MARTIN SCORSESE and Leonardo DiCaprio are reigniting efforts to adapt Erik Larson’s 2003 nonfiction book “The Devil in the White City” into a feature film. The project, which has been in various stages of development for over two decades, is now moving forward under 20th Century Studios. According to The…
A TRACK curvature prima facie affected the visibility for the Karnataka Express train which mowed down at least 13 passengers in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, railway officials said. The passengers of Lucknow-CSMT Pushpak Express got down on tracks amid a fire rumour, only to be tragically run over by the Karnataka…
INDIA has always been open to the legitimate return of undocumented Indians to their country, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday (22), noting that New Delhi is still in the process of verifying those from the US who can be deported to India. "As a government, we are…
ABHISHEK SHARMA smashed a blistering 34-ball-79 in an exhibition of breathtaking power-hitting on the back of a disciplined bowling effort, as India outplayed England by seven wickets in the first T20I here on Wednesday. India now lead the five-match series 1-0. Chennai hosts the second T20 of the five-match series…
AMID apprehensions by locals over the proposed disposal of 337 tonnes of Union Carbide waste in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, a video purportedly showing a borewell discharging “black” water surfaced on social media. To dispel any fear, the district administration visited the area near Pithampur town, about 30 km from…
A 28-YEAR-OLD man in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city has allegedly committed suicide claiming harassment by his wife and her relatives, and left a note blaming women for misusing the country's laws, police said on Wednesday (22). In his purported suicide note, Nitin Padiyar also appealed to the Centre to change…
INDIAN-AMERICAN lawmakers have opposed the executive order by US president Donald Trump on changes in birthright citizenship, a move likely to hit not only illegal immigrants from around the world but also students and professionals from India. On Monday (20), in the opening hours of his second term as president,…
AT LEAST 10 train passengers were killed after stepping down due to a rumour of fire and being run over by another train passing on the adjacent tracks in North Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday (22) evening , officials said. While Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan said 10-12 persons were killed…
TRAVEL tech unicorn OYO on Wednesday (22) said it is planning to add 500 hotels in religious hubs, including Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Puri, Haridwar, Mathura, Vrindavan, Amritsar, Ujjain, Ajmer, Nashik, and Tirupati, this year. The announcement comes at a time when religious tourism in the country is booming and the…
BOLLYWOOD star Saif Ali Khan met the autorickshaw driver, Bhajan Singh Rana, who rushed him to hospital after he was injured in the knife attack at his home in Mumbai, and thanked him for his timely help. The actor also gave the driver some money and assured all help to…