution of responsibilities - often without realising it. A new trending term, passenger parent, is shedding light on this dynamic, especially in heterosexual relationships wh

Iraq's oil exports increased significantly in August and September. This rise followed wide profit margins and Iranian tanker passage approvals

Relationships are rarely black and white; they often sit in the messy middle where love, expectations, and emotional reciprocity intersect. In a recent chat with SMTV, actor Shehnaaz Gill reflected on this complexity, admitting, I have [betrayed someone]

Imagine this: you have just finished two dosas for breakfast, yet your mind is already asking what is for lunch or whether there is something sweet in the kitchen. You are not necessarily physically hungry, but the thought keeps returning

In this animated adventure, Zendaya voices Chi, a feisty duckling who becomes part of an unexpected journey with a carefree goose. Her performance balances Chi's sass with vulnerability, adding warmth to a film that received relatively little attention despite

Maadhav is not getting a routine hero launch with Maremma. The trailer makes it clear that the debutant is stepping into a rooted rural drama built around faith, a sacred bull and a village caught in a serious conflict

Indian energy companies are paying more than $23 per mmbtu for September LNG cargoes, among the highest prices for imports since 2022, as the Iran war disrupts global supplies. GAIL India and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp

Sunny Deol s Batwara 1947 and Emraan Hashmi starrer Awarapan 2 clashed at the theatres, on August 14. As the films complete their first week in theatres, Awarapan 2 has emerged as a clear winner of the box office clash, earning 3 times more than the Partition

The seven-hour Punjab bandh call by the Qoumi Insaaf Morcha from 7 am, demanding the release of Sikh prisoners, received a mixed response across the state on Friday morning, with comparatively scant traffic on roads and markets remaining closed in several part

The 60-day window for the US and Iran to agree on a long-term peace framework expired on Monday. On the ground, however, both sides had shut the window in late June and through July, as they traded strikes

Deepak Mhaske, the new social media in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is from Chhattisgarh s Raipur. He replaces Amit Malviya in the role

The senior-most US military commander in the Middle East, US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper, visited the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Saturday (August 15), amid claims of food shortages, flagging morale, and even suicide attempts on the

MUMBAI: On the morning of Independence Day, hundreds of students thronged the St Xavier s College hall to hear Tukaram Mundhe, the FDA commissioner who has been the cynosure of attention thanks to his sustained drive against defaulting food establishments. As

Italian Proverb of the Day: Silence is worth more than a thousand words explores the power of restraint, reflection and thoughtful communication. The proverb reminds us that silence can sometimes express grief, respect, disagreement or understanding more effec

Tension escalated at the Chandigarh-Mohali border on Saturday as Chandigarh Police used water cannons and tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha from entering the Union Territory to press for the release of Sikh prisoners and 10-day

Three developments in Punjab this week have brought the politics of religion, militancy-era legacies and the Sikh prisoner issue back into the political conversation. The second development was more clearly electoral

Kuwait's oil exports have plummeted due to the ongoing war and Strait of Hormuz closure. The nation faces its biggest crisis since the 1990 invasion, impacting its economy significantly

Curb your expressiveness : This was the suggestion given to both Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal when they were working on Gully Boy and Uri, respectively, to ensure that their characters travelled on screen. In a recent chat, acting coach Atul Mongia spoke ab

Many working mothers continue to face scrutiny for their choices, especially when it comes to balancing career and caregiving. The pressure often comes not just from family or colleagues, but from strangers who believe they know what a good mother should be do

Chandigarh: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to push for a 10-day parole for Beant Singh assassination convict Jagtar Singh Hawara, enabling him to meet his ailing octogenarian mother. The m

There has been a long-standing debate in Bollywood around older actors playing leading hero roles in films. Sunny Deol, 68, is set to essay the main action lead in his upcoming film Batwara 1947 with his son Karan Deol

The development comes amid renewed political focus on the release of Sikh prisoners ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections. Mann had written to the governor on August 8, seeking 10-day parole for Hawara so that he could tend to his aged and ailing mother

US President Donald Trump has extended a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between US ports for 90 days, while tightening the rules amid opposition from shipbuilders. The revised waiver requires individual voyages to

Rani also shared that her parents had imagined a very different future for her. I don t think they even had dreams (for me), she said, adding, At the time we were growing up, it was never really something that occurred to my dad that I was going to work

The Monsoon session of the Indian Parliament is currently in full swing, and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, also a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has often made headlines for her incredible work wardrobe that features a delec

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann s request to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria for 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara to meet his ailing mother has reignited the debate over the release of Bandi Singhs Sikh prisoners whose cases have long been a political an

Lucknow, Veteran actor Akhilendra Mishra says the enduring popularity of memorable characters in Hindi cinema and television has faded because today's films are no longer creating distinct personalities on screen, with most roles beginning to resemble one anot

Nearly 90 companies, including Jio Financial Services, Power Grid Corporation, HPCL, and Hindustan Aeronautics, will turn ex-dividend between August 10 and August 14. Investors holding these shares in their demat accounts on the respective record dates will be

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday wrote to governor Gulab Chand Kataria, seeking 10-day parole for Beant Singh assassination convict Jagtar Singh Hawara to enable him to meet his ailing mother. In his letter, Mann urged the governor, who is also