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As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened. [3] During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theaters and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in box office collections for ...
Hindi is the lingua franca of northern India (which contains the Hindi Belt), as well as an official language of the Government of India, along with English. [ 70 ] In Northeast India a pidgin known as Haflong Hindi has developed as a lingua franca for the people living in Haflong , Assam who speak other languages natively. [ 91 ]
China and India conduct the 30th round of talks in New Delhi, to resolve the ongoing border disputes, by agreeing to speed up negotiations over the border disputes and to maintain peace and tranquility in border regions. [127] Swapnil Kusale wins a bronze medal in Men's 50 meter rifle three positions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [128]
The first dependent Indian OTT platform was BIGFlix, launched by Reliance Entertainment in 2008. [1] In 2010 Digivive launched India's first OTT mobile app called nexGTv, which provides access to both live TV and on–demand content. nexGTV was the first app to live–stream Indian Premier League matches on smart phones and did so during 2013 and 2014.
The origins of official Hindi usage traces back to the late 19th century. In 1881, Hindi replaced Urdu as the official language of Bihar; and in 1900, MacDonnell issued an order, which allowed the “permissive — but not exclusive — use” of Devanagari for Hindustani language in the courts of North-Western Provinces. [8]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, [3] which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008. [4] Till date, 101 centuries have been scored by 53 different batsmen, out of which 27 are Indian players and 26 are overseas players.
Balram vs. Tharadas (2006) [l] Ninnishtam Ennishtam film series (2 films) Ninnishtam Ennishtam (1986) Ninnishtam Ennishtam 2 (2011) Dasan and Vijayan film series (3 films) Nadodikkattu (1987) Pattanapravesham (1988) Akkare Akkare Akkare (1990) Sagar Alias Jacky film series (2 films) Irupatham Noottandu (1987) Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded (2009 ...
The Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), [2] and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. [3]