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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The organisers of International Film Festival of Kerala 2025 won’t show three films after very strong objections to six from the ministry of external affairs, which warned on Thursday of legal action if they were screened, state-run Chalachitra Academy (festival organiser) chairperson Resul Pookutty said at a press conference here.The six films that did...

NASHIK: NCP minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday resigned from his post in the state cabinet in the wake of his conviction and two years of jail sentence in an EWS housing quota cheating case of 1995.A team of Nashik police reached Mumbai late in the evening to execute the arrest warrant issued against him by...

Massive protests erupted in Bangladesh following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi on late Thursday, with demonstrators torching Awami League office and several newspaper offices and clashing with authorities, deepening fears of a further deterioration in law and order.Protesters set fire to Sheikh Mujib’s residence and an Awami League office in Rajshahi.Videos showed...

Bret Hart and Stephanie Washington (Image Source: Lorraine Hjalte/Calgary Herald) People still recognize Bret Hart as “The Hitman,” and he’s one of those wrestling legends that just don’t fade. He built up his fortune traveling the world, signing big contracts with both WCW and WWE, and cashing in on all the merchandise and royalties that...

Parliament on Friday cleared the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha passing the legislation hours after its approval in the Lok Sabha, amid strong opposition protests and repeated demands for scrutiny by a parliamentary committee.Earlier, the lower house passed the Bill...

Mark Zuckerberg (File Image) In June this year, Facebook-parent Meta Platforms agreed to take a 49% stake in artificial intelligence startup Scale AI for $14.8 billion. As part of the deal, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took top position inside Meta, leading the company’s new “superintelligence” lab. The 28-year-old founder of Scale AI, Wang has...

TOI correspondent from London: Fugitive economic offender Vijay Mally still knows how to party, despite being declared bankrupt in Britain and being swamped in dozens of legal battles in the UK and in India.His bromance with IPL founder Lalit Modi (63), who also lives in the UK, has reached new heights. Lalit hosted a big...

NEW DELHI: Rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday ‘VB-G Ram G’ bill improves substantially on MGNREGA, which was “riddled” by corruption and inefficiency, as Lok Sabha passed the draft law amid fierce protests from opposition. They demanded that bill be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny and assailed govt for removing Mahatma...

TOI correspondent from London: Police and immigration officers conducted a dawn raid on a property belonging to one of Britain’s largest gurdwaras and arrested one man.The property, 11 Beaconsfield Road, is one of around eight properties belonging to Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall. The properties are meant to house staff serving the gurdwara and visiting...

Shilpa Shetty is moving ahead with the expansion of her restaurant business even as she and her husband, Raj Kundra, face allegations in a Rs 60 crore fraud case. Meanwhile, her restaurant Bastian in Bengaluru has also been in the news as reports suggested that a complaint was filed for allegedly operating past the legal...