Actor Arshad Warsi has voiced concerns over Bollywood’s growing reluctance to take creative risks, saying the industry has become overly cautious and dependent on formulas. In an interview with India Today, Warsi said the lack of originality is affecting Hindi cinema’s success. “Let’s look at how many movies we’re making and how many are actually doing well — the math ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, vowed Friday to more openly embrace his Muslim identity after facing what he called “racist and baseless” attacks from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his allies. Surrounded by interfaith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani delivered an emotional speech reflecting on the “indignities” endured by Muslim New Yorkers. Fighting back ...

Police arrested fourteen individuals, including a fugitive, during a special operation at Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district. Among the arrested were Rojob Ali, and Shipaur Rahman Shipon, a fugitive sentenced to one year in jail. Kulaura Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Md Omar Faruk confirmed the matter in a press conference on Friday evening. According to the OC, among those arrested, ...

After two straight days of decline, gold prices rebounded by more than 1% on Thursday as investors sought safe-haven assets amid renewed geopolitical tensions. Traders also remained cautious ahead of key U.S. inflation data due on Friday. At 9:21 AM New York time, spot gold was up 1.2% at $4,043.80 per ounce. In the previous session, it had fallen to ...

Bangladesh national women’s football suffered a 3-0 goal defeat to host Thailand in the first match of a two-match FIFA International friendly series held at Bangkok Thonburi University Football Training Centre in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Bangladesh trailed the first half by 1-0 and conceded two more goals in the second half. Thailand took an early lead as Orapin Waenngoen ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that four countries are coming to probe the fire at the cargo village area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. ”The four countries are England, Australia, China and Turkey. The experts will determine whether any negligence or mismanagement contributed to the incident.”

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is holding talks with the National Consensus Commission to discuss multiple aspects of the July Charter. The meeting began at about 10:15AM on Saturday in the Parliament’s LD Hall. The NCP delegation includes Akhter Hossen, member secretaries Sarwar Tusher, Khaled Saifullah, Javed Rasin and Joint Convenor Zahirul Islam Musa.

Plaid Cymru have won the by-election in the Senedd seat of Caerphilly for the first time. The Welsh nationalist party secured 15,960 votes – and candidate Lindsay Whittle cried as the result was announced. Mr Whittle is 72 years old and had stood as a Plaid candidate 13 times since 1983. He will now hold the seat until the Senedd ...

Afua Kyei, the Bank of England’s chief financial officer, has been named the UK’s most influential black person. The 43-year-old is one of the UK’s most senior finance leaders, in charge of the financial governance of the Bank’s £1 trillion balance sheet and funding reforms. The BoE executive director topped the 2026 Powerlist, which recognises the most powerful people of ...

Emergency measures announced for the Mayor of London yesterday have stoked concerns that tackling the city’s housebuilding crisis will come at the cost of affordable housing New emergency powers announced for the Mayor of London must not become a ‘new normal’ that leads to the watering down of affordable housing provision, industry figures have warned. Yesterday, the Ministry of Housing, ...