- Monday, March 03, 2025
INDIA’s Clean Slate Studioz has unveiled a series of new initiatives as part of its principal partnership deal with Yorkshire county cricket club including funding free cricket kits for young female cricketers. The announcements were made during the official unveiling of the Clean Slate branding on the east stand and main pavilion,…
INDIA’S prime minister promised peace and development for Jammu and Kashmir last Sunday (24), during his first public event in the region since it imposed a sweeping security clampdown nearly three years ago. Narendra Modi’s bharatiya Janata Party-led government has sought to quell a long-running insurgency in Indian Kashmir and…
GERMAN chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged $10.51 billion (£8.4bn) to help India achieve its climate goals after meeting its prime minister Narendra Modi in Berlin on Monday (2), but the leaders remained far apart in their stance on the Ukraine war. In a statement to media, Scholz highlighted the countries’ common aims, such…
PRIME minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday (3) the government could not help everyone through the current cost-of-living crisis and had to remain prudent with its spending to avoid stoking an inflationary spiral. Surging prices are contributing to the biggest squeeze on household incomes since at least the 1950s, putting…
A BRITISH high court will hear a continuation appeal in the extradition case of Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to face charges of fraud and money laundering, in London on June 28. Modi is accused defrauding Punjab National Bank (PNB), one of the India’s largest banks, of $1.8…
After the runaway success of HIT: The First Case in 2020, the makers are set to release the second installment of the Telugu-language action thriller film. Titled HIT: The Second Case, the sequel has been in the news ever since its announcement. On Monday, actor Adivi Sesh announced that the film will release theatrically…
AUDITOR EY is facing a $2.5 billion (£2 bn) lawsuit in London over alleged negligence in its audits of bankrupt UAE hospital firm NMC Health, founded by Indian-born businessman Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty. NMC’s administrator Alvarez & Marsal has launched legal action against EY’s UK division regarding audits on NMC accounts…
Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn, who has been receiving unanimous praises for his direction and performance in his latest offering Runway 34, (2022), has a number of exciting films at various stages of development. In February this year, he started shooting for Drishyam 2, a sequel to his 2015 hit Drishyam. Directed by Abhishek…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi called for dialogue to end the war in Ukraine at the start of a European tour on Monday (2) but steered clear of condemning Russia over the invasion. India, which imports much of its military hardware from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between…
Sony Pictures International Productions has picked up the rights to adapt Indian novelist Chetan Bhagat’s 2016 book One Indian Girl for the silver screen. The Hindi-language adaptation will go into development later this year. One Indian Girl revolves around a high-profile female financier who is both intelligent and successful. However, when it comes to…
