• Saturday, February 22, 2025

MI6 plans to recruit more black and Asian people: British…

A BRITISH Indian spy working with the UK’s foreign intelligence service said the agency wants to recruit more people from black and Asian backgrounds. In a rare interview to BBC Radio 1Xtra, the MI6 director of global intelligence, identified only as Jay, said the service sought individuals with the right…

Karan Johar to host 71st Miss World pageant in Mumbai…

Celebrated filmmaker Karan Johar is set to host the 71st Miss World. The finale is taking place in India after 28 years. Miss World’s official Instagram profile announced the same. “We are honored to announce that Karan Johar @karanjohar, a renowned Indian filmmaker, will host the 71st Miss World Festival.…

Critics’ Choice Awards nominations: ’12th Fail’, ‘Kaathal’ vie for best…

The nominations for Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA) 2024 were announced on Wednesday with 12th Fail, Kaathal – The Core, and Joram among the eight contenders for the top prize of the best picture. The sixth edition of the awards will honour the best of talent in feature films, short films,…

Jeremy Hunt unveils pre-poll tax cut for workers

CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt offered voters tax cuts in a bid to woo them back to prime minister Rishi Sunak’s Tories ahead of an expected 2024 election, slashing the emergency reserves in the public finances to the bone. Hunt said he was reducing the rate of social security contributions (NICs) paid…

Nitin Sawhney reveals why he can’t attend Australia music festival…

The Award-winning British Indian musician Nitin Sawhney, who had to withdraw from Australia’s premier world music festival WOMADelaide starting on Friday (8) due to a medical emergency, has revealed that he ‘had a heart attack’ a few days ago. Known for musical scores in over 70 films, including for a…

Tata Motors to split car division to focus more on…

INDIA’s Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, is planning to separate its car division as it wants to focus more on making electric cars in the future, reported The Telegraph. The split means Tata Motors will have two separate divisions: one will make regular cars, and the other will…

Janhvi Kapoor joins Ram Charan in his next

Actress Janhvi Kapoor has booked her second Telugu project in RRR star Ram Charan’s 16th film, the makers on Wednesday said. The upcoming movie, currently titled RC 16, is being directed by Buchi Babu Sana. Production house Mythri Movie Makers made the announcement on the occasion of Jahnvi’s 27th birthday.…

Parisian elegance takes centre stage at Paris Fashion Week’s dazzling…

The curtains rose on the 2024 Paris Fashion Week on February 26, promising a dazzling display of style and innovation, with the grand finale set to unfold in flair on March 5. Paris Fashion Week, established in 1973, is a bi-annual event organized by the Fédération de la Haute Couture…

‘Enjoy Enjaami’ row: Maestro AR Rahman distances from music label…

On the third anniversary of the “Enjoy Enjaami” song on Tuesday, 5 March, well-known music director Santosh Narayanan took to Instagram and X and put out posts claiming that the artists involved in making the song had not made any revenue. For those not in the know, “Enjoy Enjaami” is…

India home minister Amit Shah unveils Asha Bhosle’s photobiography ‘Best…

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met with veteran singer Asha Bhosle and unveiled the latter’s photobiography ‘Best of Asha’. Conceptualised and initiated by Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and MLA Ashish Shelar, ‘Best of Asha’ is a compilation of photographs of the singer captured by ace photographer…