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Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) The makers of director Aravinth S B's eagerly awaited upcoming film 'Maakaali', featuring well known Tamil film actor and director Ameer in the lead, on Tuesday announced that the unit had now wrapped up the first schedule of shooting. Ayngaran International, one of the production houses associated with the production of the film, took to its social media timelines to share the update. It wrote, THE FIRST SCHEDULE OF #MAAKAALI HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY WRAPPED! T

Digital Desk | Visakhapatnam, Oct 6 (IANS) An Andhra Pradesh Police constable was injured after his service rifle misfired while he was deployed on security duty during Defence Minister Rajnath Singhs visit to Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The incident occurred at INS Dega when the Armed Reserve (AR) constable was on duty for the security of Rajnath Singhs aircraft. Appalakonda, the AR constable attached to the Andhra Pradesh Special Police Battalion, sustained serious injuries to the lower left sid

Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) Actor Sibiraj, who is also the son of well-known Tamil actor Sathyaraj, on the occasion of his birthday on Tuesday announced that he had also turned producer and that his next film would be produced by his own production house 'Underdog Films'. Taking to his social media timelines to announce the launch of his production house, actor Sibi said, Dear Friends, Thrilled to announce my next film and the first project from my production house, Underdog Films! The

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the Punjab Chief Minister's camp office in Chandigarh for evidence in a graft case linked to the CMs Officer on Special Duty (OSD), calling it the esult of BJP's frustration. The CBI took over the investigation into alleged corruption involving Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Manns OSD Rajbi

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Left parties are scheduled to stage a protest march to the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office tomorrow at 1 p.m., according to party sources. AAP and the Left-wing parties will join the Congress in the ongoing street protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with the joint march planned to proceed tow

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's offer for talks was merely symbolic and no positive step has been taken beyond extending the invitation, local media reported. Speaking to reporters in Rawalpindi, Gohar Ali Khan said PTI leaders had not been allowed to meet party founder Imran Khan for a year, and the last meeting took place in October last year, Pakistan's leading news netw

Digital Desk | Patna, October 6 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leadership has taken note of the ongoing differences between Mokama MLA Anant Singh and party candidate Neeraj Kumar over the Patna Graduates' constituency, with Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary welcoming Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh's efforts to resolve the dispute. Speaking at a press conference at the JD-U state office on Tuesday, Vijay Kumar Choudhary said that Lalan Singh's intervention had

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Association of Students for Alternative Politics (ASAP), the students' wing of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), said on Tuesday that it will undertake a protest march to the national capital's Jantar Mantar on October 10 against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. CEC Kumar has come under fire following a media report which claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vijay Joshi had objected on record to several decisions taken b

Digital Desk | Seoul, Oct 6 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday warned of an immediate and powerful counteraction if South Korea intrudes even a millimetre into its territory, after Seoul signalled corresponding measures over a recent land mine blast at the inter-Korean border that it has blamed on Pyongyang. The North's foreign ministry issued the statement a day after the South's military concluded the mines planted by North Korea caused the September 21 blast on the southern side of the Demilitaris

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is likely to attend the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha's (GJM) foundation day programme in the North Bengal hills on Wednesday. If all goes well, he will be the main speaker at the GJM's big rally in Darjeeling, said a state government official on Tuesday. According to the official, preparations for the Chief Minister's visit to Darjeeling have also started. It may be noted that GJM president Bimal Gurung and general secretary Roshan G

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated Participate Mumbai, a digital platform to enhance collaboration between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), corporates, NGOs, experts and citizens for the citys development through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. He said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the 'Samagra' organisation will help improve the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations (BMC) service d

Digital Desk | Tehran, Oct 6 (IANS) India's new Ambassador to Iran, Vishwesh Negi, on Tuesday presented his credentials to Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian and reiterated New Delhi's commitment to further strengthening the bilateral partnership. In a statement shared on X, the Indian Embassy in Iran stated, H.E. Shri Vishwesh Negi presented his credentials as Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran to H.E. Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Ambassad

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Actress Madhuri Dixit is set to take on a new role as the host of the Marathi game show Kon Honar Crorepati,' and her journey has brought her back to the Kaun Banega Crorepati' hot seat with megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Talking about her reunion with Amitabh on the KBC stage, Madhuri said there is a special warmth in meeting him that is difficult to express in words. Returning to the Kaun Banega Crorepati hotseat, Dixit shared, There is a certain warmth in meeti

Digital Desk | Ahmedabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Around 6,500 students from schools, colleges and educational institutions across Ahmedabad came together at the GMDC Ground on Tuesday to form a human Rangoli depicting India as part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marking 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modis public service. Organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and its School Board, the programme was held with the theme Seva na Rango, Rashtra na Sang (In the colours of service, together f

Digital Desk | Rajkot, Oct 6 (IANS) Gujarat Minister Rivaba Jadeja on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years in public service and governance, saying Gujarat was on a path to becoming a model of growth and development for the entire country. Speaking to reporters at an event in Rajkot, where around 1,500 students created a 40,000-square-foot map of India as part of celebrations marking PM Modi's completion of 25 years in governance. The event, organised under t

Digital Desk | Dharwad (Karnataka), Oct 6 (IANS) BJP Karnataka President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday expressed confidence that NDA candidate S.V. Sankanur would win the West Graduates constituency election to the Karnataka Legislative Council and achieve a hat-trick. He launched a sharp attack on the Congress government over law and order, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the states financial situation. Speaking to reporters in Dharwad, Vijayendra said Sankanur

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Amid the INDIA bloc's protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said around 300 MPs from both Houses of Parliament were stopped from meeting the Election Commission. He alleged that the MPs wanted to meet CEC Gyanesh Kumar and his two colleagues but were prevented from proceeding towards the Election Commission's office. Speaking to reporters, Rahul Gandhi said, Here, there

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India's festive hiring grew 7 per cent yearonyear to 1,27,080 jobs in 2026 even as overall whitecollar hiring moderated 11 per cent yearonyear in September, a report said on Tuesday. The report from foundit said the divergence reflected a concentrated buildup in Indias consumption and fulfilment economy. Quick Commerce led festive demand with an 18 per cent yearonyear rise, followed by Ecommerce at 12 per cent and Logistics & Transportation at 10 per cent.

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan took to her official Instagram handle and wished filmmaker Rhea Kapoor's husband Karan Boolani with a lovely social media post. Sharing an adorable couple photo of Rhea and Karan on her Insta Stories, Bebo wrote, Happy Birthday dear Karan (Red heart emoji and rainbow emoji) May the martini and meal always be top (Ok hand and fire emoji) Big hug @karanboolani (sic). It must be noted that Kareena was directed by Rhea in the

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien praised the INDIA bloc's show of strength on the ground as the protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) intensified in the National Capital. Taking to X, the Trinamool MP said, I.N.D.I.A. 150+ MPs on the ground today in the capital. High on energy. Low on egos. The INDIA bloc MPs, led by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, staged a sit-in metres away from the ECI office in the Akashvani

Digital Desk | Agartala, Oct 6 (IANS) Ruling BJPs tribal-based ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) continued to dominate Tripuras tribal areas, securing 74.61 per cent of the 4,594 seats in the Village Committees. The elections were held on September 28, with the final results declared early on Tuesday. According to officials, results for all 4,594 seats in 587 Village Committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) were declared early on Tuesday. The officials said that

Digital Desk | Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, was ranked first among the world's most polluted cities on Tuesday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 213 at 11:10 a.m. (local time), local media reported. According to the AQI scale, the air quality in Dhaka was labelled as very unhealthy, indicating a serious health alert where people may experience health effects, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported. Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur has been ranked second among the world's most poll

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Tuesday took a jibe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, after the SP leader said that his party was now eyeing all 403 Assembly seats in the state. Rajbhar said that daydreaming was not a bad thing while taking a dig at Yadav over his 403 remark. Rajbhar took to social media platform X and said, Friend Akhilesh ji, 'Ho gaya na Tai Tai Phish'. Anyway, e

Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has released Rs 460.23 crores towards the honorarium of 1,27,841 'Shiksha Mitras', working under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for the academic session 2026-27. The honorarium has been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 18,000 per month, providing an additional financial benefit of Rs 8,000 per month to Shiksha Mitras across the state. District-wise funds have been allocated for the payment of honorarium for September an

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Tuesday alleged that police stations across the state have become Congress stations and accused the Shivkumar government of targeting BJP workers by filing criminal cases against them. Speaking to reporters after meeting Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot along with other NDA leaders, Ashoka said he had brought the issue to the Governors attention and urged action against the government. I, Union Ministe

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the victory margin of Hasirani Rath, the BJP candidate in the bypoll in Nandigram Assembly Constituency, may surpass his own victory margin from the same constituency in 2016. In 2016, he was elected from Nandigram as a Trinamool Congress candidate by a margin of over 80,000 votes. I got elected from here in 2016 by a margin of over 80,000. I believe that the winning margin of the BJP candidate

Digital Desk | Seoul, Oct 6 (IANS) South Korea's National Assembly launched its annual audit of government agencies on Tuesday, with rival parties clashing over the Supreme Court chief's refusal to recommend a new justice nominee to the president and the recently publicised transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) from Ukraine. Eight of the Assembly's 17 standing committees opened their sessions starting at 10 am (local time) on the first day of the audit, scheduled to run through Oc

Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 6(IANS) The makers of director Raghav Mirdath's upcoming surrealist fantasy entertainer 'Drones', featuring actresses Siddhi Idnani and Anjali Nair in the lead, have now announced that the film will hit screens on October 16 this year. Director Raghav Mirdath took to his social media timelines to share the update. Sharing the release date announcement poster put out by the makers, he wrote, One Crazy Squad. One Surreal World. Endless Entertainment! #DRONES. In Theater

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in three months in September due to stronger domestic demand and sharp rise in new orders, according to HSBC India PMI data released on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose to 55.2 in September from 54.1 in August which signals the strongest expansion since June. Moreover, new business increased sharply in September and at the fastest pace in three months w

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) American tennis star Coco Gauff hit out at the social media backlash she faced in the aftermath of her win in the round of 32 at the China Open against Chinese Sun Xinran. Gauff defeated Sun 7-5, 6-1 to march into the round of 16, but a moment in the first set agitated the fans, following which she was subject to racist comments on social media, Gauff revealed. The American was serving at 4-5 and at 15-15, she lost one point but raised an issue with the cha

Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) The makers of director Ramees's eagerly awaited time-travel thriller 'Orijinal', featuring actor Sreenath Bhasi in the lead, have now announced that their film will hit screens worldwide on October 23 this year. Actor Sreenath Bhasi shared the release date announcement poster put out by the makers, who, in their post, had said, Finally, the TIME has come.#orijinal hits the BIG screen on Oct 23rd. The film has triggered huge interest in fans ever since the mak

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Tuesday launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the implementation of the Special Information Revision (SIR) process. The Thackeray camp in the party's mouthpiece, 'Samaana', defended the protest rally held on Sunday in Mumbai by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and allied democratic groups. Its defence was triggered by sharp criticism from senior

Digital Desk | Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) Actor and producer Vishnu Vishal has now penned a note of gratitude in the wake of blockbuster film 'Ratsasan' completing eight years. Taking to his X timeline to pen the post of gratitude, Vishnu Vishal wrote, It's been eight years now. But still, wherever I go, #Ratsasan is everyone's big favorite.. We brought this film to life, never knowing how deeply this film would stay with all of us. The love, the appreciation and the journey since then have been noth

Digital Desk | Tehran, Oct 6 (IANS) Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with visiting Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Tehran seperately, each stressing Iran's resolve to defend its national interests and security. Negotiation is meaningless with an enemy that resorts to acts of assassination, sanctions, pressure, and threats on a daily basis, and breaks its promises, Pezeshkian said in his meeting with Mirzoyan on Monday, according to a s

Digital Desk | Motegi, Oct 4 (IANS) Marc Marquez doubled up at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan with a strong race win on Sunday to slash the championship lead from rival Jorge Martin, who finished second. Marquez got all 37 maximum points in Japan to move to 331 points, just two short of Martin as the championship battle heats up with six more rounds left now. Marquez led Martin to the chequered flag in his Ducati Lenovo Team, 1.363 seconds ahead of Martin in his Aprilia Racing for his fourth Japa

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Oct 4 (IANS) Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant revealed that a conscious decision to adjust their bowling lengths and hit a fuller line in the second innings paid off as the side thrashed Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs to win the Irani Cup here on Sunday. After conceding a 41-run first-innings lead to Jammu and Kashmir, the Ranji Trophy champions, Rest of India produced a devastating post-lunch performance on day four, led by pacer Mukesh Kumar's 6-33, to bundle them out

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actress Neetu Kapoor, who was last seen in Daadi Ki Shaadi, sarcastically spoke about the paparazzis obsession with capturing the back of the actress. On Sunday, the actress was spotted in the city. As she stepped out of an establishment, and walked towards her car, she was asked for a picture of her back by the paparazzi stationed at the venue. She turned around, and told the paparazzi, Apko ya bada accha lagta hai na, back? The paparazzi re

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Amid the ongoing seat-sharing deadlock between Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, newly appointed state Congress president Aradhana Mishra has said the decision regarding the alliance will be taken by the party's high command. Mishra stressed that the INDIA bloc was formed at the national level and decisions concerning the alliance, whether at the state or central level, would be taken by the nationa

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is seen as a game-changer, ushering in a new era with the technologys potential for unprecedented productivity gains through automated customer service and advanced medical diagnostics, to generative AI systems capable of producing text, code, and images within seconds - but history suggests that technological revolutions do not always translate immediately into broad-based social prosperity. In fact, AI could poten

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Oct 4 (IANS) Player of the Match Ravichandran Smaran attributed his match-winning composure to hit a match-winning 135 in the Irani Cup clash against Jammu & Kashmir to his extensive experience of playing age-group domestic cricket, adding that treating every game equally helped him deliver under pressure. With his parents and childhood coach Syed Zabiulla in attendance at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, left-handed batter Smaran was the standout performer for Rest of India,

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Oct 4 (IANS) Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar produced a lethal post-lunch spell of seam bowling to claim his 11th first-class five-wicket haul and dismantle Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir to hand Rest of India a 167-run victory and lift their record 31st Irani Cup title here on Sunday. Chasing a target of 279 on day four at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, the hosts disintegrated in a manic one-hour session after the lunch break, as they went from 89/3 to being skittled ou

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Shiv Sena(UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday launched direct attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) during a rally in Mumbai. Referring to PM Modi's 'Make in India' initiative, Thackeray said, When he first became the Prime Minister, he announced Make in India. We supported that vision. But if you are manufacturing a dictator under Make in India, we stand here tod

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Indian wrestler Antim Panghal was disappointed not to have won the gold medal in the women's 53kg final at the Asian Games but was proud of the silver she won with some strong performances. Antim lost the gold medal bout to Japan's Moe Kiyooka, who was the 2024 World Championships' gold medallist in the 55kg category. Antim now has upgraded her bronze from the Hangzhou Games 2023 to a silver at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, something she stays proud of despite th

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Actress and classical dancer Sudhaa Chandran remembered veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao as her first guru in films. She recalled the significant role he played in shaping her early acting journey. Sudhaa, who made her Telugu film debut with Mayuri, directed by Singeetham, paid an emotional tribute to the filmmaker on social media. My first guru in films... whenever I win accolades for my acting and technicalities, its a big thanks to you, sir, she w

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Actress Khushbu Sundar has extended her support to Janhvi Kapoor after her morphed video from 'Devara' song 'Chuttamalle' raised serious concerns about the misuse of AI. What has been done through AI is not a joke, not entertainment and not something we should ever normalise. It is cruel, abusive and deeply shameful. It is tearing off her dignity, she wrote on X (Previously called Twitter) handle. Expressing her displeasure in strong words, she added, I am out

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The government has increased the ceiling price of natural gas produced from deepwater, ultra-deepwater and high-pressure, high-temperature fields to $9.89 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for the six-month period beginning October 1, providing relief to producers operating in technically challenging gas blocks such as Reliance Industries-BP's KG-D6 project. The revised ceiling price, up from $8.90 per MMBtu, will remain effective from October 1, 20

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Bollywood actress Mona Singh, Made in Heaven, Laal Singh Chaddha, 3 Idiots and most recently in Kohrra season 2, has shared glimpses from her upcoming project in the UK. The actress recently took to her Instagram, and shared a series of BTS pictures from Cotswolds, and Mona expressed her excitement about stepping into this new creative world. She also penned a long note in the caption, as she wrote, This project/movie feels special and unprecedented , its beca

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Indian Golf Union (IGU) governing council has approved a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for Pranavi Urs for winning the historic gold at the Aich-Nagoya Asian Games. Pranavi became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in golf. She then added a second medal, combining with Olympians Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar for the womens team silver, Indias first-ever Asian Games medal in the event. Your outstanding performance is a moment of great prid

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) The Telugu film industry is mourning the death of legendary filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. Actors Nani, Ravi Teja and Venkatesh Daggubati took to social media to remember his extraordinary passion for cinema and the creative legacy he leaves behind. Nani described the veteran filmmaker as one of the greatest of greatest and recalled his childlike enthusiasm for cinema even at the age of 95. He wrote, The greatest of greatest left. A child who lived an ext

Digital Desk | Dharapuram, Oct 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay held a roadshow in Dharapuram on Sunday, seeking votes for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate Sathyabama as campaigning intensified ahead of Tuesdays Assembly bypoll. Thousands of TVK workers and supporters gathered along the route to see CM Vijay, whose campaign vehicle set off from Maruthi Nagar. Sathyabama accompanied the Chief Minister in the vehicle as he appealed to voters to support her candidature. The roadshow