While one person savours different types of dishes and cuisines, Barry Enderwick, a consultant living in Silicon Valley, has tasted multiple types of sandwiches, which we cannot even imagine, and he has made it pretty evident on his Instagram account. Enderwick, after a college expulsion, eventually found his footing in…
WHILE it’s true that stand-up comedy first gained prominence in western culture, India’s comedy scene has emerged as one of the fastest-growing in the past decade. In recent years, there has been an influx of top talents who have presented humour in a unique way and risen to prominence with…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak waded into a row over a new England football shirt designed by Nike that changes the colours of the St George’s Cross, saying “we shouldn’t mess” with national flags. The US sportswear giant altered the appearance of the Cross — the flag of England — using…
After India’s democratic credentials faced a series of downgrades by various international agencies, the Narendra Modi government is planning to develop a homegrown democracy ratings index to counter the Western narrative, Al Jazeera reports. Though the Indian government has been publicly dismissive of these reports, it is keen to retain…
Adding a musical touch to the grand opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League in Chennai, music maestros AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam left the audience in awe with their melodious performances. Sonu Nigam started his performance with the song ‘Vande Mataram’ and later Rahman joined him on stage. Not…
VARIOUS constituents of the INDIA bloc condemned Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest on Thursday (21) and claimed that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is scared of the outcome of the upcoming polls and acting out of panic to create problems for the opposition. Soon after Kejriwal’s arrest by…
THE TV presenter and journalist, Geeta Pendse, chaired the opening sessions of the London Book Fair (LBF) which analysed the issue of diversity in the publishing world. The LBF – held over three days last week at Kensington Olympia – also looked at what might constitute enjoyable literature for ethnic…
After receiving a rousing response for the first trailer of Monkey Man, Universal Pictures has now dropped a second trailer for the much-anticipated directorial debut of Dev Patel. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, the action thriller stars Patel as Kid, a young man who ekes out a meager living in an…
THE UK has seen an unprecedented rise in child poverty, government figures released on Thursday (21) revealed. Previous research indicated that escalating social disparities within the G7 country are negatively impacting children’s well-being, leading to an increased reliance on food banks. An estimated 4.33 million children were living in low-income…
Bridgerton star Simone Ashley is set to lead Picture This, a new romantic-comedy movie from streamer Prime Video. Actor Hero Fiennes Tiffin will play the male lead. To be directed by filmmaker Prarthana Mohan of The Miseducation of Bindu fame, the UK original movie is based on the recently-released Australian…