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Pritish Nandy

Renowned filmmaker and journalist Pritish Nandy passes away at 73

Nandy died after a cardiac arrest at his south Mumbai home on Jan 8 and his last rites were performed the same evening.

Boy injured in Pushpa 2 stampede shows improvement, actor Allu Arjun donates ₹10 lakh to family

Boy injured in Pushpa 2 stampede taken off oxygen and ventilator support, shows signs of improvement, says hospital. Actor Allu Arjun donates ₹10 lakh to support the family, along with aid from the film's production house and Telangana minister.

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India's parallel cinema pioneer Shyam Benegal passes away at 90

A prolific filmmaker, Benegal died in Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney disease.

Govt cracks down on OTT, blocks 18 platforms for violating content rules

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has blocked 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene content, while enforcing a Code of Ethics for digital news publishers under the IT Rules to maintain content integrity.

MP Shatrughan Sinha breaks silence on actor Mukesh Khanna's remarks about his daughter's upbringing

Veteran actor-turned-politician Sinha said Khanna is not a guardian of Hinduism after the latter criticized Sinha's actress daughter Sonakshi for failing to answer a Ramayana-based question on the Indian version of 'Who wants to be a millionaire.'

Theatrical release poster of bollywood movie Laapata Ladies directed by Kiran Rao. (Image source: Wikipedia)

India’s official entry ‘Laapataa Ladies’ misses Oscars 2025 shortlist

The Hindi film helmed by acclaimed director Kiran Rao has been excluded from the Academy's list of 15 foreign movies vying for the Best International Feature.

Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh says no more shows in India until infrastructure gets better

Diljit Dosanjh suggests future shows feature 360-degree stages for a more immersive experience. “Until the infrastructure improves, I won’t be doing shows in India again,” said Dosanjh.