Coimbatore, Aug 8 (IANS) The adrenaline is set to rise as JK tyre racing season 2025 kicks off this weekend at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on August 9-10. The 2025 season will witness 10 races of Novice Cup and eight races of Continental GT Cup spread across three rounds.The opening round promises thrilling on-track battles, as racers aim to make a strong start in the Novice Cup and the Continental GT Cup. With entries from across the country, from Jammu, Delhi, Sikkim, Mumbai, Hyderab…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) An international team of researchers has identified new risk factors in DNA that promote tumour development in the lining of the uterus.Cancer of the lining of the uterus, also known as endometrial cancer, is a common gynaecological cancer. Around 400,000 women are diagnosed with the disease every year worldwide, and around 100,000 die from it.Common risk factors include obesity, diabetes, and high levels of the sex hormone oestrogen. The risk of developing endometrial ca…

Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) The makers of director Boyapati Srinu’s upcoming action entertainer ‘Akhanda 2: Thandaavam’ on Friday announced that the film’s lead actor Telugu star Nandamuri Balakrishna had completed dubbing for the film. The production house 14 Reels Plus, which is producing the film, took to its X timeline to make the announcement. It wrote, “‘GOD OF MASSES’ #NandamuriBalakrishna completes dubbing for #Akhanda2. This duo is set to deliver a 4X BLOCKBUSTER. The Thaandavam is going to b…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Actor Fardeen Khan said he found “stillness” as he took a plunge from 150 feet in the air and said it was “strangely calm.” Fardeen took to Instagram, where he shared a video of himself doing bungee jumping in Singapore.“150 feet in the air. No scream. No panic. Just me… strangely calm. One step, and I was gone— weightless, thoughtless, ageless. And in that fall, I found stillness.No noise, no fear—just a strange, peaceful presence.”“Like my body fell, bu…

Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Actor and producer Vishal on Friday released the much-awaited teaser of director Innasi Pandiyan’s eagerly awaited horror action entertainer ‘Bullet’, which features Raghava Lawrence in the lead and also marks the debut of Elviin Lawrence, the brother of actor Raghava Lawrence, as a hero. Taking to his X timeline, Vishal released the teaser saying, “Happy to release the teaser of #Bullet starring @elviinvinu_off. The teaser looks promising and hope it will attain success at…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) As his film “Chhaava” is all set to have its television premiere on Independence Day weekend, National Award-winner Vicky Kaushal spoke about the film and said that he poured his heart into every moment of the film. Vicky shared, “It’s an honour to bring the legacy of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj into every home. Chhaava has been a journey of courage and pride, and I poured my heart into every moment.”The actor said that for the first time ever, it will also be ava…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Anees Bazmee, on Friday, took to social media to celebrate 17 years of his hit film “Singh Is Kinng.” Released in 2008, the film starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Sonu Sood, and Sudhanshu Pandey. Taking to his Instagram handle, Bazmee shared a poster from the film featuring Akshay and Katrina and recalled how this film gave him memories for a lifetime.For the caption, the director wrote, “17 years of Singh…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Actor Naveen Kasturia, who is sharing the screen with Mukesh Rishi in the recently released OTT series ‘Salakaar’, has called his co-actor, a gentle giant. Naveen spoke with IANS ahead of the release of the series, and shared that since he has seen Mukesh perform for so many years, he used to get lost in his performance as a co-actor.He told IANS, “I enjoyed working with him. I used to get lost in his performance, and forget my lines because I was enjoying it so much. …

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Natashaa Fernandes has opened up about her decision to keep a distance from others while shooting for her film “Andaaz 2.” The actress shared her reasons for maintaining distance from everyone on the sets. Speaking about the challenges of her role, Fernandes shared, “There were ample challenges, which I was keen on overcoming. Since I am the negative lead, I used to maintain distance from everyone and live in my bubble of emotions on days when I had a major scene.“Th…

Quetta, Aug 8 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch writes to US President Donald Trump, urging the recognition and support for Balochistan, and calling on Washington to fundamentally reevaluate its relationship with the “radical state” of Pakistan.“We bring to your attention the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, who leads an institution widely involved in gross human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan. The Pakistan…