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The Late Sam Neill’s Final Movie Might Be The Legend Of Zelda
The cast for the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda is gradually being revealed, with a surprising and poignant development: the legendary New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who passed away in July at the age of 78, is reported to have a role in the film. This news comes from Deadline, which confirms…
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'Deceitful' Infantino 'must go' says Luis Figo
Former Real Madrid and Barcelona star Luis Figo has called for “deceitful” Gianni Infantino to quit as pressure mounts on the under-fire FIFA president. Infantino is fighting to save his job after a fierce backlash against his plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup. The 56-year-old wanted to sell a 20% stake in…
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Kingdom Come Actor Is Living My Dream, Opening A Medieval Pub To Drink Beer And Eat Food With Friends
British actor Luke Dale, known for his roles in the Kingdom Come RPG series and EA’s Battlefield V, has announced that he bought a tavern in the Czech Republic and plans to turn it into a medieval-inspired social gathering place with great food and drinks. “Is this the dumbest thing I’ve ever done? There’s a…
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El-Sayed's victory sends tremors through Democratic Party
His win in Michigan sets up a high-stakes contest in November, testing a left-wing candidate’s popularity in a swing state. Source
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Marvel Rivals Characters: Every Superhero And Supervillain Revealed So Far
Marvel Comics has one of the best rosters of superheroes and supervillains, and you’re able to smash them against each other in Marvel Rivals now that the game is available to play on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. A free-to-play team-based competitive shooter, Marvel Rivals is developed by NetEase and features playable characters from…
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Borderlands Movie Director Discusses The Mega-Flop And What Went Wrong
The 2024 Borderlands movie had a cast full of big names, including multiple Oscar winners, and was based on a popular franchise with countless fans. But the film was a critical and commercial disaster. So what happened? Director Eli Roth told Variety said that the film, which cost a mighty $120 million to produce, was…
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Bengaluru: Semiconductor ecosystem in spotlight
The 2026 edition of Bengaluru INDIA NANO, Karnataka’s annual international nanotechnology conference and exhibition, began with a tribute to Bharat Ratna C.N.R. Rao, who was felicitated for his outstanding contributions to science and for his pioneering role in advancing nanoscience research in India. Accepting the honour on his behalf, his wife, Indumathi Rao, a science…
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D.Y. Patil, educationist and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar, and Bengal, passes away at 90
Educationist D.Y. Patil, a Padma Shri awardee and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar, and West Bengal, passed away on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, at the age of 90 due to age-related health complications. An active member of Maharashtra politics, Mr. Patil served as the Mayor of Kolhapur from 1957 to 1962, and…
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Prashant Kishor: From election backrooms to Bihar Assembly
Just a month ago, election strategist and Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor announced that he would contest the Bankipur Assembly byelection in Patna. “If the BJP wins the Bankipur election, I will have no hesitation in acknowledging that the people of Bihar endorse their policies, their public face, and their government. If the…
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Review | ‘Slow Burn’ by Amal Singh holds up a fantastical mirror to identity and ambition
At the heart of Amal Singh’s latest novel, Slow Burn, is a fantasy shared by perhaps all human beings — of living a bigger, better version of our lives. Only here, Singh uses tropes like the magic mirror and the doppelgänger to complicate this fantasy and ponder over questions of identity, moral ambiguity and self-recognition. Set in contemporary Mumbai, Slow Burn is the story of struggling actor Rishi Tripathi who hasn’t been able to make it big despite chasing his dreams for six years. On a bad day, after…
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Had to prove that I deserved to be part of Asian Games team: Ankur Bhattacharjee
The moment he blocked one of Payas Jain’s signature forehand topspins from the backhand corner deep into the forehand corner and watched his doubles partner fail to reach it, Ankur Bhattacharjee knew the wait was over. The 19-year-old dropped his racquet, turned to the near-capacity crowd of over 2,000 — largely made up of schoolchildren…
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Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida is 'a huge fan' of Bloodborne, says it's 'a complete mystery' why it was never put on PC
First reported by GamesRadar, former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida is apparently just like us: He loves Bloodborne, and he doesn’t get why Sony and FromSoftware haven’t done anything with it since its November, 2015 expansion, The Old Hunters. Yoshida’s remarks were part of his keynote address at Japan’s CEDEC Industry event.…
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For Doom Composer Mick Gordon, Every Soundtrack Is Waiting To Be Discovered
There’s no shortage of video game soundtracks that you can boot up and enjoy these days, but few can compare to Mick Gordon’s work on 2016’s Doom and 2020’s Doom Eternal. Each soundtrack has a raw, unflinching sound that perfectly encapsulates the rip-and-tear gameplay with its heavy beats and unrelenting ferocity, and Gordon even built a…
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Commonwealth Games: Tejaswin becomes first Indian to win decathlon medal with bronze
National record holder Tejaswin Shankar overcame a long-standing knee injury and scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a decathlon medal in the Commonwealth Games, clinching a bronze in Glasgow on Friday (July 31, 2026). Tejaswin collected a total of 7976 points in the gruelling 10-event discipline competed over two days. He…
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Commonwealth Games: Neeraj Chopra bags silver for javelin throw, Yash Vir wins bronze
In chilly conditions hovering around 14 degrees Celsius, Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage produced a stunning second-round throw of 89.75m to seize the gold medal position, pushing India’s Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra (85.83m) into second place in the men’s javelin throw final of the Commonwealth Games at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday (July 31,…
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Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents
It marks a change of tone for his administration, which has taken a more hands-off approach to the technology. Source
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EA CEO Got A Huge Pay Increase While Company Laid Off Devs
When Saudi Arabia’s leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts is finalized, the newly private company won’t have to release any financial documents to the public. In the meantime, EA’s latest financial disclosure has revealed that CEO Andrew Wilson received a massive $30 million increase in his compensation this year, and he wasn’t the only EA executive…
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What Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation means for Odisha politics?
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister has undoubtedly dented the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Though he is unlikely to return to the Union Cabinet in the near future, his stature as a party strongman in Odisha remains largely intact. Mr. Pradhan is Odisha’s longest-serving Union Minister and arguably its most influential leader.…
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South Korean Court gives ousted President Yoon suspended jail term for lying during campaign
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted of making false statements during his presidential campaign in the latest verdict after he was removed from office last year over his brief imposition of martial law. Yoon denied the charges, and his lawyers plan to appeal, arguing that the verdict was based on a misinterpretation…
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J.K. Simmons hasn't played Baldur's Gate 3 or any of his games, but he loves Portal 2: 'I could have done the feature film, or the play, or whatever'
In a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, prolific actor J.K. Simmons dove into his relationship with the games he’s acted in. While not much of a gamer himself, the script for Portal 2 (where Simmons voiced Aperture founder Cave Johnson) seems to have left its mark on the actor. “Tom Britney from…
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Revanth to speak to Rahul Gandhi on opening Parliament, Assembly doors for Gen Z
Hyderabad Proposing a new slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and Jai Yuva”, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the country should be ready to channelise the energies of Gen Z, giving them more political opportunities, and he would take the first step by proposing a reduction of the age for entry into the Legislature to…
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Commonwealth Games: Jadumani wins high-octane India-Pakistan bout, Preeti one win away from medal
Jadumani Singh outclassed Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman in a high-voltage contest while Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti Pawar barely broke a sweat as the Indian duo marched into the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games boxing competition in Glasgow on Sunday (July 26, 2026). Amid thunderous chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and “India, India” ringing around…
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Street Fighter Movie: Release Date, Cast, And Everything We Know So Far
Depending on which live-action Street Fighter movie you’ve seen, it’s either the best thing you’ve ever watched or so bad that you wonder how it got made. The 1994 adaptation is wonderfully cheesy and is still good for a laugh–“Quick, change the channel!”–while the 2009 movie is best described as 96 minutes of your life…
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5 key moments from the CJP protest that shook the nation & forced a minister’s resignation
New Delhi's Jantar Mantar has, for nearly two months, been the epicentre of one of India's largest youth-led movements in years. What started as a satirical social media joke turned into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) — a Gen Z-driven campaign that pulled in a Ramon Magsaysay award-winning activist, triggered a hunger strike, disrupted Parliament's…