The roaring background score of KGF: Chapter 1 made “Salaam Rocky Bhai” a cultural moment. The man behind that sound — composer Ravi Basrur — is today one of the most sought-after names in Indian cinema.But his journey, he revealed recently, began in darkness.At the teaser launch of the Telugu film Cult, Ravi was honoured…
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at the spot where a CRPF vehicle met with an accident near a water canal, in Ahmad Nagar, in Srinagar on Saturday. (ANI Video Grab) SRINAGAR: At least seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured after their vehicle plunged into a canal in Srinagar Saturday morning. The…
PM Modi and US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday once again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recently finalised interim trade agreement, earlier this month, between India and the United States, which took nearly a year to reach mutual consensus. The largest opposition party’s attack on PM Modi…
Koneru Humpy vs Divya Deshmukh (Photo: @FIDE_chess on X) The pairings for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament and Women’s Candidates Tournament have been announced, setting the stage for who will challenge for the world chess titles. Both events will be held in Cyprus from 28 March to 16 April 2026 and will follow a double…
Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital after suffering a minor brain haemorrhage. As news of his hospitalisation spread, several members of the film fraternity rushed to check on him — including Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.After Salman Khan visited his father earlier in the morning, Shah Rukh was spotted arriving at…
NEW DELHI: The next big wave of reforms must come from the states if India wants to become a developed nation by 2047, as most of the heavy lifting at the Centre has been done, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said Saturday.“Most of the action in India is now at the state level. The government…
Asha Sharma (Photo credit- Microsoft) TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a sweeping reset during Xbox’s 25th anniversary year, Satya Nadella-led Microsoft has named Asha Sharma as CEO of Microsoft Gaming, pitching another Indian-American into a leadership position at a time of intense xenophobia in MAGA circles. Wisconsin-born Sharma, 43, succeeds Phil Spencer, the widely admired…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has stepped in to support the Pakistan hockey team after a major controversy during their Australia tour. The issue started when hockey players accused the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) of leaving them without proper support while playing in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26. T20 World…
Long before he became one of the most recognisable faces in Indian cinema, R. Madhavan was teaching public speaking and communication skills in Kolhapur. It was there that he first met his future wife, Sarita Birje — not at a film event or party, but inside a classroom.In a recent interaction with Mashable India, Madhavan…
Amit Shah and CRPF personnel during the felicitation ceremony at the 87th CRPF Raising Day Parade, in Guwahati on Saturday. (ANI Photo) GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the opposition of turning infiltrators into a vote bank and said if BJP returns to power in Assam in the upcoming assembly elections, infiltrators…
