• Sunday, April 20, 2025

Modi has done an unbelievable job: JPMorgan CEO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing an “unbelievable job” in India by pursuing reforms and reducing poverty through inclusive financial programmes, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said. He made these remarks on Tuesday while speaking at an event hosted by the Economic Club of New York. “Modi has done…

Cannes 2024: Indian students’ film selected for La Cinef competition

Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, a short film by four students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has been selected for La Cinef Competitive section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by Chidanand S Naik, will compete with 17 other shorts for…

Shah Rukh Khan to return as Don in daughter Suhana’s…

Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood superstar, is gearing up to launch his daughter Suhana Khan into the theatrical world with a bang, as she prepares for her debut in the film King. With the renowned director Siddharth Anand handling the action sequences and Sujoy Ghosh taking the directorial reins, the…

Tesla profits tumble 55% amid sales pressure

TESLA reported a big drop in quarterly profits Tuesday amid an increasingly competitive electric vehicle market, with the entry of Chinese players, but shares rallied as CEO Elon Musk pledged to accelerate plans for a more affordable EV. Tesla reported profits of $1.1 billion (£880 million), down 55 per cent…

Travel-acquired malaria: UK health agency advises precaution

AHEAD of world malaria day on Thursday (25), the health security agency has urged travelers to take precautions to minimise the risk of the disease as cases have been confirmed in individuals who recently returned from overseas. Data from the UK health security agency (UKHSA) showed an increase in malaria…

Sunak pledges to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by…

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday (23) he would lift defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP a year by 2030, saying the British arms industry must be on a “war footing” when the world is at its most dangerous since the Cold War. Standing alongside NATO leader…

Open to coming back & doing more work in India:…

INDIAN AMERICAN star Sendhil Ramamurthy says he loved working with Vidya Balan in Do Aur Do Pyaar and hopes the film brings many more opportunities from Bollywood, an industry he stayed away from due to language barrier and familial responsibilities. In Do Aur Do Pyaar, Ramamurthy stars as Vikram, an…

Asian teen’s death 2 years ago in Cardiff an accident:…

THE DEATH of an Asian teenager nearly two years ago while swimming in a river in Cardiff was an accident, says an inquest finding. The tragedy happened when Aryan Ghoniya (13) went for a swim with friends in the River Taff on June 21, 2022. During an inquest at Pontypridd…

Duke of Gloucester visits Regal House

THE Duke of Gloucester visited Regal House in Bradford, the head office site for Regal Food Products Group, known for its baked products. CEO Younis Chaudhry showed the duke and Ed Anderson CBE, the Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, around the bakery which makes Maderia cakes, biscuits, pastries and cake rusk.…

India to receive remaining S-400 missile systems from Russia by…

RUSSIA has set a new schedule to deliver the remaining two regiments of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems to India by next year. The delay was due to the conflict in Ukraine, sources told Press Trust of India on Tuesday (23). Under the existing USD 5.5 billion deal, Russia has…