- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
THREE more Malayalam film actors, M Mukesh, Jayasoorya and Maniyanpilla Raju have been booked following complaints of sexual harassment by various women actors. A rape case has been registered against Mukesh, who is also a CPI(M) MLA, following a woman actor's allegation that he sexually assaulted her years ago, police…
BHARAT Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha, who reached her residence in Hyderabad on Wednesday after being released from Tihar jail in Delhi, said she will emerge unblemished out of the allegations levelled against her. Kavitha was released after the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted her bail in corruption and…
THE Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at the Kolkata-based institute earlier this month. The decision to suspend the IMA membership…
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…
