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Balan The Boy review: Chidambaram’s superbly crafted drama traces a mother and son hiding against the world

Balan The Boy review: Chidambaram’s superbly crafted drama traces a mother and son hiding against the world

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Balan he Boy review Cast: Adhisheshan KR, Farzana Palathingal, Girish AD, Tovino Thomas, and Dolly June Director: Chidambaram Star rating: ★★★.5 The defining image in Malayalam film director Chidambaram’s Balan The Boy comes in the first half, when mother and son find a moment of respite after a lot of running around. The two of them lie on the bed; she keeping a loaded gun beside her. It is a declaration. No one is welcome here in their chosen space, and if some outside force tries to break this peace, there will be consequences. Balan The Boy is directed by Chidambaram, who made Manjummel Boys. Unfolding like a mystery, this is a subtly layered and wrenching drama about the many layers of identity that protects and pulls us apart in equal measure. You enter the world of Balan thinking it as one thing, and slowly it turns, and unfolds into a completely different thing altogether. The premise Amma (Farzana) and her boy (Adhisheshan) drop out of prison when we first meet them. From here on, …

Kareena Kapoor says she ‘can give competition to Jasprit Bumrah’ in bowling as she plays cricket with son Taimur. Watch

Kareena Kapoor says she ‘can give competition to Jasprit Bumrah’ in bowling as she plays cricket with son Taimur. Watch

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Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor rarely shares glimpses of her personal life on social media. However, the actor recently treated fans to a fun moment from a play date with her son, Taimur Ali Khan. The mother-son duo enjoyed a game of cricket, and Kareena could not resist praising her own bowling skills. She jokingly compared her bowling to that of Indian pace ace Jasprit Bumrah. Kareena Kapoor compares her bowling skills with that of Jaspit Bumrah. Kareena Kapoor’s playdate with son Taimur Ali Khan On Tuesday, Kareena took to Instagram and shared a couple of pictures of herself playing cricket with Taimur. Dressed in a pink shirt and blue jeans, Kareena was seen bowling to Taimur, who stood ready in the nets with his bat. Channelling the iconic energy of her Jab We Met character Geet and her famous line, “Main apni favourite hoon”, Kareena wrote, “Don’t underestimate my talent. I can give Bumrah competition too.” Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as one of India’s finest bowlers and among the best fast bowlers in world …

‘Save me’, ‘let me go to my son’: SOS calls, heroic rescues paint a heartbreaking story from Lucknow fire

‘Save me’, ‘let me go to my son’: SOS calls, heroic rescues paint a heartbreaking story from Lucknow fire

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The fire incident in Lucknow has killed 15 people so far. But the true horror of such tragedies extends far beyond these numbers, reflected in the pain of families who lose their loved ones. A massive fire broke out at the Student Library in the Aliganj area in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Photo by Deepak Gupt/Hindustan Times) On Monday, frantic SOS calls and screams for help from family members and friends created heartbreaking scenes outside the building in the Aliganj area where the fire broke out. Dhiraj Mehra received a SoScall from his office colleague, a 3D artist who worked at the gaming zone on the third floor of the building that caught fire in Aliganj, killing at least 15 people. Mehra said his colleague screamed over the phone, “Bacha lo” (save me). Track Lucknow fire news live updates A grief-stricken mother was also at the site of the fire, knowing that her son was trapped inside. She helplessly pleaded with officials to let her enter the building and save …

USA’s latest World Cup goal-scorer and son of Super Bowl winner

USA’s latest World Cup goal-scorer and son of Super Bowl winner

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5 min readJun 20, 2026 02:05 PM IST With their 2-0 win over Australia at Seattle Stadium on Friday, hosts USA scored their second win of the tournament after their 4-1 triumph over Paraguay in their opening encounter of the FIFA World Cup. Twenty-one-year-old Alex Freeman scored the second goal for the team in the 2-0 win over Australia. He had earlier assisted team-mate Gio Reyna for the fourth goal against Paraguay in USA’s previous encounter. Almost 30 years ago, Alex’s father, Antonio Freeman, had won the Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl XXXI with three catches for 105 yards and an 81-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre during the 35-21 win over New England Patriots at New Orleans. Earlier in the NFL season in 1996, Freeman had scored two touchdowns against the Seattle Seahawks at the Seadome in Seattle, a city where Alex scored his third goal for the USA and first in the World Cup. Before Friday’s match, Freeman had spoken about his son’s career as well carrying …

Shekhar Suman on losing son to a ‘one-in-a-billion’ heart illness, believes he will return | Bollywood News

Shekhar Suman on losing son to a ‘one-in-a-billion’ heart illness, believes he will return | Bollywood News

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Actor Shekhar Suman has opened up about the devastating loss of his son Aayush, who passed away at the age of 11 after battling a rare heart-related illness. In a recent conversation with Lehren, the actor revealed that he believes Aayush will return as the son of his younger son, actor Adhyayan Suman. Shekhar also recalled how the family discovered Aayush’s illness and shared why he and wife Alka Suman have never truly gotten over his death. Shekhar revealed that it was his father, a doctor, who first noticed that something was wrong. “My father diagnosed Aayush’s illness. He was playing with my son when he touched his stomach and told me, ‘His liver seems enlarged. When you return to Mumbai, get it checked.’” The actor said they immediately followed up with medical tests and were shocked by the diagnosis. “We got check-ups and tests done, and then we found out that he had fibrosis of the heart, which is a one-in-a-billion case.” Recalling the moment he informed his father about the diagnosis, Shekhar said …

Enforcement Directorate arrests YSRCP leader’s son in Andhra Pradesh liquor scam probe

Enforcement Directorate arrests YSRCP leader’s son in Andhra Pradesh liquor scam probe

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Karumuri Sunil Kumar, son of former Andhra Pradesh minister and YSRCP leader Karumuri Nageswara Rao, in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in transport of liquor during the previous regime, officials said. 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

WhatsApp hacked, text to CFO: How ex-PM’s son, a former MP, lost ₹7.68 crore to cyber fraud

WhatsApp hacked, text to CFO: How ex-PM’s son, a former MP, lost ₹7.68 crore to cyber fraud

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Naresh Gujral, son of former prime minister IK Gujral, was defrauded of ₹7.68 crores by scammers who impersonated him and tricked his company’s chief finance officer (CFO) into transferring the massive amount through at least four real-time gross settlement (RTGS) transactions last week. On June 12, CFO of Naresh’s company allegedly received a WhatsApp message from a number with Naresh’s profile picture. (Representative Image) After he filed a complaint, the case was handed to the Delhi Police’s special cyber crime investigation unit, Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), which has claimed to have frozen ₹4.28 crore of the total amount so far, HT reported earlier. “On the complaint of Naresh Gujral, an FIR was registered on June 16. Immediate action was taken and an amount of ₹4.28 crore out of the total defrauded amount of ₹7.68 crore has been marked as lien/hold in various banks. Efforts are being made to apprehend the persons involved in the fraud,” deputy commissioner of police (IFSO) Vinit Kumar told HT. Also read: ‘Desperate Trump used all kinds of leverage’: …

Guru Randhawa gym shooting: MCD worker’s son, former KFC employee nabbed | Delhi News

Guru Randhawa gym shooting: MCD worker’s son, former KFC employee nabbed | Delhi News

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3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 17, 2026 06:37 PM IST One is the son of a municipal worker. The other is a former KFC employee who recently returned from Russia. Police said the two men, allegedly associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, were behind the firing at singer Guru Randhawa’s gym in West Delhi last week. On June 11, multiple shots were fired outside a franchise of Randhawa-owned 24 HS gym in Paschim Vihar. The singer was targeted allegedly because of his close ties to actor Salman Khan. Police said the two shooters, Arman (19) and Tushar (21), are residents of Sonipat in Haryana. A team led by Inspector Rakesh and ACP Umesh Barthwal from the Crime Branch traced the gang networks working in Haryana to fish out their whereabouts. “We reconstructed the escape route of the assailants and traced their movements across a stretch of nearly 100 km. Every possible route, junction, service lane, and highway link was scrutinised to piece together the movements of the suspects before and after the commission of the …

Supreme Court steps in to ensure ‘dignified life’ for octogenarian, visually impaired son

Supreme Court steps in to ensure ‘dignified life’ for octogenarian, visually impaired son

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Supreme Court directed the Odisha State government to ensure that they receive all eligible social security benefits and basic amenities so that they can live a “dignified life”. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has come to the aid of an octogenarian woman and her visually impaired son from Bagadia village in Odisha’s Subarnapur district, taking suo motu cognisance of newspaper reports highlighting the dire conditions in which they were living. The court directed the State government to ensure that they receive all eligible social security benefits and basic amenities so that they can live a “dignified life”. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued the directions in a suo motu case registered on Monday (June 15, 2026) concerning the welfare of persons with disabilities living in extreme poverty. The Bench observed that its concern was not whether welfare schemes merely existed on paper, but whether the mother and son were actually able to avail the benefits to which they were entitled under various …

Madhavan’s son Vedaant says ‘sacrificed’ life in India to move to Dubai: ‘Shock to me’ | Bollywood News

Madhavan’s son Vedaant says ‘sacrificed’ life in India to move to Dubai: ‘Shock to me’ | Bollywood News

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4 min readNew DelhiJun 16, 2026 08:18 PM IST Actor R Madhavan and his wife Sarita Birje’s son Vedaant, who is almost 20 now, is a popular freestyle swimmer. After opting for swimming as his career choice at a young age, the Madhavan family had relocated to Dubai during the Covid-19 pandemic, so that Vedaant’s professional swimming career isn’t affected due to closed swimming pools in India. In an old interview, R Madhavan’s son had opened up about the adjustment after shifting to a new country altogether. He also spoke about the supportive nature of his parents, which helped with his dreams of becoming a swimmer. During a chat with Ruhaan Mathreja, Vedaant expressed that he feels lucky to have such supportive mother and father. “Obviously, my parents are really supportive and I am lucky in that manner. Not many kids have that privilege of their parents supporting them with their dreams. I am lucky to be one of those kids who is able to have that privilege,” he said. ‘My parents are my team’ …