- Thursday, March 06, 2025
HSS (Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh) Croydon recently held an evening of fun and celebration as a mark of appreciation and respect to the teaching fraternity. Children from the branch invited teachers from Elmhurst School and Harris Invictus Academy to the weekly session which is held every Friday evening at Coombe Wood…
Chris Pratt has played a variety of characters ever since he first started, but a majority of the audience still associates him with Peter Quill, also known as his alias Star Lord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Hollywood star has headlined the two Guardians of the Galaxy movies as…
Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty recently found himself in hot waters when he called filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s epic action-drama RRR a gay love story. Pookutty, who won an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing in 2009 for his work on Slumdog Millionaire, made the comment on Twitter, in response to a post…
The makers of the upcoming action-drama film Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha have issued an official apology for the fact that “elements of the song ‘Haq Hussain’ have unintentionally hurt the sentiments” of a particular community. Panorama Studios, on their Instagram, shared the statement which reads, “We the makers…
Harris Bokhari OBE has been appointed as the first Muslim and first British-born Asain Trustee of The Royal Parks. The four-year term starts on 2 July. Harris is a social entrepreneur, public engagement advisor and chartered accountant. His wide range of roles include serving on the Board of the Natural History…
The Indian High Commission in Canada on Monday urged the Canadian authorities to withdraw the ‘disrespectful depiction of Hindu Gods’ in the poster of Kaali, a film showcased as part of the ‘Under the Tent’ project at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The poster that was tweeted last Saturday…
A disgraced doctor, undergoing imprisonment for voyeuristic offences including secretly filming women taking showers, having sex has been struck off the UK’s medical register. Vinesh Godhania’s offences took place right from his college days in 2012 till he was arrested in 2020. In addition to filming women on a pin-hole camera…
Superstar Rajinikanth on Monday praised R Madhavan on his directorial debut Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a film he said must be shown to the youth of the country. Based on the life of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan who was falsely charged with espionage in 1994, Rocketry was released in theatres on July 1. Rajinikanth…
Freida Pinto became an overnight sensation after the global success of her 2008 British drama film Slumdog Millionaire, co-starring Dev Patel. Helmed by Danny Boyle, the film was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight—the most for any 2008 film—including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.…
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz showed on Sunday that men’s tennis will be in good hands when the ‘Big Three’ finally step aside and the young guns hoped their thrilling fourth-round clash at Wimbledon marks the start of a Grand Slam rivalry. Italian 20-year-old Sinner reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the…
