Actor Pratik Gandhi, Suhail Nayyar and Kritika Kamra’s upcoming espionage drama series christened “Saare Jahan Se Accha” is all set to have its premieres on August 13 on the streaming giant Netflix.

The series, which also stars Tillotama Shome, Rajat Kapoor, Anup Soni and Sunny Hinduja, is set against the backdrop of the 1970s. It will showcase the gripping tale of espionage, sacrifice, and national duty.

Pratik, who stars as the meticulous and resilient intelligence officer Vishnu Shankar, said that with Saare Jahan Se Accha, they have built a world that’s urgent, intense, intimidating, and full of quiet tension.

The actor added: “Playing intelligence officer Vishnu Shankar, someone who walks the tightrope between duty and morality, was one of the most challenging roles I’ve taken on. Can’t wait for the audience to step into this world of espionage with us! ”

Music composer Pritam, who has scored the music for ‘Metro...In Dino’, has said that his childhood was built on music by the legendary English rock band Pink Floyd.

The music recently spoke, and said that he loves the album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ by Pink Floyd.

He told, “I was addicted to Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd and Queen, my childhood has been built on their albums. Those delays and all in their guitar tones, I like. Somehow Pink Floyd tradition has been carried forward by U2 and Coldplay. All the same genre of sounds”.

He further mentioned, “That kind of rock is my go-to rock. Alt rock and psychedelic. Naturally, whenever I am doing music, that little psychedelic rock comes in. I like that kind of music. Naturally, whenever I am doing music, that little psychedelic rock comes in naturally. I like that kind of music. Pink Floyd has become like a friend, closest friend. Basically, ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ has been my closest friend”.

India’s office real estate investment trust (REIT) markets outperformed the BSE Realty Index, recording over 15 per cent capital appreciation in last 12 months (up to June 2025), a report showed on Thursday.

The key driver has been the underlying strength of India’s office real estate market, triggered by heightened demand from global capability centres (GCCs), engineering and manufacturing, and BFSI firms. There has also been a growing preference among occupiers for premium grade assets, thereby significantly benefiting REITs, said Cushman & Wakefield’s ‘Asia REIT Market Insight 2024-25’.

India’s REIT markets showed robust growth in 2024 and are expected to continue to attract strong investor interest this year.

A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) tool, that uses data from the low-cost electrocardiogram (ECG), may be more accurate in identifying hidden heart disease than cardiologists, according to US researchers.

Structural heart disease, including valve disease, congenital heart disease, and other issues that impair heart function, affects millions of people worldwide. These often remain undetected due to lack of a routine and affordable screening test.

To address the gap, a team from Columbia University in the US has developed an AI-powered screening tool, EchoNext, that detects structural heart diseases using ordinary ECG data.

EchoNext identifies patients who should have an ultrasound (echocardiogram) -- a non-invasive test that is used to diagnose structural heart problems. In the study, published in the journal Nature, the tool was found to be more accurate than cardiologists.

In a tragic incident, a 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Balia District on Thursday.

Acting on the information about the suicide, a police team and a forensic team rushed to the spot and found the body of the young woman hanging with a dupatta from the ceiling.

Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Jha said the body of the woman has been sent for post-mortem examination.

The police also found a suicide note left at the spot by the deceased who has been identified as Priya Giri, daughter of Surender Giri, a resident of Narsinghpur.

The police said that the cause of the death of the woman will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination report is received.

With about 20 million square feet of leasing activity in January-June period (H1 2025) at 33 per cent growth, industrial and warehousing demand across the top eight cities remained robust, according to a report on Thursday.

Delhi-NCR and Chennai led the demand, cumulatively accounting for about half of the overall leasing in H1 2025.

Interestingly, among the top eight cities, Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru saw impressive demand of at least 2 million square feet during the first half of the year, according to the Colliers report.

Third Party Logistics (3PL) players continued to be the primary drivers of space uptake in Grade A warehouses and industrial sheds, contributing to about 32 per cent share in overall demand during the first half of the year.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has undergone successful surgery for a long-standing shoulder issue and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks, missing the start of the La Liga.

Bellingham has struggled with discomfort in his shoulder since November 2023, when he dislocated it during a LaLiga match, and he has played with a brace under his shirt since then. He had opted to hold off the operation until after the FIFA Club World Cup in order to feature for Madrid in that tournament, where his side was knocked out in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Paris Saint-Germain.

"Jude Bellingham has undergone successful surgery today to address recurrent dislocation of his left shoulder. The operation was carried out by doctors Manuel Leyes and Andrew Wallace, under the supervision of the Real Madrid Medical Services. Bellingham will now undergo a period of rehabilitation, prior to returning to training and starting his recovery," the La Liga club said in a statement.

Israeli researchers have developed a set of algorithms that allow different artificial intelligence (AI) models to "think" and work together as one.

The development, by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) makes it possible to combine the strengths of different AI systems, speeding up performance and reducing costs, news agency reported.

The new method significantly improves the speed of large language models, or LLMs, which power tools like ChatGPT and Gemini.

On average, it increases performance by 1.5 times, and in some cases by as much as 2.8 times, the team said, adding that it could make AI more suitable for smartphones, drones, and autonomous vehicles.

The gap between Canada's highest- and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics Canada has announced.

The difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent of the income distribution and the bottom 40 per cent rose to 49 percentage points, the national statistical agency said on Wednesday.

According to the agency, the income gap increased each year following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A low of 43.8 percentage points was recorded in the first quarter of 2021, reports news agency.

The highest income households gained from investments, while the lowest income households' wages declined, said the agency.

The innocent flirting between Miss Braganza and Mr. Malhotra in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won over the audiences. However, veteran star Anupam Kher, who played the lovable college principal in the 1998 film, feels that the stylish English literature teacher, played by Archana Puran Singh, wouldn’t actually choose him.

Talking about if he would want to have a film just for Mr. Malhotra and Miss Braganza's lovestory, Anupam told: “Why not? Of course. I would love that.”

However, the septuagenarian feels that Miss Braganza wouldn’t want Mr. Malhotra as her life partner.

Revealing the reason why, he said: “I have a feeling that at the end of it, Miss Braganza will not choose Mr. Malhotra as her life partner because Miss Malhotra is too stylish and Mr. Malhotra is too... Adorable. Whenever I go to Kapil's show, Archana always says... I tell her to leave him now.”