- Thursday, April 17, 2025
Actress-producer Alia Bhatt on Thursday said she decided to support the upcoming web series Poacher as it uncovers an important true-life story that’s told with a lot of genuineness. Bhatt is an executive producer on the Prime Video series that marks director Richie Mehta’s return to streaming space with a…
Actor Akshay Kumar, who attended the inauguration of Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu stone temple on Wednesday, says he was “blessed” to be part of the ceremony. The BAPS Hindu Mandir, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been built using ancient architectural methods clubbed with scientific techniques. Kumar…
THE first Muslim mayor of Salisbury, Atiqul Hoque, has been expelled from the Tory party after accusations of making antisemitic remarks on social media. The decision came following a thorough investigation by Tory officials in response to a formal complaint, media reports said. While specific details of the remarks remain…
Two key border points between Delhi and Haryana state remain closed for traffic as farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation entered the third day on Thursday. Multiple layers of concrete blocks and metal spikes have been put in place at Delhi’s Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana as well as at the…
WHO really invented butter chicken? The competing claims of two rival restaurants in Delhi – Moti Mahal and Daryaganj – have now gone global. The dispute has ended up in the courts with the owners of Moti Mahal also demanding £200,000 in damages. Foreign correspondents based in the Indian capital are piling…
THE former chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, has presented a proposal to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), offering a blueprint that could revolutionise the cricketing landscape, the Cricbuzz reported. While the specifics of his plan remain undisclosed, Modi’s vision aims to inject substantial revenue…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has commissioned a culture review by an external agency amid reports of racism, sexism, and a lack of freedom to speak up, being faced by its members. Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal and Rise Associates have been appointed to lead the review and suggest…
Inspired by the success of the TV drama “Mr Bates vs the Post Office,” a group of international students, unjustly accused of cheating by the Home Office, are creating a television drama pitch to shine a spotlight on their prolonged struggle for justice, mirroring a similar unresolved issue and scandal…
While the UK government has been tightening immigration norms, the number of international students applying to undergraduate courses in British universities has gone up for the second consecutive year, according to media reports. The latest data shows 115,730 students from outside the UK applied to start in September, up from…
BRITAIN’s markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and other non-financial misconduct cases they have recorded since 2021 and how they have dealt with them. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) promised lawmakers in January it would investigate how financial…
