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In Dhadak 2’s opening, Shazia Iqbal rewrites the politics of love at first sight as she interrogates the mythology of Shah Rukh Khan

October 10, 2025 10:37 am

Opening Act: Right from its opening, Dhadak 2 sees Shazia Iqbal moving beyond the constraints of its official source material, Pariyerum Perumal.

In Ek Tha Tiger’s opening, Kabir Khan delivers the most subversive Salman Khan entry and sets the spy universe template

August 13, 2025 8:05 am

Opening Act: Before War 2 hits the screens, here’s a look back at the opening scene of Ek Tha Tiger, the first film in the spy universe saga that set the template for everything that followed.

In Sarkar’s opening scene, Ram Gopal Varma crafts a legend as deep and fierce as Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather

July 02, 2025 12:16 pm

Opening Act: In the opening scene of Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma plays with the conventions of filmmaking, establishing himself as a director unafraid to defy norms and challenge cinematic tradition.

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FBI investigating ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard Medical School campus; no injuries reported

November 2, 2025 06:05 IST

The blast took place on the fourth floor of the Goldenson Building on the Harvard Medical School campus, the Harvard University Police Department said in a statement.

Two arrested after multiple injured in train stabbing near Cambridge; PM Starmer condemns ‘appalling’ attack

Updated: November 2, 2025 05:36 IST

The East of England Ambulance Service said it mobilised a large-scale response to Huntingdon Railway Station.

1984 anti-Sikh Riots | Amitabh Bachchan ‘unexonerated’ in eyes of Sikh community: Akal Takht Jathedar

November 2, 2025 04:01 IST

Urges boycott of individuals, Congress leaders linked to 1984

The search for Indraprastha: What archaeology says about the links of Delhi with the ancient capital of the Pandavas

November 2, 2025 05:50 IST

Fragments of pottery known as painted grey ware could hold clues to history

At 303, AQI back in ‘Very Poor’ category: As cases of farm fires surge in Punjab, Delhi air quality sees sharp fluctuation

November 2, 2025 05:45 IST

The latest spike coincides with a sharp rise in stubble burning cases in Punjab, which reported 442 farm fires on Saturday -- the highest single-day count so far this season

Eye on Delhi-Haryana connectivity, PWD to extend Munak Canal elevated road up to Kashmere Gate ISBT

November 2, 2025 05:15 IST

The extension will include the construction of a 4-km tunnel between Inderlok and Kashmere Gate ISBT, PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Saturday

It’s growth vs jungle raj in polls: Shah, Nadda dial up heat on RJD

Updated: November 2, 2025 03:16 IST

Prevented by bad weather, Shah virtually addressed rallies in Gopalganj and Samastipur districts, and Vaishali district's Hajipur, the parliamentary constituency of Union Minister Chirag Paswan.

Delhi: 11-yr-old abducted, forced to collect waste; rescued

November 2, 2025 05:25 IST

During initial questioning, the boy revealed he had been lured by a woman known to his family, who offered him prasad and kidnapped him, police said

Manipur to export white rice variety to Japan

November 2, 2025 03:09 IST

Peter Salam, Director of the Agriculture Department of Manipur, said that the international rice conference was attended by around 1,000 buyers from 80 countries.

Heaviest satellite to be launched from India

Updated: November 2, 2025 06:32 IST

CMS-03, a multiband communication satellite, weighing 4,410 kg will be placed in a transfer orbit of around 29,970 km x 170km from the surface of the earth. So far, ISRO had to contract out the launch of its heavier satellites to private space agencies from other countries.

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