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The aftermath of Diljit Dosanjh’s concert became nothing short of a huge treasure hunt! The buzz around Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati India tour is unmistakable, with fans sharing fresh clips every day that capture their excitement. From receiving Dosanjh’s jacket as a gift to fans shedding tears during his performances, audiences have been soaking up every moment of the tour. However, as with any large event, there have been some memorable post-concert scenes, too.

Dadagiri 2, continued to charm audiences with roles in popular television shows. Some of his notable works include MTV’s Splitsvilla 5, Crime Patrol, Zindagi Dot Com, Friends, and his recent appearance in Tera Yaar Hoon Main in 2022.

Bank of Canada deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is cautioning policymakers against “tinkering” with the mortgage market in an effort to improve housing affordability, warning that over-reliance on such measures could have long-term negative impacts.

Tim Walz breaks down in tears during Kamala Harris' concession speech. As Kamala Harris delivered a tearful speech following her defeat by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, Walz started crying.

Allan Lichtman, the political historian often called the “Nostradamus of elections,” found himself eating humble pie in front of a live audience. The 77-year-old professor, who has gained fame for accurately predicting U.S. presidential elections, was caught off-guard when his prediction for the 2024 race turned out to be way off.

The Lincoln Lawyer" season 3 on Netflix has become popular with the audience. This has led to curiosity about the «The Lincoln Lawyer» season 4 release date.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. I remember an audience member once asked Justice B.N. Srikrishna a pointed question about privacy in the context of social media at one of the public consultations held in relation to his report on data protection.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The most popular Indian OTT originals such as Panchayat and The Family Man clocked in viewership of 30-40 million, or just about one-third of the country’s overall paid streaming universe, which experts said was a “fairly decent trend." The local OTT business is still struggling with paid subscriptions and discovery issues, given the number of options available across shows, languages and platforms.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dwindling footfalls in recent years, in part due to steep ticket prices, have prompted theatre chains to announce a string of Cinema Day-like occasions to lure audiences with tickets priced as low as ₹99. Initiatives like this may have spurred a jump in footfalls on those special days, but such one-off occasions may not be enough for theatre chains to sustain demand, experts said.

Chris Martin a “YouTube moment.” Melbourne fans got a nasty shock during the rock-pop band’s final performance at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium when Martin stumbled through a trap door on stage. In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Greg Briggs, Chris Martin was spotted engaging with the crowd when he accidentally stepped backward and fell through the trap door. The audience gasped in surprise, and someone already positioned inside the trap door quickly reached out to soften his fall. The video included the caption, “The moment Chris Martin fell through a trapdoor right in front of me at the #Coldplay concert tonight.”

“Venom: The Last Dance” is enjoying another weekend at the top of the box office charts

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In an essay titled, A Persian Tale of Good and Evil, which opens the anthology Woman Life Freedom, graphic artist Marjane Satrapi and scholar Abbas Milani invoke writer James Joyce’s famous saying: “History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake." What follows is a roll call of renowned women from Iranian history, starting with legends like Anahita, a divine source of light and reason, to Tahmineh, mother of Sohrab in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, to Ghamar, who mesmerised audiences in the 1920s with her Edith Piaf-like voice, to 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was killed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for inappropriately wearing her veil in 2022.

Instagram is exhausting,” says the spoken word artist from Mumbai, who has half a million followers on the social media app. “Skip posting a Reel for three days, and you are forgotten. Channels have reduced my fear of losing followers,” she adds. Sangtani, 24, runs three channels catering to women with 5,000-15,000 members, each focused on different topics: motivation, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) support and finding love. In February 2023, Instagram introduced broadcast channels to let creators send audio-visual content and textual updates as messages to followers who choose to join those channels. Instead of battling the algorithm or getting lost in the feed simply due to the surfeit of content, channels make sure a creator’s core audience sees their posts directly in their messages tab.

“Red light… GREENLIGHT!” Netflix tweeted to announce the season's renewal, referencing the iconic game from season 1 that captivated audiences worldwide. Creator Hwang noted, “It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life… and just 12 days for it to become the most popular Netflix series.” He expressed gratitude to fans, saying, “Thank you for watching and loving our show.”

Malia Obama, daughter of former President Barack Obama, has chosen to drop her last name professionally for her directorial debut. Barack Obama shared his thoughts on this decision during an episode of the “Pivot” podcast. He noted that while Malia hoped to avoid being associated with her famous family, people would still recognize her identity.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Southern film heroes Prabhas and Jr NTR are reaping the benefits of their movies such as Baahubali and RRR, which turned out to be massive hits in the Hindi-speaking northern belt. Their new releases such as Salaar and Devara, dubbed in Hindi, are generating box-office success even though they are unrelated to their earlier hits, trade experts said.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has opened to positive reviews and is expected to perform well at the box office despite clash with another Diwali release, Singham Again. While Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 bring a blend of horror-comedy to audiences while Singham Againa promises a mix of action and family entertainment. Analysts and exhibitors are optimistic on both the franchise films, especially given the star-studded casts and established fan bases of both movies, making them highly anticipated festival releases.