Month: July 2025

Actor Chitrangda Singh has been paired opposite Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in ‘Battle of Galwan’.

Director Apoorva Lakhia shared the update via a press note.

He said, “I’ve always wanted to work with Chitrangda since I watched her amazing performance in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and then Bob Biswas. We’re thrilled to welcome Chitrangda Singh to the cast of Battle of Galwan. Chitrangda brings a rare blend of strength and sensitivity to the screen as her feminine side will match perfectly with Salman Sir’s brooding but quiet strength.”

Salman Khan Films also welcomed Chitrangda on board.

Salman will be seen donning the Indian Army uniform in Apoorva Lakhia’s directorial ‘Battle of Galwan’, which is based on Galwan valley clashes at the India-China border in 2020.

Twenty Indian soldiers had died during the Galwan valley clash on June 16, 2020, five years ago, while the Chinese side also faced heavy casualties.

Following the clashes, tensions between India and China rose with the army deploying formations near the Galwan Valley, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and undertook a range of activities such as surveying border areas to stop a “possible” Chinese aggression.

Since the clashes, India and China have disengaged from various border areas steadily, and have also created a buffer zone in various areas.

Sharing the film’s poster recently, Salman on Instagram wrote, “#GalwanValley.”

More details regarding the film have not been disclosed yet. (ANI)

Actors Raveena Tandon and Govinda’s 90s hit film ‘Dulhe Raja’ clocked 27 years since its release. To celebrate this occasion, Raveena shared throwback pictures from the movie.

On Thursday, the ‘Patna Shuklla’ actor posted pictures on Instagram featuring Govinda and the film’s poster.

“27 years of Dulhe Raja!!!! Fun Fun and more Fun! Miss Harmeshji, Kader bhai and all@those who were there in this incredible film!,” she captioned the post.

As soon as she dropped the post, netizens began requesting a re-release of the film in the comment section.

A user wrote, “Re Release this movie plz.”

Another fan commented, “Re-release this one please.”

Netizens also appreciated Govinda and Raveena in the comment section.

“Love you govinda ji and ravina mam ye movie aaj bhi dekhu to bor nahi hoti kya movie hai no 1 hai aap dono ki jodi to kya kahna,” a fan commented.

“Dulhe Raja” tells the story of Raja, a poor young man who opens a small fast-food restaurant opposite a five-star hotel owned by the wealthy and influential Singhania. Despite Singhania’s attempts to shut him down, Raja’s determination prevails. Complications arise when Singhania’s daughter Kiran falls in love with Raja and wants to marry him, further escalating the conflict between Raja and her father.

The film ‘Dulhe Raja’ boasts an ensemble cast, led by Govinda, Raveena Tandon, and Kader Khan, and backed by producer Harmesh Malhotra. The talented supporting cast includes Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra, Asrani, and others, who bring to life the film’s comedic and dramatic moments. (ANI)

As the 2015 blockbuster film, ‘Baahubali’ rings in a decade since its release. To make this occasion more special, director SS Rajamouli reunited with the cast and crew of his film.

On Thursday, the official Instagram account of the film shared some pictures from the ‘epic reunion’, which was attended by Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, SS Rajamouli and MM Keeravani.

They penned a long, heartwarming note that read, “10 Years of Baahubali Reunion…What began as a dream turned into something far bigger than any of us could have imagined. A story that became a part of people’s lives… A journey that brought us together as one family…

And memories we will cherish forever.”

“As we come together to celebrate 10 years of Baahubali, we are filled with deep gratitude — for every single person who believed in this story, stood by us, and helped make it what it is today. This reunion was more than nostalgic — it brought back a flood of memories from over a decade. We fondly reminisced about everything that went right… and all the things that could have gone wrong, but didn’t. It’s those very moments that ensured Baahubali became what it is today,” they added.

“But this celebration isn’t just ours. It belongs to every one of you who carries Baahubali in your hearts. Here’s to the memories, the magic, and the epic that lives on…,” they further added.

“Quoting Paulo Coelho from The Alchemist: “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it,” they concluded.

The Baahubali cast had a heartwarming reunion, marked by stylish and joyful moments. In the pictures, Prabhas sported a new short hair look, pairing a sleek black kurta-shirt with white trousers. Rana Daggubati was spotted in a black shirt, sharing laughs with Prabhas and director SS Rajamouli. The gathering also included Ramya Krishnan, who reprised her iconic role as Sivagami, and MM Keeravani, the film’s music director, who was seen playing a musical piece, adding to the nostalgic charm of the meetup.

Earlier, the makers of the film decided to re-release the first part.

Producer Shobu Yarlagadda, whose firm Arka Media produced the popular blockbuster directed by SS Rajamouli, took to Instagram to make the announcement.

“And on this special day, I am thrilled to inform you all that we are planning an Indian and international re-release of @BaahubaliMovie in October this year. It won’t just be a re-release, it will be a year of celebration for our beloved fans! Expect nostalgia, new reveals, and a few epic surprises along the way. Stay tuned! #ReliveTheEpic! #BaahubaliReturns,” Shobu wrote.

The film will be re-released in October; however, the exact release date in October is yet to be finalised.

The film starred Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamanna Bhatia and Ramya Krishnan in prominent roles. The big-budget period film was over three years in the making, and a massive set was created at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.

The movie was awarded the ‘National Award for the Best Feature film’, in the year 2016 and director Rajamouli received the ‘Filmfare Best Director-Telugu Award’.

After waiting for two years, the makers released ‘Baahubali: The Conclusion’ in 2017, which was also a major hit. (ANI)

In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old tennis player was shot dead by her father allegedly over a disagreement regarding her tennis academy in Sector 57 in Gurugram.

According to Sandeep Kumar, PRO, Gurugram Police, the incident that occurred on Thursday involved three bullets fired from a licensed revolver, which belonged to the accused father.

“The deceased girl is named Radhika and is 25 years old, living in Sector 57. She was a tennis player and ran a tennis academy. She was shot dead by her father, Deepak (49), who has been arrested,” Kumar said.

The police stated that Deepak confessed to the crime during questioning.

“The father has confessed to the crime. The deceased was shot three times. Police teams have visited the spot. The reason behind the crime is that the deceased, Radhika, ran a tennis academy, and her father was against it,” the police official added.

The licensed revolver used in the crime was seized, and a case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the IPC, including murder.

“Gurugram Police has arrested the accused father, and a case is being registered,” PRO Sandeep Kumar said.

Soon after the incident, the deceased’s body was sent for postmortem.

Further investigation is still underway. (ANI)

After the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission (EC) to continue with its voter list revision exercise while asking the constitutional body to consider including Aadhar and ration cards as ID proof, Congress MP KC Venugopal on Thursday said that it seemed like that the EC would go with the suggestion of the apex court.

“…It is a relief for the democracy. The matter will now be heard on July 28. The Supreme Court has given its views through this that Aadhaar, voter ID and ration card are to be part of the verification process. I think the Election Commission will go with this suggestion of the Supreme Court. Let’s wait for it,” Venugopal told ANI.

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was initiated by the Election Commission to update Bihar’s electoral rolls, which has been met with resistance from opposition parties. They argued that the short timelines and stringent requirements could lead to disenfranchisement of many eligible voters.

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the SIR to continue has sparked reactions from various political quarters, with the ruling alliance seeing it as a validation of their stance.

Venugopal’s remarks come after the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi did not stay the SIR process but asked the ECI to consider allowing Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards as admissible documents to prove voter identity during the SIR of electoral rolls being undertaken in Bihar.

“We are of the prima facie opinion that in the interest of justice, the Election Commission will also include documents like Aadhaar, Ration Card, Voter ID card, etc. It is for the ECI to decide whether it wants to accept the documents or not, and if it does not, then provide reasons for its decision, which shall be sufficient to satisfy the petitioners. Meanwhile, petitioners are not pressing for an interim stay,” the bench stated in its order.

In its order, the top court noted that the timeline for the process is very short since elections in Bihar are due in November.

The apex court posted for hearing on July 28 the pleas challenging ECI’s move to conduct SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar and asked the poll panel to file its affidavit within one week.

During the hearing, the bench opined that Aadhaar should be included within the list of documents permissible as an ID proof.

“We feel since Aadhar has been taken as a solid proof for inclusion in electoral rolls… it should be included. Your enumeration list is all related to identity – matriculation certificate, etc.,” observed the bench.

The apex court was hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission of India’s move to conduct the SIR of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

According to advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, the hearing of the case is scheduled for July 28; until then, the Election Commission of India will continue with its SIR process in Bihar.

He informed that the Supreme Court wants the ECI to include Aadhaar card, voter ID card and ration card in the Special Intensive Revision Process. (ANI)

The West Bengal government on Thursday submitted a sealed progress report on the alleged rape of a 24-year-old Law student to the Calcutta High Court.

The state also produced the case diary before a division bench comprising Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Smita Das De, which reviewed the victim’s statement under Section 183 of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS) and the medical records.

The court directed that a copy of the progress report be handed to the victim’s advocate, strictly barring its disclosure without prior court permission.

The victim’s family, through counsel, expressed satisfaction with the investigation led by Kolkata Police’s SIT. The police also filed a report explaining why local officers allegedly failed to act on earlier threats against the victim.

The bench asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police to file a detailed affidavit on the progress of the probe within four weeks. The matter will next be heard on July 17

Meanwhile, three PILs filed in connection with the case are also being heard. The court has requested that the state, the college, the police, and the victim’s family submit affidavits before the next hearing.

Police was deployed at South Calcutta Law College as classes resumed on July 7 amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged gang rape incident.

As the Calcutta High Court ordered classes to resume, Advocate and guest lecturer at the law college, Somnath Mukherjee, said that the court had laid some guidelines, which will be followed.

“We have already submitted to the High Court. The high court has given some guidelines, and we will follow them,” Mukherjee told ANI.

While the classes resume, the student unions’ rooms will remain closed. The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Higher Education Department to ensure that the union rooms in all colleges and universities in the state remain locked till the time the students’ union elections in those institutions are conducted and the results are declared.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Police on Friday brought the arrested accused in the Kolkata gangrape case to South Calcutta Law College for the reconstruction of the crime scene. (ANI)

President Droupadi Murmu will attend a special screening of Anupam Kher’s directorial ‘Tanvi The Great’ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre ahead of the film’s official release.

The screening is a significant moment for the film’s team, especially actor and producer Anupam Kher, who has described the film as being close to his heart.

The movie, which highlights autism and the Indian Army, has already gained international praise during its festival run in Cannes, New York, Houston, and London. It also received standing ovations at special previews held at the National Defence Academy and Southern Command, Pune.

Kher, in a press note, shared that he is “deeply honoured” to present the film to the President.

“I am deeply honoured to present our film Tanvi The Great to our Honourable President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu. As a film centred on autism and the Indian Army, who better to showcase this film than the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces? As a leader, she embodies resilience, grace, and trailblazing leadership. We are all eagerly looking forward to her experiencing the film,” Kher said.

Kher will be joined by debut actor Shubhangi, who plays the title role of Tanvi, along with co-stars Karan Tacker and Boman Irani, and the film’s writers and crew.

‘Tanvi The Great’ follows the story of Tanvi Raina, who lives with her mother Vidya (played by Pallavi Joshi) and grandfather Colonel Pratap Raina. Inspired by her late father, Samar Raina’s service in the army, she sets out to follow in his footsteps.

The film also stars Jackie Shroff, Arvind Swami, Karan Tacker, Nasser, and British actor Iain Glen. It is produced by Anupam Kher Studios in association with NFDC and is set to release worldwide in cinemas on July 18, 2025. (ANI)

Tamil Nadu Police have arrested one of the key accused in the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts case and communal murder cases across the state, officials said on Thursday. 

The arrested accused has been identified as Sadiq alias Raja alias Tailor Raja alias Valarntha Raja alias Shahjahan Abdul Majid Makandar alias Shahjahan Shaik. The accused is a native of Coimbatore and has been absconding for the past 29 years and never been arrested since 1996, they said.

According to a release, acting on specific and credible intelligence, the accused was arrested by a special team from the Anti-Terrorism Squad and Coimbatore City Police in the Vijayapura district of Karnataka.

The arrested accused is involved in several terror cases and communal murder cases, including the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blasts that claimed 58 lives and injured 250 persons. He is also accused of the 1996 petrol bomb attack in Coimbatore, which resulted in the death of Jail Warden Boopalan; the 1996 Sayeetha murder case in Nagore; and the 1997 murder of Jailor Jayaprakash in Madurai.

In recent weeks, the Anti-Terrorism Squad, in coordination with the Coimbatore City Police, has arrested India’s most wanted accused, Abubacker Siddique and Mohamed Ali alias Yunus, from Annamayya District in Andhra Pradesh.

The arrest of Sadiq alias Tailor Raja from Vijayapura district, Karnataka, marks the third successful apprehension of a long-absconding accused involved in terror-related cases.

The blast in 1998 had claimed the lives of 58 people and 250 suffered injuries when 19 bomb explosions rocked Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu between February 14 and 17, 1998.

The improvised explosive devices, with time delay mechanisms, had been placed in cars, two-wheelers, abandoned bags, push carts, tea cans, and so on.

Following the incident, the Tamil Nadu government banned the ‘Ummah’ organisation, whose founder, Basha, was a mastermind in the incident.

The Madras High Court, in its verdict in December 2009 on the appeals filed by those convicted by the trial court, said that February 14, 1998, was a day of “unimaginable terror and horror as bombs continuously exploded in the city of Coimbatore.”

Of the 166 accused in the case, the trial court, in August 2007, pronounced 69 people guilty of various offences. (ANI)

The displaced residents of Thunag in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, where torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc, said they had never seen such flooding and recounted the horror they endured.

Thunag in Mandi district is severely affected by the torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1.

“That day, there was such a storm that nothing remained standing. Livestock, our cattle, everything is gone,” a local resident told ANI.

“I had 100 goats and 4 cows, and all of them are gone. There is nothing there. Three houses are gone too…If you see the area there, you won’t even feel that there were houses there…10 families lived there. Only our family survived. We are living on the upper reaches now and everyone is helping us but there is nothing left on the lower reaches…We had never seen such flooding,” he added.

“The storm was so severe that there was nothing left in its way. All our livestock and properties were destroyed. My goats and cows were killed. I have three hoses which were destroyed in the flash flood. There is nothing left,” another resident told ANI.

More than 85 people have been killed in the state in the calamity, including 17 in Mandi; over 35 are still missing. Several people have been rendered homeless. Hundreds of people are living in different shelter homes.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur jointly inspected the Thunag market area on Wednesday.

According to an official press release, both leaders met with the people who suffered due to this natural calamity and assured them of every possible help.

While speaking to the media, the CM said that he will travel to Delhi to meet the Union Ministers and will strongly place the demand for a special relief package to rehabilitate and provide relief to the disaster-affected people.

Earlier, the students of the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, which was severely impacted by torrential rains and flash floods on the night of June 30 and July 1, urged the state government to postpone their university examinations and consider relocation or merger of the college with safer campuses.

A delegation of students met Horticulture and Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi at the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat to submit their demands and seek immediate relief.

Aditi Sood, a fourth-year forestry student at the flood-hit college, described the trauma they went through, calling it a night that changed their lives.

“What we witnessed during the cloudburst on the night of June 30 was beyond imagination. We are still trying to recover mentally. First-year students are completely unstable. We cannot travel back, nor are we mentally or physically fit to stay there. The situation is unsafe. Even parents are refusing to send their children back to a place that felt like a death trap,” she said.”Our mental stability is shattered. How can we write exams?” Sood said.

“We have requested that the government that the first-year exams should be either based on internal assessment or postponed. We also demanded that the college be relocated or merged with another institute. The minister has assured full cooperation, but we need clear and urgent action,” she said. (ANI)

Uttrakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami gave strict instructions to the officials to start Operation Kalanemi against the impersonators who cheat on people and play with their sentiments in the name of Sanatan Dharma in Devbhoomi Uttarakhand.

The Chief Minister said that many such cases have come to light in the state where anti-social elements are cheating people, especially women, by disguising themselves as saints. This is not only hurting the religious sentiments of the people, but also harming the image of social harmony and Sanatan tradition. In such a situation, if a person of any religion is found doing such acts, then strict action will be taken against him.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also said that just as the demon Kalanemi had tried to mislead by disguising himself as a saint, similarly, many “Kalanemi” are active in the society today who are committing crimes in religious guise. Our government is fully committed to protecting public sentiments, the dignity of Sanatan culture and maintaining social harmony. Those who spread hypocrisy in the name of faith will not be spared under any circumstances.

Earlier, the Chief Minister held a review meeting at his official residence to oversee preparations for the upcoming ₹1 lakh crore grounding ceremony in Rudrapur. He instructed officials to complete all arrangements and emphasised the importance of making the event grand and impactful, as it marks a significant step in the state’s industrial development.

The Chief Minister said that the arrival of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah as the chief guest in this grand event is a matter of great pride and inspiration for all the people of Uttarakhand.He also added that this event will give new direction and momentum to the industrial future of the state, which will create immense employment opportunities for the youth of Uttarakhand, encourage local entrepreneurship and open new doors of economic prosperity of the state.

He also shared that Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth a record ₹3.5 lakh crore were signed during the Global Investors Summit, out of which projects worth ₹1 lakh crore have now reached the grounding stage.

Several senior officials attended the meeting, including Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Shailesh Bagoli, Vinay Shankar Pandey, Additional Director General of Police A.P. Anshuman, Special Secretary Dr. Parag Madhukar Dhakate, Additional Secretary Banshidhar Tiwari, and Managing Director (Industries) Saurabh Gaharwar. (ANI)