- Thursday, February 27, 2025
Gadar 2, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, earned over £3.2 million on the sixth day of its release taking its total domestic box office earnings to £ 26.1 million according to the makers. Directed by Anil Sharma, the film is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.…
The Jailer song “Kaavaalaa” featuring Tamannaah Bhatia and Rajinikanth has become very popular. After the video of a Japanese man dancing to the song went viral, now Hiroshi Suzuki, ambassador of Japan to India created a video with Japanese YouTuber Mayo San in which he is seen shaking his legs on…
WHEN Life Of Pi was first published in 2001, it became a literary phenomenon, selling millions of copies in many different languages and winning multiple awards, including the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The global success of Canadian author Yann Martel’s novel immediately led towards thoughts of a live adaptation. Aside…
THE lander module of India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft comprising the lander and rover has successfully separated from the propulsion module, ISRO said on Thursday (17). In the next step, the lander module will descend to a slightly lower orbit around the Moon on Friday (18), the space agency said. “Thanks for…
The first summit on traditional medicine was initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday (17) with the objective to gather evidence and data that would facilitate the secure utilisation of such treatments. Traditional medicines are a “first port of call for millions of people worldwide”, the UN health…
The British Museum, a prominent tourist destination in London renowned for its vast collection of valuable artifacts, has taken the decision to expel an employee, pending legal action, following the discovery of theft of several treasures from a storeroom. The famous public museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture,…
WHEN Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was released in 2001, the tensions between India and Pakistan were higher than usual and it resulted in the Partition-set action drama clocking up recordbreaking numbers at the box office. The sequel, set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, is another attempt…
THE big budget thriller, which marks Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt’s entry into Hollywood had a premiere on Netflix recently. The story revolves around a secret agent (Gal Gadot) working for a mysterious organisation designed to keep order globally. She then crosses paths with a young Indian hacker (Alia Bhatt) and…
CASH-STRAPPED Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday (15) that it was scrapping a $3.85 billion (£3.03bn) deal to build an oil refinery that was set to become the island nation’s largest foreign investment. Energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the cabinet terminated the agreement on Monday (14) because Singapore-registered Silver Park International…
INDIA’S central bank left interest rates unchanged last Thursday (10) but warned that higher food prices, caused in part by the extreme weather conditions, had impacted household budgets and halted a downward inflation trend. The benchmark repurchase rate has been kept at 6.50 per cent since the last hike by…
