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Anglo-EMI Film Distributors Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific mystery authors of all time, publishing in a time that was known for detective books. Known for her character Hercule Poirot, she wrote more than 60 novels in her life, in addition to short stories, plays, and some non-fiction projects.  With being dubbed the Queen of Mystery comes movie studios chomping at the bit to adapt your work. Not only have her stories been adapted into films and television series, there have been plays, graphic novels, radio series, and…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians voted Sunday on a referendum that asks if they want to amend the country’s constitution to allow the South American nation to host military bases run by foreign countries. The four-part referendum also asked Ecuadorians if they want to launch a process that could lead to a new constitution for the nation of 18 million people.Ecuador has struggled to control violent crime as it becomes a key transit point for cocaine produced in neighboring Colombia and Peru, with drug trafficking gangs attacking presidential candidates, mayors and journalists, as they fight for control over ports and…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom The NDA has intensified consultations on forming the next government in Bihar after securing a sweeping mandate in the assembly polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a key strategy meeting at his residence in Delhi on Sunday with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J.P. Nadda to finalise plans for the new administration. The discussions lasted nearly three and a half hours, sources said. NDA Allies Meet in Delhi  Following the high-level meeting, preparations for a swearing-in ceremony in Patna have visibly picked up pace. Reports indicate…

Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images When “Star Wars” hit theaters in 1977, it didn’t take long for it to become a global sensation. Things only grew from there, and thanks to additional movies, toy sales, and all kinds of excellent marketing, the “Star Wars” franchise ballooned into a multi-billion dollar phenomenon. There’s no doubt that “Star Wars” has been beloved by many, including some of the most important people in science fiction, such as notable author Isaac Asimov. Regarding “Star Wars,” the renowned author couldn’t get enough, which is fascinating, seeing as…

Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav Sunday said he was unable to digest the Bihar election results. Addressing a news conference in Bengaluru, he said, “This result, of double century (of seats for the NDA), I am not able to digest. We are not able to accept it. How can those large numbers of seats be won? How can the strike rate be so high?” The Samajwadi Party leader said other parties must learn from the BJP about contesting a specific number of seats. “What we learn from the BJP, we will implement the same in return,”…

LONDON (AP) — The British government plans to tighten its asylum system in a series of sweeping changes modeled after Denmark that aims to reduce immigration and quell the political storm over migrants making dangerous English Channel crossings to enter the country without authorization. The policy changes to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday in the House of Commons are yet another an attempt to make the U.K. less attractive to those seeking refuge and easier to remove migrants who don’t qualify for asylum. Mahmood said it was a moral mission to control the borders and reunite…

Elon Musk’s X Corp moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday in an appeal against a judgment of the court that rejected the social media platform’s challenge to the Central Government’s Sahyog portal and the manner in which takedown orders were issued under Article 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act.Story continues below this ad X Corp had expressed its intention to appeal against the decision of the single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dated September 24, 2025. “We respectfully disagree with the view that we have no right to raise these concerns because of our incorporation abroad—X contributes significantly to…

The Bengaluru police Saturday arrested a 43-year-old film producer and real estate developer at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) for allegedly stalking and harassing a 34-year-old Kannada actress.Story continues below this ad The accused, Aravind Venkatesh Reddy, was the owner of the Bellary Tuskers franchise in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) cricket tournament, which was later dissolved due to allegations of match-fixing and spot-fixing. Reddy was arrested after a lookout notice was issued against him. Upon his arrival from Sri Lanka, he was taken into police custody.Story continues below this ad According to the complaint by the actress, who has acted…

The number of blackbuck deaths at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Zoo in Belagavi rose to 29 on Sunday, as one more antelope died during the day. Over the past four days, 28 blackbucks died, with officials suspecting bacterial infection as the cause.Story continues below this ad The mass deaths of blackbucks at the zoo have raised serious concerns, with the Karnataka Government seeking a report into the incident. Sources said that the deaths of the animals are attributed to hemorrhagic septicemia, a fatal disease that primarily affects cattle and buffaloes. On Sunday, Dr Sunil Panwar, a member secretary of the…

Physicist Michael Pravica of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, proposes that our awareness isn’t fully tethered to the three spatial dimensions we perceive. Instead, in rare moments of deep thought or creative insight, our minds could be brushing up against unseen dimensions that exist beyond the familiar structure of space and time. Though mainstream science has yet to pin down a definition of consciousness, theories have traditionally pointed to neural pathways and biochemical reactions. Yet none fully capture the subjective depth of experience. Pravica believes that to understand consciousness, science must consider hyperdimensionality—a concept rooted in advanced physics and…