• Sunday, February 23, 2025

Tata Steel to slash 3,000 jobs in Wales: source

INDIAN-owned Tata Steel is to cut about 3,000 jobs at a plant in Wales, a source said Thursday (18), as the industry struggles to finance greener production of the metal. The company will on Friday (19) confirm the closure of two blast furnaces at the Port Talbot steelworks, resulting in…

‘Pathaan’, ‘Jawan’ nominated for international stunt awards

Shah Rukh Khan has truly ruled over 2023 with Pathaan, Jawan, and Dunki. While he has been making waves with his magnificent triumphs over the years, now his films Jawan and Pathaan have earned multiple nominations in Vulture’s 2023 Annual Stunt Awards. SRK starrer Pathaan and Jawan not only impressed…

Bhansali to announce his next in March

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is currently busy with the post-production of his upcoming web series Heeramandi, is set to announce his new magnum opus in March. With things silently moving ahead in motion, SLB is committed to starting a new feature film for the big screen in 2024. A…

Michelin-starred restaurant owner arrested for spiking woman’s drink

In a recent incident at a Mayfair private members’ club in London, a 61-year-old man named Vikas Nath was charged with spiking a woman’s drink. Metropolitan Police officers responded to staff concerns about an attempt to drug a female guest at the club in the early hours of Tuesday (15),…

In rural India, 42% teenagers struggle with basic English reading:…

As many as forty-two per cent of children in the age group of 14 to 18 years in rural India struggle with reading easy sentences in English, while more than half of them face challenges with simple division problems, said the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 which was…

Foxconn to set up chip testing plant in India

TAIWAN’S Foxconn will partner with tech firm HCL Group for a semiconductor assembly and testing facility in India, the companies said on Thursday (18). The firms will set up an outsourced assembly and testing (OSAT) unit in the south Asian nation. An OSAT plant packages, assembles and tests foundry-made silicon…

Weather impacts child’s blood pressure

EXPOSURE to outdoor humidity and temperature levels during pregnancy is associated with blood pressure changes in children, according to a new study. Researchers found that exposure to higher relative humidity while being pregnant was linked to a steeper increase in blood pressure in childhood, while being exposed to higher temperatures…

Indian-American Haley to challenge Trump in New Hampshire primary

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has indicated that he intends to predominantly bypass the New Hampshire primary next week, shifting his focus to South Carolina, where the Republican presidential primary is set for February 24. The move makes it a direct contest between former president Donald Trump and Indian American Nikki…

Pakistan missile strike on Iran kills three women, four children

In Iran’s southeast border region, a missile attack launched by Pakistan resulted in the death of at least three women and four children on Thursday (18), Iranian state media reported. “Pakistan attacked an Iranian border village with missiles,” state television said, quoting Alireza Marhamati, deputy provincial governor of Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan…

Low-note campaigning begins for Pakistan polls

THE frontrunner party for Pakistan’s delayed elections began campaigning on Monday (15), after a weekend court decision effectively pushed the opposition party of ex-prime minister Imran Khan out of the race. Pakistan’s vote next month has been marred by claims of pre-poll rigging, with analysts saying that the army establishment…