- Thursday, April 24, 2025
FORMER Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hopes his second stint as chief selector of the men’s team will prove more successful than his first when the team won the 2017 Champions Trophy in England. A member of the 1992 World Cup winning team, Inzamam was given the role on Monday and his…
INDIA’S teenage motorsports star Copparam Shreyas Hareesh died following a crash during the FMSCI-Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship on Saturday (5). Shreyas (13), from Bengaluru, was hailed as a rising star, as he had won several races at the national level, including four in a row competing in the rookie…
Legendary singer Asha Bhosle is set to turn 90 in September. And guess what? She has a musical feast in store for her fans as her birthday gift to them. Next month the “Chura Liya Hai Tumne” singer will perform at the ‘Asha 90 Live Concert’ in Dubai. Ahead of…
Oscar-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell’s new feature film Saltburn will open the 67th edition of the BFI London Film Festival. Fennell, who won the best original screenplay for her 2020 directorial debut Promising Young Woman, has directed, written, and produced Saltburn, which features Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi in lead roles. Described as a “beautifully…
Radio host and TV presenter Nikita Kanda and actor and TV presenter Adam Thomas have been confirmed as celebrity participants in the much-anticipated 21st season of Strictly Come Dancing. The critically acclaimed entertainment show, created by BBC Studios, is scheduled to return in the autumn on both BBC One and BBC iPlayer.…
“Choli Ke Peeche” was originally conceived as a folk song and the brouhaha over its lyrics was shocking, says filmmaker Subhash Ghai as he remembered his 1993 film Khalnayak, which turned 30 on Sunday. It was a trademark Ghai movie — full of entertainment, elaborate musical pieces, and a star-studded cast…
Former EastEnders star Nina Wadia has revealed that she was asked for a selfie while she was in labour. The actress, who impressed critics and audiences with her performance as Zainab Masood on the BBC soap EastEnders for six years, has said that she was shocked to be stopped by a fan while she…
Filmmaker Farhan Akhtar on Wednesday teased the third part of his popular action franchise Don. Akhtar, who directed the first two parts featuring Shah Rukh Khan, shared a post about the new project on social media. “A New Era Begins,” read the tagline in the short clip set on the theme…
Alia Bhatt discovered that she was pregnant just before she started shooting for action film Heart of Stone but producer-star Gal Gadot was “warm, excited and started cheering” when she heard the news. Bhatt said she felt very well taken care of by Gadot on the movie set. “I remember when I…
A police officer who pleaded guilty to causing the death by dangerous driving of a woman was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and disqualified from driving for more than four years by a court. Police Constable (PC) Nadeem Patel, 28, was behind the wheel of a marked police patrol car…
