• Saturday, February 22, 2025

Prime Video unveils 2024 India slate

Prime Video today unveiled its most ambitious and diverse content slate to date in India at its second Prime Video Presents India showcase, with close to 70 series and movies, with most of them premiering on the service over the next 2 years. With 40 Original series and movies, and…

Australia halt Afghanistan T20 series over women’s rights

AUSTRALIA on Tuesday (19) decided to shelve the T20 men’s cricket series against Afghanistan. Cricket Australia (CA) said it had received advice “that conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse,” and had postponed the three-match series slated for August at a neutral venue. The sport has surged…

IPL 2024: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant in spotlight

VIRAT KOHLI and Rishabh Pant will be under scrutiny on their return to action as the Indian Premier League begins on Friday (22), with the T20 World Cup hot on its heels. The 17th edition of the world’s richest cricket league is expected to end close to the June 1…

Dhanush releases first poster of Ilaiyaraaja biopic

National Award winner Dhanush on Wednesday unveiled the first poster of his upcoming movie based on the life of legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja. Titled Ilaiyaraaja, the movie will be directed by Arun Matheswaran, who recently helmed Dhanush’s latest release, Captain Miller. Dhanush shared the poster of the film on his…

Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar collaborate with Prime Video on diverse…

Filmmakers Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar on Tuesday announced a host of projects, including shows such as Ananya Pandey-starrer Call Me Bae and Mirzapur 3, which will debut on streaming service Prime Video this year. At the streamer’s slate announcement event Prime Video Presents, Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment announced three original…

Afghan forces attack Pakistan military outposts after ‘reckless’ airstrikes

EIGHT civilians were killed on Monday (18) in “reckless” airstrikes by Pakistan’s military in the border regions of Afghanistan, prompting Afghan forces to retaliate against Pakistani military outposts, Taliban officials said. Border tensions between the two countries have steadily escalated since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad…

UK: Tech firms hiring foreign talent will have to pay…

To curb immigration and encourage employers to invest in Britain’s existing workforce, the home office has announced that tech firms hiring foreign-born software engineers will have to pay £51,000 a year, The Times reports. The new pay rate threshold is 37 per cent higher than the previous one and will…

Rajamouli attends ‘RRR’ special screening in Japan, receives gift from…

Filmmaker SS Rajamouli, who attended a special screening of his blockbuster film RRR in Japan, says he is grateful for the love the audience continues to shower on the movie even after almost two years of its release. According to Japanese film distribution outlet Twin Company, the RRR screenings were…

Know about Priyanka Chopra’s documentary on Indian women who faced…

Actress-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Tuesday introduced 'Women of My Billion', an upcoming documentary narrating the true story of a woman’s journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to meet women who have faced violence. Chopra Jonas and production banner Purple Pebble Pictures have produced the movie, which will be released on…

Former Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto’s daughter Aseefa joins politics

Aseefa Bhutto, the youngest daughter of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and slain premier Benazir Bhutto, has filed her candidacy for the by-poll at a National Assembly seat in Sindh Province vacated by her father. Aseefa, 31, has been active in politics for some time but was kept away from…