- Wednesday, March 05, 2025
HINDUS have urged a British luxury brand to apologise and immediately withdraw ‘highly inappropriate’ perfume named after Hindu deity Hanuman, a statement said. British brand Boadicea the Victorious launched an £850 Lord Hanuman perfume recently. Hindu statesman and president of Universal Society of Hinduism, Rajan Zed said that inappropriate usage…
LORD Popat, the British prime minister’s trade envoy to the African nations of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has thanked Rwanda for playing host to 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that concluded last week. He was also a participant at the event. Lord Popat,…
Eight films and over a decade later, Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth says from being an “obvious” comic book superhero, Thor has evolved into a character that embodies a lot of his personality traits. Since 2011’s origin story Thor, the Australian actor has appeared as the Marvel superhero in The Avengers,…
Christian Bale has said that he is willing to be cast as Bruce Wayne aka Batman for a fourth time on the big screen, but on the condition that Christopher Nolan is the movie’s director. The Oscar-winning actor recently told a publication that he’d put on the ‘Dark Knight’s cape’…
Dinesh Patel, an associate of South Africa’s Gupta brothers, avoided his arrest by appearing before court. An arrest warrant had been issued against Patel for failing to appear before the Free State High Court, The South African reported. Senior counsel Kenny Oldwedge, who represented Patel, cited the re-routing of his client’s aircraft…
BRITISH Muslim travel companies have complained that they are having a tough time after Saudi Arabia launched a new system for applying for the hajj pilgrimage, according to a report. This month the Saudi government announced that pilgrims from Europe, the US and Australia could no longer book through travel agencies…
Britons are shifting to cheaper food alternatives in their supermarket shopping as they try to navigate a worsening cost of living crisis, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher NielsenIQ said that over the four weeks to June 18 sales of frozen poultry rose 12% year-on-year, sales of rice and…
The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department has warned tax credits customers to be aware of scams and fraudsters who imitate the department in an attempt to steal their personal information or money. About 2.1 million tax credits customers are expected to renew their annual claims by 31 July 2022…
In response to cash-strapped Pakistan’s request for fresh loans, the UAE has offered to buy minority shares in publicly-listed government-owned companies at a negotiated price and a seat on each of the firm’s boards, according to a media report on Tuesday. The development comes amid China’s decision to roll over…
Oscar-winner Natalie Portman credits Marvel Studios for casting a five-foot-three frame actor like her in the towering role of Mighty Thor in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, an opportunity the star says changed the way she perceived superhero films. Portman returns as Thor’s ex-girlfriend and astrophysicist Jane Foster in…
