THE INDIAN adaptation of “The Night Manager”, starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor, and Sobhita Dhulipala, did not secure a win at the 2024 International Emmy Awards. Competing in the Best Drama Series category, it was bested by the French series “Les Gouttes de Dieu” (Drops of God). Directed by…
ACTOR Aishwarya Rai Bachchan addressed the issue of street harassment on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, urging women to never compromise on one's worth and "look the problem directly in the eye". Aishwarya posted a video on her Instagram handle on Monday as…
PAKISTANI protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation's security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied police and closed in on Islamabad's city centre. Convoys of pro-Khan demonstrators have been marching on Islamabad since Sunday, hauling aside roadblocks and…
VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI, 13, made history as the youngest player to be sold at an IPL auction. The left-handed batter and spinner from Bihar was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for £103,571 during the second day of the event held in Jeddah. Suryavanshi entered the auction with a base price of £28,254,…
A BANGLADESHI court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges, and sent him to prison, triggering protests by community members in various locations, including the capital Dhaka and the port city of Chattogram. Bangladesh police on Monday arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das…
SHARES of Vodafone Idea surged nearly 8 per cent on Tuesday amid reports that the Union Cabinet has waived the requirement to submit bank guarantees for spectrum purchased through auctions held before 2022. The stock jumped 7.88 per cent to settle at Rs 7.53 apiece on the BSE. During the…
MUSICIAN Mohini Dey addressed rumours linking her to AR Rahman, following the recent announcement of his separation from Saira Banu after 29 years of marriage. Dey, who divorced her husband, Mark Hartsuch, shortly after Rahman’s announcement, dismissed the speculation in a video posted on Instagram. Calling Rahman a “father figure”…
Police in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps after a car following the directions on the navigation app got into an under-construction bridge and plunged into a river. The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge, leading to…
AUSTRALIA will not make any change to the squad that took a 295-run hammering from India in the opening Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Perth, but there are some fitness concerns over all-rounder Mitchell Marsh's ability to bowl, coach and selector Andrew McDonald has said. Following the crushing loss, McDonald revealed…
AMID rumours that all is not well between Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a recent social media post about Abhishek's sister Shweta Bachchan sending a bouquet to Aishwarya has surprised the internet. A bouquet sent by Shweta and her husband, Nikhil Nanda, was shared by Aishwarya’s sister-in-law, Shrima Rai,…