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How northeast India swept global film awards with ‘Boong’ and ‘Not A Hero’

Lakshmipriya Devi's debut Manipuri film 'Boong' won a BAFTA for Best Children's and Family Film, whereas Rima Das won a special mention at the 2026 Berlinale for her film 'Not A Hero'.

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.

On Camera

Nitish’s exit is good for Bihar. It’s the beginning of JD(U)’s end and BJP’s supremacy

The JD(U) may still have 12 members in the Lok Sabha and 85 in the state Assembly, but without Nitish Kumar as its face, the party is confronted with a big leadership vacuum.

India’s deadly surge in tobacco use: 60% urban spike in a decade, 565% gutka boom in rural households

EAC-PM paper finds sharp rise in rural and urban tobacco consumption between 2011-12 and 2023-24, with poorer households hit hardest even as public healthcare spending expands.

Versatile new US missile PrSM that packs twice the punch of older ATACMS debuts in Iran war theatre

US CENTCOM confirms use of Lockheed’s 500 km+ ballistic missile against Iranian missile sites in the high-intensity phase of joint US-Israel operation.

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.