• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Star Plus drops the promo of highly anticipated fiction show…

With the world changing its pace and outlook for the better, the content that is being produced is seeing a refresh. Here comes – Faltu, starring Niharika Chouksey and Aakash Ahuja in a new serial, with a quirky title and a witty tale of a girl who makes her dreams…

Angelina Jolie says Iranian women need ‘freedom to live and…

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie wants the world to divert its attention to what is happening in Iran, which is currently gripped by protests from women following the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini. Amini died on September 16 in Iran after being detained by the country’s Morality Police…

Five Bangladeshi taxi drivers in east London charged with smuggling…

Five Bangladeshi mini cab drivers from east London has been charged with aiding people smuggling network in UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said in a statement on Wednesday (28). The group, all aged between 40 and 52, appeared before Barkingside Magistrates on Wednesday charged with attempting to facilitate breaches…

Planet of the Apes new film first look, title unveiled

Makers of the ‘Planet of the Apes,’ on Thursday, unveiled the title and the first look of the next installment of the franchise. Titled ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ will star actor Freya Allen, Owen Teague, and Peter Macon in the lead roles. According to Variety, the next…

New Zealand woman compared to fictional characters Lord Farquaad &…

Twenty-three-year-old Brooke Martin who has over 40,000 followers on TikTok recently slammed followers who suggested she get surgery to ‘correct’ her prominent jawline – the bold trait responsible for her being compared to fictional animated characters like Lord Farquaad and Disney’s Buzz Lightyear. The mother-to-be has chosen to embrace her…

UK: NHS nurses not eating to feed and clothe their…

Nurses are skipping meals to feed and clothe their children, and staff are finding it hard to make the journey to work due to rising living costs, a new survey (weblink) reveals. Every trust that responded reported concerns about the mental, physical, and financial wellbeing of staff as a result…

After Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan too says Rupa Huq’s comments…

London mayor Sadiq Khan said Rupa Huq MP’s recent comment on the chancellor of exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng was “racist” and “wrong”. But he asserted that the lawmaker was not “not racist”. Huq earlier this week described Kwarteng as “superficially black” and said the way he spoke did not give an…

London Assembly ‘to grill’ Sadiq Khan over Cressida Dick resignation

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been summonsed to face London Assembly on his role in the resignation of former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick earlier this year. Khan will be the first sitting mayor to be summonsed in this way through by the Assembly’s police and crime committee, reports said.…

UK: 9 in 10 adults reported rise in cost of…

The period between September 14 and 25 was one when Britain faced a gloomy situation. While it marked a phase when the country mourned the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, culminating in the state funeral on September 19, the common people continued to cope with the rising cost of…

UK ‘working intensely’ with India for FTAs: British foreign secretary…

The UK is “working intensely” with India to achieve the Free Trade Agreements soon, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said. This comes after Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had said the UK is keen to stick to the Diwali deadline for free trade agreements. “We have signed Free Trade Agreements…