- Thursday, February 20, 2025
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES and Walt Disney won approval on Wednesday for an $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets after assuaging regulatory worries about their grip on broadcasting rights for cricket, India's favourite sport. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said the deal had been approved subject to modifications submitted…
AS INDIAN para-athletes travel to France to take part in the paralympics, we recount their past glories. India has sent their largest-ever contingent of 84 para-athletes for the Paris Paralympic Games, which kicks off on August 28. In the previous games in Tokyo, they recorded their best-ever tally with 19…
SHOWBIZ has always been a patriarchal power set-up where if a woman speaks up, she is labelled as a trouble maker, said actor Swara Bhasker as the findings of the Justice Hema Committee report on sexual exploitation roiled the Malayalam film industry. The actor, the first one from the Hindi…
THE opposition on Tuesday stepped up its attack on BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over her remarks on farmers' protests with the Himachal Pradesh Assembly adopting a Congress-backed resolution to condemn her comments and AAP holding protests at several places in Haryana. The MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh had posted…
WHEN approached for the Tamil period drama Thangalaan, Malavika Mohanan wasn't initially aware of the story or script. However, she was drawn to the project due to her trust in Pa Ranjith as a filmmaker known for writing strong roles for women. Playing the role of Aarathi, a fierce character…
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS is set to appoint former India speedster Zaheer Khan as their mentor ahead of the IPL mega auction. The appointment marks the return of the 45-year-old left-arm pacer to the IPL fold after two years, having been associated with five-time champions Mumbai Indians from 2018-2022. A formal…
LEADING FMCG player Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) said that it has received a demand notice of ₹9.62 billion (£86.64m) crore from the Income Tax Department and will go in for an appeal against the order. The notice relates to non-deduction of tax deduction at source (TDS) on payment of ₹30.45…
A RAPE case has been registered against Malayalam actor Siddique following a female actor's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2016, police said on Wednesday. An FIR under sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) has been registered against the actor at Museum police station in Thiruvananthapuram, a senior…
RAIN-RELATED incidents claimed nine more lives in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 16 in two days, with rains continuing to lash some districts for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. Nine people died in rain-related incidents, such as collapse of walls and drowning, in different parts of…
ROSHAN MATHEW, known for his work in Malayalam and Hindi cinema, acknowledges the difficulty in determining the "right" or "wrong" career choices, citing the ambiguity that traditional metrics like box office success often present. According to Mathew, commercial performance alone does not necessarily indicate whether a film was the right…
