- Saturday, March 01, 2025
A painting depicting the historic victory of Mysore ruler Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan over the East India Company in 1780 was sold for £630,000 in London. The painting The Battle of Pollilur, which took place on September 10, 1780 as part of the Second Anglo-Mysore war, was the centrepiece…
IT’S hard to feel happy when there is so much devastation in the world. Scrolling through the gloomy and often noisy world of social media can make it feel worse. Finding little pockets of joy might seem trickier than ever. But it doesn’t have to be this way. During difficult…
Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars ceremony after attacking comedian Chris Rock, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed Wednesday, as it began disciplinary action against the megastar. Smith could face expulsion from the Academy for the open-handed slap, which came moments before he was handed the best actor…
Britain’s foreign secretary was in India on Thursday (31) to press for tougher action on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ahead of a visit by Moscow’s top diplomat likely aimed at urging Delhi to do the opposite. India has abstained from UN resolutions censuring Russia, calling only for a cessation of…
DANNI WYATT scored her second one-day international century and Sophie Ecclestone took six wickets as champions England crushed South Africa by 137 runs on Thursday (31) to set up a mouthwatering Women’s World Cup final against heavyweights Australia. Wyatt, dropped five times, punished South Africa with 129 off 125 balls to help…
Starring Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia, Shilpa Shetty, and Abhimanyu Singh in important roles, the upcoming Bollywood film Nikamma is set to release on June 17, 2022. Bankrolled by Sony Pictures Films India and Sabbir Khan Films, the action entertainer is directed by Sabbir Khan, who has previously helmed Heropanti (2014) and Baaghi (2016). Khan is happy that the…
An anti-terror court in Bangladesh sentenced four people to death Wednesday for killing an atheist blogger seven years ago when the country saw a spate of murders of secular and gay activists by suspected Islamist extremists. Ananta Bijoy Das, 33, whose writing was critical against Islam and other organised religions,…
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque believes his team are well prepared ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting at Kingsmead on Thursday. Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Mominul said: “South Africa are playing at home and that is always an advantage. However, we have been here for nearly…
Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga returned figures of 4-20 to set up a three-wicket victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low-scoring IPL thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. Hasaranga’s inspired spell of leg-spin helped bowl out Kolkata for 128, a total Bangalore overhauled with four balls to spare after…
BARCLAYS shares continued to slide for a second on Wednesday (30) after one of its top investors offloaded a £900-million chunk of stock in the lender at a discount. The investor on Tuesday (29) sold 599 million shares at 150p apiece against the previous day’s closing price of 160.48p on…
