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Awarapan 2 box office collection [LIVE] Day 2 (Image Credits IMDb) Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Awarapan 2’ is off to a strong start at the domestic box office. The sequel to the 2007 cult favourite opened in theatres on August 14 and collected Rs 22 crore net in India on Day 1, according to the figures provided for live tracking. With the Independence Day holiday providing an important boost on Day 2, the film is now eyeing the Rs 30 crore India net milestone. The film’s performance is being closely watched as it competes with Sunny Deol’s ‘Batwara 1947’, which also arrived…

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday assured cooperation to the Union government on administrative matters and asserted that, however, his government will always oppose policies going against the state’s rights.In his maiden Independence Day address delivered from the Fort St George premises, Vijay said eliminating corruption is equivalent to freedom and his government is working towards that goal.Also Read: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi, seeks permanent freeze on Lok Sabha strength at 543 seats”Government’s revenue going to private individual has been prevented and continuous action is being taken to eliminate graft in all…

In a world where productivity is often measured by the amount of work completed, the essence of Karma Yoga is frequently reduced to simply staying busy. But the Bhagavad Gita offers a more profound philosophy in this timeless verse “Yogaḥ Karmasu Kauśalam” Yoga is excellence in action. Yoga and spiritual leader Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar offers a new interpretation in his talk and clarifies that Karma Yoga is not just doing things every day. It’s the skill of making all actions into expressions of excellence, awareness, and conscious living.Yoga helps in boosting the physical as well as the mental strength of…

Emraan Hashmi teases the possibility of ‘Awarapan 3’ during his latest promotional visit to a theatre in Mumbai. (Instagram) Bollywood icon Emraan Hashmi returned to the ‘Awarapan’ franchise for the first time since the first film’s release in 2007. Now that the second film, which stars Disha Patani and Hashmi in the lead, has been released in theaters, fans are excited about the possibility of a third film. During one of his promotional visits to a theater, the actor thanked everyone for their support while teasing fans about the possibility of another film in the franchise.Emraan Hashmi teases possibility of…

A man checks a destroyed home that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ansar village, southern Lebanon. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three early Saturday (August 15, 2026), one of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20.State-run National News Agency said the airstrike targeted a home on the edge of the village of Ansar and that paramedics were still searching through the rubble.West Asia LIVEIsrael and the Lebanese government announced a “framework agreement” on June 26, laying out a…

SRA steps up Mumbai slum redevelopment with cluster projects The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has set a target of developing 5,09,873 rehabilitation homes by December 2030 as Maharashtra seeks to accelerate stalled and ongoing slum redevelopment projects across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.SRA chief executive officer Mahendra Kalyankar outlined the targets while presenting Maharashtra’s affordable housing and cluster development policies at a national conference organised jointly by the ministry of housing and urban affairs and Niti Aayog.The authority has set year-wise targets of 90,264 rehabilitation homes by December 2026, 1,48,219 by December 2027, 2,44,356 by December 2028, 3,61,026 by December 2029…

As the Tricolour flutters in the breeze, patriotic songs play on loudspeakers and neighbourhoods gather to celebrate the 80th Independence Day, Bengaluru eco-activists are urging citizens to rethink the use of balloons in festive décor. Reviving their “No balloons please” campaign, the group is encouraging people to opt for sustainable alternatives that don’t leave behind environmental waste.Sustainability changemaker and writer Odette Katrak, who is leading the awareness drive, says the idea is to make people aware of the impact of balloons while showing how celebrations can be colourful and creative without them. “Last year, we had an owl hanging from…

Representative Image of a cemetery with solar panels surrounded by wildflowers and native grasses (AI-generated image) At the back of a Catholic cemetery in Torrington, Connecticut, a wide field once sat empty for years, too far from the graves to ever be needed. Then came rows of dark solar panels, built on land owned by the Catholic Cemeteries Association of the Archdiocese of Hartford. According to reporting by Connecticut Public, the array holds roughly 7,000 solar panels across about a dozen acres, developed by the Hartford-based firm Verogy under a 20-year lease with the cemetery association. None of the panels…

Gina said they had an “amazing” day and worked out they and their guests had collectively donated more than £1k to charities.She said she and Jacob, who are both 32, love buying from charity shops and wanted to encourage more people to do so.The barista and musician, who works at Short and Stout in Hoole, said she spotted her dress after finishing work one day and “it fitted me perfectly”, before her friend, seamstress Grace Patton, modified it for her big day.Gina also bought a range of other wedding dresses for her wedding-themed hen do. She said she and Jacob,…

Cristian Romero says he “wasn’t perfect” during his five years with Tottenham Hotspur, with his move to Atletico Madrid confirmed.The La Liga side have paid £34.2m for the 28-year-old Argentina centre-back, who has joined on a five-year deal.Romero’s last game for Tottenham was against Sunderland in April, when he left the field in tears with a knee injury that would rule him out of Spurs’ last six Premier League games of the season.The team were in a relegation battle and Romero upset fans by planning to be in Argentina for their final game, to watch his first club Belgrano play…