- Wednesday, April 02, 2025
AFTER the success of 2014 release Mardaani, Rani Mukerji will be once again seen portraying the character of Shivani Shivaji Roy on the big screen in Mardaani 2. The shooting of the sequel is currently going and today a still of the actress from the film has been released. Rani…
Public mass in the terror-hit Sri Lanka would resume in certain Catholic churches from May 5 and no bags will be allowed inside as part of the tight security measures, according to Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. All public church services were cancelled after the Easter Sunday bomb blasts that ripped through…
BRITISH carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will move the assembly of its Land Rover Defender to its plant in Slovakia to make room for newer models at its factory in Britain, the company said today (30). The Defender 4X4, which is designed and engineered in Britain, will be unveiled later…
ECONOMIC equality, strengthening the fight against terrorism, gender parity, and climate action are issues occupying the centre stage as India's 900 million-strong electorate casts its ballot, Chair of the Hinduja Bank, Switzerland, Hinduja SP Shanu has said. "India's intelligence" will shine through the crucial elections that will shape the country's…
IN a move that comes in the middle of the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian government issued a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi seeking the "factual position" of his citizenship within a fortnight following a complaint by a BJP MP, setting off a political row. The notice by the…
WEEKS after getting Indian citizenship, around 25 Sindhis, who migrated from Pakistan years ago and made Pimpri-Chinchwad their home, had another reason to celebrate when they got an opportunity Monday (29) to cast their votes for the first time. One of them, Rajendra Thakur, migrated to India from Pakistan 37…
A PET pooch was detained for flouting India's election rules after it was spotted parading slogans supporting prime minister Narendra Modi outside polling stations but "let off with a warning", authorities said Tuesday (30). Police seized the dog and its owner in the western state of Maharashtra yesterday (29) just…
THE Indian government on today (30) asked opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to respond to claims that he is a British citizen as the country's fiercely contested election battle took a bizarre twist. The home ministry wrote to the Congress party leader and scion of the famed Nehru-Gandhi dynasty after a…
FACEBOOK announced today (29) its first research grants to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an effort to prevent manipulation of social platforms. The leading social network said some 60 researchers from 30 academic institutions across 11 countries were selected under a review process by…
AN influential group with close ties to prime minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused PepsiCo Inc of coercing four Indian farmers who have been sued by the US company for allegedly infringing a patent. After suing four farmers for cultivating the FC5 potato variety, grown exclusively…
