• Monday, March 03, 2025

“I love when they ask me to pose,” says Hina…

There is no denying the fact that Hina Khan has come a long way in her professional life. She started her acting career in television and became a household name after playing Akshara Singhania on Star Plus’ long-running show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. After quitting YRKKH, Khan explored reality television and participated in…

KGF makers commence work on next action thriller Bagheera

After shattering a slew of box office records with their latest release KGF: Chapter 2 (2022), the makers at Hombale Films are set to roll a new film, titled Bagheera. The production on the upcoming Kannada film has commenced, announced the makers on Friday. The action-thriller film is written by KGF: Chapter 1 (2018) and KGF:…

Poonam Dhillon’s daughter to debut opposite Sunny Deol’s son Rajveer

Superstar Sunny Deol’s younger son Rajveer Deol and veteran actor Poonam Dhillon’s daughter Paloma have been roped in to headline celebrated filmmaker Sooraj R Barjatya’s upcoming production venture, the makers announced on Friday.       Billed as a coming-of-age love story, the yet-to-be-titled film also marks the directorial debut of Barjatya’s son Avish Barjatya.…

Ukraine war puts Indian diamond polishers out of work

INDIA’S huge diamond-polishing industry has furloughed around 250,000 of its roughly two million workers because of sanctions on Russia hitting supplies, a trade union said Thursday (19). The South Asian nation cuts and polishes 90 per cent of the world’s diamonds, with Russian diamond miners such as Alrosa traditionally accounting…

Mujib: Trailer of biopic on Bangladesh founder unveiled at Cannes…

Cannes Film Festival has always been the most sought-after platform to launch new projects. Making the most of the opportunity, India and Bangladesh on Thursday jointly launched the trailer of their co-production Mujib – the Making of a Nation on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival in France.   Co-produced by India and…

Series on Marvel superhero Daredevil in development at Disney Plus

According to reports, Disney Plus is developing a new series based on Marvel superhero Daredevil. A leading international publication reports that Covert Affairs co-creators Matt Corman and Chris Ord are already on board to write and executive produce the show. Speculations had always been rife about the Daredevil series making a return in a new form after it…

UK must act on cost-of-living crisis: Lord Bilimoria

CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY (CBI) president Lord Karan Bilimoria said the government must act on the cost-of-living crisis and help firms invest in uncertain times. In view of a negative growth in March and forecasts of a weak outlook for the rest of 2022, the government should extend the Recovery…

Mosques and faith schools can bid for funding to boost…

MOSQUES and Muslim faith schools in the UK can bid for funding to increase security measures to help tackle hate crime, the government has said.  These institutions have been given access to a £24.5 million fund to install CCTV cameras and perimeter fencing to ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect…

30 anti-Vedanta protesters charged in India

INDIAN federal police have charged 30 people with rioting and other offences after an environmental protest at Vedanta Ltd’s copper mine in 2018 turned deadly, with police shooting dead 12 protesters. The incident, the deadliest environmental protest in India in a decade, was condemned by a working group of the UN human rights experts…

Merthyr Cricket Club issues apology over racism row

A cricket club in Wales has issued an apology after a row over a tweet which was termed ‘racist’, media reports said.  The Merthyr Cricket Club called for chocolates in a tweet to celebrate a victory after beating Briton Ferry Town with Asian players. “Results are in, 1sts get the…