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Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ hits screens amid frenzied fan celebrations

Chennai:  Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest flick ‘Coolie’ hit the silver screens across Tamil Nadu on Friday, with frenzied fans celebrating the latest entertainer from their ‘Thalaivar’. Significantly, the release of the movie coincides with Rajinikanth completing 50 years in cinema. Crowds, mostly ardent fans of the star, swelled across cinema theatres early to catch the first…

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Vece Paes dies at 80: Who was he?

Kolkata: In tragic news, Olympic hockey bronze medallist and the father of tennis icon Leander Paes, Vece, has passed away at the age of 80. Considered a pioneer in sports medicine, Dr Paes was a big name in Indian hockey and sports medicine alike. Born in April 1945 in Goa, Paes was a midfielder in…

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Successful conduct of Amarnath Yatra showed we are second to none in world: J-K L-G

Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday felicitated organisations that ran community kitchens during the Amarnath Yatra and said the successful conduct of the pilgrimage has shown that “we are second to none in the world”. The 38-day-long annual pilgrimage, which started on July 3, recorded 4.14 lakh devotees paying obeisance at…

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Industry must follow ethical practices in labelling, advertising food products: Govt

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday asked industries to follow ethical practices in labelling and advertisements of food products to ensure public health and protect consumer interest. The concern was raised at a National Stakeholder Consultation on the subject, ‘Comprehensive Analysis of Regulatory Framework on Food Labelling, Advertisement, and Claims,’ the Health Ministry said in…

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We’re living in volatile era, Atmanirbharta mindset needed to deal with global turbulence: EAM

New Delhi:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the world is facing a “volatile and uncertain era”, having experienced the successive impact of the Covid pandemic, multiple conflicts and “trade upheavals”, and asserted that Atmanirbharta is the mindset needed to deal with “global turbulence”. In his address at a conclave here, Jaishankar also…

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