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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ box office collection Day 24: Tom Holland and Zendaya starrer grosses over Rs 575 crore in India, crosses USD 2.06 billion worldwide ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has broken several box office records worldwide and in India. The film, showcasing a mature web-slinger, has become a massive hit in the country. It seems like there’s no stopping Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Sadie Sink’s film at the Indian box office. The movie is currently in its fourth week at the theatres. Here’s how it performed on its fourth Saturday at the cinemas.’Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ box office collection…

IAS officer Pari Bishnoi shares the mindset UPSC aspirants need to succeed For UPSC aspirants, the pressure can begin well before they enter the examination hall. The constant talk around competition, preparation, and success can make candidates question whether they are doing enough. An IAS officer has now shared a perspective that puts the focus back on the individual rather than the crowd preparing alongside them.Pari Bishnoi, who secured All India Rank 30 in the civil services examination, spoke about confidence, self-belief, and the pressure surrounding UPSC during an Instagram interaction shared by photographer Ankit Kumar.Pari Bishnoi recalls her preparationIn…

Cristiano Ronaldo (Agency Image) Cristiano Ronaldo has added another remarkable milestone to his extraordinary career, becoming the first professional footballer to score in 25 consecutive league seasons. The 41-year-old Portuguese superstar achieved the feat on Friday, August 21, during Al-Nassr’s Saudi Pro League clash against Al-Riyadh.Ronaldo extends historic scoring streakRonaldo began his senior scoring run during the 2002-03 season, when he found the net for Sporting CP as a teenager. More than two decades later, that streak remains unbroken. His latest goal came after he was introduced as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Ronaldo eventually found the net in…

​Trump, Iran clash over Hormuz as standoff over key waterway deepens NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Sunday again shared an image on Truth Social describing the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as “NEW US Territory”, even as Iran maintained that the waterway was closed and would remain so unless Washington changed its approach.Trump had first shared the same image on August 18. Speaking at a police academy on Long Island on August 14, he had said, “Pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States.”Iran’s supreme national security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei,…

‘Vishwanath and Sons’ box office collections day 9 vs ‘DC’ Suriya and Mamitha Baiju’s ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ continued its theatrical run with a strong performance on its second Saturday. The family drama recorded an impressive rise in collections compared with the previous day.According to Sacnilk, the movie earned an estimated India net of Rs 7.25 crore on Day 9. It was screened across 3,007 shows. The Saturday collection was 61.1% higher than the Rs 4.50 crore net earned on Day 8.The latest numbers have taken ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ to an India net total of Rs 93.35 crore. Its India gross…

Both Bandhani and Leheriya are often grouped as ‘Rajasthani tie-dye.’ Bandhani and Leheriya may belong to the same family of resist-dyeing traditions, but they have totally different appearances.Bandhani: Bandhani, or Bandhej, is produced by tying little pieces of fabric and then dyeing them. Later, when the tying is removed, the fabric shows small dots or patterns. It is a technique that involves tying small pieces of the fabric with threads before dyeing. This results in beautiful polka patterns on the surface of the fabric. Thus, the visual identity of Bandhani is defined through dots, patches, circles, and tied designs.Leheriya: Leheriya…

Rishabh Pant’s return to Delhi Capitals has already sparked debate over the franchise’s captaincy plans, but former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes the wicketkeeper-batter should stay away from the leadership role if it is offered to him.Pant made a high-profile return to DC following the 2026 IPL season after the franchise agreed a trade with Lucknow Super Giants. The 28-year-old was valued at Rs 15 crore in the deal, taking a Rs 12 crore pay cut from his previous LSG salary, while left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav moved to Lucknow for Rs 13.50 crore.Pant had led LSG for two seasons, but…

Photo credit: Canva (Representative image) When the federal government stepped in to buy the Stewart family’s 890-acre ranch in 1974, most people assumed a century of family cattle operations had reached its end. The acquisition was part of a major initiative to build out California’s Point Reyes National Seashore, setting up an obvious conflict between public land preservation and private agricultural traditions. But the result was unexpected, according to official records from the National Park Service (NPS). Instead of vacating their generational homestead, the Stewarts negotiated a unique life estate agreement. This deal granted them the legal right to stay…

Waiting to reply could hurt your hiring chances, new study finds. (AI Image) You may spend hours perfecting your CV, preparing for an interview or writing a carefully worded job application. But once a potential employer sends you a message, another factor could begin influencing your chances: how quickly you reply.New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business suggests that every minute of delay may matter during a conversation between a job applicant and a potential employer. Analysing more than 11 million conversations, researchers found that delaying a response by just five minutes was associated with roughly a…

Veteran actress Tanuja once said she sounded ‘like a rat’ after watching herself on screen for the first time Veteran actress Tanuja once shared an interesting throwback story about the first time she saw herself on screen, revealing that she was so unhappy with how she sounded that she wanted to quit acting altogether. Speaking on the popular chat show ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’, Tanuja recalled the amusing exchange she had with her mother that changed her mind.Here’s what Tanuja told her mother about her onscreen voiceRecalling the incident on the show, Tanuja had said, “I saw my first…