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London Film Festival Awards:  ‘Landmarks’ bags Best Film award 

Lucrecia Martel's documentary 'Landmarks' won best film award in the official competition of this year's London Film Festival.

2025-10-19T16:50:13.730429+00:00 IST

 Isha Ambani co-chairs British Museum’s inaugural Pink Ball

As co-chair, alongside Director of The British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, Isha Ambani highlighted India's rich heritage and creative excellence, showcasing its living traditions in a global, contemporary context and reinforcing her role as a cultural leader bridging Indian artistry and culture to a global stage.

2025-10-19T13:51:39.521487+00:00 IST

Venezuela's Amira Moreno wins Miss Teen Universe 2025

Amira showed her appreciation for India, its culture and people, saying, "I would like to share that India has so many wonderful places, very kind and generous people, and delicious food. So I encourage everyone to come and visit India because I had the greatest time here."

2025-10-19T10:21:24.946922+00:00 IST

Artists create 50,000 sq ft rangoli at Mahakaleshwar temple

The rangoli, made using traditional designs and bright colours, is part of the temple's preparations for the grand celebration of Deepotsav.

2025-10-19T07:15:13.558751+00:00 IST

Preparations underway for Deepotsav 2025 at Ram Ki Paidi

Preparations are in full swing for Deepotsav 2025 at Ram Ki Paidi on the banks of the River Saryu in Ayodhya. Ahead of the festival of lights, grand preparations are underway in the city for Deepotsav to create history with over 26 lakh diyas.

2025-10-19T04:11:57.496423+00:00 IST

Dhanteras fervour grips India amid soaring gold prices

Dhanteras marked the onset of Diwali festivities across India on Saturday, with bustling markets and enthusiastic buyers flocking to purchase gold, silver, utensils, and other auspicious items. Despite soaring gold prices, consumer enthusiasm remained high, providing a festive boost to local economies nationwide.

2025-10-18T17:42:25.077243+00:00 IST

Jaipur shoppers queue up for gold, silver on Dhanteras

As the five-day Diwali festivities began with Dhanteras, gold and silver shops in Jaipur saw heavy footfalls on Saturday. From traditional gold ornaments to silver coins and idols, shoppers thronged the city's famous sarafa lanes and high-end jewellery showrooms to make their auspicious purchases.

2025-10-18T09:21:04.494307+00:00 IST

Priests perform special 'Mahapuja' at Ujjain's Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple on Dhanteras

The special rituals began early in the morning, with priests performing Rudrabhishek and lighting earthen lamps before Lord Mahakal.

2025-10-18T09:10:16.123705+00:00 IST

Rishab Shetty visits Mundeshwari temple in Bihar

Actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty paid a visit to the world's oldest temple, the Mundeshwari Temple in Bihar, on Saturday morning.

2025-10-18T06:51:41.212620+00:00 IST

Jaipur shop sells Diwali sweets infused with 24-carat gold and silver, priced up to Rs 1.11 lakh per kg

Located in the city's Vaishali Nagar area, this sweet outlet is grabbing attention this festive season with its 'Swarn Bhasm Paak,' made with 24-carat edible gold, and 'Chaandi Bhasm Paak,' made with silver ash. Prices range from Rs 45,000 to Rs 1.11 lakh per kilogram.

2025-10-18T06:36:55.278534+00:00 IST

Veteran actress Samantha Eggar passes away at 86

English-born Samantha Eggar has passed away. She was 86.

2025-10-17T17:50:44.331493+00:00 IST

Raj Babbar pays touching tribute to Smita Patil

Veteran actor and politician Raj Babbar fondly remembered his late wife and iconic actress Smita Patil on her birth anniversary.

2025-10-17T17:17:38.318093+00:00 IST

Rishab Shetty attends Ganga aarti in Varanasi

Actor-director Rishab Shetty, who is basking in the success of 'Kantara: Chapter 1', visited Varanasi on Friday and attended the Ganga aarti there.

2025-10-17T16:37:10.274703+00:00 IST

Trailer of ‘Jatadhara’ unveiled

The trailer of Sudheer Babu and Sonakshi Sinha-starrer 'Jatadhara' was unveiled on Friday evening.

2025-10-17T12:40:22.578653+00:00 IST

Arjun Bijlani wins first season of reality show 'Rise & Fall' 

Actor Arjun Bijlani was crowned the winner of the first season of reality show 'Rise & Fall'.

2025-10-17T11:12:39.120205+00:00 IST

Potter urges people to buy Indian-made diyas

Diwali festival is a delightful occasion for the potters who make high profits during this festival week. At Ultadanga Dakshindari in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, the skilled artisans have been designing different shapes and sizes of diyas for this festival.

2025-10-17T08:12:37.031421+00:00 IST

Sakshi, Shweta reunite as Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii clocks 25 years

Some shows aren't just watched, they're lived. For millions of Indians in the early 2000s, evenings only began after the tune of 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' played on TV.

2025-10-17T05:47:56.829488+00:00 IST

Robinne Lee announces her next novel 

Robinne Lee, author of the bestselling romance novel 'The Idea of You', is all set to come up with her second book, 'Crash Into Me', next year.

2025-10-16T17:41:54.105052+00:00 IST

Golden Globes to host tribute event in Brazil in 2026

The Golden Globes is set to spotlight Brazilian entertainment with a special celebration in March in Rio de Janeiro. Organised in partnership with Urland Ventures, the event will honour outstanding talent across both film and television.

2025-10-16T17:21:33.356263+00:00 IST

Amid legal battle, Karisma Kapoor marks Sunjay Kapur's birthday

The post was also shared by her sister, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, who added an emotional note, writing, "My sam and kiu, dad is protecting you always and forever," and included a heart emoji.

2025-10-16T15:53:11.286960+00:00 IST

Kapil Sharma's cafe in Canada attacked for third time

The Surrey Police Service (SPS) is investigating after reports of shots fired at the outlet, Kap's cafe, on 85 Avenue and 120 Street, Thursday, around 3:45 a.m., as per City News Vancouver.

2025-10-16T15:17:13.747113+00:00 IST