• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Labour MP slams prominent Muslim group for not condemning Hamas

LABOUR MP Khalid Mahmood has criticised a top Mulsim group of the UK for not condemning Hamas which committed atrocities in Israel earlier this month. Hamas gunmen sneaked across the border into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing more than 14,000 people and abducting dozens. In…

Bangladesh PM lauds biopic of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, nation’s founder…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina applauded filmmaker Shyam Benegal and the team for creating a “wonderful historical masterpiece” with Mujib – The Making of a Nation, a biographical drama on the country’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film narrates the life story of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh,…

‘Strictly Come Dancing’: Find out what went down in Week…

During week four of Strictly Come Dancing, all the 13 remaining couples tried their best to impress judges with a variety of dance performances, from emotional Viennese waltzes to an intense paso doble. Layton Williams, who is a TV and musical theatre star, and his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, took the…

Modi pens Garba song ‘Maadi’ as Navratri festivities kick off

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned down a Garba song, titled Maadi, composed by Meet brothers, Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh. According to them, it is like a blessing of Goddess Durga during Navaratri that they got this opportunity. On the Garba song Maadi penned by Modi, the Meet Brothers said, “This…

Gems discovered by climber on Mont Blanc increases in value

A climber stumbled upon a box filled with gems, purportedly worth €300,000, in the wreckage of an Air India flight on Mont Blanc. Authorities allowed him to keep half the stones as a reward for reporting the find. Later, when he tried to sell the gems and had them professionally…

Kareena’s ‘The Buckingham Murders’ premieres at BFI London Film Festival

Kareena Kapoor Khan says she has always been a fan of detective stories and her upcoming film The Buckingham Murders fulfilled her wish of starring in one. Directed by Hansal Mehta, The Buckingham Murders is billed as an “atmospheric thriller”. The film had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on…

Modi confirms India’s 2036 Olympics bid

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi has confirmed India would bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and become just the fourth Asian nation to stage the Games. The country has held a session of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board, which has already resolved to include cricket – India’s most popular…

Karan Johar celebrates 25 years of ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’

Director Karan Johar on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of his directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and thanked the audience for marking his journey as a filmmaker with warmth. Released on October 16, 1998, the Hindi film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukerji and went on to redefine new-age…

Nikki Haley criticises Islamic nations for restricting entry to Gaza…

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticised Islamic countries on Sunday (15), for not providing refuge to civilians from Gaza fleeing their homes due to the imminent ground invasion by Israel. She also hit out at former US president Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the incumbent, over the Iranian nuclear deal…

Two Indian-origin women Israeli security officers killed in Hamas attack

At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack orchestrated by the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, official sources and members of the community confirmed on Sunday (15). Lieutenant Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Ashdod,…