‘Dhamaka’ teaser: Ram Madhvani’s thriller stars Kartik Aaryan as a news anchor
Amruta Subhash, Mrunal Thakur, Vikas Kumar and Vishwajeet Pradhan round off the cast. Scheduled for a Netflix release.

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A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
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Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group demand to boycott Muslim artisans
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Hurriyat chief Umar Farooq placed under house arrest, barred from leading Friday prayers in Srinagar