Author: Justin M. Larson

Meena Kumari is considered iconic and one of the most remembered actresses of Hindi cinema. However, her death was tragic. She passed away early on at a tender age of 38 in 1972. Among the many mourning her departure was her dearest friend, actress Nargis, who penned a raw, searing tribute that still echoes decades later.Nargis had written a letter in Urdu after Meena’s death in it was translated in Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai by Yasir Abbasi. The actress had opened up on her grief in that letter. She wrote, “Maut Mubarak Ho Meena… Meena, today your Baaji congratulates…

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India take on England (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: India pacer Harshit Rana is released from the Test squad ahead of the second match of the five-Test series against England.The young speedster, who was called up as a precautionary measure, wasn’t spotted boarding the bus to Birmingham with rest of his teammates. India’s squad departed from Leeds by bus around 11:30 am local time and is expected to reach Birmingham in just over three hours.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The team is set to rest for the next two days before resuming training thereafter, ahead of…

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New York City mayoral candidate and democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani (L) and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (R). Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesState Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is the leader as first-choice votes are tallied in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, ahead of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who declared his rival the winner even though no candidate is set to secure a majority in the first round of the ranked choice election.Mamdani had been surging in the race’s final weeks as he touted a progressive vision for a new direction for the…

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After six months of aggressive immigration enforcement and promises to focus on deporting violent criminals, the Trump administration has arrested and detained a small fraction of the undocumented immigrants already known to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as having been convicted of sexual assault and homicide, internal ICE data obtained by NBC News shows.The data is a tally of every person booked by ICE during fiscal year 2025 so far, including during the Biden administration, running from Oct. 1 through May 31. It shows a total of 185,042 people arrested and booked into ICE facilities during that time; 65,041 of them…

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NATO leaders are meeting to debate whether to more than double the alliance’s defence spending target. Prime Minister Mark Carney is among the leaders around the table at the annual leaders’ summit in The Hague, where a proposal is being discussed to increase the target to five per cent of annual GDP, up from the current two per cent.NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s proposal would break that into two parts. The first 3.5 per cent would be for core defence needs such as jets and weapons, while the remaining 1.5 per cent would be on defence-adjacent investments including infrastructure and cybersecurity.Before…

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FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo opens Wednesday’s show with a tease of her conversation with NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo after he lost the primary election. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo might have conceded in Tuesday night’s New York City Democratic primary, but he may not be out of the race just yet.  “I spoke with the former governor, and he told me he is not ruling out running again in November,” Maria Bartiromo, host of “Mornings with Maria,” said during her show’s open on Wednesday.While the Associated Press had yet to project a winner early Wednesday morning, Cuomo saw…

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Karisma Kapur has been going through a tough time as her ex-husband Sunjay Kapur passed away on June 12. While Karisma and Sunjay have been divorced since 2016, the actress must have been affected as he was the father of her children, Samaira and Kiaan. While the duo got into a legal battle for the custody of their kids during divorce, they were very cordial with each other before he passed away. In 2023, Sunjay had dropped photos from Samaira’s birthday celebrations which had Karisma also joining it. One also saw Sunjay’s wife Priya Sachdev in these celebrations.The actress was…

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India lost the first Test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy by 5 wickets. (AP) India suffered a five-wicket defeat to England in the first Test at Headingley on Tuesday, as England successfully chased down 371 runs on the final day, prompting criticism from former players including Sunil Gavaskar who blamed poor batting, bowling, and fielding performances from the young Indian team under new captain Shubman Gill.The match saw five Indian batters, including captain Gill, score centuries. However, two significant collapses in both innings proved costly, with India falling from 430-3 to 471 all out in the first innings and 333-4…

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Paul KirbyEurope digital editorJOHN THYS/AFPThe US president (L) has been pushing for Nato allies to “equalise” their defence spending for some timeNato leaders are meeting in The Hague to decide on ramping up defence spending to 5% of their countries’ economic output, following months of pressure from US President Donald Trump.”For too long, one ally, the United States, carried too much of the burden,” Secretary General Mark Rutte said in opening remarks in which he praised Trump for his leadership. “That changes today.”The Hague summit has been described by several leaders as historic, and Rutte said decisions made on Wednesday…

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Tel Aviv — There was cautious optimism in Israel on Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran would hold, at least for now. The 12-day conflict left 28 people dead in Israel and hundreds in Iran. The ceasefire brokered by the Trump administration — and enforced by President Trump personally on Tuesday as it looked perilously close to failing before it even took hold — led Israel’s Home Front Command to lift restrictions on movement in the country, with Ben Gurion International Airport reopening for commercial flights.Shops and restaurants were open, and Israelis were out on the beach in Tel Aviv, which…

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A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn’t extinguish an onboard fire that left the carrier dead in the water.The Morning Midas sank Monday in international water off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain, the ship’s management company, London-based Zodiac Maritime, said in a statement.”There is no visible pollution,” said Petty Officer Cameron Snell, an Alaska-based U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson. “Right now we also have vessels on scene to respond to any pollution.”The Coast Guard said that the vessel reportedly had 350 metric tons…

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The United States offered a $5 million reward Tuesday for information that helps find an Afghan-American national it says was abducted in Kabul in 2022. Mahmood Habibi, who worked for a telecommunications firm, was taken along with his driver and detained by the Taliban government’s intelligence service, the State Department said. U.S.-Afghan national Mahmood Habibi, believed by U.S. to be detained by Taliban, in an undated photo. FBI public notice He was seized along with 29 other employees of the company he worked for, the Reuters news agency reported, citing a State Department notice. All but Habibi and one other…

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Coco Gauff of the United States lifts the winners trophy after her victory against Aryna Sabalenka in the Final of the Women’s singles competition on Court Philippe-Chatrier during the 2025 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on June 7, 2025, in Paris, France.Sipa via AP ImagesThe Tennis Channel is extending its deal with the Women’s Tennis Association that will see the cable TV network and streaming service continue to broadcast more than 2,000 matches each season.While terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, Tennis Channel CEO Jeff Blackburn told CNBC in an interview there was a “pretty big step up…

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Priyanka Chopra’s resurfaced response to Shah Rukh Khan’s past comment about Hollywood is gaining attention. She emphasized that she finds comfort boring and values her work ethic, shaped by her military upbringing. Chopra’s journey from Bollywood to Hollywood includes roles in ‘Quantico’ and ‘The Matrix Resurrections,’ with upcoming projects like ‘Heads of State’ and SS Rajamouli’s SSMB29. Priyanka Chopra has never been one to hold back, and a resurfaced video proves just that. In it, the global star delivers a bold and composed response to Shah Rukh Khan’s past comment about choosing comfort over Hollywood—a remark that’s now being re-examined…

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Yuvraj Singh and Shubhanshu Shukla (Agency Photos) The successful launch of the Axiom-4 mission has ignited a wave of pride across India, with former cricketer Yuvraj Singh capturing the national sentiment in a heartfelt message. “As Group Captain Shukla lifted off into space, he carried with him not just the hopes of a nation, but the strength of every Indian who dares to dream big. This is a moment we’ll remember for generations,” he wrote.The Axiom-4 mission marks a monumental return to human spaceflight for India, coming 41 years after Rakesh Sharma’s iconic voyage. Blasting off from NASA’s Kennedy Space…

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