- Thursday, April 03, 2025
An Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling COVID-19 throughout the UK. Ravi Solanki, a physician working on neurodegenerative diseases, along with Raymond Siems, an engineer working in machine learning, were awarded…
Without an ounce of doubt, Krrish is one of the most successful sci-fi films Bollywood has ever produced. Starring Hrithik Roshan in the titular role, the franchise has released three blockbuster films so far and plans for the next installment are currently underway. Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan is planning to mount Krrish 4 on a…
INDIA’s government grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak that threatens to become the world’s most severe, reports The Times. India is the third-worst-hit country for Covid-19 cases, and catching up quickly with the US and Brazil in first and second place. Over 50,000 Indians have died since the outbreak began — the…
We all know that the word ‘nepotism’ was made famous by Kangana Ranaut when she spoke about it on Koffee With Karan. There were then a lot of debates about nepotism in the industry and after Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise; the discussion on the topic has once again begun. Recently, while…
Until late March, Ashish Kumar was helping to make plastic boxes for Ferrero Rocher praline chocolates and the plastic spoons tucked inside Kinder Joy eggs to scoop out the milky sweet cream inside. With a diploma in plastic mould technology, the 20-year-old had a foot on his chosen career ladder.…
India skipper Virat Kohli told Mahendra Singh Dhoni “you will always be my captain” as he hailed the influence of the cricketing great, who has called time on his international career. Kohli, who made his India debut under Dhoni’s leadership in 2008, heaped praise on the talismanic captain who led…
Two people died after a “derogatory” Facebook post about the Prophet Mohammed sparked riots in India’s IT hub Bangalore that saw clashes between police and thousands of protesters, authorities said on Wednesday. At least 60 officers were injured the previous evening as a furious crowd attacked a police station, set…
Labour Friends of India, a representative group part of the Labour Party, on Saturday launched its new ‘Mahatma Gandhi Future Leaders Programme’ to encourage greater Indian diaspora representation in the elected offices of the party. The group said that its new programme will cover modules such as community engagement, communications,…
WALMART’S e-commerce platform Flipkart has partnered with a startup backed by spirits giant Diageo to deliver alcohol in two Indian states, say reports, months after Amazon planned a similar foray. Flipkart and Amazon’s interest in delivering alcohol in India marks a bold move to make inroads into an alcohol market that is worth…
One of Indian cricket's most well-known batsmen without an international hundred, former opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to COVID-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours. Chauhan, who was 73, was serving as the Minister of Sainik Welfare, Home Guards, and Civil Security…
