Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to a year in prison by an Iranian court, alongside a travel ban, for allegedly producing propaganda against the political system. The ruling came as Panahi’s latest film, It Was Just an Accident, was being celebrated at a major awards ceremony in the United States. Panahi, 65, was … Read more
A council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother’s wishes. Islington Council faced a legal challenge by one of its residents after it arranged for her eight-month-old daughter to receive routine vaccinations while the child was in its care. The mother, known only as Ms S, had refused the … Read more
Intense competition between teams participating in the Champions Boat League on river Chaliyar at Feroke, Kozhikode, on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Azhikodan Achamthuruthi boat club turned out to be the winners in the third season of the Champion’s Boat League (CBL) held at Feroke in Kozhikode on Sunday (October 12, 2025), under the … Read more
This week’s SmackDown dropped live from the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France, setting the stage for Clash in Paris this Sunday while also serving up a binge-worthy session, which was streamed on Netflix in select international regions. The show was packed with action, featuring key title bouts, high-stakes matches, and storyline fireworks that had the … Read more
India continued its medal-winning spree at the Asian Athletics Championships. On Day 4 of the continental track and field meet, the nation secured three gold medals, bringing its total to 18 and firmly consolidating its position in second place on the medal table, behind China. The highlight of the day came when 18-year-old Pooja set … Read more
Lucknow: Class X student Visharad Upadhyay, who created an AI model to detect and classify spinal lesion using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), won Rs 1.5 lakh in Hackofiesta 6.0 organised by UP govt and IIIT Lucknow, on Wednesday. Student of Kendra Vidyalaya Gomtinagar, Visharad said, “Spinal lesions are difficult to detect in X-rays with human … Read more
Manohara K., director of Mikka Bannada Hakki, receiving the award at the valedictory function of BIFFes in Bengaluru on Saturday. Theatre personality Arundhati Nag received the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Shabana Azmi. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Humans in the Loop, a Hindi film that blends the themes of AI and humanity, … Read more
