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Kamal Haasan receives warm welcome ahead of ‘Project K’ launch…

The excitement reaches new heights as the legendary actor Kamal Haasan arrived in San Diego. He is set to make history by revealing Project K‘s teaser and title at the much-awaited San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) event. Haasan received a warm welcome from his fans as he stepped into San Diego, the…

Full cast announced for the return of ‘The Father And…

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for Anupama Chandrasekhar’s critically acclaimed The Father and the Assassin, directed by the Kiln Theatre’s Artistic-Director, Indhu Rubasingham.  This gripping new play by one of India’s most exciting playwrights, returns to the Olivier Theatre from 8 September. Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of…

Netflix ends password sharing in India

Streaming media giant Netflix has announced that it has ended password sharing in India. The step will apparently help the company improve its revenue. The company has started sending emails to members in this regard. “Starting today, we will send an email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their…

Health charges rise racist, says doctors’ group

BRITAIN’S oldest medical union last Saturday (15) criticised government plans to increase the amount migrant workers pay to use the NHS, in order to cover public-sector wage increases. Prime minister Rishi Sunak last week approved recommendations to boost wages of teachers, doctors and police by between five and seven per…

India wrestling body chief get bail extension in sexual harassment…

A New Delhi court on Thursday (20) extended the bail of Brij Bhushan Singh, the chief of India’s wrestling federation, who is facing allegations of sexually harassing female wrestlers, as reported by ANI. Brij Bhushan Singh, who is also a federal lawmaker from prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party,…

Union proposes 12% pay raise as solution to end NHS…

The British Medical Association (BMA) consultants committee chairman, Dr Vishal Sharma, has suggested that a pay rise of approximately 12% for NHS consultants could potentially end the ongoing strikes. Dr Sharma said that any offer above inflation would be sufficient to present to BMA members. The comments were made in…

Millions in India out of poverty, says official report

AROUND 10 per cent of India’s population or nearly 135 million people, escaped poverty in the five years to March 2021, a government report found on Monday (17). Rural areas saw the strongest fall in poverty, according to the study. It used the United Nations’ Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), based…

Anu Vaidyanathan: The comedy Blimp getting ready to rise

A UNIQUE journey led Anu Vaidyanathan towards becoming a stand-up comedian. After her success as an athlete, which included becoming the first Indian woman to qualify for the Half Ironman 70.3 Clearwater World Championship in 2008, she wrote a memoir on her life in sport and turned down film studios,…

BBC Player, BBC Kids to be available as Prime Video…

Prime Video and British company BBC Studios on Thursday announced that BBC Player and BBC Kids will be available as a value-added channel on the streamer’s platform. Prime Video subscribers will be able to access a curated line-up of popular British content spanning original British dramas, comedy, documentaries, factual shows,…

Akshay, Kiara express shock over video of two women paraded…

Actors Akshay Kumar, Urmila Matondkar, Sanjay Dutt, and Kiara Advani on Thursday expressed shock over a May 4 video of two tribal women being paraded naked in strife-hit Manipur and demanded punishment for the perpetrators of the “horrifying” incident. Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after the video surfaced…