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Actress Kristen Stewart has acquired the historic, defunct Highland Theatre in Los Angeles. Driven by a fascination with old buildings, Stewart aims to restore the Spanish Colonial Revival gem, which opened in 1925. She envisions the theatre as a community hub, offering an alternative to corporate entertainment and celebrating movie culture beyond commercial interests. ‘The Twilight Saga’ star Kristen Stewart is on her path to accomplishing a lot of branches in her career. The actress had earlier made her directorial debut last year and has now made headlines for her recent real estate purchase. As per new reports, Stewart recently…

Last Updated:February 06, 2026, 07:40 ISTApple and Google are teaming up to make Siri work better, smarter and more powerful with Gemini but what’s the truth?Apple is working with Google for the new-gen Siri AI versionApple is bringing Siri AI with the help of Google’s Gemini AI model. The iPhone maker has chosen Google to be its AI partner that will be offering new Apple Intelligence features and most likely have a lot to do with the Siri version. When the news broke, most people were worried about Apple’s need to run these platforms through Google’s servers, which has been reportedly…

India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has singled out Abhishek Sharma as the most dangerous batter in world cricket right now, citing the youngster’s consistency and fearless approach at the top of the order.Speaking on India Today’s Salaam Cricket, Pant said Abhishek’s current run of form is no coincidence, stressing that sustained success at the highest level can only come from a solid process backed by belief.T20 World Cup | ‘Our flight is booked and we are going’ – Suryakumar Yadav on Pakistan’s boycott“Going by current form, it is Abhishek Sharma. He is so consistent. Even…

Thiruvananthapuram, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday alleged that the LDF government’s budget was filled with promises that remained unfulfilled even after a decade in power.Addressing reporters here, Chandrasekhar said the last budget presented by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government did not reflect the promises made to the people when it came to power.”The last budget of the UPA government at the Centre was similar to the LDF government’s budget in the state. It contains only promises, with no real achievements over the past 10 years. People should ask why nothing was done during this period,” he said.He alleged that…

In Russia, where open criticism of the war in Ukraine is effectively outlawed, memes have become a coded way to comment on the full-scale invasion. Many of the most widely shared memes mock the patriotic spectacle, bureaucratic jargon and propaganda tropes of the war, often using a fair dose of dark humor. While this humor can sometimes appear abrasive or even offensive, these memes form part of a shared language through which Russians process a reality that cannot always be discussed openly. The Moscow Times has compiled a guide to some of the most well-known wartime memes in Russia: ‘Goida!’ …

Mumbai’s weeknight dance socials are reviving jive and other dance forms, fostering community and joy beyond polished performances. These beginner-friendly gatherings offer a wholesome atmosphere for participants to connect, de-stress, and dance for the sheer love of it, cutting across age groups and backgrounds. As the city unwinds after long workdays, Mumbai’s dance floors are coming alive again, pulsing with old-school jive and new-age joy. Held on weeknights, twice or thrice a month at different venues, these gatherings are less about polished performances and more about community, meeting new people, letting one’s hair down and dancing simply for the love…

Police felicitate businessman assaulted for stopping harassment of women in Mehrauli NEW DELHI: Delhi Police felicitated a businessman who was brutally assaulted by four men on Monday in Mehrauli after he objected to their harassment of women.Police also recorded statements of three women who confirmed that they were being harassed by the accused.DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan visited the house of the victim, Mukesh Singh, and felicitated him with a memento and a certificate for stopping the accused from harassing those women.”Despite being outnumbered and fully aware of the serious personal risk involved, Mukesh fearlessly confronted the offenders and stood firmly…

Farmer to babus: No cash for ‘bribe’, take my radish BENGALURU: A farmer’s protest using freshly harvested radish to allege bribery demand by revenue officials turned heads outside the Madhugiri taluk office in Tumakuru district Thursday, spotlighting delays in implementing civic works at the grassroots level.Prasanna Kumar, a farmer from Dodderi Jakkenahalli, staged the protest after officials allegedly failed to act on a Lokayukta order to build an approach road to his farmland in a month. After waiting for nearly two more months, he rode to the office with radish piled on his scooter and a handheld megaphone. He alleged…

Hyderabad: Cyber crime police on Wednesday registered a cheating case after a woman from Somajiguda alleged she lost 42.7 lakh to a gang operating a KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati) lottery fraud.The 40-year-old victim approached the Hyderabad Cyber Crime police on Wednesday and submitted a written complaint detailing the fraud. Police said the fraudsters contacted the victim on WhatsApp, claimed she had won 1.3 crore in a KBC lucky draw and demanded successive payments towards processing charges, taxes and security deposits.Police said the fraudsters sent fake promotional posters featuring actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and a counterfeit SBI cheque showing…

Chennai: Murugappa Group’s engineering flagship, Tube Investments of India (TII), plans to invest an additional Rs 500 crore – Rs 750 crore in its electric vehicle subsidiary, TI Clean Mobility, as it looks to scale up operations and move towards break-even despite initial delays and losses.The company has already invested about Rs 750 crore in the EV business. “We are at a stage where manufacturing capacity has been established, and we are beginning to see green shoots across many of the new products we have launched. Now is the time to double down on the EV business,” said Vellayan Subbiah,…