Katrina Kaif describes how both Vicky Kaushal and her have managed to bring their big families, from very different backgrounds, together. "Their parents have done an incredible job of bringing up Vicky and Sunny," she says. Catch Kaif talk about films, families, and friendships on the new episode of Mid-day's unscripted series Sit With Hitlist.
02 March,2024 12:00 AM IST
Where are the songs, where is the scale, wondered Katrina Kaif when she was offered New York. But working with Kabir Khan turned out to be a transformative experience. On the new episode of Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist, the actor looks back at one of her most definitive films, and some that did not materialise, like her character as the fourth girl in Bachna Ae Haseeno, which got cut even before the film was made. Watch the full intervew on March 2
01 March,2024 12:00 AM IST
Satellite images taken over a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, as the country continues its battle with an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections following its dismantling of severe pandemic restrictions. The images show a funeral home on the outskirts of Beijing, which appears to have constructed a brand-new parking area, as well as lines of vehicles waiting outside of funeral homes in Kunming, Nanjing, Chengdu, Tangshan and Huzhou.
12 January,2023 07:43 PM IST | China
Agra's Taj Mahal has been placed on high alert following an increase in COVID cases in several countries, especially China. Several countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States, have seen an alarming surge in COVID cases. In order to prevent the spread of infection, all visitors must undergo a test. Health Ministry officials were directed to ensure effective implementation of COVID prevention measures. Taj Mahal visitors are required to wear masks. Anil Satsangi, the District Health Information Officer said, "The health department has already started the tests to prevent the spread of infection. As the alert is on, the tests have now been made mandatory for all the visitors."
23 December,2022 09:58 PM IST | Mumbai
Protests erupted in China's Shanghai on Saturday night against Beijing's strict COVID-19 policy. Several videos have emerged on social media which showcased people chanting slogans against restrictions imposed by the Chinese government to curb the spread of Covid.
28 November,2022 06:36 PM IST | China
More than 700 volunteers from school kids, college students to other Mumbaikars joined hands to clean-up the Mahim Reti Bunder beach on the occasion of International Coastal Cleanup Day
17 September,2022 10:55 PM IST | Mumbai
The government of India has doubled down on its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and has set a target for the coming years and decades. Watch Narayana Rao, a hotelier from Vishakhapatnam talk about climate change and why he decided to replace windows with solar panels in his hotel.
18 August,2022 05:02 PM IST | Mumbai
Find out the story about the Mission Zero Dropout campaign run by the BMC where school teachers are ensuring that dropout students go back to school. But school teachers have been doing this for years now, even before the BMC came into play.
31 July,2022 10:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Once an actor transforms into a star, the onus of his introduction scene falls on the writer and the director. It cannot be ordinary or odd, it has to be larger-than-life and over-the-top, especially if he’s acting in a film that’s larger-than-life and over-the-top. Shah Rukh Khan, whose film career completes 29 years of fame, fortunes, frustrations, and failures, has been introduced in every way possible. A hero’s entry should be celebrated with catcalls, coins, and cacophony. Khan has given us all three of them in his 30-year old (and counting) career. Here are some personal favourites:
08 July,2022 11:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai reported 92 new infections on Sunday, taking the tally to 10,59,914. No fresh fatality was registered, keeping the death toll unchanged at 19,563, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation bulletin.
02 May,2022 08:53 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
