- Monday, February 24, 2025
A 54-YEAR-OLD Nepali climber known as “Everest Man” reached the peak of the world’s highest mountain for a record 30th time last Wednesday (22), three decades after his first summit. Kami Rita Sherpa, who broke his own record after climbing the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak for the 29th time earlier this…
The Idea of You star Nicholas Galitzine will play He-Man in the upcoming live-action feature film Masters of the Universe, based on the iconic Mattel franchise. Masters of the Universe is based on Mattel’s famous toy line that spawned a successful animated TV series (1983-85) as well as a 1987…
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is in negotiations to board the cast of the next installment in the Jurassic World franchise. If the deal goes through, Ali will feature alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Rupert Friend in the movie, which Hollywood studio Universal Pictures has set for…
AN ASIAN-ORIGIN man won a case against his boss for not calling his name correctly at an employment tribunal, and he was awarded £9,000 for being a victim of race harassment, The Telegraph reported. A tribunal in Watford heard that Viveak Taneja, a British Indian, who worked at Phoenix Whirlpools,…
We Are Lady Parts, the critically acclaimed British comedy about an all-girl Muslim punk rock band, is back with season two. The show stars Anjana Vasan and Juliette Motamed in lead roles, along with cameos from Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and BAFTA Award-winning actress Meera Syal. We Are…
A 24-year-old man of Brazilian heritage, who admitted to the manslaughter of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend in London last year, has been sentenced to detention in a mental institution. Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday where he…
Emmy Award-winning actress Archie Panjabi has joined the BBC Studios Kids & Family comedic mystery series Anisha Accidental Detective as an executive producer. Based on the books of the same name by Serena Patel, the ten-part live-action adaptation will follow 10-year-old Anisha Mistry, whose life is upended when her aunt’s…
INDIA has transferred 100 metric tonnes of its gold stored in the UK to domestic vaults in FY24, PTI reported quoting sources on Friday (31). This is one of the largest gold movements by the country since 1991 when a significant portion of the gold reserves was pledged and moved…
ISHANA Shyamalan started promoting her directorial debut The Watchers with a press tour in London. She attended a special preview screening of the film on Tuesday at the Ham Yard Hotel in London, England. Joining her were the cast members Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, and Oliver Finnegan and her father,…
THE highly anticipated documentary film Our Land, Our Freedom, directed by Meena Nanji and Zippy Kimundu, is gearing up for its UK premiere at Sheffield DocFest, an international documentary festival and Industry Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. This evocative documentary is poised to make its mark on British audiences…
