- Sunday, February 23, 2025
THE chairman of Reliance Industries has lauded Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visionary leadership during his speech at the just concluded Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Mukesh Ambani emphasised that Modi’s influence extended globally, portraying him as the most successful prime minister in India’s history. He credited Modi for Gujarat’s remarkable transformation,…
Tamil-language film Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food, which hit cinemas on December 1 and started streaming on Netflix on December 29, has been removed from the platform after it faced massive backlash and police complaints for some of its alleged ‘anti-Hindu scenes’. Helmed by debutant director Nilesh Krishnaa, the film…
2024 is going to be a busy year for Romesh Ranganathan, a stand-up comedian, actor, and radio host. Next week he kick-starts a stand-up tour before taking over from Claudia Winkleman as the host of Radio 2’s Saturday morning show in April. In May, BBC1 drops the second series of…
Michael Jackson‘s biopic Michael is set to release on big screens on April 18, 2025, as per Variety. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the biopic stars the late King of Pop’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in his first major role. Lionsgate will release the film in the US, while Universal will handle…
Filmmaker Nag Ashwin’s sci-fi film Kalki 2898-AD, starring Prabhas and Deepika Padukone, will now release in theatres on May 9, 2024, the makers announced on Friday. Production banner Vyjayanthi Movies shared the news of the multilingual big-budget movie’s new release date on its social media pages along with a brand-new…
THE recent finale of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) Season 15 led to speculation, even among some in the media, that Amitabh Bachchan might be retiring from hosting the iconic quiz show. However, his emotional sign-off marked the end of another successful series, and it’s expected he’ll return for season 16 later this…
Almost five years after the huge success of Andhadhun (2018), celebrated filmmaker Sriram Raghavan returns to keep the audience on the edge of their seats with his latest directorial Merry Christmas. The film, which faced several delays before finally finding its way to cinemas, stars Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi…
Actress Avantika Vandanapu, who is best known for starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie Spin and the comedy film Senior Year, now headlines the reboot of the beloved classic Mean Girls. The musical teen comedy film directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. in their feature film directorial…
THE World Bank is working to slash how long it takes to get financing projects off the ground as part of a push to speed up and scale up the 79-year-old development lender, its president said last Wednesday (3). It currently takes 27 months, on average, before “the first dollar…
INDIA’S antitrust body is investigating domestic units of global delivery companies, such as Germany’s DHL, US-based United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx, for alleged collusion on discounts and tariffs, official documents seen by Reuters showed. It is the latest such scrutiny for the logistics industry, some dating back to 2015,…
