- Monday, March 03, 2025
The upcoming Telugu-language film, starring Tollywood stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda in principal roles, has locked its official title. Billed as a family entertainer, the film has been titled Kushi. Apart from announcing the official title of the film, the makers also unveiled the first look poster and announced the theatrical release date…
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta received two awards – best director for Aditya Vikram Sengupta and best actress for Sreelekha Mitra – at the 2022 edition of the New York Indian Film Festival, which also honoured Faraz Ali’s Shoebox with the best film trophy. The seven-day film gala, which came to a close on…
The Lost Daughter actors Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley are set to reteam for comedy Wicked Little Letters, set at French powerhouse Studiocanal. The film is based on a true story and will see Oscar-winner Colman and Chernobyl star Buckley playing neighbours who come together to solve a mystery. According to…
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has appointed a Delhi School of Economics alumna as an external member of the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Bank of England. Swati Dhingra’s appointment to the central bank comes amid the UK’s fight to tame the post-pandemic inflation, amplified by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.…
ASIAN INDIANS are up to four times more likely than white Europeans to develop young-onset type 2 diabetes while having a normal body mass index (BMI), partly due to a genetic predisposition to poorer insulin secretion. Research carried out by the University of Dundee and Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centres,…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan was on the hit list of a teenager who gunned down 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo in the US state of New York on Saturday (14), according to media reports. A 180-page “manifesto” of Payton Gendron, who surrendered after the racist rampage, named Khan…
INDIAN billionaire Gautam Adani struck a $10.5 billion (£8.58 bn) deal to buy Swiss cement giant Holcim’s local business, the companies said, betting on a construction boom predicted in coming decades. In his biggest acquisition to date, the deal will give coal-to-ports magnate Adani – who vies with fellow Indian…
PLAYWRIGHT S Shakthidharan (Shakthi) is bringing his debut play, centred around the story of Sri Lankan migrants to Australia, to the UK as part of this year’s Edinburgh Festival. Counting and Cracking follows the lives of Radha and her son Siddhartha as they release the ashes of her mother into a…
BRITAIN will delay by a year new rules banning multi-buy deals on foods and drinks high in fat, salt, or sugar (HFSS), with the government saying on Saturday (14) it needed more time given the cost of living crisis. The ban on the deals, including “buy one get one free” (BOGOF),…
BBC presenter Naga Munchetty fumed at co-host Charlie Stayt on Saturday (14) while a segment aired, according to a report. But, she appeared to be unaware that she was live on TV. Broadcast journalist Munchetty, 47, said that Stayt was ‘ignoring’ her, before ordering a member of the production crew to ‘get…
