• Saturday, March 01, 2025

NHS has unacceptable levels of racism: Royal College of Psychiatrist…

LEVELS of racism in the NHS are unacceptable, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned, as he cautioned that institutional racism “harms patients and drives psychiatrists and other health practitioners out” of the health service. In his valedictory address as president, Dr Adrian James also criticised employers…

Warned about economic crisis years before, says Sri Lanka central…

THE man charged with clawing Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy said he had warned about economic calamity years before it hit – and was pressed into retirement for his troubles. Central bank chief Nandalal Weerasinghe was asked to return to the island nation last year to help steer it through…

1st Test: Onus on India batters to compensate for depleted…

INDIA will need significant contributions from their batters to compensate for a lack of firepower in their depleted pace attack in the first Test against the West Indies, which begins in Roseau on Wednesday (12). The two-Test series is being viewed as the starting point of a transition period for…

Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s ‘Stree 2’ begins filming

Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, on Tuesday began the shooting for their next film, the horror comedy sequel Stree 2. Taking to Instagram, actor Rajkummar Rao shared a special video and announced the news. The video hints that the sequel might be having two ghosts this time as it…

‘King the Land’ faces backlash over Anupam Tripathi’s ‘offensive’ portrayal…

Korean dramas have been garnering a huge viewership in many parts of the world. The new JTBC K-Drama King the Land, which features Junho and YoonA in leading roles, has also received love from various quarters, but a certain section of the audience has now reacted negatively to the seventh episode…

Vijay wraps up ‘Leo’ shoot, next on with Venkat Prabhu

Superstar ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay has completed shooting for his upcoming Tamil movie Leo. The project marks a reunion between Vijay and filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj after the 2021 blockbuster Master. The director shared the news on Twitter on Monday evening, posting a picture with the 49-year-old actor. “And it’s a wrap for our @actorvijay…

Djokovic’s unyielding resolve prevails in tough battle against Hurkacz

In a thrilling Round of 16 encounter at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic showcased his unwavering determination as he conquered the formidable challenge presented by Hubert Hurkacz. The defending champion and seven-time Wimbledon winner fought tooth and nail to secure a grueling 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-4 victory over the 17th-seeded…

Opera North seeks music-makers of colour for ‘life-changing’ residency programme

Opera North is seeking applications from music creators of colour for its next Resonance residency programme. Resonance was launched in 2017 to offer funding, space, time, and technical support to professional musicians and composers in any genre who are based in the North of England and the Midlands, as part…

Took three floods to write ‘2018’: director Jude Anthany Joseph

Director Jude Anthany Joseph says it took him three floods to write 2018, his superhit Malayalam survival drama. 2018 narrated the story of the devastating Kerala floods that occurred in 2018 when people from all walks of life came together to survive the calamity. The Tovino Thomas-starrer, which released in May, emerged…

Confirmed: ‘RRR’ to have a sequel but SS Rajamouli may…

The sequel to the global blockbuster RRR has been confirmed. If reports are to be believed, the film is expected to commence filming soon. Screenwriter of the Oscar-winning film and filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s father Vijayendra Prasad has confirmed that a sequel to the epic film is in the pipeline. In an interview…