- Friday, February 28, 2025
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak has backed plans to permit new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast, as he pledged to be “pragmatic and proportionate” about achieving net zero in an interview published Saturday (29). The stance is set to intensify criticism from environmental campaigners, who accuse the British leader of…
ENGLAND batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes test at The Oval on Saturday (29), moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia. Joe Root (91), Jonny Bairstow (78) and Zak Crawley (73) were the major contributors…
WEST INDIES captain Shai Hope played the sheet anchor role to perfection in taking his team to a series-levelling six-wicket victory over India in the second One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday (29). After his bowlers capitalised on a helpful pitch and an…
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club were slapped with a huge 48-point deduction in the English County Championship on Friday (28) after admitting four charges related to the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal. The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) also fined the club £400,000, out of which £300,000 is suspended for two years.…
Israel Ambassador to India Naor Gilon has voiced concern over the “trivialisation” of Holocaust in Hindi movie Bawaal released on Prime Video, saying it had “poor choice of terminology and symbolism”. The Varun Dhawan-starrer has stirred up a controversy for using the Holocaust to tell a story of marital discord as earlier…
The climate change mitigation policies in Britain may face challenges due to the intersection of political worries about the cost-of-living crisis, soaring energy prices, and other factors, all while aiming to achieve decarbonization by the middle of the century, say observers. Last week’s unexpected by-election outcome has raised concerns that…
Actress Sushmita Sen-fronted web series Taali will make its debut on JioCinema on Independence Day, the streamer announced on Saturday. Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Ravi Jadhav, the biographical drama series will chronicle transgender activist Gauri Sawant’s story of struggle, resilience, and indomitable power. “Gaali se Taali tak ke safar ki yeh…
Actor Will Smith has shown his support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. He took to his social media handles and wrote a long post in which he mentioned the importance of this moment for both guilds, as reported by Variety. “I wanna talk for a second about ACTING,”…
Indian-British model Neelam Gill has put romance rumours with Leonardo DiCaprio to rest. The model and DiCaprio were photographed boating together in Sardinia on Friday, fuelling rumours that the two were dating. Gill took to Instagram and made an announcement via a post. She wrote, “Just to clear up any…
Actor Ranbir Kapoor on Friday won everyone’s hearts with his ramp walk on Day 4 of India Couture Week. After a long time, Ranbir hit the runway, and that too for ace designer Kunal Rawal. The Barfi star donned a deep blue-coloured bandhgala embellished jacket that he paired with black pants. His…
