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Coachella has announced its 2027 line-up, led by Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA. Diljit Dosanjh's opening-weekend return adds an Indian highlight to a bill featuring Madonna and Daddy Yankee.

Festival runs April 9-11 and April 16-18 in Indio, California

Passes go on sale November 13 through the festival's official website

Friday's supporting bill includes Zara Larsson, Steve Lacy, JISOO and Kehlani

Coachella 2027: Dua Lipa, Madonna, SZA, Daddy Yankee to headline; Diljit Dosanjh returns

M. John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for The End of Everything at 81. The victory makes him the award’s oldest recipient and highlights science fiction’s rare recognition.

London’s Old Billingsgate hosted Monday’s ceremony, with £50,000 awarded to Harrison

Mary Beard chaired a judging panel featuring Jarvis Cocker and others

Jurors said the unconventional novel spans six distinct literary forms

At 81, M. John Harrison makes Booker Prize history with ‘The End of Everything’

Netflix has announced Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, set in 1955 Marion. The prequel expands the supernatural franchise beyond Hawkins with new characters and mythology.

Announcement coincided with annual Stranger Things Day commemorating Will Byers' disappearance

Kate Trefry will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series

Joe Wright will direct the first three episodes in New Mexico

Before Hawkins, there was Marion: ‘Stranger Things’ gets a new prequel

Prime Video has set 28 April 2027 for the return of Off Campus. The new chapter will shift its central romance to Allie Hayes and Dean Di Laurentis.

Season one drew 36 million viewers worldwide within its first 12 days

It became Prime Video's third-most-watched debut season in platform history

The debut led viewing among women aged 18 to 34

‘Off Campus’ Season 2 is coming: College romance drama sets 2027 return

Agust D's remixed 'Haegeum' features in the Call of Duty: Warzone Season 1 trailer. The collaboration gives the South Korea-set Hajin Conflict update a K-pop connection.

Song explores freedom amid social expectations, norms and imposed restrictions

Hajin introduces Battle Royale, while Zodiac hosts fast-paced Resurgence matches

Changing weather will alter visibility and conditions inside the Gulag

BTS' Suga, aka Agust D, brings 'Haegeum' to Call of Duty: Warzone's new trailer

Agust D's 'Haegeum' finds its way into Call of Duty: Warzone's new season trailer

Hundreds of fans gathered outside Mannat in Mumbai to celebrate Shah Rukh Khan's 61st birthday. The occasion also featured projections from King and the release of its first song.

Admirers travelled from Kolkata and Nanded, some spending days away from home

Mannat featured large projections of visuals and dialogues from upcoming film King

The Bandra-Worli Sea Link displayed birthday greetings and images of the superstar

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Shah Rukh Khan turns 61: Fans gather outside Mannat as Mumbai celebrates superstar’s birthday

Patrick Stewart died at his Los Angeles home after a brief battle with dementia. The acclaimed actor leaves an enduring legacy spanning classical theatre, Star Trek and X-Men.

Family and friends surrounded Stewart during his final days in Los Angeles

His loved ones gathered amid music, prayers, tears and laughter

Stewart spent decades performing classical theatre before achieving international screen fame

Legendary Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86 following battle with dementia

Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn will play James and Lily Potter, while Harry Gilby joins as Charlie Weasley. The casting expands the ensemble as production continues on the second season.

The first season is scheduled to premiere on 25 December

Chamber of Secrets filming is under way at Leavesden Studios

Harry enters Hogwarts, forms friendships and confronts hidden Voldemort-linked dangers

Harry Potter’s parents James and Lily find their faces in new series

Tribeny Rai and Gaumaya Gurung won directing and acting honours at IFFSA Toronto. The double victory marks another milestone in Shape of Momo’s international festival journey.

Rai’s debut feature continues its international festival journey after October announcement

Set in Sikkim, the Nepali-language film follows Bishnu returning home

Her story explores identity, belonging, generational relationships and personal freedom

‘Shape of Momo’ bags Best Director and Best Actor awards at IFFSA Toronto

Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in Star Trek, has died aged 90. His seven-film run made him familiar to generations of science fiction fans.

Born and raised in Manhattan, Koenig was the son of Lithuanian immigrants

He appeared in 36 episodes across Star Trek's final two seasons

Koenig initially dismissed the series after noticing its obvious Styrofoam rocks

Veteran ‘Star Trek’ actor Walter Koenig passes away at 90

Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor known for voicing iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, has died at the age of 46. He died at his home on Sunday, with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner citing hypertensive cardiovascular disease as the cause of death.

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Emmy-winning voice actor Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46

Young artists from India, Malaysia and Indonesia came together at the India–Malaysia International Cultural Festival 2026 for a series of music, dance, visual arts and educational programmes aimed at promoting cultural exchange and international collaboration.

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Northeast India's musical talent takes centre stage at India-Malaysia International Cultural Festival

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise will receive the 52nd American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award, one of the film industry's major career honours, with the award ceremony scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on April 24, 2027.

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Tom Cruise to be honoured with AFI Life Achievement Award for contribution to cinema

The Golden Globes committee rejected Lionsgate's bid to classify Michael as a musical or comedy. The decision leaves the Michael Jackson biopic provisionally competing in the 2027 drama race.

Jaafar Jackson makes his feature debut portraying his famous uncle

Antoine Fuqua directs John Logan's account of Jackson's celebrated career

Colman Domingo and Nia Long remain eligible in supporting categories

Golden Globes rejects ‘Michael’ biopic’s bid for musical or comedy category

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured actor Tiger Shroff of his safety following the firing incident, saying Mumbai Police have identified some suspects and that arrests are expected soon. Police have also recorded the statement of Shroff’s injured driver, Firdous.

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Maharashtra CM Fadnavis says suspects identified in Tiger Shroff firing case, arrests expected soon

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday, October 18 assured actor Tiger Shroff and his family of the state government's support after unidentified individuals allegedly opened fire in Mumbai, injuring two people, including the actor's driver.

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Tiger Shroff sustains minor injuries after firing incident in Mumbai, Eknath Shinde meets actor, vows to end 'hooliganism'

Actor Tiger Shroff was allegedly targeted in a firing incident in Mumbai’s Juhu area on Sunday, October 18 while returning home after playing football, police sources said. The actor is safe and did not sustain any gunshot injuries.

Three rounds fired at Tiger Shroff’s car in Juhu, actor safe; driver admitted to Nanavati hospital 

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Meghalaya’s Reble will perform alongside major K-pop acts at Weverse Con Festival in New Delhi. The festival’s first edition outside South Korea gives Northeast talent a global platform.

Festival runs in New Delhi across two days in March 2027

Indian and international performers will share a diverse, fan-focused programme

It becomes the first Weverse Con Festival staged outside South Korea

Meghalaya’s Reble joins major K-pop acts for Weverse Con Festival India debut

The Squid Game actor speaks about the confidence he gained from theatre, his desire to move beyond typecast roles, his interest in Indian regional cinema and a personal dream to support students around the world.

He won hearts as Ali in ‘Squid Game’, now Anupam Tripathi wants to play the villain

Beyond Ali: Anupam Tripathi the Global Star's Journey of Confidence, Characters and a Dream to Give Back

A bridge collapses, a sand-mining racket emerges, and two journalists find themselves caught between the truth and powerful interests. Dhruv Tripathi’s Reporting Live explores the pressures of television journalism while making a case for the kind of investigative reporting that goes beyond the day's headlines.

Sandhya and Vinod uncover deeper questions while covering a bridge collapse

Villagers link the disaster to illegal sand mining and weakened foundations

The film contrasts breaking-news urgency with slower, evidence-based investigative reporting

Reporting Live review: A story worth telling, and a reminder of why journalism matters

Manipuri film Enoong Ngallamdai (Fireflies in the Dark) premiered at the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival. The film draws on survivors experiences to foreground resilience and hope amid Manipur's violence.

The 85-minute film interweaves three stories showing violence's human toll

One thread follows a pregnant woman trying to deliver amid gunfire

Lohan met survivors first, shaping the film around trauma and resilience

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Manipuri film ‘Fireflies in the Dark’ makes world premiere at Vancouver film festival, explores hope amid conflict

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