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Riz Ahmed rises to the occasion in ‘Relay’

Posted on August 29, 2025August 30, 2025 by Ty Burr, Special to The Washington Post

Riz Ahmed in “Relay.” MUST CREDIT: Heidi Hartwig/Bleecker Street Until it goes kerblooey in the last 15 minutes, “Relay” is the very model of a modern genre thriller: Taut, tight, squeezing the…

“Positive and blessed”: Tamil actor Vishal announces engagement with Sai Dhanshika on his birthday

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): Tamil actors Vishal and Sai Dhanshika have announced their engagement, revealing the first pictures on Instagram.Vishal took to his Instagram handle and shared pictures from the…

Trump tariffs upend lives and stall industry in India’ s diamond capital

Posted on August 29, 2025August 30, 2025 by Pranshu Verma, Supriya Kumar, The Washington Post

Workers polish diamonds at a polishing facility of a building on Kohinoor Road, Surat, on Aug. 19. MUST CREDIT: Supriya Kumar/The Washington Post SURAT, India – Ajay Lakum has been a diamond…

India’s economy unexpectedly picks up steam, but Trump’s tariff effect looms

Posted on August 29, 2025August 30, 2025 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Labourers rest on handcarts in a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, August 29, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo By Manoj Kumar and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI (Reuters)…

Shah Rukh Khan is all praise for ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ second song ‘Tu Pehli Tu Aakhri’, check now

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): The second song from Aryan Khan’s ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood has been released, giving a romantic turn to the story. Titled ‘Tu Pehli Tu Aakhri,’ the…

Shararat trio reunites at Shruti Seth’s Ganesh Chaturthi lunch

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): For those who grew up in the ’90s and early 2000s who grew up glued to TV, ‘Shararat – Thoda Jaadu, Thodi Nazaakat’ still holds a…

Saiyami Kher joins Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan in Priyadarshan’s Haiwaan

Posted on August 29, 2025August 30, 2025 by Rajiv Vijayakar

Saiyami Kher, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan head the cast of Haiwan directed by Priyadarshan. Photo: Hardly Anonymous Communications Saiyami Kher has joined the stellar cast of Priyadarshan’s film Haiwaan. The…

Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Ektaa Kapoor visits Lalbaugcha Raja, offers prayers to Lord Ganesha

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI) TV and film producer Ektaa Kapoor offered prayers at Lalbaugcha Raja on Friday, during the 10-day festival honouring Lord Ganesha.Dressed in traditional attire, Ektaa can be…

Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Ektaa Kapoor visits Lalbaugcha Raja, offers prayers to Lord Ganesha

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI) TV and film producer Ektaa Kapoor offered prayers at Lalbaugcha Raja on Friday, during the 10-day festival honouring Lord Ganesha.Dressed in traditional attire, Ektaa can be…

Govinda, Sunita Ahuja dance together at Ganpati Visarjan after quashing separation rumours

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): Days after quashing separation rumours, Govinda and his wife Sunita Ahuja came together once again, this time for the ‘visarjan’ of Lord Ganesha at their Mumbai…