- Sunday, April 20, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will guest star in the second season of writer-director Nida Manzoor’s We Are Lady Parts, a British musical comedy about an all-women Muslim punk rock band. BAFTA-winning English actress and comedian Meera Syal is also set to guest star in the much-anticipated second season…
INDIAN IT services major Infosys has said its consolidated profit jumped 30 per cent to Rs 79.69 billion (£770 million) in the March 2024 quarter, up from Rs 61.28 bn (£590mn) in the year-ago period. The consolidated revenue of Infosys during the quarter increased 1.3 per cent to Rs 379.23…
Social media platform X said Thursday it would work with Pakistan’s government “to understand its concerns” after authorities insisted an ongoing two-month ban was based on security grounds. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been rarely accessible since February 17, when jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called…
After garnering 10 Oscar nominations for last year’s historical crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon, the 81-year-old director Martin Scorsese has charted his next several projects. Sources reveal he plans to shoot two films in succession: one centred on the life of Jesus and the other a biopic about…
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha on Friday officially announced her new film Christmas Karma, a contemporary Bollywood musical, inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. The Big Bang Theory alum Kunal Nayyar will portray the lead role of Scrooge in the movie, which also features a star-studded cast of Eva Longoria,…
PLANS for a new Asda in Salisbury have been approved by the strategic planning committee in Trowbridge county hall. The proposal was discussed on Wednesday (17) and councillors voted unanimously in favour of the application. The proposal was submitted to Wiltshire council almost two years ago, in June 2022, and…
EXPLOSIONS were reported in Isfahan, a central province of Iran, on Friday (19) amid claims by US media that Israeli forces had launched retaliatory strikes. Following these reports, Iranian state media said that air defence systems had been activated across several cities. The official Iranian broadcaster stated that the noises…
Prince Harry has officially declared the United States as his primary residence, marking a significant step in his separation from the British royal family. According to documents obtained by Page Six, the Duke of Sussex listed the US as his “new country/state usually resident,” a notable change from his previous…
A RECENT Ofsted report has highlighted deficiencies in the religious education (RE) curriculum in many primary and secondary schools in England, noting that despite efforts to improve, there has been little progress since 2013. The report calls for clearer government guidance on RE curriculum requirements. Inspectors from Ofsted (The Office…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday (18) announced plans to introduce “baby banks” across every borough in the capital for families to access free essentials for children. These facilities, like food banks, would offer essential childcare items such as nappies, toiletries, bedding and feeding equipment to families in need, reported…
