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The Minions have taken down ‘Toy Story 5′ at the July Fourth weekend box office.’Minions & Monsters’, the seventh film in the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise, earned USD 36.4 million at the holiday weekend box office, according to studio estimates for North America. The Minions movie, which has the devious henchlings seeking movie glory in Hollywood’s Golden Age, opened on Wednesday and earned an estimated USD 61.4 million in its first five days, according to studio estimates.’Minions & Monsters’ overseas collectionsThe Minions are a popular franchise globally and ‘Minions & Monsters’ has earned USD 160 million worldwide in its debut week.…

No snowflake lands the same twice: When snow begins to fall, it rarely feels like a pattern. It feels like interruption, softness, and silence arriving in countless forms at once. In that quiet chaos sits a familiar winter idea often repeated in folk storytelling and popular reflection: no snowflake lands the same twice. It is not a formally recorded scientific law or a traceable ancient proverb with a single author. Instead, it belongs to a wider family of modern folk sayings that borrow from nature to express something deeply human: repetition is an illusion, and every moment carries its own…

Perhaps no Indian dish inspires as much debate as biryani, especially when it comes to where it truly began. Most food historians trace its roots to Persian cuisine, where the words birinj (rice) and biryan (to fry before cooking) are believed to have influenced both the technique and the name. The dish travelled to the Indian subcontinent with the Mughals, where it evolved dramatically.Indian cooks transformed the recipe by incorporating fragrant local spices, herbs and regional ingredients. Over centuries, every region created its own identity, from the rich Awadhi biryani of Lucknow to the fiery Hyderabadi version and the lighter…

United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) fouls Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic (4) during the World Cup round of 32 football match in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Balogun received a red card on the play. (AP Photo) In a major boost for the United States ahead of their FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium, forward Folarin Balogun will be available after FIFA suspended his one-match ban on Sunday.Balogun, the USA’s leading scorer in the tournament with three goals, had received a red card during the Americans’ 2-0 round-of-32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday after…

Karnataka Police Civil Constable recruitment 2026 The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has extended the last date to apply for the Karnataka Police Civil Constable Recruitment 2026. Eligible candidates can now submit their online application forms till July 8, 2026, through the official KEA recruitment portal.This recruitment drive aims to fill 3,395 Civil Police Constable (General Cadre) vacancies in the Karnataka Police Department. Along with extending the registration deadline, KEA has also revised the application correction schedule. This will give candidates extra time to edit or correct the details in their submitted application forms, if required.Who can apply?Candidates who wish to…

Actor Arshad Warsi has a busy year ahead with multiple high-profile releases lined up. After featuring in ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ and Rajkumar Hirani’s debut web series ‘Pritam And Pedro’, he is now preparing for the release of ‘Dhamaal 4’. The actor will also be seen sharing screen space with Shah Rukh Khan in the much-awaited film ‘King’, which is set to arrive in theatres in December 2026.While promoting ‘Dhamaal 4’, Arshad spoke about joining ‘King’ and revealed why turning down an offer from Shah Rukh Khan was never something he considered.Arshad was accompanied by his ‘Dhamaal 4’ co-star Jaaved…

Every wild detail from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s MSG wedding — from arcade games and ‘JUST&T MARRIED’ to an Adam Sandler cameo Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kept their Madison Square Garden wedding tightly controlled, with guests signing non-disclosure agreements and phones banned from the venue. A 180-foot tent was also used to shield the celebration from public view, but details still began to surface soon after the 3 July ceremony in New York.Kelce’s mother, Donna, later summed up the evening in simple terms, saying it “was magical, man, magical.”Here are some of the most talked-about details to emerge…

Think about something in your life that you use every day without thinking about who built it. A road. A hospital. A school. A park with trees old enough that no living person remembers them being planted. Somebody made a decision, at some point, to begin something they knew they would never see finished. They put in the effort anyway. They did not do it for the reward of sitting in the shade. They did it because the shade would eventually exist, and that was enough.This proverb is about that decision. And its real origin turns out to be more…

Brazil vs Norway Live: Lineups are in! Ryerson returns for Norway; Martinelli replaces PaquetaThe official team sheets are in from New Jersey, and both managers have made one crucial unforced change to their starting elevens due to injury.For Brazil, Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli steps into the starting lineup to replace the injured midfield maestro Lucas Paquetá. Meanwhile, Norway receive a massive defensive boost as Borussia Dortmund full-back Julian Ryerson completely recovers from his injury knock to reclaim his spot on the flank.Brazil (4-3-3): Alisson Becker; Danilo da Silva, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, Douglas Santos; Rayan Vitor, Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro; Gabriel Martinelli,…

Why an IIT Bombay topper reportedly chose family over a Rs 2.9 crore US career opportunity. (Photo: LinkedIn) Every year, thousands of engineering students dream of studying at IIT, landing a high-paying job abroad and building a successful career overseas. For many, that’s the ultimate definition of success. But a story that has gone viral online is reminding people that sometimes, life’s biggest decisions aren’t made in boardrooms—they’re made at home.Meet Vivek Sharma, an IIT Bombay Computer Science gold medallist who reportedly turned down a $240,000 (around Rs 2.9 crore) annual job offer from a San Francisco-based startup just before…