- Wednesday, February 19, 2025
ACTRESS Tanishaa Mukerji stepped outside her comfort zone to participate in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 11 and captivated audiences with eye-catching dance performances. Though her stint on the show has come to an end, she described her pride at having embraced the challenge of the dance floor. Shortly after leaving…
“Jasso, joyaso” (meaning “evil, be gone”) chants reverberated through a cedar forest in northern Japan’s Iwate region. This age-old tradition, where men clad in loincloths jostle in a 1,000-year-old celebration known as the Somin-sai festival, also known as the ‘naked man’ festival, was celebrated for the last time because of…
BAS JAVID, who has been tasked with policing illegal immigration, has said his immigrant background enables him to bring compassion to the role. Javid was appointed director general for immigration enforcement at the Home Office in November last year. With a budget exceeding £779 million and a staff of more…
Indian-born media executive Dr Samir Shah was on Thursday confirmed as the new BBC chairman after his selection cleared the stages of scrutiny to be approved by King Charles III this week. Shah, who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, was picked as the government’s preferred candidate…
FORMER chancellor Sajid Javid was honoured with a knighthood by the Prince of Wales for his contribution to politics and public service on Wednesday (21). Javid described his knighthood as a “tremendous honour” after he was recognised for his achievements in the New Year’s Honours List announced in last December,…
A Chinese tech security firm was able to breach foreign governments, including India, infiltrate social media accounts, and hack personal computers, a massive data leak analysed by experts this week revealed. The trove of documents from I-Soon, a private company that competed for Chinese government contracts, shows that its hackers…
NASA’s Odysseus spacecraft, part of the private IM-1 mission, is on its voyage to the moon, bearing a special tribute to the revered Hindu guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the fifth spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, media reports said. This homage is manifested in an etching developed by Relative…
Khajuraho, situated in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, India, stands as a testament to cultural richness with its UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recently, the historic town witnessed an extraordinary spectacle during the 50th Khajuraho Dance Festival, as 1,484 Kathak dancers gracefully moved to the rhythm of ‘Raag Basant’, etching…
INDIAN edtech firm Byju’s said Wednesday (21) a court had given it temporary protection in its fight against a group of shareholders trying to sack the company’s billionaire founder. Byju’s, which is controlled by CEO Byju Raveendran, was once one of India’s most valuable start-ups as demand for its online…
INDIA said Thursday (22) they are primed for whatever the pitch has in store for the fourth Test but expect it to favour spinners, after England captain Ben Stokes said he “had never seen anything like” the Ranchi wicket. Rohit Sharma’s hosts are looking to seal the series in the…
