• Saturday, March 01, 2025

Hardik Pandya to lead India in West Indies T20s

INDIA all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been named captain for five T20 internationals in the West Indies, with top stars including Virat Kohli and regular skipper Rohit Sharma absent from the squad. Suryakumar Yadav will be Pandya’s deputy in the 15-member squad, announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in…

UK: MPs question banks over poor savings rates

BRITISH banks faced fresh criticism on Monday (3) for the savings rates they offer to cash-strapped customers, in the latest intervention by parliament’s influential Treasury Select Committee. The committee said it had written to the country’s “Big Four” banks – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest – asking if they believed…

Goldman Sachs bullish on Indian equities

INDIA’S Nifty 50 index was likely to gain almost seven per cent in the next twelve months and hit a high of 20,700 by June 2024 on the back of strong corporate earnings, analysts at Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday (5). “We think India is the best structural growth story…

Fashion brands take the lead in green shipping

FASHION brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint. Retailers ship huge volumes of clothes from production centres in countries such as Bangladesh, China and Vietnam to consumers…

Will not invite Mahira Khan if I ever host a…

British-Pakistani actor and former model Mikaal Zulfiqar, who has been a part of several Pakistani shows and a few Indian and Pakistani films, says that he would not invite Pakistani actress Mahira Khan to his talk show if he were to host one. Zulfiqar was in conversation with host Ayesha…

Riz Ahmed to receive award at Locarno Film Festival

Actor Riz Ahmed will be honoured with a career achievement award at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival. The 40-year-old actor, known for his performances in The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Nightcrawler, Sound of Metal, and HBO miniseries The Night Of, will be feted with the Excellence Award Davide Campari on the opening night of the festival on August…

Shekhar Kapur wins Best Director award for ‘What’s Love Got…

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur needs no introduction. The auteur has made some notable films over the year that have achieved cult status among the audience. The celebrated director’s most recent film What’s Love Got To Do With It? was released in the UK, USA, and India and received a tremendous response globally. Earlier…

‘Bawaal’ teaser gets a thumbs up from audiences

Giving the audience a glimpse of the much-awaited Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer, Bawaal, Prime Video dropped the teaser of the film which has created a frenzy on the internet. The teaser was shared with a caption, “Love never comes easy, get ready for some Bawaal! ??” Not only the film…

The Top 10 performances of Nawazuddin Siddiqui

AFTER a decade of struggle, Nawazuddin Siddiqui delivered break out performances in 2012 that kick-started a remarkable rise for the self-made star. He has become one of India’s most acclaimed and in demand actors, with a series of winning performances in diverse projects that have shown off his remarkable range.…

Amazon miniTV to soon launch Hindi dubbed International shows

Amazon miniTV on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘miniTV Imported’, the streaming service’s new category that will provide International content dubbed in Hindi. The free streaming service, available on Amazon’s shopping app, will stream top global shows every month across multiple genres, ranging from Korean, Turkish, Mandarin and Spanish, a…