• Thursday, February 20, 2025

British YouTuber faces backlash for anti-India posts

A BRITISH YouTuber Miles Routledge is facing online backlash after he joked that if he is made the prime minister, he would nuke various countries, including India, at the slightest provocation. Known in social media by the name of Lord Miles, Routledge (25) boasts more than 126,000 subscribers. In a…

Sebi bars Anil Ambani from securities market for 5 years

MARKETS regulator Sebi has barred industrialist Anil Ambani and 24 others from the securities market for five years on charges of diversion of funds from Reliance Home Finance Ltd. Additionally, Sebi has imposed a penalty of ₹250 million (£2.27m) on Ambani and restrained him from serving as a director or…

Visa-free access for Indians visiting Sri Lanka from Oct 31

THE SRI LANKAN government has announced visa-free access to citizens from 35 countries, including India, the UK and the US to the island nation for six months, according to media reports. The Cabinet made the decision which will be in effect from October 1, 2024, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported…

Modi arrives in Kyiv; to hold talks with Zelenskyy

IN THE first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi arrived in the war-torn country on Friday after a train journey from Warsaw to Kyiv. Modi will hold both one-on-one and delegation-level talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a focus on ways to find a negotiated settlement…

German startup offers to freeze dead body until it is…

A HIGH-TECH startup in Germany is offering people a chance to preserve their body after death in the hopes that they can be revived in the future. Berlin-based Tomorrow Bio cryogenically freezes the corpses for a long period and claims that six people and five pets have undergone the procedure…

Kamala Harris remembers mother while accepting Democratic Party’s nomination

KAMALA HARRIS fondly remembered her mother Shyamala Gopalan and the values that she instilled in her and claimed she missed her while on the verge of breaking the highest glass ceiling of the United States. Vice President Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, on Thursday night accepted her…

Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Lausanne Diamond League

STAR javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League as he recovered in time to produce a season's best effort of 89.49m in his last attempt on Thursday. The 26-year-old was at fourth spot till the fourth round before sending his spear to 85.58m in his fifth…

‘Girls Will Be Girls’ to figure in Indian film fest…

THE INDIAN Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will conclude its 15th edition on August 25 with the Australian premiere of "Girls Will Be Girls," directed by Shuchi Talati. The film, which has already garnered praise at international festivals including Cannes and Sundance, marks the debut production of actors Richa Chadha…

‘Stree 2’ has exceeded our expectations: Director Amar Kaushik

AMAR KAUSHIK’S "Stree 2" has achieved significant success, nearing the Rs 300 crore mark globally within a week of its release. The director has acknowledged the strong performance of the sequel to 2018's "Stree" but noted that the results exceeded the team's expectations. "We were confident that the film was…

Court raps police over handling of Badlapur sexual assault case

THE BOMBAY High Court on Thursday called the sexual assault on two minor girls at their school in Badlapur “absolutely shocking” and said that there cannot be any compromise on the safety and security of girls. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said that action…