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AR Rahman must deposit Rs 2 cr for copyright infringement in Veera Raja Veera: Delhi High Court

The case, filed in 2023, alleged that AR Rahman’s ‘Veera Raja Veera’ was copied from ‘Shiva Stuti’, originally composed by Dhrupad maestro Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar's father and uncle.

Ananya Panday’s cousin is now the latest nepo baby. YRF is launching him with Saiyaara

Ahaan is the son of businessman Aloke Sharad Panday, better known as Chikki Panday. His sister, Alanna, is a YouTuber and an influencer.

The icchadhari naagin is back in Bollywood. Except this time Kartik Aaryan is the snake

This is Aaryan’s second collaboration with Dharma Productions, following their upcoming 2026 Valentine’s Day release titled Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri.

‘Emergency’ got it wrong—Coomi Kapoor sends notices to Kangana, Netflix for twisting facts

According to Kapoor, Ranaut’s Emergency is riddled with historical inaccuracies, and her book is being blamed for them.

Investigation ongoing in actor Shine Tom Chacko drug case, police say ‘we have taken some samples’

Tom Chacko, who fled from a hotel in Kochi during a narcotics raid last week, was arrested by Kochi police on 19 April after a 4-hour-long interrogation.

SC to examine plea alleging India’s Got Latent host Samay Raina ridiculed disabled persons

Comedian Samay Raina has been accused of ridiculing a person with visual disability and those suffering from a rare disorder like Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

Kesari 2 to Akaal, Karan Johar’s Punjab project isn’t paying off

Just like many of Akshay Kumar’s recent films, Kesari 2 is yet to show significant earnings. Akaal, on the other hand, is trailing behind Gippy Grewal’s last film.

Thug Life is Kamal Haasan’s peace offering to fans who waited for Mani Ratnam collab

‘We were in search of better scripts, that’s why it took this long for us to collaborate,' Haasan said. He has co-written Thug Life with Ratnam.

FIR against Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda for ‘hurting sentiments’ of Christian community in ‘Jaat’

The complaint filed by a Christian community leader alleges that the movie contains scenes that 'disrespect' Jesus Christ and Christian religious practices.

‘Blow up actor Salman Khan’: Mumbai police helpline gets death threat, case lodged

The WhatsApp message also threatened to beat up the Bollywood actor. In 2024, Khan received similar messages allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?