Karan Johar and Guneet Monga’s production Kill is holding its ground despite facing tough competition from the blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD. According to Sacnilk, the film saw an over 30 percent increase in its collection on Saturday, earning Rs 2.8 crore. This brings the film’s total domestic collection to Rs 6.2 crore. Kill started its box office journey a week after Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD hit theatres. The film’s opening collection was modest, managing only Rs 1.25 crore due to the overwhelming Kalki fever. However, positive word-of-mouth and rave…
Month: July 2024
Iran’s naval destroyer has sunk, state media says | World News
Iranian naval destroyer has sunk while it was being repaired in a port near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported Sunday. State-run IRNA news agency reported that the Sahand destroyer, being repaired at a wharf lost its balance due to water infiltration into the tanks. The agency added that due to the low depth in the waters, it is possible to bring back the destroyer to balance. It also reported that injured people were transferred to hospital. It did not elaborate. Sahand, named after a mountain in northern Iran,…
What’s affecting climate talks? US presidential elections and conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are factors affecting climate talks
We are back to where we had left off during COP28. In the recently concluded Bonn talks, a precursor to COP29 (to be held in Baku in November), there was no consensus regarding resource transfer for climate change. This, however, is not surprising given the fact that the world community has been labouring over the transfer of $100 billion per year since the last 15 years, without success. This kitty, however, has been given a new name — New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) — though without any flesh and blood…
Argentina President Milei heads to far-right convention in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating feud | World News
Given the choice between a far-right convention to bash his enemies and a presidential summit to discuss regional trade policy, President of Argentina Javier Milei preferred the stadium packed with cheering fans. The libertarian leader was in Brazil on Sunday, preparing to headline the country’s version of CPAC, the conservative political action conference, alongside former President Javier Bolsonaro in Brazil’s southern city of Balneario Camboriu. In skipping the Mercosur trade bloc summit in Paraguay and sidling up to Bolsonaro just days after federal police indicted the right-wing populist in a…
Class 6 NCERT textbooks awaited, city schools rely on bridge course, old material | Delhi News
At 5 pm on Friday, a Class VI student stood in front of Dhingra Pustak Bhandar at Jhilmil Colony and waited to hear if her textbooks had arrived. After attending to customers, the bookstore owner turned to her and repeated the news she had been hearing for many days — the books were not available in the market as of now. The student, who studies in Kendriya Vidyalaya NFC Vigyan Vihar, said, “In school, we are being taught from the old NCERT books.” The National Council of Educational Research and…
Crop insurance coverage declines in FY24 as four top insurers cut exposure | Business News
General insurance companies reduced their exposure to crop insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) during FY24 despite the government’s push to expand the insurance coverage in the farm sector. Gross direct premium underwritten by insurers declined by 4.17 per cent to Rs 30,677 crore during the fiscal as against Rs 32,011 crore in the previous year even as farmers faced crop losses due to floods, unseasonal rains and heatwaves. Crop insurance premium underwritten had risen by 8.66 per cent to Rs 29,465 crore in the previous fiscal…
Shamli man dies after scuffle, FIR filed against 5, including 2 journalists, for post claiming ‘mob lynching’ | Delhi News
The Uttar Pradesh police have registered an FIR against five persons, including two Delhi-based journalists, under sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for allegedly promoting enmity on grounds of religion through “malicious” posts on X claiming an incident of mob lynching in Shamli district on July 4. The police said the five men shared “wrong information” about a man named Firoz Qureshi, who died at his home on the night of July 4. According to the complaint lodged by Firoz’s family, he was beaten up by three men — Pinky,…
Biden aims to ease Democrats’ worries at Pennsylvania church | World News
An embattled US President Joe Biden faced escalating pressure from fellow Democrats worried about his candidacy on Sunday, concerns he aimed to ease with campaign stops in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Biden, 81, has faced growing calls to end his reelection bid after a halting performance in a June 27 debate with Republican Donald Trump, 78, raised questions about his ability to do the job for another four years. He has vowed to stay in the race, dismissing calls for him to drop out as “nonsense” in a fundraising…
Heavy rain disrupts train services on Kalyan-Kasara section of CR | Mumbai News
Train services were disrupted due to heavy rain and waterlogging between Khadavli and Titwala in the Kalyan-Kasara section on Sunday, the Central Railway said. According to a press release issued by the Central Railway Public Relations office, heavy rainfall and flash floods in the Vasind-Khardi section from 3 am to 6 am damaged the track embankment, tilted the overhead electric (OHE) mast foundation, and uprooted trees, leading to service disruptions. The vigilance of Loco Pilots of Vidarbha Express (Train No. 12106) and Punjab Mail (Train No. 12138) helped detect the…
French far right falls short of expectations and trails leftist rivals in legislative elections, pollsters say | World News
ParisJuly 8, 2024 00:02 IST The French flag flies atop the National Assembly during the second round of the legislative elections, in Paris. (AP) French far right falls short of expectations and trails leftist rivals in legislative elections, pollsters say. © IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd First uploaded on: 08-07-2024 at 00:02 IST Here’s Your Exclusive Pass To Premium Stories [ad_2] Source link