INDIA clinched a fifth consecutive series triumph in the West Indies on Monday (24) when the second and final Test of their series ended as a draw with no play possible because of rain on the final day. The West Indies closed day four at 76 for two having been…
INDIAN women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur was criticised on Tuesday (25) for being a bad example after she smashed the stumps and took a verbal swipe at umpires in a match against Bangladesh. Media reports said Kaur could be fined 75 per cent of her match fee and is also…
Popular comedian Trevor Noah will embark on a comedy tour in India for the first time in September. The 39-year-old comedian and former TV host is travelling to the country as part of his “Off The Record Tour”. “After a lifetime of loving India’s culture, I’m so excited to finally…
Filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria’s Sanaa, starring Radhika Madan, will have its Australian premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2023. Written and directed by Saria, the film has previously been screened at global festivals such as Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and Santa Barbara International…
Seems like Mira Rajput did not like the recently released Hollywood film Barbie. On Monday, Mira took to Instagram and shared a picture of a theatre screen showing Barbie. However, it was the caption that caught everyone’s attention. In the caption, she wrote, “Hollywood this Hollywood that…Well, Hollywood can’t do song and…
BTS member Jimin has thanked Hollywood star Ryan Gosling for gifting him Ken’s guitar from the recently released “Barbie” movie. The member of the South Korean pop sensation shared a video on Instagram expressing gratitude to the actor, who plays Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed film, for the gesture. “Thank…
And the wait is finally over! India Couture Week is back with its 16th edition in Delhi. The fashion gala, organised jointly by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and Hyundai Motor India, will be held from July 25 to August 2 at the Taj Palace Hotel here. Designers…
BLACK and minority ethnic (BAME) groups relied more on social networks and community support than formal services during the Covid-19 pandemic due to a lack of trust and a fear of racist responses, new research has found. The study, which formed part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s UK…
SRI LANKA tightened security last Sunday (23) as activists lit oil lamps in Colombo commemorating the hundreds killed in 1983 anti-Tamil riots that fuelled a deadly civil war. “Let’s not forget the slaughter of Tamils,” read a banner carried by members of North-South Solidarity, a group of rights defenders from…
Sri Lanka will more than double its anti-elephant electric fencing, a government minister said last Wednesday (19), with more than 200 animals and nearly 100 people killed in human-elephant conflict so far this year. Elephants are revered as a Buddhist symbol in the country and carry caskets containing relics at…