- Friday, February 28, 2025
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi’s party is set to keep control of India’s most populous state with a big majority, according to the count on Thursday (10) of a state assembly vote that could offer clues to the national mood before a 2024 general election. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) coalition was leading…
SOME of the best musical talents are on the live circuit, and a perfect example is a double bill at The Nutshell in Winchester next Friday (18), as part of the Women In Arts festival organised by Jay Visvadeva of Sama Arts Network. Sparsh Bajpai will deliver a jazz and…
EARLIER this year, Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer was banned in Pakistan shortly before its highly anticipated release, despite being passed by censors. The hard-hitting drama is based on the investigation of real-life 1990s serial killer Javed Iqbal, who sexually abused and murdered 100 children in Lahore, while sending…
A new season results in shops being filled with the latest trends, reimagined from high-profile catwalks around the world. This year after two years of loungewear, there is an added sparkle as we emerge from the darkened depths of Covid-19, with eye-catching colours, bold prints, daring styles and interesting revivals.…
ACCLAIMED dance production Sevens has recommenced a UK tour that it began at the end of 2021 with eye-catching performances. The three-part dance and music based on the sacred, sometimes sinful, significance of the number seven features top talents including Abirami Eswar. The Kathak maestro, trained by Padmashri Pratap Pawar MBE, specialises…
Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday unveiled the trailer of its upcoming drama-thriller Jalsa. Starring two of the finest actors of our times, Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah, the film reflects on a gripping story of human emotions. It is directed by Suresh Triveni and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishnan Kumar, Vikram Malhotra, Shikhaa…
Netflix has renewed its globally popular coming-of-age series Never Have I Ever, co-created by Mindy Kaling and Lang, for the fourth and final season. The announcement of the fourth season renewal comes ahead of the launch of Season 3 of the show. The team has just finished filming Season 3 which drops…
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who is busy promoting his next film Bachchhan Paandey, on Wednesday said he works round-the-clock for his passion for cinema and not money. The 54-year-old actor said he is surprised when people ask him how he shoots so many films in a year. “I choose to go to…
Toplined by Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna, the much-awaited espionage thriller Mission Majnu has locked a new date for its theatrical release. Earlier scheduled to enter cinemas on May 13, the film will now arrive on June 10, the makers announced on Wednesday. Directed by Shantanu Bagchi, Mission Majnu is set in the 1970s and features Malhotra…
THE new Trades Union Congress (TUC) report published on Wednesday (9) revealed that black and minority ethnic (BME) women are twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men (4.7 per cent compared to 2.4 per cent). Overall, BME workers are overrepresented on zero-hours contracts compared to white…
