- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
THE Test and ODI captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj, on Wednesday (8) announced her retirement from all formats of international cricket. Mithali is retiring as the leading run-scorer in the women’s ODIs. She represented India in 232 matches, scoring 7805 runs at an average of…
RIGHTS groups and families of a British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after receiving threats pleaded for authorities to accelerate the search operation. Veteran freelance journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and respected Indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira, 41, went missing early Sunday (5) while travelling…
MUSIC great A R Rahman has been named the ambassador of the British Council’s ‘India-UK Together Season of Culture’, which aims to boost collaboration among emerging artists. The ‘Season of Culture’ marks the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. It was officially launched on Tuesday (7) by Britain’s deputy high commissioner…
UK cinema chain Cineworld has pulled all screenings of a film about the daughter of the Prophet Mohammed after Muslim groups protested outside theatres, calling the movie “blasphemous”. Cineworld, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, said it will cancel all showings of “The Lady of Heaven” due to safety concerns. “Due…
There are growing calls for prime minister Boris Johnson to cut taxes to ease the cost of living burden after he managed to sail through a confidence vote. A reduction in levies amid historic inflation levels would help reunify his traditionally low-tax Conservative Party, according to his supporters. Health secretary…
WHY BOLLYWOOD LEGEND JOHNNY WALKER’S SON FORGED HIS OWN ACTING PATH THERE is something remarkable about respected actor Nasirr Khan that not many people know. He is the son of Bollywood legend Johnny Walker, who established himself as one of the finest comic actors in the history of Indian cinema…
THE past 12 years has seen the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) become a leading celebration of south Asian cinema globally. Europe’s largest Indian and south Asian festival now spans across multiple cities in the UK. Cary Rajinder Sawhney MBE has continually powered the fabulous annual film feast forward, as…
AMERICAN author Sonali Dev has carved out a niche for herself with contemporary novels that cleverly combines a Jane Austen style romance with a Bollywood flavour. The superb Incense and Sensibility is perhaps a standout in the series. The books that follow a large Indian family have a connectivity. This latest offering draws…
Given a choice to play a superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan on Tuesday said he would love to suit up as Spider-Man. English actor Tom Holland currently plays the beloved webslinger Spider-Man in Marvel films. Aaryan, who is currently basking in the success of his…
Actor Huma Qureshi on Tuesday said she has completed filming her next Tarla, a biopic on noted food writer and chef Tarla Dalal. The film marks the directorial debut of writer Piyush Gupta, a longtime collaborator of Nitesh Tiwari who has worked with the filmmaker on hits such as Dangal (2016) and Chhichhore (2019). Qureshi, who…
