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From Salman Khan to Aishwarya Rai, MITRON 2.0 uses AI to place ’90s Bollywood legends into F.R.I.E.N.D.S, celebrating pop culture creatively. Salman Khan- Aishwarya Rai- Akshay Kumar- Aamir Khan- Juhi Chawla- Urmila Matondkar Photograph: (X/Yo Yo Funny Singh(screengrab)) Artificial Intelligence continues to reshape pop culture by blending nostalgia with imagination. After a viral AI-driven Bollywood

The roller coaster ride was part an exhibition called ‘Wonder Falls’ being conducted at the Codissia ground since Dec 19. COIMBATORE: Fire and rescue services personnel rescued more than 20 people, including 10 children, who got stuck in a roller coaster at a height of 80 feet above the Codissia ground here for three hours

Imphal: Manipur celebrated its 55th Statehood Day on Wednesday with a grand state-level programme at the 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal, attended by governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla. Manipur, along with Tripura and Meghalaya, attained statehood on Jan 21, 1972, under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Extending greetings on the occasion, governor

Guwahati: As Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur marked their Statehood Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to the chief ministers of Meghalaya and Tripura and to the Governor of Manipur, highlighting development gains and the Centre’s support for the Northeast. In his letter to Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Modi recalled his 2025 visit

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has claimed that ‘brokering a ceasefire’ between India and Pakistan was one of his key successes in the first 365 days of his second term in the Oval Office. This is however not the first time Trump has made such an assertion. He has been repeating the claim of

At first glance, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia seems to be more like a spelling challenge than a real word. Ironically, that reaction is exactly the intention. This popular long and intimidating term refers to the fear of long words, making it one of the most humorous contradictions in the English language. Its very existence feels like a linguistic

Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 19:15 IST Avinash Sequeira suffered multiple fractures in a Dubai bike accident and faces a Dh400,000 hospital bill at Fakeeh University Hospital, with a long recovery ahead. India motorcyclist Avinash Sequeira faces a long recovery, including around three months of rehabilitation before he can begin walking again, followed by several

Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 18:48 IST Machado framed the current phase as unprecedented, crediting both domestic resistance and international backing. Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Prize to US President Donald Trump. (Reuters) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado declared that Venezuela was on the cusp of freedom and vowed to extend

Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 17:51 IST The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief’s primary ire was directed at the inclusion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the US-sponsored board US President Donald Trump with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. File image In a scathing indictment of

Last Updated: January 22, 2026, 17:32 IST In an interview, Muhammad Akmal revealed that he proposed to Selma early in their conversations. The couple’s marriage was conducted with the full approval and warm support of both families. A 26-year-old German doctor traveled to a small village in Pakistan’s Mandi Bahauddin district to marry a local