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Mirzapur Actor Brahma Mishra Passed Away, Aged 36

December 2, 2021 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Actor Brahma Mishra passed away in his Versova flat in Mumbai under unknown circumstances. He was 36 years old. According to neighbours, Mishra complained of chest pain on November 29, but the doctor handed him medicines for flatulence instead. Though neighbours thought he died 2-3 days ago, they informed the police when the […]

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It is an honour to get film screened in IFFI: Actor Kartik Aryan

November 22, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Goa: “I am happy to be in IFFI this time when my film is being screened, earlier I was here only as a fan,” said Actor Kartik Aryan while interacting with media on the sidelines of 52nd IFFI. Kartik expressed happiness over organizing arrangements for the film festival. Kartik Aryan’s film Dhamaka is being screened […]

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Entertainment: For transparency, Netflix to release viewership data

November 18, 2021 virendra pandit

Mumbai: Responding to criticism against viewership transparency, Netflix Inc. has released viewership data on top-rated movies and shows. The streaming giant with over 200 million subscribers worldwide aims to provide viewership insights instead of revealing the number of subscribers watching the programs, the media reported on Thursday. Earlier, Netflix displayed a list of popular titles […]

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American rapper Young Dolph shot dead

November 18, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: American rapper Young Dolph was shot dead in his hometown, Memphis, USA, on Thursday. Dolph, 36, is survived by a daughter and a son. The incident occurred while he was buying cookies. An armed man shot him through the shop window, killing him instantly. Only last week, he had donated $25,000 to his […]

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Entertainment: Netflix forays Android mobile gaming, launches five games

November 3, 2021 virendra pandit

Mumbai: Venturing into the mobile gaming segment, Netflix on Wednesday introduced five games on its Android mobile application, making these available to worldwide subscribers. It tweeted, “Let the Games Begin! Netflix Games will start rolling out on the Netflix mobile app first on Android, with iOS on the way. It’s early days, but we’re excited […]

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Metaverse: Marc Zuckerberg rebrands Facebook as ‘Meta’

October 29, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Mark Zuckerberg, co-owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of social media giant Facebook Inc. has renamed his company Meta Platform Inc., popularly known as Meta, to rebrand the tech behemoth, showing its transition from being a social media firm to the metaverse. A blue infinity logo replaced the thumb logo that symbolized the […]

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Demise: Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, 46, dies of cardiac arrest

October 29, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar suffered a massive cardiac arrest and passed away in Bengaluru on Friday morning. The 46-years-old’s manager Satish confirmed the death, saying the film star suffered a major cardiac arrest while working out in a gym on Friday morning. He was rushed to Vikram Hospital where he was admitted to […]

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James Michael Tyler ‘Gunther’ from Friends Passed Away At 59

October 25, 2021 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: James Michael Tyler succumbed to prostate cancer and passed away in his Los Angeles home on Monday. He was 59 years old. Confirming the news of his demise, Tyler’s manager Toni Benson said in a statement, “The world knew him as Gunther, but Michael’s loved ones knew him as an actor, musician, cancer-awareness advocate, […]

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Oldie of the Year: Queen Elizabeth II, 95, declines the ‘honor’!

October 20, 2021 virendra pandit

Avya Mathur New Delhi: British Queen Elizabeth II has politely yet firmly declined the annual Oldie of the Year title presented by a magazine, The Oldie, as she felt she failed to fulfill the relevant criteria. The British magazine published the 95-year-old Queen’s response on Wednesday. The Oldie of the Year award celebrates the […]

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Eminent actor Arvind “Ravan” Trivedi, 82, passes away in Mumbai

October 6, 2021 virendra pandit

Ahmedabad: Veteran Gujarati and Hindi actor Arvind Trivedi, who essayed the unforgettable role of Lanka’s monarch, Ravan, in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan tele serial in the 1980s, passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday night He was 82. His end came at his Kandivali residence in Mumbai, where he succumbed to a heart attack and multiple organ […]