• Sunday, February 23, 2025

82nd Golden Globe Awards’ date unveiled; CHECK OUT

On Tuesday, CBS and the Golden Globes announced the date for the 82nd annual ceremony. The next edition of the Golden Globes will take place on January 5, 2025. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the show will air live coast to coast from 8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT on CBS…

World Bank predicts India will grow at over 7% in…

INDIAN economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in 2024, the World Bank has said, revising its earlier projections for the same period by 1.2 per cent. Overall, growth in South Asia is expected to be strong at 6 per cent this year, driven mainly by robust growth…

ECB chief denies plans to cut first-class counties as ‘conspiracy…

ENGLAND and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould has dismissed suggestions the governing body wants to cut any of the 18 first-class counties adrift as a “totally mad conspiracy theory”. With the global growth of lucrative franchise leagues and their knock-on effects on the domestic schedule, fears have been…

India’s Savitri Jindal among world’s richest women

WITH a net worth totalling $33.5 billion, Savitri Jindal of the Jindal Group was ranked as India’s wealthiest woman and holds the sole female position among the top 10 richest women globally on Forbes‘ 2024 list. She is the sixth wealthiest woman and 46th wealthiest person overall on the list.…

Sunak calls for probe into Gaza strike killing charity workers

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak on Tuesday (2) spoke with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to demand a probe into a strike that killed charity workers in Gaza, including British citizens, a Downing Street spokesperson said. The UK also summoned Israel’s ambassador in London to hear its “unequivocal condemnation” of the killing…

Indian parties use deepfake videos of dead leaders ahead of…

DEATH has not extinguished the decades-long rivalry between two Indian leaders: both have now seemingly risen from the grave, in digital form, to rally their supporters ahead of national elections. As India goes to a staggered general election from April 19, political parties are harnessing powerful artificial intelligence tools to…

Russian diamond ban by EU, G7 hurting India: Foreign minister

THE Indian government has taken up the issue of ban on imports of Russian-origin unpolished diamonds by the 27-member European Union (EU) and G7 nations as the measure will end up hurting the domestic diamond polishing industry, foreign minister S Jaishankar has said. The initial stage of an EU and…

Akshay, Ananya & Madhavan starrer titled ‘Shankara’

Indian film fans are in for a treat as the highly anticipated film Shankara gears up for release. Starring Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan, and Ananya Panday, and produced by Karan Johar, this period drama promises to be a compelling cinematic experience. Shankara narrates the relentless fight of a lawyer against…

Rentokil to buy Indian pest-control firm HiCare

Pest control and hygiene services firm Rentokil Initial wants to increase its footprint in India, which has one of the world’s largest pest problems. The FTSE 100 company is set to buy HiCare, India’s second-largest pest-control company, from a private equity firm, The Times reports. HiCare has 30 branches delivering…

Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ lands in trouble in India

According to reports, Dev Patel’s much-anticipated film Monkey Man has been postponed in India. The film, which marks Patel’s directorial debut and features him in the lead role alongside Sobhita Dhulipala, was initially scheduled for a release in the USA and other major territories on April 5, followed by an…