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Whirlwind is how Akansha Ranjan Kapoor describes the past week since Gram Chikitsalay dropped online. While the actor was nervous about how the audience would receive her village girl act, she has been left pleasantly surprised. “The reaction has been good, and it’s getting better every day. Seeing people make memes and talking about my character means it stayed with them,” she smiles.  Kapoor plays a doctor in the Amazon Prime Video dramedy, which also stars Amol Parashar and Anandeshwar Dwivedi. The role is a departure from the upper-class, urban characters that she mostly played before, from Ray (2021) to Monica O My Darling (2022). “People are being able to [picture] me in this role. I bumped into a casting director who said, ‘Who cast you for this? I wouldn’t have even thought of you...

Donald Trump fired back at rocker Bruce Springsteen on Friday, using his familiar approach to dealing with people he doesn’t like — hurling insults on social media and going after their physical appearance. The president of the United States, upset with being name-dropped and criticized by the rock and roll icon at one of his recent concerts, bashed The Boss as “Highly Overrated” and “not a talented guy.”“I see that Highly Overrated Bruce Springsteen goes to a Foreign Country to speak badly about the President of the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy.”He went on to accuse Springsteen of being a “pushy, obnoxious JERK” and “dumb as a rock,” before zeroing in on his appe...

Everywhere you go this week, the one man people are discussing is Ishaan Khatter. Some are talking about his washboard abs and the many shirtless sequences in The Royals, others about how droolworthy he is as a romantic hero. Amid all the love pouring in, the actor’s takeaway is simple — “Trust your instincts”. He tells us that he went into the Netflix series, knowing that it would be entertaining. “When reading the script, I went from one episode to the next quickly. Also, it let me explore different facets of myself as a performer — whether it’s the romance, the comedy, or the drama that I tried to bring more of. It gave me all these opportunities in one role, which is rare,” he assesses. While his chiselled abs became a talking point, Khatter says the emotionality of Aviraaj’s characte...

By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 15, 2025 3:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. The Metropolitan Police did not name Brown but said it took a 36-year-old into custody at a Manchester hotel on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. Under British law, police cannot name suspects before charges are filed. FILE: Chris Brown appears in court for a probation violation hearing during in Los Angeles Superior on March 17, 2014 in Los Angele...

Global star Priyanka Chopra is facing significant backlash after an old clip from her TV show ‘Quantico’ resurfaced, depicting a Hindu character as a terrorist. The controversial scene has sparked renewed criticism, especially amid heightened Indo-Pak tensions, with many social media users expressing their anger over the portrayal. The clip, which originally aired from 2015 to 2018, has once again ignited a debate on social media. In an old clip that has resurfaced online, Priyanka Chopra`s character, FBI agent Alex Parrish, could be seen uncovering a conspiracy involving Hindu nationalists ahead of a Kashmir summit. Initially, the plot seemed to be orchestrated by Pakistanis, but Parrish uncovers that the true masterminds are Indian nationalists attempting to frame Pakistan for a planne...

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. As the sex trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs enters its fourth day, Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, is on the stand to face cross-examination from Combs’ lawyers.The R&B singer testified Wednesday that Combs raped her when she ended their decade-long relationship, and she described a life locked in physical abuse, which she says she couldn’t leave after he threatened to release degrading sexual videos of her.She said the videos could ruin everything she’d worked for.  “I feared for my career. I feared for my family. It’s just embarrassing. It’s horrible and disgusting. No one should do that to anyone,” she said.Ventura also spoke about an alleged incident in 2011 ...

The teaser trailer of season 2 of the hit OTT series ‘Wednesday’ was unveiled on Wednesday, and it brings its titular character back to school at Nevermore Academy. Jenna Ortega who plays the titular role of Wednesday Addams will be reprising her role with a poker face. The trailer promises an engaging and spooky premise that will have us hooked to our screens. Wednesday season 2 teaser trailer The teaser trailer for season 2 of the series starts with a bang as the titular character unloads brass knuckles, a machete, a taser and several more weapons hidden within her outfit as she makes her way through airport security.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Netflix US (@netflix) But he...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of pickle flavours and something for those with a cast-iron stomach. There will be fiery dill Coke, deep-fried pickle Oreos and tzatziki-twisted pickles, along with fruity pebble Korean hot dogs.Mopane worm poutine features the species of emperor moth, an important source of protein in South Africa.The “Spam-pede” bao bun, inspired by the Hawaiian snack, is filled with Spam, garlic shrimp and pineapple.On the artery hardening side of things, there will be Nashville hot chicken macaroni and cheese, a lobster tornado roll and deep-fried cinnamon buns. The Spam-pede boa — inspired by a traditional Hawaiian...

Several cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez testified Tuesday at the brothers’ resentencing hearing that they should be released after serving nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents, and that they would welcome them into their homes. The brothers did not show any apparent emotion during most of the testimony as they appeared via livestream video, but chuckled when one of their cousins, Diane Hernandez, told the court that Erik Menendez received A+ grades in all of his classes during his most recent semester in college.A Los Angeles judge is presiding over the hearing that is expected to last two days. If he shortens their sentences, the brothers would still need approval from the state’s parole board to get out of prison. They could then potentially go free on time ...

It wasn’t Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar, the new pairing, or the curiosity surrounding royal lives that drew us to creators Rangita Pritish Nandy and Ishita Pritish Nandy’s latest show, The Royals. It was to see how yesteryear actor Zeenat Aman marks her comeback on the screen. However, when we confessed that to director Priyanka Ghose, she clarified that they had every intention for the senior actor to have more scenes. When we said  we only began rooting for  Khatter and Pednekar’s love story after episode six, she said, “That was by design. I knew that by then people will want them to get back together.” The Netflix eight-episode series follows the clash between an entitled prince and a tech startup entrepreneur amid a contemporary fairytale setting. In conversation with mid-day, sh...