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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had his share of struggles in the Hindi film industry before becoming one of the biggest actors in Indian cinema. The actor delivered 16 consecutive flops before writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar (Salim-Javed) saved his career by offering him Zanjeer in 1973. During his flop streak, Big B was replaced in several films. In a recent interaction, renowned director-editor Aruna Raje Patil shared one such incident when Amitabh was replaced by Vinod Khanna in the 1976 film Shaque. Recalling the incident, Aruna shared that the producer was adamant about not casting Big B in the film due…

Why are US professors suing to challenge the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism?Several groups of professors in the United States are suing the Trump administration over its policy of arresting, detaining, cancelling visas, and deporting students who participate in pro-Palestinian advocacy. The crackdown on free speech is creating a chilling effect across US academia, argues Jamil Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which is one of the organisations that brought the lawsuit. Jaffer tells host Steve Clemons that the issue is much wider than the rights of non-citizens in the country. The government’s…

Denmark hopes to pass new legislation that aims to protect its citizens from deepfakes. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to AI expert, Henry Ajder, about the potential impact of the bill.

Bringing along your own hair dryer while traveling might seem like an unnecessary use of valuable luggage space—but you’ll likely wish you had one once you pull out the subpar model hiding under the bathroom sink in your hotel room, or worse, when you notice the lack of any hair dryer whatsoever when you get to your Airbnb.The good news is, the best travel hair dryers won’t take up much room in your suitcase anyway. Travel hair dryers tend to be much smaller and lighter than their regular counterparts, and many are designed to fold into a compact size that…

Hidaya Al-Motawaq cradles her son Mohammad, who is a year-and-a-half old and weighs just under 10 pounds. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a tent by the Mediterranean Sea, Hidaya Al-Motawaq cradles her crying baby boy and tries to offer what comfort she can. “Khalas,” she murmurs repeatedly. “Khalas, khalas.” Enough, that’s enough. Mohammad is a year and a half old and nearly all bone. His eyes protrude, as does his swollen stomach. His spine is so sharp and so defined, it seems it might poke through his thin skin. Al-Motawaq, 30,…

Relationships are weird. One moment it’s bliss and the next, well it might be misery. In the new movie “Oh, Hi,” we meet this young couple, Isaac (Logan Lerman) and Iris (Molly Gordon) in a moment where their relationship goes from adorable to unhinged. Isaac and Molly are en route to a romantic weekend trip, belting out the Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers classic “Islands in the Stream” in the car. They stop at a farm stand along the way to an idyllic cottage on a storybook creek, with nothing but puppy love eyes and sweet nothings for each other.…

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Live broadcasts should not be used for promoting the operating surgeon, hospital, or product brand, and surgeons should not have a financial or commercial interest in the equipment or devices used during surgery/procedures, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has said in its detailed guidelines, issued this week to regulate the conduct and broadcast of live surgeries.The regulatory body maintained that it’s in favour of promoting recorded video, wet lab, cadaveric, and simulation-based surgeries/procedures as they entail no risk to the patient. Issuing specific instructions for patient selection, the Commission has said that patients with high-risk…

ChennaiJul 27, 2025 20:37 IST First published on: Jul 27, 2025 at 19:45 IST Share Standing before the thousand-year-old stone temple built by Rajendra Chola I, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Chola empire carried forward India’s ancient democratic traditions. “Historians talk about Britain’s Magna Carta in the name of democracy,” he said, referring to the 1215 English charter. “But many centuries ago, elections were held in the Chola Empire through a democratic method.” Long before the Enlightenment in Europe birthed the ideals of representative governance, the Cholas had etched out rules for local self-rule, literally inscribed into…

U.S. Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with political intrigue.The stamp of approval from the Federal Communications Commission comes after months of turmoil revolving around U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal battle with “60 Minutes,” the crown jewel of Paramount-owned broadcast network CBS. With the specter of the Trump administration potentially blocking the hard-fought deal with Skydance, Paramount earlier this month agreed to pay a $16 million settlement with the president.Critics of the settlement lambasted it as a veiled bribe to appease Trump, amid rising…

The abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin, is under criminal investigation for alleged embezzlement, sexual misconduct, and breaking Buddhist rules, according to a statement issued by the temple on Sunday, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The temple, located in Henan province, said Shi Yongxin is suspected of “misusing project funds and temple property,” and of “having improper relations with multiple women over a long period and fathering children outside of marriage.” The statement, as quoted by SCMP, said Shi was “being investigated jointly by several government departments” and that “more details would be shared with the public in…