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Watch the entire film before you judge, says Hrithik Roshan amid mixed reactions to Ramayanas VFX Days after netizens reacted with mixed opinions to the first teaser of the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Ramayana, actor Hrithik Roshan addressed the debate surrounding the films VFX and visual style. The teaser received praise for its scale and music; however, []

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Imtiaz Alis upcoming film Main Vaapas Aaunga is set to feature a song which will mark the collaboration of Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman and singer Diljit Dosanjh for a song penned by Irshad Kamil. The new track is titled Kya Kamaal Hai. The makers call this a song of hope amidst the []

Actress Soha Ali Khan has opened up on being hit by perimenopause suddenly. The actress also talked about the hormonal imbalances and shifts that happen in a womans body at that stage. Soha revealed she realised she had entered a new and challenging phase, when she learnt she could no longer have her regular coffee []

Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu walks the ramp during the Bombay Times Fashion Week 2026, in Mumbai on Saturday. (PTI)

Hollywood actress Halle Bailey is in her mom era, and is loving every bit of it. The You, Me & Tuscany star, 26, recently opened up about her journey to and through motherhood. She described the loving community that supports her as she raises 2-year-old son Halo, reports People magazine. She told People, I think []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Hyderabad, April 5: Mohammed Shami asked probing questions not only to Sunrisers Hyderabad batters but also to the national selection committee with an opening spell for ages while skipper Rishabh Pant upped his game when it mattered to headline Lucknow Super []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Match today Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings at 7:30 pm Bengaluru, April 5: Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Kolkata, April 5: A beleaguered and increasingly rudderless Kolkata Knight Riders will need a strong turnaround to halt their poor start when they face an in-form Punjab Kings in their IPL clash here on Monday. The three-time champions may point to []

London, April 5: In a day that swung between shock and supremacy, Southampton FC stunned Arsenal FC with a dramatic late winner to book a place in the FA Cup semi-finals, while Chelsea FC dismantled Port Vale FC in a ruthless seven-goal demolition to join them in the last four. At St Marys, it was []

Madrid, April 5: Barcelona came from behind away from home to beat 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 and take a big step toward winning La Liga after Real Madrid lost at Mallorca. It was the first of three matches between the teams in 10 days. Barcelona and Atletico will meet twice more in the quarterfinals of []

Munich, April 5: Lennart Karl scored in the ninth minute of added time to complete a dramatic comeback 3-2 win for Bayern Munich over Freiburg and keep his team on track for the Bundesliga title. Freiburg was heading for an upset win at 2-0 up in the 81st minute before Bayerns young midfielders changed the []

Paris, April 5: Lens was overwhelmed by northern rival Lille 3-0 and lost ground in the Ligue 1 title race after the Derby du Nord was briefly interrupted because of discriminatory chanting on Saturday. A day after Paris Saint-Germain increased its lead to four points by beating Toulouse 3-1, Lens endured an off night. PSG []

Pathum Thani, April 5: India suffered a crushing 0-5 defeat at the hands of Australia in the AFC U20 Womens Asian Cup 2026 at the Pathum Thani Stadium here on Sunday. Skye Halmaricks (38, 39, 48) hat-trick put Australia in a commanding position, before Danella Brutus (54) and Daisy Brown (90+4) added two more for []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 5: The Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) has announced its Under-19 mens and Under-23 womens squads for the upcoming North East Cricket Development Council (NECDC) Interstate Friendship Tournaments, scheduled to be held from April 6 to 11. The NECDC, a coordinating body formed in 2016 comprising six northeastern statesMeghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 5: Rhino Cricket Academy and Sputnik CC registered convincing victories in their respective matches of the Late P.A. Sangma Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament 2026, organised by the Shillong Cricket Association. In the first match, Rhino Cricket Academy outclassed Capital Stars by 62 runs in a high-scoring encounter. Asked to bat []

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 5: The Meghalaya Boxing Association (MBA) has announced the states junior squad for the upcoming 7th Junior (U-17) Boys and Girls National Boxing Championships, scheduled to be held in Nagpur, Maharashtra, from April 5 to 11. A total of nine boys and two girls have been selected to represent the []

Granada (Spain), April 5: Indian pistol and rifle shooters will head into the season-opening ISSF World Cup, beginning here on Monday, with a firm resolve to extend the dominance they displayed last year when they set new benchmarks and excelled across virtually every competition they entered. After a disappointing start to the season at []

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), April 5: Buoyed by a mix of breakthrough performances and established consistency, India will head into the Asian Wrestling Championships, beginning here Monday, with quiet confidence, hoping its new crop of wrestlers can rise to the continental challenge. The spotlight will firmly be on 53kg wrestler Meenakshi Goyat, who scripted one of the []

Sanaa, April 5: Yemens Houthi group has said that it had carried out a joint military operation targeting Israels Ben Gurion Airport, along with other key military sites, using a ballistic missile and multiple drones. In a statement broadcast by the groups al-Masirah television on Saturday (Local time), Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the []

Kathmandu, April 5: Nepals former prime minister K P Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak will remain in judicial custody for five more days as a district court here approved to extend their detention after the police sought more time to probe their alleged involvement in the Gen Z movement crackdown in September []

Paris, April 5: France said China has executed a French citizen convicted of drug trafficking after keeping him on death row for more than 15 years. Chan Thao Phoumy, 62, was executed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, despite French authorities clemency appeals, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Saturday. It []

Washington, April 5: The White House has pushed back against widespread online speculation that President Donald Trump was hospitalised, calling the claims false after rumours spread rapidly across social media following a routine press lid. The speculation began after the White House announced a travel and photo lid at 11 a.m. ET Saturday, signalling no []

New Delhi, April 5: IT employees body NITES has exhorted tech firms to prioritise reskilling over layoffs, while calling for policy intervention to bring stronger safeguards and mandatory severance norms to protect white-collar workers, as aggressive AI build-outs by industry trigger job cuts and uncertainty for workforce. Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has argued []

New Delhi, April 5: Moodys Ratings has slashed Indias economic growth estimates for the current fiscal to 6 per cent from 6.8 per cent earlier, saying the ongoing conflict in West Asia will moderate growth momentum and raise inflation risks. In its credit opinion report on India, Moodys said prolonged disruptions, particularly LPG shipments due []

New Delhi, April 5: The domestic stock market is expected to remain volatile this week as investors track the Reserve Banks monetary policy decision, key global macroeconomic data and the impact of the West Asia conflict, analysts said. Movements in crude oil prices and foreign fund flows will also influence domestic equities, they added. Vinod []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Easter Sunday, also called Resurrection Sunday, was celebrated with great devotion across Meghalaya, especially in Shillong, where thousands of worshippers attended church services to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Shillong, churches were full of people attending early morning services and prayers throughout the day. Similar celebrations took []

Our Bureau SHILLONG/TURA, April 5: The BJP has asserted its commitment to addressing demographic concerns in the plains of Garo Hills, alleging that sections of the tribal population have been marginalised over the years due to migration and past political decisions. Tura MDC Bernard N. Marak said the situation traces back to the partition of []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: The Voice of the People Party (VPP) on Sunday accused the MDA government of attempting to scapegoat rural grant-in-aid schools to mask its own failures, warning that a decade-long funding freeze has pushed the states education system to the brink of collapse. VPP spokesperson Dr AW Rani said the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Meghalayas SSA and Ad hoc teachers will receive a revised pay structure starting May 1, 2026, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui announced on Saturday. The Minister stated that the decision reflects the governments commitment to strengthening the education sector under the leadership of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. Rymbui made []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Residents of Raid Shabong under Pynursla Civil Sub Division paid an emotional farewell on Friday to Patrick Anselm Rogers, a 39-year-old US documentarian and global advocate for Meghalayas living root bridges. Rogers, a frequent visitor to the state since 2011, passed away on March 21 at Shnongpdeng. His final []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: The North East Students Organisation (NESO) has raised concerns over the vulnerability of indigenous communities in the North East, cautioning that demographic pressures linked to migration remain a serious issue. Speaking to reporters, NESO chairman, Samuel Jyrwa, said communities in the region are microscopic in size and therefore particularly []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Mihsalan Truh, a 24-year-old from Lumshnong in East Jaintia Hills, has achieved a significant academic milestone by earning his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong. Truhs success highlights the growing aspirations of youth from Meghalayas coal belt. He received his degree during the institutes 17th Annual []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: Roshni Kharshiing, the founder of RUSH (Roots from the Untouched Sacred Hills), a natural food and beverage brand rooted in Meghalayas seasonal produce, is among the top 50 entrepreneurs selected under a project supported by the North Eastern Council (NEC), Shillong. The project, titled Establish, Develop and Manage Entrepreneurship []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: The Meghalaya government has approved the renaming of the Meghalaya Secretariat Home Guards (MSHG) as the State Industrial Security Force (SISF), marking a step towards strengthening security at key installations in the state. The SISF is the outcome of an IGP/DGP conference held in 2021, convened by the Ministry []

Citys dearth of public parks Despite its Smart City tag, Shillong continues to face a basic but pressing urban gap: the absence of accessible public parks and walking spaces. For a growing population increasingly conscious of fitness and well-being, the city offers few safe, dedicated options for morning walkers and joggers. In the absence of []

Daniella Dawn Lyngwa on Shillongs changing landscape and shrinking forest cover. Shillong, often called the Scotland of the East, has long been defined by its rolling green hills, dense forests, and cool, tranquil air. Its identity is deeply rooted in nature, offering a sense of calm and balance to both residents and visitors. In the []

Daniella Dawn Lyngwa on Shillongs changing landscape and shrinking forest cover. Shillong, often called the Scotland of the East, has long been defined by its rolling green hills, dense forests, and cool, tranquil air. Its identity is deeply rooted in nature, offering a sense of calm and balance to both residents and visitors. In the []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS New Delhi, April 4: Impact substitute Sameer Rizvi continued his red-hot form with another fine half-century as an all-round Delhi Capitals outclassed Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their first home game of the 2026 IPL season here on Saturday. Chasing []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS MATCHES TODAY SUNRISERS VS LUCKNOW AT 3:30 PM | ROYAL CHALLENGERS VS CHENNAI AT 7:30 PM Ahmedabad, April 4: Tushar Deshpande bowled a magnificent final over by landing six consecutive deliveries on either blockhole or wide yorker length in an []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Hyderabad, April 4: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins has flown back to Australia for a final scan on his injured back by Cricket Australias medical team which will give clearance for his participation during the second phase of the ongoing Indian []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Hyderabad, April 4: Lucknow Super Giants will need to step up their batting as they seek their first win of the season against an explosive Sunrisers Hyderabad in a tricky away IPL clash, here on Sunday. SRH head into their first []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES FIRST TO PLAY ALL 19 IPL SEASONS Chennai, April 4: Lauding the Indian players in Punjab Kings roster as special talents, head coach Ricky Ponting says the franchise had the aim of rebuilding the team around the highest-quality domestic players. The PBKS had retained just Prabhsimran Singh and []

The sixth season of Prime Videos The Chosen will be out on November 15. On Friday, the streamer and 5&2 Studios announced unveiled the release date, along with a teaser image for the upcoming season. You can see it full below. Season 6 will premiere with a three-episode launch on November 15, followed by weekly []

Netflix has dropped the official trailer of its upcoming dark comedy Toaster, offering a glimpse into a chaotic narrative where frugality spirals into absurdity. Headlined by Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra, the film is set to premiere on April 15. Directed by Vivek Das Chaudhary and produced by Patralekhaa under Kampa Film, Toaster centres on []

NEW DELHI, April 4: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has revised the order-to-trade ratio (OTR) framework for the equity derivatives options segment, with the changes set to come into effect from April 6, in line with SEBI guidelines issued earlier this year. Under the revised criteria, orders placed within a range of (+/-)40 per cent []

NEW DELHI, April 4:The government on Saturday urged citizens to avoid panic buying of petrol, diesel and LPG, saying fuel supplies remain adequate despite disruptions linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said the government is taking proactive steps to ensure the uninterrupted availability of petroleum []

Long weekends often bring family and friends together in a mix of generations. Somewhere between the egg hunt and hot cross buns this weekend, there might be a moment where another adult steps in to parent your child in ways that dont sit well with you. Maybe they are too sharp or too bossy. Or []

MUMBAI, April 4: Indian stock markets appear to be moving into a consolidation phase, marked by high volatility and limited clarity on direction, as global uncertainties and mixed domestic signals keep investors on edge, according to market experts on Saturday. Indian equity benchmarks ended the holiday-shortened week on a subdued note reflecting the ongoing []

Autorickshaws queue up for CNG at a station amid a supply crisis, in Chikkamagaluru on Saturday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, April 4: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that the Indian Railways recorded a year of strong all-round performance in FY 202526, achieving record freight loading while advancing passenger services, infrastructure, safety systems and digital initiatives, with freight transportation reaching a historic high of 1,670 million tonnes during the year. This []