ENTERTAINMENT
Oscar award 2024 predictions: Here’s a guide to acting nominations & favourites to win at the 96th Academy Awards
96th Academy Awards: Who is likely to win the 2024 Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
ENTERTAINMENT
Oscars 2024: Here are some records that could be broken this year
Academy Awards 2024 | Jodie Foster could join an exclusive club of actors while Justine Triet could bag a rare first. Here are all the records that could be made or broken this Oscar season.
ENTERTAINMENT
Killer Jeans vs Killer Soup: Why Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd is taking Netflix to Bombay High Court
Killer Jeans maker Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd has alleged trademark infringement by the use of the word "Killer" in the title and promo material for 'Killer Soup' starring Manoj Bajpayee and Konkana Sen Sharma.
LIFESTYLE
Book excerpt from Kashmir | Historic routes & views on Amarnath Yatra, to the cave where Bhole Nath revealed the secrets of the universe
"If one looks back, from the first turn in the gorge to Amarnath down the way till Sangam, it’s an impressive sight in pilgrimage season. Above the right bank of the Amarnath nala stretches an unbroken stream of heads with colourful headgear jerkily moving up a sterile grey ragged landscape dotted with snow fields and dominated by craggy peaks."
SCIENCE
Folklore, facts and figures around solar eclipses
Where does the word eclipse come from? How did the Chinese emperors interpret solar eclipses? What's the Viking tale around solar eclipses and wolves? Prior to April’s total solar eclipse, marvel at these unique tales.
SCIENCE
Did you know? Total solar eclipses will gradually end
The next total solar eclipse is on April 8. In approximately 600 million years, Earth will witness its final total solar eclipse.
TRENDS
Book excerpt: #TataStories | How Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata dealt with failure: 'never stop dreaming'
Jamsetji Tata's 185th birth anniversary: Jamsetji Tata's shipping company Tata Line, Tata Silk Farm in Bangalore and an ice-house he planned for cold storage of fruits and fish in Mumbai may not exist today, but the stories are a reminder that Jamsetji never stopped dreaming big.
TRENDS
Oscars 2024: Everything you need to know about the Best Picture nominees
Oscars 2024 Best Picture nominees are Oppenheimer, Barbie, Past Lives, The Zone of Interest, Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Holdovers, American Fiction, Poor Things, and Maestro.
TRENDS
Book excerpt | Sidhu Moosewala's mother 'Charan had always been a big influence on the singer'
Sidhu Moosewala's mother Charan Kaur, 58, is pregnant with her second child. In his biography of the late singer - Who Killed Moosewala? - journalist Jupinderjit Singh had devoted a chapter to Moosewala's mother and the special relationship Moosewala and his mother shared. Excerpted here is the entire chapter, titled 'The Mother'.
SPORTS
India squad for 5th Test: Jasprit Bumrah back in the team as KL Rahul misses out through injury
IND v ENG 5th Test India squad: Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep will return for the fifth Test in Dharamshala from March 7-11. India may debut a fifth player in this series: left-hand batsman Devdutt Padikkal.
TRENDS
Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant pre-wedding festivities: Check full itinerary here
Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's three-day pre-wedding bash will have different themed functions for the guests who are expected to attend.
TRENDS
10 best songs of Pankaj Udhas and why was the ghazal singer reluctant to sing Chitthi Aayi Hai
Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas passed away, aged 72, on February 26, following a prolonged illness. Here is a list of some of his most popular songs, and film and non-film ghazals.
TRENDS
The making of Shah Rukh Khan’s Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, which turns 30
Shah Rukh Khan’s Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is not just a film ahead of its time, but also led by an unlikely cast that almost didn’t work together.
TRENDS
5 things you need to know about Shah Rukh Khan’s Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Shah Rukh Khan’s film which turned 30 this week had its fair share of hiccups, uncertainties and near miraculous moments of recovery.
TRENDS
Shah Rukh Khan’s all-time favourite role only paid him Rs 25,000
Shah Rukh Khan’s lead role in Kundan Shah’s Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa which turned 30 this week, was a matter of accident.
SPORTS
WPL 2024 opening ceremony: SRK, Shahid Kapoor & Co. to open, before Mumbai Indians take on Delhi Capitals
WPL 2024: Bollywood celebrities Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Tiger Shroff, Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan set to perform at the opening ceremony at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
SPORTS
IND v ENG 4th Test: Akash Deep blows competition away at Test debut; bowls 38/3 at economy of 3.5
Akash Deep Test debut: The ongoing India vs England Test series has also been a great testing ground for India to fortify its talent pipeline. After Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep stuns on debut.
TRENDS
Book excerpt | What's the correlation between social media engagement by politicians & their vote share in elections?
Book excerpts from The Online Effect by Sanjeev Singh: Can social media help politicians get votes? Do politicians hold strategy meetings about which issues to post on? Do some issues get more engagement than others? Does engagement with posts go up during elections? And what does it all mean for assembly polls and general election results?
TRENDS
Rakul Preet & Jackky Bhagnani wedding: Couple wore custom Tarun Tahiliani ensembles
Bollywood wedding 2024: Actress Rakul Preet and producer Jackky Bhagnani got married at Goa's ITC Grand South Goa on February 21, 2024. While Rakul Preet wore a hand-embroidered lehnga with 3D floral motifs, the inspiration for Jackky Bhagnani's wedding sherwani came from Kashmiri crafts traditions, Chikankari and the Kashmiri chinar leaf.
TRENDS
Pathaan 2 gets green light: Here is a look at where we are in the YRF Spyverse
YRF spy universe looks to consolidate the success of Shah Rukh Khan’s entry into the Spyverse with standalone film. The story so far, ahead of the release of Pathaan 2.
TRENDS
Porn actor Johnny Sins gets candid about sex work, taboo and Kamasutra in a chat with Tanmay Bhat
Comedian Tanmay Bhat hosted a candid chat with porn star Johnny Sins who has recently set the internet ablaze with a subversive saas-bahu styled ad about the need for men’s sexual wellness.
TRENDS
With Signing of Don 3, Brand Kiara Advani Goes from Strength to Strength
Kiara Advani will star opposite Ranveer Singh in the next Don film, possibly the most attractive IP on offer in Hindi cinema. With this Kiara Advani’s net worth, prospects and the horizon of what she can achieve as an actress, seem to be on the upswing again.
TRENDS
Amazon Prime Video’s Poacher hopes to offer nuance to the human-animal conflict in Kerala
Incidentally, the series Poacher releases in the aftermath of violent protests in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency of Wayanad, where three people have recently been killed by elephants within a month.
TRENDS
The upcoming total solar eclipse could be among the top travel events of the year
On April 8 will witness a total solar eclipse. It'll be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous US until 2044. Between 1 million and 4 million people are estimated to journey to the path of totality to see it.
