Ayan Mukerji’s much-awaited action thriller ‘War 2’ promises to be a high-octane spectacle, loaded with breathtaking visuals and adrenaline-fueled moments. Featuring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, the film has already built major anticipation, especially for the duo’s intense face-off. Jr NTR, making his much-anticipated Bollywood debut, is reportedly the highest-paid star in the film. Trade … Read more
The house of an alleged drug smuggler being razed in Bathinda on June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Even as the Punjab Cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval for the constitution of the high-powered cabinet sub-committee to intensify the ‘War on Drugs’ program, the Congress party came down heavily on the ruling Aam Aadmi … Read more
PMK founder S. Ramadoss addresses PMK cadre at a meeting in Salem with his son Anbumani Ramadoss sitting next to him. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In 2011, during the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader S. Ramadoss visited DMK leader M. Karunanidhi at his Gopalapuram residence to … Read more
A serviceman from the mobile air defence unit of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a Browning machine gun towards a Russian drone during an overnight shift, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, June 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack … Read more
When we talk about non-nuclear bombs, there is perhaps nothing that comes close to the US Air Force’s GBU-57, a 12-tonne monster also known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). It’s the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal. But this isn’t your typical explosive. The MOP isn’t designed to flatten buildings. It’s designed … Read more
Ethar Shalaby BBC News Arabic Noura’s family archive Noura and Mohamed at their home in Gaza City before the war began, where they hoped to raise a family “My nerves are shattered,” says Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian woman, explaining that she has been “left with nothing”. After years of IVF treatment, she became pregnant in … Read more
A man inspects his house that was damaged by cross-border shelling, in Kotmaira village along the Line of Control in Akhnoor Sector, J&K | Photo Credit: Channi Anand The military escalation between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam massacre has been accompanied by a barrage of misinformation and disinformation. Data shows that concerned citizens, particularly … Read more
The Russian embassy in New Delhi has invited former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to a reception. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Russian embassy in New Delhi has invited former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to a reception in recognition of his late father Biju Patnaik’s heroics on the Eastern Front during World War II, which … Read more
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s cinema is not easy. The grandeur is mesmerising and so are the performances, which are often challenged by Bhansali’s ever-changing story and directions on the sets. However, his next, ‘Love & War’, seems like a delicious combination of his signature filmmaking style and the number-churning ability of the stars he has cast … Read more
Indian Army jawans perform during ‘Military Tattoo’ practice event ahead of the Vijay Diwas celebrations to commemorate the 53rd Vijay Diwas in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo Credit: PTI Eight Indian military veterans of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War reached Dhaka while eight officers of Bangladesh Army arrived in Kolkata to join the Vijay Diwas celebrations … Read more