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Dorothy: Karthik Subbaraj announces 10th film with Keerthy Suresh as the lead

Dorothy: Karthik Subbaraj announces 10th film with Keerthy Suresh as the lead

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After Suriya starrer Retro, director Karthik Subbaraj is all set to return to the big screens with his 10th film, Dorothy. The upcoming film, starring Keerthy Suresh in the lead role, is scheduled to release in theaters on September 25, 2026. Dorothy: Karthik Subbaraj’s 10th film with Keerthy Suresh in lead announced Taking to his social media handle, director Karthik Subbaraj penned, “My tenth film is DOROTHY, starring Keerthy Suresh, Sananth, and Rishikanth. A story that is very, very close to my heart, and a film I have wanted to make for many years, has finally been made and that too with music by The Maestro, Ilaiyaraaja sir. We are coming to the big screens worldwide on September 25, 2026. Looking forward to the audience’s love and support, as always.” Here’s the post: While further details about the film are yet to be revealed, it has been confirmed that Sananth and Rishikanth will play key roles alongside Keerthy Suresh. Moreover, Ilaiyaraaja will compose the film’s songs and background score. Director Karthik Subbaraj was last seen …

Brand New Day & The Odyssey Lead The Biggest Domestic Weekend Ever

Brand New Day & The Odyssey Lead The Biggest Domestic Weekend Ever

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Tom Holland & Zendaya Make Box Office History: Marvel Meets Christopher Nolan As $430 Million Weekend Sets An All-Time Record (Photo Credit: Sony Pictures) Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey rewrote box office history in North America. It is a big achievement for Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jon Bernthal as the trio shares the screen in both movies. The movies are setting and breaking records every day, while the Christopher Nolan-helmed film completes three weekends, the Marvel biggie’s theatrical journey has just begun. Keep scrolling for the deets. Tom Holland plays Telemachus in Nolan’s movie, the son of the central character, Odysseus, played by Matt Damon. He has been playing the web-slinging Marvel superhero for a decade now, first appearing in Chris Evans’ Captain America: Civil War. On the other hand, Zendaya plays Athena in the mythological epic and reprises her role as MJ in Brand New Day. Their relationship extends beyond the cinema as they are reportedly married in real life. Spider-Man: Brand New Day & The Odyssey Create Box Office History in …

Exclusive: Sidhant Gupta to Play The Parallel Lead Alongside Aamir Khan

Exclusive: Sidhant Gupta to Play The Parallel Lead Alongside Aamir Khan

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Recently, Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker announced their upcoming film Lalkaara. The news got the industry buzzing with excitement because of Aamir and Ashutosh’s reunion after Lagaan (2001). Farhan Akhtar was also a part of the cast initially apart from bankrolling the film alongside Ritesh Sidhwani. However, there seems to be a major development in the cast, after reports of Farhan’s exit made the headlines earlier today.  Farhan Akhtar was supposed to play a pivotal role in Lalkaara, a film based on the life of legendary Indian cricketer Lala Amarnath.  But he reportedly exited the film due to the shooting schedule clashing with Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming film based on the life of RD Burman. After Farhan’s exit the reports were rife that Sidhant Gupta will be a part of the project. Our source has confirmed the same. The source further revealed, “Amid ongoing  reports of Farhan Akhtar’s departure from Lalkaara, Sidhant Gupta has come on board to play the parallel lead alongside Aamir Khan in the sports drama.”   The actor is expected to prep …

Kanhaiya Wadhawan to Lead North Zone Squad for Duleep Trophy 2026

Kanhaiya Wadhawan to Lead North Zone Squad for Duleep Trophy 2026

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The wk-batter Kanhaiya Wadhawan will be leading the North Zone Squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy in the 2026-27 season. Meanwhile, all-rounder Ayush Badoni has been serving as the deputy captain. Meanwhile, there is a notable inclusion where fast bowler Arshdeep Singh, who played his red-ball match at last year’s Duleep Trophy. The North Zone squad will feature most of the Jammu & Kashmir players who were the winners of the previous Ranji Trophy season. Apart from Wadhawan, opener Qamran Iqbal, batter Abdul Samad, left-arm spin all-rounder Abid Mushtaq and the fast bowling duo of Sunil Kumar and Yudhvir Singh were included in the squad. Abdul Samad was J&K’s highest run scorer in the previous Ranji season, scoring 748 runs in 15 innings at 57.33. Ayush Badoni (image: X) Meanwhile, Wadhawan also had an impressive season with 474 runs in 13 innings at 36.46. Iqbal made an impressive knock, putting up an unbeaten 160 in the finals against Karnataka. Meanwhile, Mushtaq, who scored 445 runs and picked 20 wickets, will be filling the team’s spin all-rounder …

El Niño to intensify in coming months, lead to extreme temperatures, rainfall world over | India News

El Niño to intensify in coming months, lead to extreme temperatures, rainfall world over | India News

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2 min readBengaluruJul 31, 2026 08:51 PM IST The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Friday warned that the ongoing El Niño is set to further intensify and dominate the climate worldover in the coming months. El Niño will particularly lead to above-normal temperatures across much of the world and drive significant shifts in rainfall patterns during August to October. During the later months of the year, exceptionally warm conditions will prevail over all the oceans and there is a likely development of positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) conditions. Together, these oceanic drivers could amplify regional climate impacts and lead to drought, floods and wildfires, particularly around the Indian ocean basin. As the El Nino conditions strengthens, it will be in the backdrop of seasonal-average sea-surface temperature anomalies more than 2.9 degrees Celsius, as indicated by multiple weather models. “El Niño is strengthening – adding fuel to a planet already on fire with scorching heat domes, apocalyptic wildfires and record hot seas. Fossil fuels are fanning the flames of this crisis.  Expansion must stop.  More coal, oil …

Arlene Smith, lead singer of pioneering ’50s girl group the Chantels, dies at 84

Arlene Smith, lead singer of pioneering ’50s girl group the Chantels, dies at 84

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NEW YORK — Arlene Smith, one of the first “girl group” stars who as a teenager and a founder of the Chantels co-wrote and sang lead on the 1950s doo-wop classic “Maybe,” has died at 84. Arlene Smith, lead singer of pioneering ’50s girl group the Chantels, dies at 84 Smith’s manager and close friend, Paul Errante, told The Associated Press that she died of a heart attack Wednesday at a New York City hospital. Male harmony groups from the Drifters to Dion and the Belmonts were common in the early years of rock ’n’ roll. But female acts — especially Black female acts — were rare until the late 1950s, when performers such as the Chantels and the Bobbettes broke through and helped make possible a wave of girl groups in the next decade, including the Shirelles, the Ronettes and the Crystals. “My thing was, ‘The guys are not the only ones that can do this,’” Smith told the authors of the 2023 oral history “But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” “Maybe,” recorded in …

Asian Games 2026: Harmanpreet to lead 20-member Indian men’s hockey team

Asian Games 2026: Harmanpreet to lead 20-member Indian men’s hockey team

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Hockey India on Wednesday announced the 20-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team for the upcoming 20th Asian Games, set to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026. Star defender and drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh will continue to lead the side, while India’s most-capped player, veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh, will lend vital experience to a squad that blends proven campaigners with emerging talent. Mohith HS and Suraj Karkera make up the goalkeeping unit, while Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit and Yashdeep Siwach form the defensive line. The team will count on Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma and Vivek Sagar Prasad to marshal the midfield. Meanwhile, Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Abhishek are trusted to lead the attacking line. India, who will head into the tournament as the defending champions having claimed gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023 under Harmanpreet’s leadership, have been drawn in Pool A alongside hosts Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. …

Nandan Nilekani to lead exam reforms: Amid Gen-Z ire, Modi taps all-season technocrat

Nandan Nilekani to lead exam reforms: Amid Gen-Z ire, Modi taps all-season technocrat

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Nandan Nilekani’s appointment on Sunday to head the Narendra Modi government’s new exam-reform task force follows a pattern that goes back around two decades. Successive governments, of different parties, have brought the technocrat back for policy work. In that sense, it’s only the latest turn in a career that has now spanned both the Congress and BJP. Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys and founding chairman of the UIDAI that brought in Aadhaar, speaking at a conference in Norway in April 2026. (Bloomberg Photo) Modi’s latest move comes as the largely GenZ-driven protests by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) forced major decisions over the past week. Was on exam-related panel in past Exam reforms are not new territory altogether for Nilekani. Around eight years ago, the Supreme Court constituted a seven-member panel, chaired by retired judge GS Singhvi, that included Nilekani among others, to investigate irregularities in the Staff Selection Commission’s CGL/CHSL 2017 exam. The panel did submit a report, which the court cited in 2020 to conclude there wasn’t enough evidence the entire exam process …

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 4 LIVE: Mirabai Chanu, Preeti lead India’s challenge

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 4 LIVE: Mirabai Chanu, Preeti lead India’s challenge

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India heads into Day 4 of the Commonwealth Games 2026 looking to build on Jhandu Kumar’s bronze medal, with several medal hopefuls in action across weightlifting, boxing, bowls, gymnastics and swimming. The spotlight will be on Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, who begins her campaign in the women’s 48kg weightlifting event. Rishikanta Singh and Raja Muthupandi will also look to challenge for medals in their respective weight categories. Elsewhere, Preeti Pawar, Jadumani Singh and Aditya Pratap Yadav continue India’s boxing campaign, while Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh have two bowls matches scheduled. Putul Sonowal, Tapan Mohanty, Yogeshwar Singh and the Indian men’s swimming relay team will also be in action. LIVE Updates from day 4: Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ever wondered if the black spot after getting a pencil stuck under your skin as a kid is lead? Dr Kunal Sood explains

Ever wondered if the black spot after getting a pencil stuck under your skin as a kid is lead? Dr Kunal Sood explains

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Accidentally stabbing oneself with the tip of a sharp pencil, or getting pricked by a friend in jest, is a universal experience. It often leaves a black spot under the skin, the place where bits of the pencil “lead” might have broken off and stayed. Also Read | When is bone pain more than gym injury? Orthopaedic Dr Brajesh Koushle shares everyday warning signs But does it possess a serious health concern? This is the question that haunts many parents, especially if one knows that the element lead is highly toxic and a classic slow poison. To clear the doubts, Dr Kunal Sood took to Instagram on July 26 and explained what the black mark actually is and whether one should be concerned about it. What is the black mark? “Do you remember stabbing yourself with a pencil as a kid and wondering if the lead would stain your skin forever? In many cases, it actually can,” stated the physician. However, the good news is that it is not the toxic element that many fear …