Here’s your 5-minute brief of today’s top stories from politics, India, the world, entertainment and sports. Good morning.
The actor returned to the big screen alongside Sunny Deol and Shabana Azmi, but despite its ensemble cast and the anticipation around her comeback, the film failed to make a significant box-office impact. Read more Bollywood actor Preity Zinta has reacted to the box office performance of her comeback film, Batwara 1947.
Now, Preity has opened up about the film’s performance and said that there are several things about a film’s fate that actors simply cannot control.
Read more Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot, who was recently appointed in-charge of Punjab, maintains that all senior party leaders in the state have assured him that they will work unitedly ahead of the crucial assembly polls. In an interview with HT, the senior Congress leader also spoke about his new role as well as the party’s prospects in the upcoming Punjab polls. Read excerpts of the interview here
Russia remains hopeful that BRICS member states will be able to bridge differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia conflict and achieve consensus in framing joint documents for the grouping’s summit to be hosted by India over the weekend, a key aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
