In South Korea, a dangerous blurring of civil-military lines — and a silver lining
Dec 12, 2024 15:21 IST First published on: Dec 12, 2024 at 15:21 IST Share Written by Abhishek Sharma On December 3, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law for the first time since the country became a liberal democracy in 1987. While the incident highlighted systemic and institutional flaws, particularly the concentration […]
Privilege Motion Against Kiren Rijiju For Calling Opposition MPs “Unworthy”
Trinamool MP Sagarika Ghose moved a privilege motion on Thursday against Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in Rajya Sabha for calling opposition MPs “unworthy of the house”. Ms Ghose accused Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju of “repeatedly insulting the opposition members” instead of “doing his job of running Parliament smoothly”. Reportedly, 60 MPs from the opposition […]
Ravi Shastri’s U-turn on Rohit Sharma’s batting position: ‘Not that he’s going to set the world on fire’
Eight days after suggesting that India captain Rohit Sharma should zero in on a middle-order spot in his Test return in Adelaide, former India head coach Ravi Shastri has made a U-turn on his stance. Shastri, who promoted Rohit to open in Tests five years ago, has now urged the skipper to return to his […]
Who is Faiz Hameed, former ISI chief charged with ‘engaging in political activities’?
Former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (retd) was indicted on Tuesday (December 10) on a number of charges according to the military. Hameed was charged with “engaging in political activities,” misuse of authority and government resources, and violation of the Official Secrets Act. According to a Dawn report, he is […]
Keerthy Suresh-Antony Thattil wedding first photos out: Vijay attends grand Goa ceremony
It is wedding season in South cinema, and the latest to join this bandwagon in National Award-winner Keerthy Suresh, who married longtime boyfriend and entrepreneur Antony Thattil. Sharing the first pictures of them as a happily married couple, Keerthy wrote, “#ForTheLoveOfNyke” This cute hashtag is not just the amalgamation of Antony’s last two letters, and […]
Gitanjali Rao set to direct a half live action, half animated feature film
Filmmaker-actor Gitanjali Rao says she is set to direct a part-animated, part-live-action feature-length film titled Lost and Found. Rao, known for her starring role in October and directing the acclaimed animated film Bombay Rose as well as animated shorts Orange and Printed Rainbow, said the script of Lost and Found is ready. “It’s called Lost […]
Austin Butler confirmed to play Patrick Bateman in the remake of American Psycho
Dune: Part Two star Austin Butler will essay the role of Patrick Bateman in filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s new take on the popular horror novel American Psycho. The novel, written by Bret Easton Ellis and published in 1991, was earlier adapted into a 2000 movie, featuring Christian Bale as Bateman, a wealthy, narcissistic, vain Manhattan investment […]
Cine Talkies 2024 to celebrate cinema, event to take place in Mumbai from Dec 13-15
The city of dreams, Mumbai, will host Cine Talkies 2024: Woods to Roots from December 13 to 15 at NSE at BKC. In a press conference held on December 9, actor Sunil Barve said the event will have cinema at its core. He said instead of seeing cinema only as a tool for entertainment; the […]
Nayanthara admits she got ‘annoyed’ at Mohanlal’s repeated suggestions after director Fazil became ‘very upset’ with her performancekj
Actor Nayanthara recalled a heated moment on the set of one of her earliest films, when veteran director Fazil appeared to lose patience with her. She said that her illustrious co-star, Mohanlal, tried to give her some advice, but she couldn’t make sense of what he was telling her. Nayanthara ended up having an outburst, […]
Delhi Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Scheme: Eligibility, documents, application process, and all you need to know
The scheme was included in the budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 and was proposed by AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal with a ₹2,000 crore budget allocated for the same. With an aim to improve the quality of life of underprivileged women, this scheme is designed to offer monthly financial assistance of ₹1,000 to eligible women […]