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The Independence Day weekend is shaping up for an interesting box office battle as Sunny Deol’s ‘Batwara 1947’ and Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Awarapan 2’ prepare to arrive in cinemas. With only two days remaining before their releases, advance booking trends have started providing an early indication of the audience response to both films.According to trade tracker Sacnilk, ‘Awarapan 2’ is currently ahead of ‘Batwara 1947’ in terms of advance bookings for the opening day.As per the latest figures, ‘Awarapan 2’ has collected Rs 2.05 crore from advance bookings, with 62,431 tickets sold across 3,684 shows. These figures exclude blocked seats. Once…

Optical illusion personality tests trick the brain and eyes into believing what they see first despite the many objects hidden in the photo, based on what is seen first, and this particular illusion is a variation of what’s known as Rubin’s Vase, developed by Danish psychologist Edgar Rubin around 1915. It happens because your brain can only commit to one interpretation of the image at a time, flipping between the faces and the object rather than seeing both at once.The test here claims to tell your personality type, whether you’re introverted, extroverted, or anything in between, based on what you…

Sussex all-rounder Danny Lamb has retired from professional cricket at the age of 30 after an injury to his neck and spinal cord forced him to end his career.Lamb suffered a disc herniation in his neck earlier this season, which led to a spinal cord injury. He underwent surgery last month but continued to deal with the effects of the injury. After taking medical advice, the right-arm bowler decided to retire for the sake of his long-term health.”It is incredibly difficult to have my career end through injury,” Lamb said, as quoted by Sussex.”After taking medical advice I know it…

20-year-old Kentucky tourist dies after falling 170 feet from Oregon waterfall while posing for photos/Image: Getty Images A 20-year-old tourist died after falling more than 170 feet from a waterfall in an Oregon state park while posing for photographs in an area closed to visitors, The New York Post reportedEmergency crews were called to Silver Falls State Park at about 6:30pm on Monday after receiving reports that someone had fallen from the top of South Falls.Oregon State Police identified the victim as Zachary Nicholas Mertens of Kentucky.What happened at the waterfall?Police said their investigation found that Mertens had entered a…

CBSE Class 12 compartment result 2026 declared The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the Class 12 compartment result 2026 today, August 12. Students who appeared for the compartment or improvement examination can check their results on the official websites, cbse.gov.in and cbseresults.nic.in.Students will need their roll number, admit card number, school number and security PIN to access the result.The CBSE Class 12 compartment examination 2026 was conducted on July 28. The exam was held for students who could not secure the minimum passing marks in the main board examination. The exam was conducted in offline, pen-and-paper mode…

Tollywood Megastar Chiranjeevi attended the success meet of his nephew Varun Tej’s latest release, ‘Korean Kanakaraju’. Directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, the film is a horror comedy which has been receiving positive to mixed response. During the event, the Telugu veteran spoke about the recent success of different films and said it is wrong to believe that audiences are staying at home because of OTT platforms.Chiranjeevi says audiences will come for good filmsAccording to a report by Cinema Express, Chiranjeevi shared that he was very happy to see Varun Tej get a success. He also said that audiences will come to…

A safety pin is one of those small household items that rarely gets much attention until something needs fixing. It sits in a sewing box or gets left in a drawer. Yet its simple design can solve several everyday problems in a matter of minutes. The clasp keeps the sharp end covered while the spring action lets the pin grip fabric and other lightweight items. That makes it useful far beyond basic sewing repairs. A safety pin can help restore a loose drawstring, give a broken zip a temporary pull, and hold fabric together until it can be properly repaired.…

Heartbroken Lionel Messi speaks out in first post since father’s death/ Image: AP, Instagram For the first time since the death of his father Jorge Messi earlier this month, Lionel Messi has spoken publicly, sharing an emotional tribute that offered a deeply personal look at the grief he has been carrying throughout one of the most difficult periods of his life. The Argentina captain posted a photograph with his father alongside the simple caption, “Te amo, pa” (“I love you, Dad”), before accompanying it with a heartfelt letter reflecting on their relationship, the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the uncertainty…

A routine wildlife-removal call in Aledo, Texas, turned into a startling discovery when specialists found more than 20 rattlesnakes living beneath a home. The homeowners had initially sought help with what appeared to be a typical animal-removal problem, but snake wrangler Sheila Taber soon realised the situation was far more serious. As the team worked in the crawl space, snakes continued to emerge, prompting Taber to describe the site as “a whole den”. Dallas Fort Worth Wildlife Control eventually removed more than 20 rattlesnakes from beneath the residence, with company owner Randall Kennedy estimating the final count at roughly two…

UPSC NDA, NA exam 2 dates The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the exam date for the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) Examination 2, 2026. The examination will be conducted on September 13, 2026, in two shifts.The Mathematics paper, carrying 300 marks, will be held from 10 am to 12:30 pm. The General Ability Test (GAT), carrying 600 marks, will be conducted from 2 pm to 4 pm.The UPSC had conducted the registration process for NDA and NA Exam 2 2026 until June 11, 2026.The examination is conducted for admission to the National Defence Academy…