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'Even today, most movies are made to run on the male actor's shoulders'

After disappearing from the Hindi film industry for two decades, Simran Rishi Bagga made a comeback with three back-to-back projects: Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022), Gulmohar and Tiger 3. The actor, who began her career with Sanam Harjai in 1995, says there's been a welcome change in the roles for female actors.

SAMANTHA TO GET BACK TO THE SET 'EARLY NEXT YEAR'

The actor, who took a break from work in July this year - to travel and focus on recovering from myositis - might resume acting and even back projects in 2024

Dronacharya nominee Lalit builds on Chhatrasal legacy

He doesn't have the imposing presence of 'Mahabali' Satpal Singh the revered patriarch of Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium. He doesn't even yell instructions from the sidelines while putting his wards through the paces. But when the mild-mannered Lalit Kumar speaks, the 250-odd eager trainees listen.

Deepti's all-round show guides India to a record win vs England

On the opening day, it was the batters who stood up, posting India's second highest women's Test innings total. On Day 2, it was the spinners who stole the show, handing the hosts a 292 first-innings lead.

Pakistan's batters falter on Day 3 as Australia take lead

Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith dug in to stretch Australia's lead and take the first Test away from Pakistan Saturday, as veteran spinner Nathan Lyon moved within one wicket of the 500-mark.

Sunrisers need batting depth, a top spinner

From five consecutive playoff appearances, which included a title and a runners-up finish, to ending up at the bottom of the table in two of the last three seasons - it's been a dramatic decline for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

With Shami out, Mukesh seeks gains in ODI series against SA

Mukesh will hope to make an impression in the 50-over format as the injury to Shami opens up a slot in India's Test team

Kuwait emir Sheikh Nawaf dies, Sheikh Meshal to succeed

Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, died on Saturday after a three-year, lowkey reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes.

Netanyahu under fire after Israeli troops kill 3 hostages held in Gaza

An initial inquiry says the hostages were waving a white flag, and one called for help in Hebrew when they were killed

Dharavi project biggest scam in the world, says Uddhav at protest rally

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra over the Dharavi redevelopment project, being helmed by the Adani group, calling the project the \"biggest scam in the world\".

Ram temple's sanctum sanctorum set to have gold-plated doors: Trust

The doors installed at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be gold-plated and will be ready by the first week of January, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust announced on Saturday.

2 women staff of govt shelter home booked over girl's rape

AN FIR HAS BEEN REGISTERED AGAINST AN UNKNOWN PERSON FOR RAPING THE MINOR, HALDWANI POLICE CHIEF SAYS

Kashmir fraudster posing as PMO official, army doctor held in Odisha

A 37-year-old man from Kashmir, who variously called himself a neurologist, an army doctor, an official in the Prime Minister’s office and a close associate of some high-ranking National Investigation Agency officials, was arrested by special task force officers from Jajpur district on Saturday.

Chadha appointed AAP's leader in Upper House

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has appointed its Parliamentarian Raghav Chadha as the leader of the party in Rajya Sabha, in place of senior leader Sanjay Singh, who has been in jail for over two months in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy.

'Fix potholes by Dec 31': Atishi's deadline to PWD

Public Works Department (PWD) minister Atishi on Saturday pulled up A Anbarasu, the department's principal secretary, for the dismal condition of Delhi's roads, and set a deadline of December 31 for the agency to fix all potholes plaguing the city's streets.

Ggm cops deploy drones to nab lane driving violators

In a first, the Gurugram traffic police on Friday deployed drones to spot violators of lane driving norms on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway, penalising 412 heavy vehicles and imposing fines of more than 3 lakh.

LG: Claims that Farishtey scheme halted misleading

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena has rejected allegations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government that the Farishtey scheme has been stuck due to non-payment of pending bills, calling the claims “misleading”.The development comes days after the Supreme Court sought the response of the LG on an AAP petition to operationalise the scheme.

Kejriwal to go on 10-day vipassana session next week

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will go on a 10-day vipassana session - a meditation course from December 19, officials in the CM's office said on Saturday.

Police: Close aide of accused in Rajput Karni Sena chief's murder attempts suicide in Hry jail

Kuldeep Kumar, a close aide of Nitin Fauji, the shooter arrested in connection with the murder of Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Gogamedi, allegedly slit his throat with a blade in an attempted suicide inside a prison in Haryana's Mahendergarh district, police said on Saturday.

Court rejects dismissed RPF constable's bail

A Mumbai sessions on Saturday rejected the bail plea of dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, who is accused of killing four people three of them Muslims on board a train, saying that he was in a \"well-settled position and mind\" to murder people \"belonging to a specific community\".

Investigators probing larger plot behind breach to embarrass govt

The Delhi Police investigation into the December 13 Parliament security breach has revealed that the exercise was carefully planned by the accused for months in conversations conducted on Signal, which is considered more secure than some of the other popular messenger services, in order to evade detection.

Frigid morning again in city as minimum settles at 5.5°C

Icy, northwesterly winds swept through Delhi early on Saturday as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius (°C) — three notches below the normal for this time of the year, though slightly above the 4.9°C on Friday, which was the coldest day of the winter season so far.

'Matthew Perry died of ketamine overdose'

Friends star Matthew Perry died from the \"acute effects\" of the powerful sedative ketamine that, combined with other factors, caused the actor to lose consciousness and drown in his hot tub, according to an autopsy released on Friday.

Nath removed as MP chief after poll defeat

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday removed senior leader Kamal Nath as the chief of the Madhya Pradesh unit after the party suffered a drubbing in the recent state elections and appointed Jitu Patwari, 50, in his place, heralding a generational shift.

Google to pay $75mn annually to media outlets

Canada's print media will receive nearly twothirds of an annual CAD$100 million (US$75 million) payment from Google to the country's news outlets in exchange for distribution of their content, the federal government announced Friday.

India, Oman to give push to free trade deal negotiations

India and Oman agreed on Saturday to give a push to negotiations to finalise a bilateral free trade agreement even as the two sides adopted a vision document to shape ties in the coming decades during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

Indian Navy tails hijacked vessel headed for Somalia

The Indian Navy is tailing a merchant ship that was seized by unknown attackers in the Arabian Sea on Thursday and is now heading towards the Somali coast, with a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft and a front-line warship carefully monitoring its course, officials aware on the matter said on Saturday.

One more held in House breach case, remanded in police custody

Mahesh Kumawat (32), arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach case, was on Saturday remanded in the Delhi Police’s custody for seven days to probe his alleged involvement in the conspiracy along with five other arrested accused for the last two years, police officers said.

Suspensions not linked to House attack: Speaker

Speaker Om Birla wrote a letter to all Lok Sabha members on Saturday, saying that the suspension of 13 opposition MPs on Thursday had “no association” with the December 13 “incident” and stressed the need to uphold the “dignity and decorum” of the House where members have held angry protests that led to adjournments for the latter half of last week.

7 DEADLY SINS? CONTROVERSIES THAT ROCKED THE OTT WORLD

In 2023, the world of streaming wasn't merely a realm of captivating narratives and bingeworthy shows it also saw debates sparked around depiction of intimacy, the arrival of antismoking warnings, among other issues