For Indian tourists, on average, about 7.4 lakh visited Uttar Pradesh per day between 2017 and 2023, of which over two lakh went to Prayagraj and around one lakh to Varanasi
After the immense success of The Greatest Of All Time, all eyes are on Thalapathy Vijay’s final film before he steps out for his full-time political career. Tentatively titled as Thalapathy 69, the movie’s first update was shared by the makers recently, leaving fans drowning in bittersweet memories and emotional at the same time, considering that the superstar will not come back on the silver screen anytime soon.
And now, as per a latest report by the Deccan Herald, it is suggested that Bollywood actor Bobby Deol has been roped in to play the role of the antagonist opposite Vijay in his final film. The high-energy film will feature the actors in an unbelievably new avatar, and the considerable excitement of the fans to catch the first glimpse of the characters has been doing the rounds on social media.
For the unversed, if this report is to be trusted, Thalapathy 69 would mark Bobby Deol’s second venture in South films, the first being Suriya’s Kanguva. The Bollywood actor is also playing the role of the villain in the Suriya starrer, which would be released in October 2024.
In fact, the report also cites that fans can expect to witness a major showdown between Thalapathy Vijay and Bobby Deol in the film, as both the protagonist and antagonist will be edgy and powerful in their fight.
Well, the first official announcement of Thalapathy 69 is expected to be made on September 14, 2024. However, just a day before, the makers dropped the first update on the much-anticipated film, which tantamounts to an emotional video filled with fan messages for Vijay as the actor bids one final adieu to the film industry, where he had struck a tremendously successful career.
The clip honored the legacy that would be left behind by Thalapathy Vijay as he moves away from the film world. The actor’s decades long career was remembered by each and every fan of his, and his filmography went through a sort of celebration, culminating in an emotional yet happy farewell.
Watch the video here.
For the unversed, Thalapathy 69 is directed by H Vinoth and would be the filmmaker’s first collaboration with the superstar. The project is hinted to be an action based entertainer. Other cast members of the movie are yet to be confirmed.
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Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district this morning, sources said. The gunfight began in the Chak Taper Kreeri in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district late Friday after a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police based on specific intelligence input regarding the presence of terrorists.
The operation is going on.
Joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice in progress at #Baramulla. https://t.co/YZY7MLjYeo pic.twitter.com/GkvBlwRJ2k
— NORTHERN COMMAND – INDIAN ARMY (@NorthernComd_IA) September 14, 2024
In a separate encounter, troops of the Army’s Rising Star Corps unit shot dead two terrorists in Kathua on Friday.
“Large war-like stores were recovered after the operations concluded,” they said in a statement on X.
𝐎𝐏 𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐀
In the Joint operation launched on 11 Sep by 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬 & 𝐉&𝐊 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, Two Terrorists Neutralised & Large War Like Stores Recovered. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬… pic.twitter.com/SE4bfRVmNL
— Rising Star Corps_IA (@RisingStarCorps) September 13, 2024
Earlier Friday, two Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), were killed in action and an equal number injured in an encounter with terrorists in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.
The gunfight broke out when a joint security party of the Army and police, acting on a tip-off, launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Naidgham area in the Chhatroo belt connecting Kishtwar with south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
#GeneralUpendraDwivedi #COAS and All Ranks of #IndianArmy salute the supreme sacrifice of the #Bravehearts Nb Sub Vipan Kumar and Sep Arvind Singh, who laid down their lives in the line of duty in J&K and express deepest condolences to the bereaved families. https://t.co/4eGMGpTxDk
— ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) September 14, 2024
Four Army personnel were injured in the gunbattle and two of them — Naib Subedar Vipan Kumar, a JCO, and Sepoy Arvind Singh — later died, the officials said, adding that one of the soldiers died of splinter injuries caused by a grenade explosion and another of a bullet injury in the head.
These encounters happened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega poll rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district.
Multi-tier security has been deployed across the twin districts of Doda and Kishtwar, particularly around the venue, to ensure a peaceful and smooth conduct of the election rally.
This will be the first visit by a prime minister to Doda in the last 42 years.
Voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be held in three phases – September 18, September 25, and October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 8.
This is the first Assembly election in J&K in 10 years, and the first since the abrogation of Article 370 – which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir – and Article 35A – which empowered Jammu and Kashmir’s legislature to decide who the erstwhile state’s permanent residents were.