• Monday, February 24, 2025

Vir Das: Making a Mind Fool of himself

A PATH-BREAKING journey in live comedy led Vir Das towards winning an International Emmy award in November. That glittering honour for his Netflix special, Vir Das: Landing, added to global acclaim for India’s most popular English-language stand-up star. Instead of basking in that glory, the cool comic has been busy…

Japanese world champion Nozomi Okuhara shares travel ordeal in India

Former Japanese world champion and Olympic medallist shuttler Nozomi Okuhara recently recounted a challenging travel experience during her visit to India, where she fell victim to notorious taxi drivers in Delhi and faced a four-hour wait before being allotted a hotel room in Cuttack, Odisha. The 28-year-old Okuhara, took to…

India outclass South Africa to square T20 series

CAPTAIN Suryakumar Yadav smashed a brilliant 100 from 56 balls as India squared the series against South Africa with an emphatic 106-run win in the third and final Twenty20 International in Johannesburg on Thursday (14). After being sent in to bat, India reached 201 for seven in their 20 overs…

England aim to test spin attack in India

NOVICE spinner Shoaib Bashir was on Monday (11) named in England’s 16-man squad for the five-Test series against India, along with fellow uncapped bowlers Gus Atkinson and Tom Hartley. Bashir, 20, made his first-class debut for Somerset only in June and has taken 10 wickets at an average of 67.…

Tata Steel ties up with Imperial College in decarbonisation efforts

A NEW £10-million design and manufacturing centre has been created in partnership between Imperial College London and India’s Tata Steel as part of efforts to develop innovative processes to decarbonise steel production. The Centre for Innovation in Sustainable Design and Manufacturing is expected to enable the development of sustainable products…

Raveena Tandon onboards Indian adaptation of ABC series ‘Revenge’

Actress Raveena Tandon will be seen in an interesting avatar in a new web series titled Karmma Calling. As per a statement, Karmma Calling is the Indian adaptation of the ABC series Revenge. In the series, Raveena plays the role of Indrani Kothari, the reigning queen of society in Alibaug,…

Shreyas Talpade suffers heart attack

Actor Shreyas Talpade suffered a heart attack and is recuperating in a hospital in Mumbai after undergoing an angioplasty, an official of the medical facility said on Friday. The 47-year-old actor’s wife, Deepti, released a statement on Instagram on Friday, saying Talpade is in stable condition and will be discharged…

Vir Das to perform at Apollo Theatre in London

Comedian-actor Vir Das is set to perform at the iconic Apollo Theatre in London on 16th December. The Apollo Theatre is a venue steeped in musical history having witnessed performances from iconic acts like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Iron Maiden, and contemporary music royalties such as Selena…

Paes, Amritraj enter International Tennis Hall of Fame as first…

Leander Paes, the former doubles world No. 1, and Vijay Amritraj, an Indian broadcaster and promoter, have made history as the first Asian men to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF). Besides the duo, renowned journalist and writer Richard Evans has also been elected in the…

Shah Rukh performs pooja at Sai Baba temple in Shirdi

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday performed a pooja and sought the blessing of Sai Baba in Shirdi, Maharashtra, along with his daughter Suhana Khan. Ahead of the release of his comedy-drama Dunki, several videos and pictures of the Jawan actor surfaced on social media in which he can be seen performing pooja and other…