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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.
The Bombay High Court has ordered the Election Commission to restore six members of a Goa family whose names were deleted from the voter rolls during a recent revision drive. Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar gave officials 10 days to fix the list and criticized an unfair bureaucratic trap where computer rejections forced regular voters into filing forms meant only for first-time electors.
The Democratic Party’s decisive victory in capturing both chambers of the US Congress marks a watershed moment of institutional recalibration against Trumpism. With President Donald Trump framing the midterms as a personal referendum, voters across historically red strongholds—including Texas, Kansas, and the Carolinas—delivered an unmistakable rebuke, restoring constitutional checks and balances and demonstrating democracy’s resilience against extreme polarization.
Most people handle extra-spicy noodles by asking for water or requesting a milder plate, but three allegedly drunk men near Bengaluru’s Electronic City thrashed and badly injured fast-food stall staff after finding their dish too spicy.
The opposition INDIA bloc on Saturday staged a symbolic ‘public impeachment’ of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in New Delhi. Presided over by former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and attended by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the demonstration accused the poll body of partisan bias and large-scale voter disenfranchisement, setting the stage for the massive ‘Chalo Dilli’ march to Ramlila Maidan on November 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 31 tourism and infrastructure projects worth ₹426.71 crore at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat, home to the Statue of Unity. The package includes 23 inaugurated projects worth ₹307.83 crore—featuring a ₹50-crore IRCTC budget hotel, a ₹16-crore river cruise, eco trails, and travelators—alongside foundation stones for eight upcoming projects including the ₹59.32-crore Gora-Bhanadra road and a smart zero-waste plant.
Precious metals are having a rough run, with the latest sell-off taking gold to a one-year low and pushing silver below the $50-an-ounce mark for the first time in almost a year.
A catastrophic Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in upper Bhutan has triggered red alerts across North Bengal, prompting the emergency evacuation of over 10,000 people in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts. With the Sankosh and Mo Chhu rivers receiving millions of cubic meters of sudden discharge, the West Bengal administration has deployed NDRF and SDRF rescue squads, opened relief camps in school buildings, and initiated widespread public warnings to prevent loss of life across vulnerable tea garden belts.
At least 14 people were killed and over a dozen wounded when a Russian drone struck a busy railway platform in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, part of a wider wave of air strikes that killed at least 19 people nationwide. The attack on Ukraine’s transport infrastructure followed an overnight barrage of more than 600 Ukrainian drones directed at the Moscow region while the Russian capital hosted an African leaders’ summit, highlighting intensifying long-range strikes ahead of planned US-mediated talks.
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