- Monday, March 03, 2025
Improved demand helped India’s Tata Motors narrow losses, the carmaker reported Thursday, even as chip shortages continued to hurt sales at British subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover. The Mumbai-headquartered automaker reported its fifth straight quarter of losses for the three months ended March 31, but said it was able to manage…
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s next directorial venture Dobaaraa, which features award-winning actress Taapsee Pannu in the lead role, has locked the date for its theatrical release. The film will hit the marquee on August 19, Kashyap announced on Thursday. Billed as an edgy thriller, the film reunites Taapsee Pannu with actor Pavail Gulati. The…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday (12) launched a commission to study the effectiveness of the UK’s drugs laws on cannabis, a move which did not find support from his own Labour party and home secretary Priti Patel. Former justice secretary Lord Charlie Falconer QC will be the chair of…
Actor Ali Fazal on Thursday said that he has begun rehearsals for the third season of the hugely popular crime drama series Mirzapur. Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under Excel Entertainment, the Prime Video series first premiered in 2018 and turned out to be an instant hit among the audience. Its…
Actor Riz Ahmed and filmmaker Aneil Karia, who won the 2022 best live-action short film Oscar for The Long Goodbye, have joined forces again to give a modern spin to William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Hamlet. Deadline reports that Ahmed will star as the titular Prince of Denmark in a script from Michael Lesslie,…
NEWLY elected Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman should deliver on his promises, his predecessor John Biggs of the Labour party said while expressing concern over “divisive community politics” in the London borough. Rahman was stripped of the mayoral position in 2015 and banned from holding political office for five years…
SINGER, songwriter, and musician Evan de Roeper’s recently released single Midnight Drive is part of his new EP Lavender. It is another deeply thoughtful offering from a half English and half Indian artist, who has widely diverse inspirations that include Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Chopin, The Arctic Monkeys and Japanese acts like J-rock artist…
POPULAR actress Srishti Jain has shown off an impressive range since making her TV debut in acclaimed drama Suhani Si Ek Ladki in 2016. She has since then lit up hit serials Meri Durga, Main Maike Chali Jaungi, Tum Dekhte Rahiyo and Hamari Wali Good News. The superbly talented 25-year-old is now turning her attention to cinema…
A BRITON has been accused of running down a Swedish woman while he was driving a beach buggy in the Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. Manraj Singh Sidhu, 25, believed to be high on drugs when the incident took place, is facing seven charges, including death by…
AN independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in the UK Thursday (12) published an online anthology highlighting the accounts of more than 1,100 victims and survivors who came forward to the inquiry’s Truth Project, according to a statement. First of its kind in the UK, the Truth Project helped inform primary…
