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When Shyam Benegal shared he used to be critical of his cousin Guru Dutt's work: ‘He had a very restless mind'

The filmmaker behind several award-winning films like Ankur, Bhumika, Manthan, and Nishant, Shyam Benegal, passed away at the age of 90. Shyam Benegal revealed why he was envious of Guru Dutt He added, "I mean, I used to envy him, not admire him so much, just envy him because of his success. For the unversed, Shyam Benegal's paternal grandmother and …

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9 hours, 12 minutes ago

Shyam Benegal, pioneer of Indian parallel cinema, passes away at 90 of chronic kidney disease

Hindustan Times

Acclaimed director Shyam Benegal has died at the age of 90. Director, scriptwriter and documentary filmmaker Shyam Benegal at his office in Tardeo, Mumbai, on September 30, 2021 “Yes, he has died. He passed away today at 6.38 pm at Wockhardt Hospital Bombay Central.” Shyam Benegal dies The veteran director celebrated his 90th birthday a few days ago in Mumbai …

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23 hours, 48 minutes ago

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal, Panama's president balks at the suggestion

New Indian Express

The president-elect opened the speech by saying that "we want to try to bring everybody together. Then he suggested Democrats have “lost their confidence” and are “befuddled” after the election but eventually will ”come over to our side because we want to have them.” Atop a list of grievances — some old, some new — was the Panama Canal. “We’re …

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Presidente de Panamá responde que el Canal seguirá siendo panameño tras advertencia de Donald Trump

Associated Press

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ — El presidente de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, afirmó el domingo que el Canal de Panamá seguirá siendo panameño, en respuesta a las declaraciones del presidente electo de Estados Unidos Donal Trump sobre la posibilidad de pedir que se devolviera el Canal a Estados Unidos. Mulino afirmó, en un video que divulgó en X, que “cada metro …

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Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Addressing supporters at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Arizona, Trump …

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1 day, 11 hours ago

Destacado político libanés conversa con líder insurgente en Siria

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Un prominente político libanés mantuvo conversaciones el domingo con el insurgente que lideró el derrocamiento del presidente sirio Bashar Assad, y ambos expresaron esperanzas de una nueva era en las relaciones entre sus países. El líder druso Walid Jumblatt, crítico de larga data de la intromisión siria en Líbano y que culpa al padre de Assad, el expresidente …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Associated Press

BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” Jumblatt’s father, Kamal, was killed in 1977 in an ambush near a Syrian roadblock during …

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1 day, 13 hours ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington. The Panama Canal, which was completed by the United States in 1914, was returned to the Central American country under a 1977 deal signed by Democratic …

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1 day, 13 hours ago

Major Bollywood movies releasing in January 2025: Emergency, Fateh, Deva and more

Live Mint

Bollywood movies releasing in January 2025: A number of major movies are hitting the theatres in January, which often sets the tone for the movie business in Bollywood. Cast: Sonu Sood, Jacqueline Fernandez Release date: January 10 Azaad Plot: A young stable boy forms a bond with a spirited horse named Azaad. Cast: Kangana Ranaut as Indira Gandhi, Anupam Kher, …

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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Deccan Chronicle

WASHINGTON: Incoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington. The Panama Canal, which was completed by the United States in 1914, was returned to the Central American country under a 1977 deal signed by Democratic …

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Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

LA Times

Women look at photos of people reported to be missing, in the Marjeh square in Damascus, Syria. A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” …

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2 days, 11 hours ago

Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur appointed UN Internal Justice Council Chairperson

Live Mint

Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur Has been appointed as chairperson of the Internal Justice Council by the United Nations, reported Bar and Bench on 21 December. Addressing the letter to Justice Madan B Lokur, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, as Bar and Bench quoted, "I have the pleasure to appoint you, with immediate effect, as a member …

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World Cup-winning England international Eastham dies aged 88

The Hindu

George Eastham, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at 88, his former club Stoke City said on Friday. Son of England international George Senior, midfielder and inside forward Eastham played for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City in the English top-flight league in a professional career spanning two decades, and earned 19 international caps. Known for …

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4 days, 8 hours ago

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka beats Railways to clinch men’s title, Haryana wins women’s final

The Hindu

Karnataka and Haryana emerged the men’s and women’s team winners respectively at the 2024 Senior National Badminton Championship at the KBA courts here on Thursday. Karnataka Badminton Association later confirmed 1977 as the year and the body duly announced an additional cash prize of ₹6.5 lakh. Karnataka’s success came courtesy two outstanding results from S. Bhargav and the young doubles …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Paul McCartney appears overcome with emotion when performing ‘last Beatles song’ live

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul McCartney appeared overcome with …

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Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash

The Independent

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5 days, 23 hours ago

How do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Furiosa’ stack up against top sci-fi hits?

LA Times

At their best, sci-fi movies can ring up massive box-office returns and gain serious awards-season traction, with the original “Avatar” and “Star Wars” just two top examples. This year, there are two sci-fi contenders hoping to grab little gold men: “Dune: Part Two” has already grossed $714.4 million worldwide, 75% more than its 2021 predecessor, which won six Oscars. “Furiosa: …

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Commentary: An L.A. Phil champion of Schoenberg for six decades, Zubin Mehta returns to show why

LA Times

It would be hard to come up with a more radically divisive major composer than Arnold Schoenberg, who was born in Vienna in 1874 and died in Los Angeles in 1951. But there is also the Schoenberg who carried on from the 19th century Romantic tradition in his lush early scores like the massive post-Wagnerian and post-Brahmsian “Gurrelieder.” The big …

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Paul McCartney leaves Manchester spellbound as he rolls out the hits on first night of UK tour

The Independent

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Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part

Raw Story

Nearly a century after the New York subway introduced its iconic "R1-9" fleet, the agency is putting some of the railcars back into service -- and city residents are jumping on board. The Metropolitan Transport Authority, which operates the Big Apple's sprawling -- and sometimes detested -- subway system, is reintroducing R1-9s onto the tracks for a limited time, complete …

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1 week, 4 days ago

A Transfixing Angelina Jolie Can’t Save This Flimsy Biopic

Huff Post

Angelina Jolie plays opera singer Maria Callas in "Maria," a loose biopic about her final days. There’s also a bit of a “just vibes” feeling throughout “A Complete Unknown,” the underwhelming Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet and in theaters on Christmas Day ― though it feels like the film’s marketing has been happening for an entire year, if not …

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1 week, 4 days ago

When Amol Palekar cried after slapping Smita Patil for a scene without her consent

India Today

Veteran actor Amol Palekar recently recounted an emotionally charged incident from the sets of Shyam Benegal's Bhumika, where he had to slap co-star Smita Patil during a scene. The 80-year-old actor revealed that the slap, done without informing Smita beforehand, left her stunned and angry and left him deeply unsettled. In an interview with India Today's sister channel Lallantop, Palekar …

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No. 25 Georgia Tech women tie a program record with 10-0 start to a season after beating UL Monroe

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Georgia Tech matched a program record by starting a season 10-0 for the first time since the 1977-78 team did so. Georgia Tech scored 23 of the opening 28 points of the game and led by double figures the rest of the way. Georgia Tech …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Voyager I located by volunteers at decades-old radio telescope in Drenthe

NL Times

Volunteers at the decades-old Dwingeloo radio telescope in Drenthe picked up a signal from the Voyager 1 space probe, which was launched in 1977 to visit the outer planets of the solar system and then sent out into interstellar space. The Voyager 1 is now almost 25 billion kilometers away from Earth, over four times as far as Pluto, so …

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When Shyam Benegal shared he used to be critical of his cousin Guru Dutt's work: ‘He had a very restless mind'

Shyam Benegal, pioneer of Indian parallel cinema, passes away at 90 of chronic kidney disease

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal, Panama's president balks at the suggestion

Presidente de Panamá responde que el Canal seguirá siendo panameño tras advertencia de Donald Trump

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

Destacado político libanés conversa con líder insurgente en Siria

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Major Bollywood movies releasing in January 2025: Emergency, Fateh, Deva and more

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur appointed UN Internal Justice Council Chairperson

World Cup-winning England international Eastham dies aged 88

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka beats Railways to clinch men’s title, Haryana wins women’s final

Paul McCartney appears overcome with emotion when performing ‘last Beatles song’ live

Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash

How do ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Furiosa’ stack up against top sci-fi hits?

Commentary: An L.A. Phil champion of Schoenberg for six decades, Zubin Mehta returns to show why

Paul McCartney leaves Manchester spellbound as he rolls out the hits on first night of UK tour

Riding subway cars of 1930s New York, and dressing the part

A Transfixing Angelina Jolie Can’t Save This Flimsy Biopic

When Amol Palekar cried after slapping Smita Patil for a scene without her consent

No. 25 Georgia Tech women tie a program record with 10-0 start to a season after beating UL Monroe

Voyager I located by volunteers at decades-old radio telescope in Drenthe