A R Rahman celebrates birthday with ‘Moonwalk’ team; cuts cake at audio launch
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The unit of director Manoj N S’s upcoming film ‘Moonwalk’, featuring actor Prabhu Deva in the lead, chose to celebrate Oscar winner A R Rahman’s birthday at the grand audio launch event of the film by getting the ace musician to cut a cake on stage. For the unaware, the Mozart […]
Boman Irani shares his experience of working with Prabhas, says he’s very grounded
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Actor Boman Irani, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘The RajaSaab’, has shared his experience of working with Telugu star Prabhas in the film. The senior actor attended the special event for the film in Mumbai on Monday, and shared that despite being a huge star, Prabhas doesn’t […]
Simu Liu pitches Melissa Barrera to be the next Wonder Woman
Los Angeles, Jan 5 (IANS) Hollywood actor Simu Liu seems to be in pursuit of some radical changes in the DCU, as he has pitched Melissa Barrera to be the next Wonder Woman. In June of 2025, DC Studios boss James Gunn confirmed there was a new Wonder Woman movie “being written right now”, reports […]
UPKL Season 2: Sangam Challengers overcome Kanpur Warriors’ fightback to climb to second place
Noida, Jan 5 (IANS) Sangam Challengers produced a composed and resilient performance to defeat Kanpur Warriors 37–32 in the opening match of Day 12 of the Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi League (UPKL) Season 2, registering their third consecutive win and moving up from seventh position to second place on the league table. The crucial encounter, played […]
Senior National Boxing: Nikhat, Minakshi, Lovlina start campaign with easy wins
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) World Champion Minakshi, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen, and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kicked off their campaign with easy wins in the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Monday. This is the first time that the men’s and women’s National […]
WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants visit Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to seek blessings
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) As the countdown to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 begins, the Gujarat Giants are blending preparation with perspective. On Monday, the Adani Sportsline-owned franchise visited the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to seek blessings ahead of the new season, which gets underway on January 9 in Navi Mumbai. Head coach Michael […]
Samuel Jacob and Ruthuparna Vivek crowned ‘King of Hills’ in Indian National Hill Climb Championship
Hampi (Karnataka), Jan 5 (IANS) Ruthuparna Vivek and Samuel Jacob won the cars and bikes category respectively in Round 3 of the MSCK fmsci Indian National Hill Climb Championship at Hampi Hills in Karnataka on Monday. The National qualifier organised by Motorsports Academy of Vijayanagar attracted a record 113 entries and was supported by the […]
WTT Youth Contender: Priyanuj Bhattacharya, Miku Matsushima emerge U-19 champions (Ld)
Vadodara, Jan 5 (IANS) India’s Priyanuj Bhattacharya and Japan’s Miku Matshusima registered contrasting victories to clinch the U-19 boys’ and U-19 girls’ singles titles in the WTT Youth Contender 2026, presented by Sports Authority of Gujarat, at the SAMA Indoor Sports Complex in Vadodara on Monday. Sreejani Chakraborty and Aditya Das were crowned the U-15 […]
Men’s HIL: Kane Russell’s hat-trick powers HIL GC to dramatic 3-2 win over SG Pipers in thriller
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) HIL GC edged past SG Pipers in a thrilling Men’s Hockey India League 2025-26 encounter, clinching a dramatic 3-2 victory after a late penalty corner from Kane Russell sealed the contest in the dying seconds of their opening match of the competition. Ky Willott (31′) and Dilraj Singh (56′) scored a […]
Hyundai Motor’s 2025 sales slip 0.1 pc on slow overseas demand
Seoul, Jan 5 (IANS) Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s largest automaker, said on Monday its global sales fell 0.1 per cent from a year earlier in 2025 due to slowing overseas demand, apparently caused by US import tariffs. Hyundai Motor sold 4,138,180 vehicles last year, slightly down from 4,141,959 units a year earlier, the company said […]
