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Academy Award-winning actor and singer Jennifer Hudson has joined the voice cast of ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’. The upcoming animated adventure takes the popular rescue pups into a prehistoric setting. The film is scheduled to arrive in Indian cinemas on August 21 in English and Hindi. Jennifer Hudson lends her voice to Lilian Ledes, a dinosaur-loving reporter. Her character is determined to chase what could become the biggest story of her career. However, her investigation soon puts her in a dangerous situation.Jennifer Hudson voices Lilian LedesIn ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’, Lilian Ledes finds herself much closer to dinosaurs…

A court sentenced former Samajwadi Party MLC Kamlesh Pathak and nine others to life imprisonment LUCKNOW: A court in Auraiya on Wednesday sentenced former Samajwadi Party MLC Kamlesh Pathak and nine others to life imprisonment with rigorous imprisonment in a 2020 double murder case involving the shooting deaths of an advocate and his sister.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the 10 convicts.The sentence was pronounced by ADJ MP-MLA court Vinay Kumar Singh.The accused were held guilty under the charges of IPC 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), and other charges rioting, rioting with deadly…

Professor Sumit Sarkar significantly impacted the understanding of Indian nationalism, illuminating its intricacies through comprehensive analysis. He explored the evolution of nationalism, internal disputes, and collective movements, while challenging conventional binaries. His focus on ordinary people’s cravings for justice defined his contributions as a public thinker and citizen historian. This article pays tribute to his influential teaching and the lasting academic heritage he leaves behind. Professor Sumit Sarkar, widely regarded as among the finest historians of modern Indian history, was educated at Presidency College and the University of Calcutta, and went on to teach for 30 years in the Department…

Ukraine’s Yevheniia Kantemyr and Polina Buhrova (Instagram | Polina Buhrova) NEW DELHI: Yevheniia Kantemyr was 16 and nursing a knee injury when Russian bombs rained down on her native city of Kharkiv in Ukraine. As the situation went from bad to worse, many in this city of 1.42 million inhabitants were forced to flee, including Kantemyr and her family.Now, her mother and brother live 1,400 kilometres away in Slovakia. The 21-year-old, though, first moved to France and then Italy to aid her badminton career.Her women’s doubles partner, Polina Buhrova, has the same story.Buhrova was playing at the national championships when…

India’s captain Shubman Gill and Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill hailed the “magnificent” Manav Suthar after the young left-arm spinner’s 10-wicket match haul powered India to a 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, saying the 24-year-old looks capable of serving Indian cricket for a long time.Suthar followed his 4/76 in the first innings with a superb 6/55 in the second to finish with match figures of 10/126. It was his second successive five-wicket haul in as many Tests and capped a memorable outing in which he became the youngest Indian…

Chiranjeevi’s upcoming collaboration with director Bobby Kolli is steadily taking shape, with production moving into an important stage. Tentatively titled ‘Mega158,’ the film has already completed around 40 days of shooting, according to industry sources. The team is reportedly happy with the footage captured so far, with the first half of the film locked in the edit. This progress has increased expectations around the project, which is planned as one of the major Telugu releases for the 2027 Sankranthi season.Chiranjeevi’s film gets a powerful interval fightThe major talking point from the latest shoot update is the film’s interval sequence. As…

Across the US there are two voices rising out of the ordinary, one propagating the AI boom as the natural future of the world, and the other resisting it, calling it the doom that humans are bringing upon themselves. In numerous states, people have carried out rallies and protests, even formulating laws that prohibit the development of data centres in their localities. From high water usage to noise and air pollution, multiple matters have been raised against them. But there is one person, a former farm bureau chief, who is inviting developers to buy his land in order to build…

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: The BCCI has shifted the Duleep Trophy final from the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru to the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to enable spectators to watch the match.The final will be held from Sept 6-10, while the tournament will begin from Aug 23. All the matches of the tournament will be streamed live, unlike last season, when only the final of the tournament was telecast live.”We wanted to allow people to come and watch the Duleep Trophy final, hence the BCCI has decided to conduct the important domestic fixture at the MA…

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has opened the online registration window for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XXII on August 19, 2026. Law graduates and eligible candidates seeking to appear for the examination can now submit their applications through the designated online portal.The registration process will remain open until October 27. Candidates should complete the application within the stipulated deadline, as the subsequent dates for fee payment and correction of applications are also fixed.The AIBE XXII examination is scheduled to be held on November 29, 2026. The admit cards are expected to be released from November 14, giving…

‘Kala Hiran – The Battle For Legacy’ producer Amit Jani has taken the matter to the Supreme Court, contesting a Delhi High Court order that resulted in the removal of the teaser and promotional content for his film. The appeal follows weeks after the High Court’s directive to the makers to take down the material from public view.Salman Khan’s personality rightsThe controversy is rooted in Salman Khan’s personality rights, with the Delhi High Court noting that the promotional content for Amit Jani’s film appeared to misuse the actor’s identity in ways that could damage his public image. Jani’s plea against…