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The Kerala Story 2 faces ‘no beef with anyone’ jibe. State chooses irony over outrage

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday issued a strongly worded statement, condemning the movie—slated to hit the theatres on 27 February—ahead of the state assembly elections.

Does The Kerala Story 2 show God’s Own Country as centre of terrorism? Pinarayi Vijayan says so

Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, 'The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' shows 3 women being lured by Muslim men to marry and then forced to convert.

The rise, fall & struggles of Rajpal Yadav—from Bollywood comic king to Tihar jail

Rajpal Yadav has been jailed in connection with a 15-year-old check-bounce case. He has been convicted for defaulting on the loan taken to finance his film Ata Pata Laapata.

Abdon Mech’s journey — from Thahekhu in Nagaland to opening for John Mayer

Abdon Mech is set to create history at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Race Course on 11 January as the first-ever musician from India’s northeast opening for a Grammy-winning artist.

Ranveer Singh receives threat via WhatsApp voice note, security tightened around residence

Mumbai police are suspecting that the threat could have come from members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang for purpose of extortion.

Rajpal Yadav said he has ‘no friends’. Sonu Sood, Tej Pratap Yadav step in to help

Tej Pratap Yadav announced that he would extend financial assistance of Rs 11 lakh to Rajpal Yadav, who surrendered before the authorities on 5 February.

Arijit Singh was ‘nervous’ when Anoushka Shankar introduced him at Kolkata concert

Anoushka Shankar had previously joined Arijit Singh for his UK concert in September 2025, where the duo performed in front of a 50,000-strong crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Ghooskhor Pandat director acknowledges hurt feelings of Brahmins. ‘It doesn’t comment on caste’

Directed by Neeraj Pandey, ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ stars Manoj Bajpayee. ‘This film has been created with sincere intent and solely to entertain audiences,’ read Pandey’s statement.

Manoj Bajpayee’s Ghooskhor Pandat under fire from Brahmins over ‘offensive’ title

The film, created by Neeraj Pandey, is part of Netflix India's 2026 content slate.

Boong brought Meiteis and Kukis together in Delhi, Bengaluru. ‘Best outcome,’ says director

The film has been produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment in association with Chalkboard Entertainment and Suitable Pictures.

On Camera

Empires inflicted a century of regime change on Iran. Each wanted a compliant, powerless nation

The lessons of earlier American regime-change efforts should be obvious. The dismantling of Iran’s regime could lead to the breakdown of state authority and the rise of warlords.

European gas holds near 3-year high as Middle East conflict rattles energy markets

Major energy infrastructure is in the crosshairs of the conflict, raising risks of the biggest shock since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Qatar’s largest LNG plant remains shut, fuelling supply fears.

War reaches India’s backyard as Iranian warship sunk by US submarine off Sri Lanka coast. 100 dead

Sinking of the ship has raised eyebrows in the Indian defence and security establishment. Lankan navy has recovered several bodies, believed to be of crew members.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.