Aashram season 4 is filming as Bobby Deol returns as Baba Nirala
Aashram season 4 is now filming with Bobby Deol back as Baba Nirala, but current reports do not announce a release date.
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August 2026 OTT Release Calendar for India: Reality Premieres, New Films and Returning Series
August opens with Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, followed by Netflix’s Operation Safed Sagar on August 7, The Traitors Season 2 on Prime Video on August 13 and Pyaar Prema Kalyanam on Netflix on Aug
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 on Netflix: Limited Series Revisits the Lockerbie Investigation
The six-part limited series The Bombing of Pan Am 103 was listed for a 30 July Netflix release
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
Gatta Kusthi 2 Streams on Netflix: Sports Comedy Sequel Gets a Five-Language OTT Release
Gatta Kusthi 2 began streaming on Netflix on 31 July after its theatrical run
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The Legend of Karna on SonyLIV: Animated Mahabharata Retelling Begins Weekly Release
The Legend of Karna premiered on SonyLIV on 31 July, with new episodes reported for Fridays
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
Shivangi Joshi’s “Bread and Butter” Story: Sister Sheetal Defends Her Against Trolls
Shivangi Joshi’s account of earlier family financial hardship became a new flashpoint as viewers debated whether her “bread and butter” description was literal, exaggerated or taken out of c
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Gauahar Khan Slams Arslan Goni Over Abuse Directed at Zaid Darbar on Alliance
Gauahar Khan criticised Arslan Goni after a clip from Alliance showed him using abusive language about her husband, Zaid Darbar
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
India’s Got Latent Season 2 Episode 4: Free Netflix and YouTube Release Guide
The fourth public episode of India’s Got Latent Season 2 was announced for 31 July, continuing the programme’s simultaneous Netflix and free YouTube release model
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Operation Safed Sagar Trailer: Netflix Sets August 7 Premiere for Kargil-Era Air Force Drama
Netflix released the trailer for Operation Safed Sagar and set the series for a 7 August premiere
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 Premieres August 1 After a TRP Blackout Delay
Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 was set to premiere on 1 August at 9 pm on Colors and JioHotstar after its launch moved from July
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
Kushal Tandon Responds to Shreya Kalra’s DM Claims: The Cross-Show Controversy Explained
Alliance revisited a claim Shreya Kalra had made on Lock Upp 2 about Instagram messages from Kushal Tandon
Ananya Iyer 6 min read
Final Project on Netflix: Cyberbullying Thriller Turns a School Transfer Into an Online Nightmare
Final Project arrived on Netflix on 29 July according to current release guides
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Objection, My Lord! on ZEE5: Telugu Justice Drama Starts Streaming July 31
ZEE5 lists Objection, My Lord! with a 31 July release
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Supriya Sule Signals Conditional NCP (SP) Support for Delimitation Bill While Rejecting Alliance Speculation
Supriya Sule says NCP (SP) may support the Centre's delimitation proposal if Lok Sabha seats rise by 50% across all states, while denying an imminent NDA switch.
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Uddhav Thackeray Backs Cockroach Janta Party Protest as Youth Movement Plans 20 July Parliament March
A satirical online formation has grown into a wider campaign over examination accountability, drawing support from established political leaders while testing whether digital anger can sustain organised action.
Kavita Desai 4 min read
Modi's Indo-Pacific Swing: Three Nations, One Diaspora-Driven Strategy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, weaving diaspora outreach, trade ambitions and Indo-Pacific strategy into a single six-day diplomatic push.
Kavita Desai 6 min read
Odisha SIR: 20 Lakh Voter List Deletions Spark Opposition Alarm
Odisha's special intensive revision has placed electoral-roll accuracy under scrutiny after officials reported roughly 20 lakh deletions from the draft voter list and opposition parties raised fears of wrongful exclusion.
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India Smartphone Shipments Fall 10 Percent in Q2 2026 as Rising Prices Hit Affordable Demand
India remains one of the world's largest smartphone markets, so a double-digit quarterly shipment decline is a significant signal for manufacturers, retailers, app businesses and telecom operators.
Aisha Verma 5 min read
Sensex Surges About 800 Points as IT and Banking Stocks Defy Weak Global Cues
An intraday gain of about 800 points in the Sensex is large enough to dominate financial headlines, yet one session cannot establish a durable bull market.
Aisha Verma 5 min read
India-UK CETA Takes Effect, Opening a New Test for Exporters, Services Firms and Consumers
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has moved from negotiation and ceremony into implementation. That transition is the real beginning of the story.
Aisha Verma 4 min read
E20 Fuel Dispute Reaches Consumer Court as Car Maker Is Ordered to Replace Vehicle or Pay Compensation
A consumer commission in Raipur has ordered a vehicle manufacturer and dealer to replace a Maruti Grand Vitara Strong Hybrid with an E20-compatible vehicle or provide monetary relief reported at more...
Aisha Verma 4 min read
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Indian Worker Stabbed in Utah Religious Hate Attack as Police Investigate Attempted Murder
An Indian Muslim man working at a shopping mall near Salt Lake City was stabbed repeatedly in an attack that local police say was motivated by religion.
Priya Nair 4 min read
China's LineShine Dethrones US as World's Fastest Supercomputer, Sharpening India's AI Resolve
China has reclaimed the top spot on the global supercomputing rankings with an all-domestic machine running at over two exaflops, a milestone in the US-China tech contest that underscores why India is racing to build its own sovereign computing power.
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Iran-IAEA Inspection Standoff Tests Fragile Truce, With India Watching Its Energy Stakes
The UN nuclear watchdog insists inspectors will return to Iran's enrichment sites under an interim US-Iran deal, but Tehran says access waits for a final agreement, leaving Indian importers eyeing both oil flows and the Strait of Hormuz.
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BRICS Security Talks Open in India With Non-Traditional Threats in Focus
India hosts the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting on 22-23 June 2026, with NSA Ajit Doval chairing talks on terrorism, cyber risks, emerging technology and regional instability amid Middle East tensions.
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India Launches Its First Hydrogen-Powered Train on the Jind-Sonipat Route in a Major Green Rail Pilot
India's first hydrogen-powered passenger train is important less as a single service than as a test of an entire operating system.
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ISRO Tightens Exit Rules for Critical Missions as Scientist Departures Raise a Talent-Retention Question
The Department of Space has tightened the process for accepting resignations and voluntary retirement requests from senior scientific and technical personnel working on critical programmes, including...
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IRCTC Launches Redesigned Beta Website With Fewer Steps, Cleaner Screens and Faster Booking Goals
The beta launch of a redesigned IRCTC website affects far more people than an ordinary commercial website update.
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Kudankulam-Linked Files Appear on Dark Web, but NPCIL Says Nuclear Safety Systems Were Not Breached
Reports that files linked to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project appeared on the dark web have understandably generated alarm.
Arjun Nair 4 min read
Sport
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Sports Ministry Seeks an Independent IOA Panel on Asunta Lakra's Hockey Harassment Allegations
When a complaint concerns people within a sports body, an inquiry run solely by the same organisation can face a real or perceived conflict of interest.
Vikram Rao 5 min read
ICC Revamps ODI and T20 World Cup Formats, Creating Super 7, Super 10 and New Eliminators
The International Cricket Council has approved significant format changes for the men's ODI World Cup in 2027 and the T20 World Cup in 2028.
Vikram Rao 4 min read
India Beat England by Six Wickets in First ODI as Axar Patel Delivers Match-Winning All-Round Show
India chased 259 at Edgbaston to beat England by six wickets, led by Axar Patel's 4/62 and unbeaten 57, Shubman Gill's 80 and Washington Sundar's 52 not out.
Vikram Rao 4 min read
BCCI Emerging Men's Tournament to Hunt Test Prospects in Bengaluru
The BCCI's red-ball Emerging Men's Tournament, running at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru through July, is designed to give selectors a longer, harder look at India's next generation of Test cricketers.
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Entertainment
MoreAashram season 4 is filming as Bobby Deol returns as Baba Nirala
Aashram season 4 is now filming with Bobby Deol back as Baba Nirala, but current reports do not announce a release date.
Ananya Iyer 3 min read
Why has Govinda issued a legal notice over AI-generated content?
Govinda legal notice coverage says AI and deepfake misuse is targeted, with damages of up to Rs 100 crore reported as a possible claim.
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Samuk movie starts filming with Akshay Kumar in alien thriller
Samuk movie has begun filming in London with Akshay Kumar leading the alien survival thriller, while a 2027 theatrical release remains the target.
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Who was Aasha Singh Jaiswal, Mahabharat's Kripi actor?
Aasha Singh Jaiswal, remembered as Kripi in B.R. Chopra's Mahabharat, died in Mumbai on 22 August; reports conflict sharply on her age.
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Ambubachi Mela Opens at Kamakhya Temple, Drawing Pilgrims and Livelihoods
The annual Ambubachi Mela at Guwahati's Kamakhya Temple has begun, drawing lakhs of pilgrims, sadhus and traders to one of India's most revered Shakti Peethas on Nilachal Hill.
Sara D'Souza 6 min read
Misty Valleys and Cheaper Fares: India's Offbeat Monsoon Travel Boom in 2026
With domestic fares falling sharply and travellers seeking solitude, offbeat Himalayan hamlets, the rain-soaked Northeast and Ladakh's rain-shadow deserts are redrawing India's monsoon travel map in 2026.
Sara D'Souza 3 min read
Bengaluru Lamborghini-Auto Swap: Entrepreneur's Gesture Goes Viral
A Bengaluru entrepreneur's spontaneous decision to trade seats with an auto-rickshaw driver, putting the cabbie behind a Lamborghini's wheel, has charmed social media and become the city's feel-good story of the week.
Sara D'Souza 5 min read
Young India Walks Away From the Savings Account as SIP Inflows Hit Record Highs in 2026
Monthly SIP inflows have surged past record levels and active accounts near 10 crore, as a generation of young Indians treats savings accounts as liquidity tools and turns to market-linked wealth creation.
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Aadhaar's 31 Million Downloads Are the Quiet Engine of India's Payments Ambition
India's digital payments push is really an identity project in disguise, and the country is scaling it faster than it is building the privacy guardrails to match.
Arjun Nair 6 min read
What Reality TV Says About Us Is Not Flattering
India has made conflict and manufactured humiliation its top entertainment choice, and the genre's own warm hits prove that was never the only way to win.
Ananya Iyer 5 min read
Bollywood's Box Office Reckoning: Brand Names Buy Weekends, Not Loyalty
Alpha's soft Rs 9 crore opening and Welcome To The Jungle's flashy Rs 70 crore milestone are the same warning dressed differently: brand names buy a first weekend, never a second one.
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Aadhaar's Convenience Must Not Outrun Its Consent
Thirty-one million Aadhaar downloads and a relaunched Aarogya Setu prove Indians want digital identity — but adoption is not proof that consent is being honoured.
Arjun Nair 6 min read
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