- Sunday, April 20, 2025
CANADA has tightened its tourist-visa policy as it looks to curtail migration amid a surge in population. It has ended the earlier norm of issuing 10-year multiple-entry visas and the revised norms allow immigration officers more discretion in determining visa types and validity. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said…
ARJUN KAPOOR is hoping that his role as the antagonist in "Singham Again" will help revitalize his career. The actor portrays Danger Lanka, a modern-day version of Raavan, in the latest addition to Rohit Shetty's popular action-drama franchise. This is the third film in the “Singham” series, following the success…
STAR javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will travel to Potchefstroom, South Africa later this month for an off-season training stint to start early preparation for next year's competitions. The 26-year-old double Olympic medallist, who last competed in Brussels in the Diamond League Final in September, will spend 31 days in the…
THE INITIAL public offer of food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy got fully subscribed on the third day of the share sale on Friday. The ₹113.30 billion (£1.04bn) initial share sale received bids for 405,918,888 shares against 160,109,703 shares on offer, translating into 2.54 times subscription, as per NSE data.…
FILMMAKER Vikramaditya Motwane, known for his genre-spanning projects, views each new film or series as an opportunity for reinvention. With an impressive filmography that ranges from his debut with “Udaan” to his recent work “CTRL”, Motwane emphasizes the joy he finds in the creative process rather than the end result.…
GOA'S tourism industry is drawing flak on social media, with users complaining about expensive cabs and hotels, and deteriorating tourism infrastructure. Many have put up angry posts recounting their bitter experience in Goa, and argue that going to Sri Lanka, Vietnam or Thailand is much cheaper and their experience was…
US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signaling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration's policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump's campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to be…
IN A recent podcast interview, Courteney Cox shared that Jennifer Aniston held onto several wardrobe pieces from the iconic show “Friends”, including outfits belonging to Cox’s character, Monica Geller. Reflecting on her co-star’s habit of preserving costumes, Cox noted, “She (Aniston) took a lot of Monica's dresses, and she'll say,…
ENGLAND'S pace great James Anderson says he has listed himself for the upcoming IPL mega auction to enhance his knowledge about the game, having ended his international career as the most successful fast bowler in Test cricket earlier this year. In a surprising move, the 42-year-old Anderson, who last played…
WITH air pollution and winter smog at alarming levels in many Indian and Pakistani cities, a Pakistani minister has called for a joint effort to fight the menace. Marriyum Aurangzeb, who holds the portfolio of environment protection and climate change in the Maryam Nawaz Sharif-led cabinet in Punjab, told The…
