• Monday, February 24, 2025

This industry requires patience and sacrifices: Ranbir

In his little over a 15-year career, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor says many lessons have been learned but patience and sacrifice are the two key elements an aspiring actor should swear by. Ranbir made his debut with 2007’s Saawariya and is regarded as one of the most talented actors of his generation also known…

Imran Khan summoned for public trial by Pakistan court

A Pakistani court on Thursday (23), issued an order for the authorities to present former prime minister Imran Khan for trial on November 28 regarding charges of leaking state secrets, his lawyer said. This appearance would mark his first public appearance since he was jailed in August. The former cricket…

Fathima Beevi, India’s first woman Supreme Court judge, dies at…

THE first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former governor of Tamil Nadu state, Justice Fathima Beevi, died at a private hospital in Kerala on Thursday (23), official sources said. She was 96. Justice Beevi was admitted to the private hospital a few days ago due to age-related ailments…

Estimates show net migration to UK slowing

NET migration to the UK hit a record high of 745,000 in 2022 but provisional estimates for the year ending June 2023 indicated a ‘slowing’ of the trend. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday (23) said net migration – the difference between the number of people leaving Britain…

RSPCA expects ‘winter crisis’ as animal abandonments rise

The RSPCA is preparing for a ‘winter crisis,’ due to escalating rates of animal abandonments, revealing a surge in incidents across several regions in England. Figures from Surrey alone show a concerning 27.4% increase in animal abandonments compared to 2020. Among the recent cases, a bearded dragon and two tortoises…

South Asia presenting investment opportunities: Doraiswami

INDIA’S high commissioner to the UK has called on British businesses to make good of the opportunities south Asian economies are presenting. Vikram Doraiswami said India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal were moving forward through regional integration to drive growth which the UK “is poised to benefit from”. “It’s well…

Maldives leader wants Indian troops out

THE president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, formally requested last Saturday (18) that India withdraw its troops from his strategically located archipelago, fulfilling an election pledge on his first day in office. In a conversation with a visiting Indian minister, Muizzu asked New Delhi to recall personnel deployed to operate…

Shekhar Kapur’s daughter gears up for acting debut

Award-winning filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and actress Suchitra Krishnamoorti’s daughter, Kaveri Kapur, is gearing up to make her acting debut. If reports are to be believed, Kaveri has already kick-started her preparations to set foot in Bollywood. For those not in the know, Shekhar’s daughter is already proficient as both a singer-songwriter and…

Grammy winner Sam Slater on scoring music for ‘The Railway…

Two-time Grammy Award-winning music producer and composer, Sam Slater has received overwhelming praise for his original score in the global blockbuster series The Railway Men. The successful four-part mini-series is being praised for a variety of reasons, one of which being the music and original score composed by Sam Slater of Joker and Chernobyl fame.…

Dia Mirza among 4 Indians in BBC 100 Women list

Four Indian women, including Bollywood actress Dia Mirza, made it to the BBC 100 Women List 2023. BBC released the 11th edition of the list on November 21, 2023. In addition to Mirza, captain of India’s national women’s cricket team Harmanpreet Kaur, National Geographic photographer Arati Kumar-Rao, and Tibetan Buddhist nun Jetsunma Tenzin…