- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
After impressing audiences as Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu is set to captivate us with Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film Barbie, which also features Margot Robbie as the blonde plastic icon and Ryan Gosling as her boyfriend, Ken, on…
Actor Kartik Aaryan has proved once again that he does not need the backing of a big banner to make his film work at the box office. His latest film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), which hit theatres on May 20, put up a great show at the ticket window on Day 1 and emerged…
Well-known Indian playback singer Kanika Kapoor tied the nuptial knot with businessman Gautam Hathiramani in the presence of their family and close friends, in London. The 43-year-old singer, who has a number of chartbuster songs to her credit including “Baby Doll,” “Desi Look,” and “Chittiya Kalaiyan”, wore a pink lehenga while Hathiramani…
Toplined by Punjabi star Ammy Virk, the much-awaited Punjabi film Oye Makhna is due in cinemas on September 9, the producers have announced. The romantic comedy is backed by Yoodlee Films. Simerjit Singh is attached as the director. In addition to Ammy Virk, the film also stars Tania Singh, who is teaming up…
THE UK Health Security Agency has confirmed 11 new cases of monkeypox in Britain taking the total to 20, health secretary Sajid Javid said. Britain had previously reported a total of nine cases of the usually mild viral illness, characterised by symptoms of fever as well as a distinctive bumpy…
INDIA’s Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi has said that democracy in India is a global public good and a central anchor for the planet. “If that cracks, it is going to cause a problem for the planet,” Gandhi said at the ‘Ideas for India’ conference in London on Friday (20).…
INDIA’s Jet Airways can now resume commercial flights as the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) on Friday (20) granted Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to the grounded airline. A senior DGCA official said that the airline had been granted AOC, the final step in a comprehensive regulatory and compliance process…
SP Hinduja Bank Privée on Friday (20) announced strong results for 2021 and delivered good returns for clients and continued operational growth under CEO Karam Hinduja, the bank said in a statement. The operational profitability increased by 30 per cent and total assets under management (AUM) increased by over $699 million (£560m) over the period, the…
THE health of Vladimir Putin is a double-edged weapon. A British tabloid is reporting that Putin is “very ill with blood cancer”. If the Russian president really is going down, he may calculate he has nothing to lose by taking everyone else down with him. The source for the claim…
Indian former media executive Indrani Mukerjea walked out of a Mumbai jail on bail Friday (20), nearly seven years after being arrested for allegedly murdering her daughter. The sensational case, centred on Indrani and then-husband Peter Mukerjea — a former chief executive of then-Fox-owned broadcaster Star India — received breathless news coverage…
