- Saturday, March 01, 2025
ACTOR Dev Patel turns a year older on April 23 and celebrates his 32nd birthday. Despite being relatively young, the internationally acclaimed star has got himself an impressive list of projects in diverse genres that have resulted in him gifting audiences many great memories. To mark the British star…
British prime minister Boris Johnson faces calls to apologise for a colonial-era massacre during his visit to Gujarat on Thursday, 100 years after as many as 1,200 people were killed protesting against imperial rule. Last month saw the centenary of the Pal-Dadhvav massacre, when Indian historians say around 2,000 tribal…
Fronted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, filmmaker Nagraj Manjule’s sports drama Jhund (2022) is gearing up for its digital premiere on ZEE5. The streamer is set to release the film on May 6. The film featured Bachchan as Vijay Barse, a Nagpur-based retired sports teacher who pioneers a slum soccer movement. Jhund released theatrically in March…
Bollywood Superstar Akshay Kumar on Thursday apologised to his fans for featuring in an advertising campaign for a paan masala brand and said he was withdrawing his association. Kumar came under fire for endorsing the brand, with social media users digging up an old video of the actor where he had vouched…
Filmmaker Suresh Triveni, whose latest directorial Jalsa (2022) received an overwhelming response on Amazon Prime Video, has announced the launch of his creative studio and production house, Opening Image, which will be backed by the Vikram Malhotra-led Abundantia Entertainment. Under Opening Image, Suresh Triveni is set to build a strong team of talent…
Fresh anti-government protests spread across Sri Lanka Wednesday, a day after police shot dead a demonstrator and triggered international condemnation just as the crisis-hit country appealed for an IMF bailout. Regular blackouts, acute shortages of food and fuel and record inflation have sparked increasing public discontent in the island, which…
Australia’s David Warner smashed an unbeaten 60 to lead the Covid-affected Delhi Capitals to a thumping nine-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Delhi’s New Zealand import Tim Seifert tested positive for Covid-19 just hours before the start of the match at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium.…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson will offer to help India cut reliance on Russian oil and defence equipment when he begins a two-day visit this week that will test his diplomatic skills and provide brief respite from a row raging at home. On his first trip to India as prime minister, starting on Thursday…
Surprise-package Gujarat Titans have taken the IPL by storm in their debut season with a cleverly assembled and astutely coached team led by the all-round talents of local star Hardik Pandya. Founded by global venture fund CVC Capital for $690 million, Gujarat on Sunday stunned four-time champions Chennai Super Kings…
Skipper Faf du Plessis on Tuesday said an elusive IPL century is “around the corner” after his 96 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs. The South African made Bangalore fight back with his 64-ball knock after they lost two wickets, including Virat Kohli for a…
