In 1942, Oregon built an entire city that grew to around 40,000 residents; six years later, a flood erased it from the map

Vanport, a temporary city that sprang up near Portland during World War II, was home to many shipyard workers, becoming Oregon’s second-largest city. However, in 1948, catastrophic flooding from the Columbia River, exacerbated by heavy rains and snowmelt, led to the dike failures that wiped the city off the map in mere hours, leaving only…

Rajkumar Santoshi says Sunny Deol’s role in ‘Batwara 1947’ is his most courageous character yet: ‘He is better and stronger than Iron Man and Superman put together’

Rajkumar Santoshi’s Batwara 1947 promises an intense partition drama, with Sunny Deol portraying one of his most courageous roles yet. The filmmaker said the film focuses on human emotions beyond identities and praised Deol’s character as stronger than iconic superheroes. The film is set to release in theatres on August 14.