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Special Ops trailer is out and it looks darker than before
Entertainment, Movies

Special Ops trailer is out and it looks darker than before

Special Ops received an overwhelming response from fans when the first season was released. And now, makers are back with another breakthrough season of the show. With Kay Kay Menon returning to his iconic role as R&AW officer Himmat Singh, the new season features a deeper, darker, and more urgent mission than ever before. The trailer of the upcoming season was recently unveiled by JioHotstar today, and it reignites the nation’s love for high-stakes storytelling with real-world relevance and blockbuster intensity.  Special Ops 2 trailer Special Ops 2 is seemingly set in a volatile geopolitical landscape, as it mirrors the heightened security anxieties of modern times, where wars are no longer fought solely on battlegrounds. They could be virtual, being fought in the cloud, while the ...
Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault charge in U.K. – National
Entertainment, Movies

Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault charge in U.K. – National

Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, wore a blue suit, a white shirt and black-rimmed glasses during his arraignment in London’s Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent.When asked how he pleaded to the grievous bodily harm count, Brown said, “Not guilty, ma’am.”Brown’s friend and fellow musician Omololu Akinlolu, 39, who performs under the name Hoody Baby, pleaded not guilty to the same charge. American singer Chris Brown arrives at Southwark Crown Court over allegations of attacking producer Abe Diaw with a bottle at a London nightclub in February 2023 in London, United ...
International Yoga Day 2025: Finding stillness in the chaos of Indian cities
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International Yoga Day 2025: Finding stillness in the chaos of Indian cities

In the pulsating heart of India`s metros, where deadlines blur into demanding schedules and the city`s rhythm often feels relentlessly fast, a quiet revolution is taking place.  Urban professionals and busy individuals are turning to yoga, not just for physical prowess, but as an indispensable tool for navigating the hustle and anxieties of modern life.  This International Day of Yoga, we delve into the lives of urban yogis who are finding stillness amidst the city`s chaos. `Yoga gave me the ability to respond instead of react`For Maitri Boda, a fitness enthusiast and co-founder of Squat Up in Mumbai, the impact of yoga extends far beyond the physical. "The biggest shift has honestly been internal. Yoga gave me the ability to respond instead of react," she shares. In a city like Mumbai ...
Oakley’s New Meta AI-Powered Smart Glasses Look Slick
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Oakley’s New Meta AI-Powered Smart Glasses Look Slick

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Today, Meta announced a collaboration with Oakley to release limited-edition Oakley HSTN smart glasses, along with AI integration in other Oakley models. The special edition Oakley HSTN (pronounced "HOW-stun") glasses feature gold accents and Oakley gold-tinted PRIZM lenses and will retail for $499. They will be available for preorder on July 11. Other Oakley models with Meta’s AI tech will be available starting at $399 this summer as well. Like the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses originally released in 2023, Oakley spectacles will feature a front-facing camera, open-ear speakers, a microphone, and built-in Meta AI capability that allows for visual descriptions, general questions, and real-time translation...
Yoga in Zimbabwe tavern is latest mental health outreach in struggling country
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Yoga in Zimbabwe tavern is latest mental health outreach in struggling country

It`s before sunrise on a Saturday and a small group has gathered at Socialite Bar in on the outskirts of Zimbabwe`s capital. Instead of nursing hangovers, they sit with eyes closed and bodies in meditative poses on the bare floor. It`s an unlikely setting for a yoga class. In Zimbabwe, the practice is rare and mostly found in the wealthy suburbs. Yet it is quietly taking root here in a beer tavern in Chitungwiza, a low-income town 30 km outside the capital, Harare. The initiative is led by Actions Winya, a yoga instructor who saw how economic hardship and social pressures were damaging the mental health of people in his hometown. `Yoga is expensive... but we also got humans in the ghetto. They need mental wellness,¿ said Winya, who usually teaches in affluent areas, charging between USD...
Karan Tacker: ‘People look at me differently now’
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Karan Tacker: ‘People look at me differently now’

It’s hard to make the transition from television to films or the web, but Karan Tacker took the gamble and waited until the right part came to him. After Neeraj Pandey’s Special Ops in 2020, he followed it up with Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022), and since then, the perception of the industry has changed. But the waiting game does make one question: is it worth it? Tacker feels it is. Now, with the sequel to the JioHotstar series set to stream on the platform, the actor says he is eagerly waiting to see how the audience reacts to the growth in his character. In conversation with mid-day, he talks about the show, the influence the filmmaker has had on him, and what it means to have this project on his filmography. Excerpts from the interview: TV makes you a household name, movies give an...
Rapper Fat Joe accused of sex with minors in $20M lawsuit by ex-employee – National
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Rapper Fat Joe accused of sex with minors in $20M lawsuit by ex-employee – National

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details. Please read at your own discretion. Rapper Fat Joe’s former hypeman, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, has filed a lawsuit against him in federal court, alleging that his former boss engaged in sex acts with minors in a $20-million lawsuit.Dixon also alleges his former boss, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, engaged in “coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation and psychological coercion.”The 157-page complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, details claims about Cartagena’s alleged sexual relations, including with minors.Dixon states that Cartagena allegedly forced him “into humiliating situations, including sex acts performed under duress and surveillanc...
How to Use Gemini's New 'Scheduled Actions' (and a Few I Recommend)
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How to Use Gemini's New 'Scheduled Actions' (and a Few I Recommend)

We got a glimpse at a lot of new features coming to Gemini at Google IO and one of the most interesting is rolling out right now. The new Scheduled Actions feature lets you tell Gemini to run prompts at certain times in the future, and even recur on a regular basis. It sounds small, but it opens quite a few new possibilities.This scheduling feature is designed to work seamlessly with ordinary Gemini prompts. Ask the chatbot to perform or repeat a task in the future and it will automatically schedule the tasks. You can even convert an existing chat into a scheduled action. Here's how it works, and a few ideas of what you can do with it.How Scheduled Actions work in GeminiWhile the scheduling feature should just work, in theory, there are a couple of nuances in practice. In my testing, Gemin...
Trump says U.S. intelligence ‘wrong’ about Iran’s nuclear capabilities – National
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Trump says U.S. intelligence ‘wrong’ about Iran’s nuclear capabilities – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was wrong in suggesting there is no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon. Trump contested intelligence assessments relayed earlier this year by his spy chief that Tehran was not working on a nuclear weapon when he spoke with reporters at an airport in Morristown, New Jersey.“She’s wrong,” Trump said.Gabbard testified to Congress in March that the U.S. intelligence community continued to judge that Tehran was not working on a nuclear warhead.Trump’s comments came as the president has said he would weigh involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict over the next two weeks.Israeli Prime Mini...
World Music Day 2025: Here’s how music can aid healing and mental well-being
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World Music Day 2025: Here’s how music can aid healing and mental well-being

When Mumbai-based dance professional Shivani Gawde was going through a tough time in 2021, she found solace in music. “My dad was admitted in hospital and I had to fulfill many ‘adulting’ responsibilities. It was an overwhelming time,” she opens up about her experience. Sharing how music became her anchor back then, Gawde says, “My dad and I share a common love for ‘ghazals’. So, I would sit beside him in the hospital and play songs for him, and that’s how we got through the day. During that time, I was part of an online community where music artistes used to gather and just jam. They would also take requests. On one particularly overwhelming day, when my dad was asleep in the hospital, I put in a request for the song ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo’, which we both love. The artiste sang the s...