- Thursday, April 24, 2025
SANJAY SHAH, a British hedge fund trader accused of masterminding a $1.8 billion dividend-tax fraud, is attempting to overturn a decision to extradite him from Dubai to face criminal charges in Denmark, a London court heard on Thursday (3). Nigel Jones, a lawyer for Shah and linked defendants in a…
After a long wait, the first images for Riz Ahmed’s much-anticipated science fiction romance film Fingernails are officially out. In addition to Ahmed, Fingernails also features Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White, Luke Wilson, and Annie Murphy on its cast. The film has been written and directed by Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou and serves as…
AT LEAST 18 people were killed and 23 injured on Thursday (3) when a bus carrying foreign migrants and locals plummeted into a ravine in northwestern Mexico, authorities said. Three minors were among the dead, the civil protection agency in Nayarit state reported. The bus, with around 40 people on…
In anticipation of the forthcoming BRICS summit in South Africa, where discussions will revolve around the potential admission of new members, India refuted on Thursday (03) any validity to the “baseless” reports suggesting its opposition to the expansion of the five-nation alliance. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi addressed this matter…
THE WEST INDIES stunned India by four runs to capture the opening Twenty20 International on Thursday (3) as the tourists flopped in pursuit of a modest 150-run target. Well-placed at 77-3 in the 11th over thanks to debutant Tilak Varma’s top score of 39 and 21 from Suryakumar Yadav, India…
A group of 20 injured Indian crew members successfully returned to India after being rescued from a significant fire outbreak on a cargo vessel transporting approximately 3,800 cars off the coast of the Netherlands. One crew member was tragically killed in the incident, and the sailor’s mortal remains are currently…
BANGLADESH remains a major hub for the poaching of endangered tigers despite government claims of a successful crackdown on pirate groups involved in the trade, according to research published last Friday (28). The vast Sundarbans mangrove forest straddling India and Bangladesh hosts one of the world’s largest populations of Bengal…
Actor Manoj Bajpayee won the Best Actor Award for the film Joram at the Durban International Film Festival 2023. Taking to Instagram, the actor and production house Zee Studios jointly shared a post and wrote, “Joram shines bright with the top two awards at the prestigious @durbaninternationalfilmfest with the supremely talented @bajpayee.manoj winning…
Actress Mrunal Thakur will be felicitated with a special award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023 (IFFM). The Diversity in Cinema Award is set to be conferred upon Mrunal Thakur during the festival’s highly anticipated annual gala award night scheduled for August 11, as per a statement. Elated…
The last rites of the National Award-winning art director Nitin Desai were held on Friday at his studio in Karjat, Maharashtra, in the presence of family members and colleagues. The 57-year-old, known for designing the sets of films such as Lagaan, Jodhaa Akbar, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and the popular…
