‘Michael’, the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with USD 97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, shattering a record debut for music biopics.International sales were also strong. ‘Michael’ collected USD 120.4 million overseas, to give it a USD 217.4 million global…
Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant, right, and Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane (PTI photo) Matheesha Pathirana’s much-anticipated return will have to wait, as Kolkata Knight Riders left the Sri Lankan pacer out of the playing XI for their crucial clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium.Despite being available, KKR opted for…
Busy hands, restless mind. That’s the mood today. Mercury pushes you to work hard, and the Moon stirs your nerves, so even small noises on the street or delays in traffic can irritate you.Still, the day brings social sweetness. Relations with neighbours improve, and you may end up at a small celebration nearby, maybe a…
New Delhi: Last week, Delhi High Court came down heavily on Delhi Police’s special cell and its methods in connection with its perceived high-handedness in a case. Sunday’s incident — a cop attached to the cell shot dead a delivery executive and injured another person — has yet again put the unit’s functioning in the…
Navi Mumbai: After a week-long probe in the murder case of a labourer whose body was found under the flyover near NMMC headquarters on April 17, CBD-Belapur police have arrested one accused, while his aide is being traced. The victim’s body was discovered on April 17 morning. A police officer said that the murder victim…
Bengaluru: A 41-year-old woman has filed a complaint with Ashok Nagar police that her HP laptop worth Rs 59,000 was stolen from her locked house on Anthony Nichols Street.According to the woman, the theft took place on the morning of April 24 after all family members left home and she locked the door with a…
Chennai: The long-delayed six-lane widening of the 10.5km East Coast Road (ECR) stretch from Thiruvanmiyur to Akkarai is now 85% complete. Officials said that the remaining work will be finished in two months.The highways dept is yet to acquire land between Kottivakkam and Akkarai in some parts, and near VGP, where about 30 houses are…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rama Rao, expressing confidence that K Chandrashekar Rao will be re-elected as chief minister, said the party has gained more strength in the recent panchayat elections compared to the 2023 polls. Taking a dig at Revanth Reddy, KTR said the chief minister himself admitted that the Congress govt has…
The boy, Ravi, was a Class VI student at a govt school Gurgaon: An 11-year-old boy died by suicide at his home in Faridabad’s Chhainsa village on Sunday morning, police said. The incident is suspected to have occurred after he was scolded for stealing money.The boy, Ravi, was the youngest of four siblings and a…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old woman and the wife of a college professor, Enakshi Das, was found dead at her Garia home on Sunday morning with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth and a blunt-force injury to the back of her head. Her husband, Soumik, has been missing since the incident, leaving behind their ailing…
