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Director Aditya Dhar’s spy action thriller ‘Dhurandhar’, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles, wrapped up its second week at the box office with its lowest single-day collection so far. The film that has been rewriting box office record books, scored its lowest collection on its second Thursday, since its release on…

NEW DELHI: Nearly a third of restaurants listed on food delivery platforms said they would stop using them due to rising commissions and lower profits, according to a report by economic policy think tank NCAER and investment firm Prosus.The report stated that 30% of restaurants surveyed wanted a reduction in the commission structure, with the…

NASHIK: NCP minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday resigned from his post in the state cabinet in the wake of his conviction and two years of jail sentence in an EWS housing quota cheating case of 1995.A team of Nashik police reached Mumbai late in the evening to execute the arrest warrant issued against him by…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The organisers of International Film Festival of Kerala 2025 won’t show three films after very strong objections to six from the ministry of external affairs, which warned on Thursday of legal action if they were screened, state-run Chalachitra Academy (festival organiser) chairperson Resul Pookutty said at a press conference here.The six films that did…

Massive protests erupted in Bangladesh following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi on late Thursday, with demonstrators torching Awami League office and several newspaper offices and clashing with authorities, deepening fears of a further deterioration in law and order.Protesters set fire to Sheikh Mujib’s residence and an Awami League office in Rajshahi.Videos showed…

NEW DELHI: Rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday ‘VB-G Ram G’ bill improves substantially on MGNREGA, which was “riddled” by corruption and inefficiency, as Lok Sabha passed the draft law amid fierce protests from opposition. They demanded that bill be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny and assailed govt for removing Mahatma…

Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus announced a day of state mourning on Saturday following the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, Prothom Alo reported. Hadi, a youth leader of Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising, died in Singapore after succumbing to injuries from an assassination attempt, officials said on Thursday.Bangladesh witnessed anti-India protests after hundreds, rallying under…

North Carolina plane fire An aircraft crashed while landing at an airport in North Carolina on Thursday, with videos from the scene showing a large fireball at the impact site.The incident occurred at Statesville Regional Airport.“We can confirm there has been an aircraft incident. At approximately 10:15 am, an aircraft crashed while landing. The Federal…

Representative image (AI-generated) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has directed the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to expand efforts to revoke US citizenship from foreign-born naturalized Americans, setting internal targets of referring 100 to 200 denaturalization cases per month to the Justice Department in fiscal 2026, according to internal guidance reported this week. The directive…

Lionel Messi of Argentina lifts the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Trophy (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Today is December 18. For some, it is just another day on the way to Christmas and the New Year. For football fans, however, it is a date that will forever live in the sport’s collective…