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India’s most expensive cinematic production—a mega-budget retelling of the beloved Hindu epic Ramayana—has divided film critics and cultural purists even as it draws packed crowds across theatres. While audiences have celebrated its ambitious visual scale and star-studded lineup, the film faces sharp pushback over colloquial language, creative departures from classical texts, and an over-reliance on visual effects at the expense of emotional depth.
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football after an extraordinary 23-year journey with Portugal. Signing off as the sport’s all-time record goalscorer with 146 goals in 234 caps, the Euro 2016 champion confirmed in an emotional address that he is ‘handing back the number 7 shirt,’ prompting the Portuguese Football Federation to announce a special nationwide tribute to celebrate his historic career.
Celebrated British actor Sir Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86. Rising from a childhood marked by domestic hardship and going completely bald by age 19, Stewart built a formidable career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before capturing global stardom as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor X in the X-Men franchise. Knighted in 2010, the Yorkshire-born legend proved that classical discipline and character can redefine modern popular culture.
Opener Abhishek Sharma smashed an incendiary 84 to fashion India’s 48-run victory against New Zealand in the first Twenty20 international in Nagpur on Wednesday.
DARYL Mitchell, who loves playing in and against India, helped New Zealand level the series with a classy, unbeaten 100 in the second ODI of the three-match series. India, asked to bat on a tricky surface, took their time to get going before setting a target of 285. Mitchell, whose game against spin is one of the best in the business across formats, took a liking to both of India’s frontline spinners.
Prashant Tamang, who rose to fame as the winner of Indian Idol 3 and was praised for…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday strongly criticised the BCCI’s recent move asking Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman.
Often referred to by her initials B. B. , Brigitte Bardot (,91)
one of the best known symbols of sexual revolution is no more. Apart from being an actress, singer and model, she was a well known animal rights activist
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The common factor between the Malayali films Sandesam(1991) and Nadodikkattu(1987) is no more. Sreenivasan who part and parcel of both the films has passed away.
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