Lakshmipriya Devi has etched her name into global cinema history after winning Best Children and Family Film at the BAFTA Film Awards 2026 for her debut feature Boong. Hailing from Manipur, the ...

Farhan Akhtar, Lakshmipriya Devi, Alan McAlex and Ritesh Sidhwani at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London on 22 February.(Alastair Grant/Invision/AP) Farhan Akhtar-backed movie ...

The Manipuri film Boong, backed by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani and directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, brought pride to India at the BAFTA Awards, where it won the Best Children’s & Family Film award ...

It was a proud night for Indian cinema but for Lakshmipriya Devi, it was also a moment to speak from the heart. As her Manipuri film Boong picked up a major honour at the BAFTAs, the director used the ...

Boong director Lakshmipriya Devi highlighted the ongoing unrest in Manipur during her BAFTA acceptance speech, using the platform to appeal for peace and hope after her film won Best Children's and ...

In an emotional moment at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, 'Boong' director Lakshmipriya Devi used her acceptance speech to call for peace in Manipur after her film won Best ...

Land is not just soil and boundary lines – it’s a place to live, a legacy, and a foundation for the future. In the quiet community of Walkerville, in the south of Johannesburg, a charming elderly ...

A social media content creator allegedly recorded restricted areas at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple using a hidden camera concealed inside a pair of eyeglasses. The incident has sparked outrage among ...

SRINAGAR: KATRA town, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi, observed a shutdown on Wednesday against the ropeway project to the shrine, while Lt Governor Manoj Sinha laid the ...