• Monday, February 24, 2025

Rajinikanth attends India-New Zealand World Cup 2023 semifinal in Mumbai

Superstar Rajinikanth on Wednesday attended the first semifinal of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup being played between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. The Jailer star and his wife, producer Latha were spotted exiting the airport in Mumbai on Tuesday night. The highly anticipated semifinal is underway at the Wankhede Stadium. Former English…

European Union Film Fest to return in Delhi in December

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will return with its 28th edition in New Delhi on December 1. The 10-day film gala, which aims to celebrate the cultural connect between India and the European Union through the world of cinema, will take place across three locations — the Indian Habitat…

BTS member RM says he wants to visit India someday

RM, the leader of the South Korean band BTS which enjoys massive popularity in India, says he would love to visit the country someday. In a live session on the global fan forum Weverse on Tuesday night, the 29-year-old was asked if he would want to come to India. In…

Asda settles £300m debt

SUPERMARKET chain Asda, owned by brothers Zuber and Mohsin Issa, has recently settled a hefty £300 million debt. It paid off a £200m loan acquired for the purchase of 132 convenience stores and petrol stations from the Co-op last year. Also, it cleared an additional £100m in borrowings. As a…

Sunak says pledge fulfilled as inflation slows sharply

BRITISH inflation cooled more than expected in October as household energy prices dropped from a year ago and there was also a wider softening of price pressures, offering relief to the Bank of England and prime minister Rishi Sunak. Annual consumer price inflation plunged to a lower-than-expected 4.6 per cent…

India’s Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy dies at 75

EMBATTLED Sahara conglomerate chief Subrata Roy died on Tuesday (14) due to cardiorespiratory arrest, the company said in a statement. He was 75. Roy was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday (12) and died following complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension and diabetes, according to the company. “It…

Kohli scores record 50th ODI ton

INDIA’s Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday (15), hailing the landmark as being “like a dream”. Kohli, 35, reached his century — his third of the tournament — with a…

1983 winners tell Indian team: Don’t take title for granted

INDIA are the favourites to lift a third World Cup, but a star of the country’s 1983 breakthrough triumph has warned of the threats posed by cricket’s “glorious uncertainties”. Rohit Sharma’s side have cruised into the semi-finals, where they will face New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday (15), with nine…

India win toss, bat first against New Zealand in semi-final

INDIA captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday (15). The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament with three…

Tragedy as mother and children die in house fire

FIVE members of a family, including a woman and her three children, were killed in a house fire in west London last Sunday (12) evening. The woman has been identified as Seema Ratra, but the three children have not been named. Their father, Aroen Kishen, who survived the fire, was reportedly…