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‘GDN’ box office collection day 2 R. Madhavan’s ‘GDN’ recorded an improvement in its box office performance on the second day of its theatrical run. The period drama, based on the life of inventor G. D. Naidu, registered a higher collection on Saturday.According to Sacnilk, ‘GDN’ earned Rs 84 lakhs net in India on Day 2. The film had collected Rs 46 lakhs net on its opening day.’GDN’ records higher collection on Day 2The film’s India net collection has now reached Rs 1.46 crore after two days. Its India gross stands at Rs 1.63 crore. India share has also been…

A Sikorsky Skycrane maneuvers into position to refill during efforts to fight the Widemouth 2 Fire east of Fillmore, Utah, on August 4, 2026, before it crashed on August 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: The Desert News via AP A large Utah wildfire kept emergency responders from safely reaching the remote site of a helicopter crash on Saturday (August 8, 2026) as other fires burned across several Western states, including one that closed part of Mount Rainier National Park.The Friday (August 7, 2026) morning crash of a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest ignited a new fire that…

The secretary of Iran’s top national security body, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, listed other demands including ending US threats against Iran Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.Agreement between Iran and Oman over the strait is seen as vital to a wider deal to end the war that began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28 and led to Tehran establishing a chokehold over the…

Representation pic: BRICS Cultural Festival at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal Mumbai: The second BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 will be held on Aug 11 and 12 in Mumbai. It will bring together representatives of 15 cities from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran and Indonesia. The conclave is being organised by Mumbai First with the support of the govts of India and Maharashtra. The first session will focus on protecting coastal cities from sea-level rise, coastal erosion and flood risks. The second session will discuss climate-responsive planning, green infrastructure and sustainable cooling solutions. A session on “Housing for…

New Delhi: Delhi Laxmi Yojana has received more than five lakh registrations within a week of its launch, with the North East district recording the highest number of beneficiaries who have entered their details, while North West has emerged as the second-biggest contributor among the districts.According to district-wise data available Saturday afternoon, 5,14,460 women had registered under the scheme. Of these, 4,36,316 had entered their district or assembly constituency details, while 78,144 had not yet provided the information. A total of 2,18,728 applications had been finally submitted.North East topped the district-wise registration figures with 73,676 registrations, followed by North West…

FDA officials conducted raids on food storage facilities on Saturday Bengaluru: A day after the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) uncovered large quantities of expired meat, milk and vegetables at the kitchens of several star hotels in the city, officials turned their attention to food storage and distribution centres supplying to big hotels and seized sauces, beverages, and meat samples nearing expiry.Thirty special teams inspected food storage facilities across Bengaluru Urban district Saturday, including those under Greater Bengaluru Authority, as part of the department’s two-day special drive following public complaints. The inspections were conducted under the Food Safety and…

Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao and BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Saturday condemned police behaviour at Saroornagar stadium, where a large number of unemployed youth came for the HYDRAA recruitment drive. Harish Rao demanded an apology from state govt for alleged police excesses during the drive.“The Congress govt, which failed to fill two lakh vacancies every year, has insulted the unemployed youth at the stadium,” the BRS leader said. Harish Rao said a huge turnout for the recruitment indicated the unemployment situation in the state. He said the “job calendar is a farce and only to cheat…

Gandhinagar: A salon owner who was cheated with the promise of a London work permit allegedly attempted suicide after being duped of Rs 24 lakh by a visa agent.The 26-year-old allegedly ingested a poisonous substance and is being treated at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital.According to the complaint filed with Gandhinagar police, the salon owner had met the visa agent two and a half years ago. The agent allegedly promised to arrange the work permit for London.The complaint said the salon owner mortgaged his house and paid the agent Rs 24 lakh in cash.However, when the work permit did not come through…

Kanpur: Family members of a 20-year-old youth, who died after allegedly falling from a moving train near Aligarh, created an uproar in Fatehpur village of Kakwan on Saturday and initially refused to perform his last rites, alleging that three youths from the same village had lured him with a promise of a job and murdered him.The deceased, Saurabh Pal, son of Mahendra Pal, had allegedly been taken by his friends Atul, Sachin and Arjun on Tuesday on the pretext of getting him a job in Noida. The family alleged that something untoward happened to him while they were travelling and…

Rain leaves the village’s unpaved approach roads covered in thick slush Noida: In 2015, Sadullapur was among 14 Greater Noida settlements earmarked for development as ‘smart villages’, a tag that came with promises of reliable water supply, paved roads and an end to sewage flowing in the open by laying a drainage system. The expectant village, looking forward to better days, waited.Eleven years on, its 7,000 residents are still waiting.Roads into the village are unpaved dirt tracks, at their worst now because of monsoon when they are overrun by slush. In bylanes, manhole covers have either sunk or gone missing.…