Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par , the spiritual sequel to his 2007 blockbuster Taare Zameen Par , premiered in theaters on June 20. The film, which minted Rs 88.9 crore on its opening week, has now crossed the Rs 125 crore mark. On Day 11 (June 30), Sitaare Zameen Par earned Rs 3.75 crore at the ticket counter, reported Sacnilk . With this, the movie's total box office collection now stands at Rs 126.40 crore. The sports drama witnessed an overall Hindi occupancy rate of 14.36 percent on its second Monday, added the report. Sitaare Zameen Par received the highest footfall in the evening shows, recording 16.76 percent. It was followed by the night shows, which registered 15.92 percent. The afternoon screenings comprised 14.8 percent of audience attendance, with the lowest being in the morning, as it stood at 10.69 percent. On June 30, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a post on X, calling Sitaare Zameen Par “unstoppable.” He wrote, “ Sitaare Zameen Par ...
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday attended the launch of Indian historian Vikram Sampath's book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum' at the Indian Habitat Centre here in Delhi. S Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a "very complex figure in history," highlighting both his resistance to British colonial control and the controversial aspects of his rule. Speaking at the event, S Jaishankar said, "Tipu Sultan is actually a very, very complex figure in history. On the one hand, he has the reputation as a key figure who resisted the British colonial control over India, and it is a fact that his defeat and death can be considered a turning point when it came to the fate of peninsular India." However, S Jaishankar also noted the "adverse" effects of Tipu Sultan's rule in the Mysore region. "At the same time, he evokes strong adverse sentiments even today in many regions, some in Mysore itself," he ad...