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Ranveer Singh’s mega-budget zombie thriller ‘Pralay’ has signed Narcos cinematographer Juan Carlos Gil, who also shot Vikrant Massey’s political drama ‘White’. Both films aim for a global, high-scale visual treatment. ‘Pralay’ follows Ranveer’s Dhurandhar success, while ‘White’, based on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s life, releases in 100+ countries. Interestingly, these two major upcoming films will be helmed by the same international cinematographer. Reports suggest that Juan Carlos Gil, celebrated for his work as DOP on Netflix’s global hit ‘Narcos’ and Vikrant Massey’s large-scale political drama ‘White’, has now joined Ranveer Singh’s mega-budget project ‘Pralay’.Team Pralay eyes Hollywood-style visual treatmentAccording…

The Oppo Enco Air5 packs great battery life and features into a compact design. (Amit Rahi – HT)For the past seven years, I have tracked consumer tech through constant shifts in hardware, platforms, and the way people actually use devices. Covering everything from budget gear to flagship hardware, I focus on what readers need to know, not on buzzwords or launch cycle hype. My expertise spans gaming laptops and chairs, high-performance PCs, gaming monitors, printers, smartwatches, earphones, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, tablets, and more, with a particular emphasis on how these products hold up in daily use. Reviews, explainers, buying guides,…

Wessex Water awarded its chief executive an above-inflation pay increase even as the company was banned from paying bonuses because of sewage spills, it has emerged.Ruth Jefferson received a 14% base salary increase in October, from £590,000 to £670,000, before other benefits, according to accounts published this month. It was far above the 3.5% given to workers, and put her pay at 18 times that of the company’s median employee.Water industry executive pay has come under intense scrutiny in recent years amid public outrage over sewage spilling into Britain’s rivers and seas. It prompted the government to introduce a bonus…

India achieved a major milestone in its space journey on Saturday (July 18, 2026) as Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, successfully reached orbit and deployed its payloads into an approximately 450-km orbit.The mission marks India’s entry into an elite group of nations with private orbital launch capability, making it only the third country in the world to achieve the feat through a privately developed launch vehicle.Skyroot’s Vikram-1, carrying technology demonstration payloads and postcards, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.Earlier, the launch was put on hold temporarily. A new schedule was announced, and the…

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife questions doctors at Safdarjung Hospital (ANI image on right) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday alleged that activist Sonam Wangchuk’s family and legal team were facing restrictions after he was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital.In a post on X, the party claimed that Wangchuk’s wife was not allowed to carry her mobile phone inside his hospital room and alleged that his medical reports had not been shared with the family.The CJP further alleged that Wangchuk’s personal lawyers and doctors were not being allowed to meet him at the hospital.”Peak dictatorship happening at Safdarjung Hospital by government.…

Mumbai: Ahead of the FIFA World Cup final, the Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) (HRAWI) has written to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking permission for permit rooms and bars in licensed hotels and restaurants across the state to remain open until 3.30am on Monday for the live telecast of the match.The request comes amid growing enquiries from customers wanting to watch the match at hotels and restaurants. The sporting event, is expected to attract football enthusiasts, domestic tourists and international visitors. If approved, the relaxation would be a one-time exemption from existing operating hour restrictions and would apply only…

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke broke down in tears at the Jantar Mantar protest site following Wangchuk’s removal by the Delhi Police. (Photo credit: Tarun Rawat/TNN) NEW DELHI: Hours after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi Police on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike on Saturday morning, the agitation at Jantar Mantar continued with CJP founder Abhijit Dipke taking over the fast and three AISA student activists remaining on indefinite hunger strike.Several other protesters also joined the fast, while organisers asserted that the planned July 20 march to Parliament would go ahead.Dipke began his…

Bengaluru: Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended an unauthorised booking agent from Koramangala who had allegedly sold 23 e-tickets worth over Rs 86,000.Based on inputs received from Bengaluru cyber cell on illegal touting activities of railway e-tickets, RPF served a summons to Ishwar Deen who was suspected to be involved in it. He reportedly admitted that he had been providing reserved tickets to passengers without a license. He was nabbed Wednesday and released on bail following warnings.According to regulations, only registered agencies are permitted to sell railway tickets for a commission. “During enquiry, he admitted that he was booking railway e-tickets…

Farmers in Nednur, who largely depend on rain-fed crops, face crop failure and uncertain livelihoods Nednur (Rangareddy): As the monsoon falters across Telangana, farmers in Nednur village on the outskirts of Hyderabad are staring at the prospect of crop failure, mounting losses and another season of debt. After investing thousands of rupees per acre in sowing operations triggered by early pre-monsoon showers, cultivators now watch helplessly as maize saplings wither in parched fields, uncertain whether the rains will arrive in time to save the season.Located about 48 km from Hyderabad, Nednur‘s nearly 5,000 acres of farmland are largely rain-fed. Maize,…

Private sleeper bus traveling from Chennai to Madurai caught fire on the highway. CHENNAI: A private sleeper bus traveling from Chennai to Madurai caught fire on the national highway near Perambalur in the early hours of Saturday. All 23 passengers on board escaped unhurt after evacuating the vehicle minutes before the flames fully engulfed the bus.The private bus had departed from Chennai heading to Madurai around midnight. The sleeper bus was carrying 23 passengers. The driver was Ibrahim, 63, from Melur in Madurai district. The vehicle, which plies via Perambalur and Trichy, was traveling along the Chennai-Trichy National Highway.Around 5:30…