- Thursday, February 27, 2025
SCOTTISH comedian and celebrity chef Hardeep Singh Kohli has been arrested and charged with “non-recent” sexual offences. Police Scotland said in a statement that the 54-year-old man, “arrested and charged in connection with allegations of non-recent sexual offences,” was released on an undertaking to appear in court at a later…
SHREYAS IYER’S lower back injury has left India without a settled number four batter in the one-day squad ahead of this year’s home World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma said. Since all-rounder Yuvraj Singh’s retirement in 2017, India have tried a dozen players at that spot with only Iyer and stumper-batsman…
THE marquee World Cup match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will now be played on October 14, one day before the original slot, the ICC confirmed as the world governing body announced rescheduling nine games of the tournament. As per the latest update, Pakistan and England will have three of…
INDIAN lawmakers have passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government. The law will allow companies to transfer some users’ data abroad while giving the government power to seek information from…
The outgoing prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has announced that his brother and former premier, Nawaz Sharif, is set to make his return to Pakistan in the upcoming month. Nawaz Sharif’s return aims to address his pending court cases and to spearhead the party’s efforts for the forthcoming general…
HOW do you write about sex? This was the question put to Reshma Ruia, the co-founder of a south Asian women’s writing collective, The Whole Kahani (the complete story), when the group of eight authors launched their third anthology in London last week. Tongues and Bellies, a short story collection,…
Switching to a vegetarian diet for several months has the potential to decrease the susceptibility to heart attacks and strokes, a study shows. The research involved nearly 2,000 individuals with underlying health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure, who abstained from consuming meat for an average period of…
Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film 12th Fail is set to hit the screens on October 27, the makers announced on Thursday. Based on Anurag Pathak’s best-selling novel about the incredible journey of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, the movie stars Vikrant Massey in the lead. Described as…
EXACTLY 40 years ago, a fabulous low budget film far removed from commercial Hindi cinema took everyone by surprise. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro not only became a cult classic, but also redefined Indian cinema and introduced Bollywood to a whole host of fresh talents, including actors, crew and cutting edge creative minds,…
INDIA will start as favourites against Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 semi-final in Chennai on Friday (11). Japan is the only team India yet to defeat in the tournament. The league match between the two teams resulted in a 1-1 tie. India is in fourth place in global…
