Toy Story 5 and Taylor Swift The news of Taylor Swift joining the ‘Toy Story’ franchise with an original song of her own was not enough, as fans blazed about the star at the animated film’s premiere. Swift ended up showing up in her fangirl persona as she could not control herself while meeting Tom…
Jaipur: With urban local body and panchayat elections on the horizon, long-awaited political appointments in the state are expected to gather pace as BJP seeks to balance regional and social representation while accommodating party leaders awaiting key assignments.Despite being in power for more than two-and-a-half years, the ruling party has made only a limited number…
Mohali: Mohali mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana Friday assured traders that the MC would address market-related issues, reiterating a focus on improving civic infrastructure and services.At a Traders’ Association meeting in Phase 7, Samana said he was touring areas to gather grievances and suggestions, adding that feedback would aid balanced, need-based development.Senior deputy mayor RP Sharma,…
LdnaThis heavily industrialised city has been selected for a five-crore rupee (AUD $895,000) federal climate pilot project designed to combat the rising threat of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.Ludhiana is one of 12 major urban centres chosen under the central government’s AMRUT 2.0 reforms, an initiative aimed at reshaping rapidly growing cities into heat-resilient,…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah is going through a lean phase with the ball. In IPL 2026, the star pacer has gone five matches without a wicket – an unusual return for someone known to dismantle batting line-ups with his pace and precision. In the match against Punjab Kings on Thursday,…
Lucknow: A one-act play, ‘Hey Handsome’, was staged at the Balraj Sahni auditorium on Monday.The play, organised by Sambhav Seva Samiti, marked the culmination of the organisation’s 30-day theatre workshop.Written by Jaivardhan and directed by Suryansh Saxena, the play highlighted the loneliness faced by elderly people, particularly widows and widowers, and their need for companionship.Addressing…
18-year-old Intermediate student allegedly threw her newborn from her college washroom (AI-generated image used for representation purposes) HYDERABAD: A murder case was registered against an Intermediate student after she allegedly threw her newborn baby from the second-floor washroom of her college building in Golconda on Tuesday.Local police said the 18-year-old girl developed labour pain early…
Malayalam film Balan: The Boy is set for a market screening at the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival on May 14. Directed by Chidambaram, best known for Manjummel Boys, and written by Jithu Madhavan, the film brings together two distinctive voices in Malayalam cinema.Backed by Bengaluru-based KVN Productions and Thespian Films, Balan:…
(Representative image) | Baloch activists join London Kashmir march, call for united stand against rights abuses in Pakistan Baloch activists gathered in Bremen, Germany, to protest against what they described as a worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, accusing Pakistani authorities of enforced disappearances, custodial killings and collective punishment. Organised by the Baloch…
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India NEW DELHI: State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is engaging with key financial regulators, including RBI and Sebi, to expand the availability of long-term investment instruments as inflows into its annuity products keep on rising, CEO and MD R Doraiswamy said.An annuity product converts an accumulated retirement corpus…
