- Friday, February 28, 2025
THE UK government has unilaterally called off a scheduled visit of Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf to London apparently because of Islamabad’s policy towards Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine, according to a media report. The visit, which was scheduled for next week, was called off on Friday (4) without…
Indian-Canadian star Lilly Singh, who recently revealed in an Instagram video that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cysts and had to be taken to the hospital, says that she wants to use her position in highlighting South Asian talent. Speaking on the inaugural day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022,…
SHANE WARNE was often called “the best captain Australia never had”, and the Indian Premier League side he led to a title triumph in 2008 paid tribute to the late Australian bowler Saturday (5). The victory for the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural edition of the world’s most valuable cricket tournament not…
Bollywood actress Sanya Malhotra is set to star in an upcoming Hindi film, set at streaming media giant Netflix. Titled Kathal, the film is a female-centric dramedy featuring Malhotra in the role of a cop. Actor Anant Joshi has been roped in to star alongside her. Kathal will mark the directorial debut of Yashowardhan…
Saiyami Kher is known for giving her hundred percent to every project that she takes up. Be it her debut film Mirzya (2016) or Netflix’s Choked (2020, the actress has always managed to win praises from critics and audiences alike. Kher had quite a busy start to the year, thanks to back-to-back film announcements. Working…
INDIA will raise petrol and diesel prices soon for the first time in more than four months as global crude prices soar after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, three government officials said, amid growing concern about inflation. Asia’s third-largest economy, which imports 80 per cent of its oil needs, faces retail inflation staying…
RUSSIA has informed the UN security council that buses are ready at crossing points to go to Kharkiv and Sumy in Ukraine to evacuate Indian students and other foreign nationals stranded there. An emergency UN session was held on Friday (4) following Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the biggest…
INDIA urged Ukraine and Russia to impose a ceasefire in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy to help evacuate hundreds of Indian students trapped there amid worsening conflict. Around 700 Indian students have been unable to leave Sumy after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in late February, with their evacuation hampered…
LEFT-HANDER Ravindra Jadeja hit an unbeaten 175 as India declared their innings on 574 for eight against Sri Lanka on day two of the opening Test on Saturday (5). Jadeja pulverised the Sri Lankan bowling in Mohali to amass his Test-best total in superstar cricketer Virat Kohli’s 100th five-day match. Both…
AFTER being out of the spotlight for a large part of the last decade, Bobby Deol has reignited his career with incendiary roles that have burned brightly on diverse streaming platforms. These have included explosive Netflix film Class Of 83 and two seasons of Prakash Jha’s controversial streaming show Aashram on the MX Player OTT…
