- Saturday, March 01, 2025
SRI LANKA will seek an International Monetary Fund bailout, president Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday (16), to battle record inflation and unprecedented food and fuel shortages as the country runs out of dollars to finance imports. The south Asia nation is in the throes of its worst economic crisis since…
TWO people have been convicted of murdering a Leicester man who was found fatally injured in the boot of a car. Anand Parmar, 47, who was brutally attacked, died in a hospital on April 12 last year, a day after the incident. Leicester Crown Court on Tuesday (15) convicted Renaldo…
The Slumdog Millionaire (2008) actor Dev Patel is set to produce an upcoming international project, titled KNOT. The film has been written by Atika Chohan, who is best known for writing Chhapaak (2020), Guilty (2020), and Margarita with A Straw (2014). It is expected to go before cameras in the second half of 2022. Speaking about her journey as a screenwriter,…
US President Joe Biden has confidence in Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and believes that he will be an “excellent representative” of the country in India, the White House has said. White House press secretary Jen Psaki exuded confidence that the Senate would soon confirm Garcetti’s nomination, which has been…
INDIAN AMERICAN public health expert Dr Ashish Jha will take over as president Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response coordinator next month, the White House announced on Thursday (17). The current coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, it said. Jha is the dean of…
After two successful and critically acclaimed seasons of its franchise Abhay, ZEE5 has released the trailer of Abhay 3. Directed by Ken Ghosh and produced by Zee Studios, Abhay S3 stars Kunal Kemmu, Asha Negi, and Nidhi Singh in returning roles and Vijay Raaz, Rahul Dev, Vidya Malvade, Tanuj Virwani, and Divya Agarwal as the new cast…
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES and Softbank Group-backed Ola Electric will receive incentives under India’s $2.4 billion (£1.83 bn) programme to boost local battery cell production after winning a tender, four sources said. The winning bidders also include Hyundai Global Motors Company and Indian jewellery maker Rajesh Exports, the sources said on condition…
A SCULPTURE in memory of the healthcare workers who lost their lives during the pandemic was unveiled at the British Medical Association (BMA) headquarters in central London on Wednesday (16) ahead of the two-year anniversary of lockdown next week. At least 50 doctors, most of them from black, Asian and…
UK has unveiled an ‘Inclusive Britain’ action plan with changes to policing, health and education to address racial disparities in the country. The plan, as a response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic disparities chaired by Tony Sewell, has more than 70 measures including greater scrutiny over the way police use stop…
IN-DEMAND ACTRESS DISCUSSES HER NEW MOVIE RADHE SHYAM BEAUTY queen turned actress Pooja Hegde has made an impressive rise since making her film debut with 2012 Tamil-language superhero flick Mugamoodi and now firmly established herself as one of the most-sought-after actresses in India. Her latest offering is mega-budget period romance Radhe Shyam, opposite…
