July was consequential as it witnessed the release of several films. While some films like #VikrantRоna are basking in success, others like #Shamshera turned out to be major disappointments. Now, August will be just as critical due to some major releases. newsbytesapp.com/news/entertain…
One of the most ambitious projects of Aamir Khan's career, #LaalSinghChaddha is set for a theatrical release on August 11. It will mark Mr. Perfectionist's return to celluloid after four years, after 'Thugs of Hindostan' (2018).
Akshay Kumar's #RakshaBandhan will be clashing with 'Laal Singh Chaddha' on August 11. The Aanand L Rai directorial will narrate the story of an elder brother's unbreakable bond with his four sisters. Bhumi Pednekar will play the female lead.
#Liger will be Telugu actor #VijayDeverakonda's Hindi debut, and he is eyeing becoming a pan-India star with this sports drama. The film also stars Ananya Panday and Ramya Krishnan, as well as boxing legend Mike Tyson in an extended cameo. It will release on August 25.
'Dobaaraa,' ready for release on August 19, will mark the third collaboration between filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and #TaapseePannu. A Hindi adaptation of the Spanish film 'Mirage,' #Dobaaraa is a time-travel mystery thriller that also stars Pavail Gulati and Saswata Chatterjee.
The only non-theatrical release on this list, #AliaBhatt's maiden production venture, #Darlings, will hit Netflix on August 5. Co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, it also stars Shefali Shah, Roshan Mathew, and Vijay Varma.
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Google announced the Doodle for Google 2022 competition winners, flagging off Children's Day celebrations in India. Shlok Mukherjee from Kolkata has been declared the winner out of 115,000 entries from over 100 cities by participants between Grades 1-10. newsbytesapp.com/news/lifestyle…
Mukherjee wrote, "In the next 25 years, India will have scientists develop their own eco-friendly robot for humanity's betterment. India will have.. intergalactic travels from Earth to space. India will develop more in the field of yoga & Ayurveda..."
"We were especially heartened that the advancement of technology and sustainability emerge as common themes across many of the Doodles," Google said. For the theme "In the next 25 years, my India will...," Google's team of judges finalized 20 doodles.
FTX and its talismanic leader Sam Bankman-Fried have fallen from the upper rungs of the crypto universe. Of course, his inner circle is under investigation. Among them is Nishad Singh, an Indian-origin engineer who was also his housemate. Today's story is about him. #SBF_FTX 1/6
Singh joined FTX as its Director of Engineering in 2019. Prior to that, he was part of its sister organization Alameda Research, which is at the center of the current controversy. He had joined Alameda in 2017. More on the controversy later. 2/6
Singh’s resume is top notch. He studied at Crystal Springs Uplands School, a top private school in California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkley, with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He had also worked as at Facebook. 3/6
As Rishi Sunak emerged victorious in the race to become United Kingdom's prime minister—the third in two months—on Monday, over 7,000 kilometers away, Indians were celebrating that he has proved "Winston Churchill" wrong. Read on for the complete story. newsbytesapp.com/news/world/ris…
In light of Indian-origin Sunak's appointment as the UK PM, Indians are celebrating that Indian-origin people have proved their mettle to show Churchill was wrong. Post-independence, India has been swiftly growing & is the world's biggest democracy & a major trade destination.
As Indians were celebrating the takeover by an Indian-origin man as the premier of the UK—accused of looting India during its rule—Indian billionaire businessman Anand Mahindra found a unique way to be part of the celebrations.
Have you wondered about the veracity of stories regarding unidentified flying saucers? We may soon get an answer. NASA has established a first-of-its-kind panel to study unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) or unidentified flying objects (UFOs). newsbytesapp.com/news/science/n…
A group of 16 scientists will spend the next nine months looking into events involving bizarre flying objects or unnatural phenomena. Over the course of this period, NASA's new panel will study about UAPs & lay the foundation for future studies on them by NASA & other agencies.
The team will analyze data gathered from various sources. This data will be analyzed to see if they shed any light on UAPs or not.
Rishi Sunak scripted history on Monday after winning the race to lead the Conservative Party & became the PM of the United Kingdom. The attention is now on his wife—Akshata Murty too, as they move into 10 Downing Street. Here's more about her. newsbytesapp.com/news/world/abo…
Sunak was on Tuesday officially appointed as the 57th UK PM by King Charles III. The former British finance minister, who is of Indian origin, is also the first-ever Hindu prime minister of the UK.
Born to Indian billionaire and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and author-turned-philanthropist Sudha Murthy in 1980 in Karnataka's Hubli, Akshata Murty had a modest upbringing. She initially lived with her grandparents as her parents built their careers in Mumbai.
India recorded its lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in 196 days, or more than 6 months, with a three-digit tally of 862 on Tuesday. The total number of active cases has also dropped below 23,000 as per data from Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry. newsbytesapp.com/news/india/cov…
Nearly 65L people died worldwide as a result of several waves of COVID-19, which were initially recorded in November 2019 & quickly put everything on halt. Some studies claim 94L more people (compared to the reported global total) died between January 2020 & December 2021.
Total number of confirmed cases in India so far stands at 4,46,44,938, while number of deaths reported in the country on Tuesday climbed to 5,28,980 since the beginning of the pandemic. The recovery rate currently is 98.76%, with 4,40,93,409 patients having recuperated so far.