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Chhaava (lit. 'Lion's cub') is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical action film based on the life of Sambhaji, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who is played by Vicky Kaushal. An adaptation of the Marathi novel Chhava by Shivaji Sawant, it is directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films. The cast also includes Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna.
Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, Marathi pronunciation: [saΛmΛbΚ±aΛdΚiΛ ΛbΚ±os(Ι)le]; c. 14 May 1657 β 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king (Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha kingdom.
Elon Reeve Musk (; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and senior advisor to the U.S. president, known for his key roles in Tesla, Inc., SpaceX, the Department of Government Efficiency, and his ownership of Twitter. Musk is the wealthiest individual in the world; as of February 2025, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$397 billion.
Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ΚiΛΚaΛdΚiΛ ΛbΚ±os(Ι)le]; c. 19 February 1630 β 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy. Shivaji I was the founder of the Maratha Empire which later become the Maratha Confederacy.
In August 2021, 22-year-old American woman and travelling vlogger Gabrielle Venora Petito was killed by her fiancΓ© Brian Christopher Laundrie while they were traveling together on a vanlife journey across the United States. The trip was planned to last for four months and began on July 2, 2021, but Petito disappeared on August 27.
The third season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy-drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White, premiered on HBO on February 16, 2025. The season was greenlit on November 18, 2022, and was filmed in Bangkok, Phuket, and Ko Samui from February to August 2024.
The ICC Men's Champions Trophy, formerly called the ICC Knockout Trophy, is a quadrennial cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. It is played in ODI format. Inaugurated in 1998, The ICC conceived the idea of the Champions Trophy β a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries.
Captain America: Brave New World
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson / Captain America.
Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( AY-sap; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In August 2011, Mayers' single "Peso" was leaked online, and within weeks, began receiving radio airplay.
The Gorge is a 2025 American science fiction romantic action horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Zach Dean. It stars Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sigourney Weaver. Teller and Taylor-Joy portray two elite snipers who are ordered to guard a deep gorge without knowing what lies inside.
The Apple Network Server (ANS) was a line of PowerPC-based server computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from February 1996 to April 1997. It was codenamed "Shiner" and originally consisted of two models, the Network Server 500/132 ("Shiner LE", i. e. , "low-end") and the Network Server 700/150 ("Shiner HE", i. e.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in 2022. It is currently based on the GPT-4o large language model (LLM). ChatGPT can generate human-like conversational responses and enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language.
2024β25 UEFA Champions League
The 2024β25 UEFA Champions League is the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman serving as the 47th president of the United States since January 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 β 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, and also by his regnal name Alamgir I, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, with territory spanning nearly the entirety of the Indian subcontinent.
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It is being hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025 and is being contested by the top eight ranked men's national teams qualified from the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Pakistan is the defending champions.
Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling ( ), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Known for her work on television, she has received a Tony Award and six nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Kaling first gained recognition for playing Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005β2013), on which she also worked as a writer.
Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson, and executive produced and primarily directed by Ben Stiller. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (KoinΔ Greek: ΞλΡοΟΞ¬ΟΟΞ± ΞΡά ΦιλοΟΞ¬ΟΟΟ, lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC β 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
Jeffrey Lance Baena (; June 29, 1977 β January 3, 2025) was an American screenwriter and film director. Baena began his career as a screenwriter, co-writing the 2004 comedy film I Heart Huckabees and, around the same time, seeing his script for Life After Beth enter production before being shelved.
The Brutalist is a 2024 epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold. It stars Adrien Brody as a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor who emigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life.
Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993) is an American actor. He is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. He began his career playing minor roles in the early 2000s, and has since starred in the television series The Staircase (2022), American Sports Story (2024), and the third season of The White Lotus (2025).
XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the xXx film series, the film stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman, and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency.
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final.
Richard Paul Buckler (6 December 1955 β 17 February 2025) was an English musician who was the drummer of the rock band the Jam. Although the Jam's creative output came to be attributed primarily to Paul Weller, its rhythm section of Buckler and Bruce Foxton (bass guitar) were integral to its sound.
2024 YR4 is an asteroid that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object, with an estimated diameter of 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft). As of 19 February 2025, it has a rating of 3 on the Torino scale, with a 1-in-67 (1. 5%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032, and a rating of β0.
Department of Government Efficiency
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), officially the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, is an initiative of the second Trump administration informally led by Elon Musk. Despite its name, DOGE is not a Cabinet-level department but rather a temporary contracted organization under the United States DOGE Service (formerly the United States Digital Service).
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the honor. Born in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot while attending high school.
Rajaram I (Rajaram Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [[ΙΎaΛdΝ‘ΚaΙΎaΛm ΛbΚ±os(Ι)le]; 24 February 1670 β 3 March 1700) was the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700. He was the second son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the empire and younger brother of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj whom he succeeded.
List of chief ministers of Delhi
The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with its chief minister.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ree-AN-Ι; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress. She is the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and the highest-certified female digital single artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2024, Rihanna is the third wealthiest musician in the world.
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search.
Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer, widely known for his role as Ryan Howard in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005β2013) In addition to writing and producing for The Office, he appeared in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and The Founder (2016).
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied and annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas War. These first eight years of conflict also included naval incidents and cyberwarfare.
Karoline Claire Leavitt (born August 24, 1997) is an American political aide and government official who has been serving as the White House press secretary under President Donald Trump since January 2025. She is the 36th and youngest White House press secretary in history. Leavitt was a presidential writer and assistant press secretary during the first Donald Trump administration.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an American animated television series created by Jeff Trammell for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It is the 12th television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from Marvel Studios and is produced by Marvel Studios Animation.
Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian and American television writer and film producer. He created and produced Saturday Night Live (1975β1980, 1985βpresent) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995), and The Tonight Show (since 2014).
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma (Hindi pronunciation: [/pΙrΛveΙͺΚ ΛsahΙͺb sΙͺΕ ΛvΙrmΙ/]) (born 7 November 1977) is an Indian politician and a member serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi since 2025 and a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the New Delhi Assembly constituency. He was Member of parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha representing West Delhi.
Delta Connection Flight 4819 was a scheduled international passenger flight from MinneapolisβSaint Paul International Airport, United States, that crashed on landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada, on a routine flight on February 17, 2025. The flight was operated by a Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet aircraft by Endeavor Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015).
Shahu I (Shivaji Sambhaji Raje Bhonsale; Marathi pronunciation: [ΚaΛΙ¦uΛ]; 18 May 1682 β 15 December 1749) was the fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire founded by his grandfather, Shivaji I. He was born into the Bhonsle family and was the son of Sambhaji I and Yesubai. At a young age, he was taken into custody at the Siege of Raigad by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, and held captive.
Opinion polling for the 2025 German federal election
In the run-up to the 2025 German federal election, which as a snap election will take place on 23 February 2025 instead of 28 September 2025, various organisations are carrying out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions in Germany. Results of such polls are displayed in this list.
Companion is a 2025 American black comedy science fiction thriller film written and directed by Drew Hancock. It stars Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid as a couple on a weekend getaway with friends at a remote cabin, which unravels into chaos after a revelation that one of the guests is a companion robot. Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey GuillΓ©n, and Rupert Friend appear in supporting roles.
Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 β September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. He appeared in many films and was a regular guest on late-night talk shows, where he became known for his chaotic yet understated style of comedy.
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which had started in 2014. The invasion, the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops occupy about 20% of Ukraine.
Natalia Grace (Barnett) Mans (born September 4, 2003) is a Ukrainian-born American with dwarfism, who, in 2010, at the age of 7 was adopted by an American family but abandoned by them one year later. Barnett's adoptive parents claimed that Barnett was a legal adult, and, in 2011, they successfully sought a court order legally changing her birth year from 2003 to 1989.
Aimee Lou Wood (born 3 February 1995) is an English actress. After early stage roles in Mary Stuart (2016β2017) and People, Places and Things (2017), Wood made her screen debut on the Netflix series Sex Education (2019β2023), which won her a British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.
Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. (born November 10, 1971) is an American actor. He has starred in various television series, including The Shield (2002β2008), Justified (2010β2015), Vice Principals (2016β2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019βpresent), Invincible (2021βpresent), and Fallout (2024βpresent).
Oarfish are large and extremely long pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae. Found in areas spanning from temperate ocean zones to tropical ones, yet rarely seen, the oarfish family contains three species in two genera. One of these, the giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne), is the longest bony fish alive, growing up to about 8 m (26 ft) in length.
2024 United States presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican Party's ticketβDonald Trump, who was the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and JD Vance, the junior U.S. senator from Ohioβdefeated the Democratic Party's ticketβKamala Harris, the incumbent vice president, and Tim Walz, the 41st governor of Minnesota.
List of highest-grossing films
Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home video, television broadcast rights, and merchandising.
Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of murdering two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, which he denies. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a 2025 romantic comedy film directed by Michael Morris from a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer and Abi Morgan. The sequel to Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) and the fourth installment in the Bridget Jones film series, it is based on the 2013 novel by Fielding.
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger German: [ΛjoΛzΙf ΛΚaΛlΙΙͺΜ―s ΛΚatΝ‘sΙͺΕΙ]; 16 April 1927 β 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
RenΓ©e Kathleen Zellweger ( rΙ-NAY ZEL-weg-Ιr; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007. Born and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin.
Lalisa Manobal (Thai: ΰΈ₯ΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈ©ΰΈ² ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ₯; born Pranpriya Manobal, March 27, 1997), known mononymously as Lisa (Korean: 리μ¬), is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. She made her acting debut in 2025 in the HBO television series The White Lotus.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with much of the plot centred on Judas, who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus is steering his disciples.
Kevin Alan Patullo (born July 14, 1981) is an American professional football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.
Sarah Catherine Hook (born April 21, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She has starred in the film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). On television, she is known for her roles in the Netflix supernatural series First Kill (2022), the Prime Video drama Cruel Intentions (2024), and the third season of the HBO black comedy anthology series The White Lotus (2025).
Wordle is a web-based word game created and developed by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle. In the game, players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through colored tiles that indicate correct letters and their placement. A single puzzle is released daily, with all players attempting to solve the same word.
James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, attorney, and Marine Corps veteran serving as the 50th vice president of the United States since 2025 under President Donald Trump in the second and current administration. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023 to 2025.
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress. She was labeled "Queen of the Indies" for her roles in a succession of independent films throughout the 1990s, such as Dazed and Confused (1993), Party Girl, The Doom Generation, Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), The House of Yes, Clockwatchers (both 1997), and Henry Fool (1998).