- Saturday, March 01, 2025
SCOTTISH First Minister Humza Yousaf is set to travel to Brussels on Monday (26) in a bid to bolster ties with the EU, in his first foreign trip since succeeding Nicola Sturgeon in March. Yousaf, who became the leader of Scotland’s devolved government following Sturgeon’s shock resignation, vowed to set…
PAKISTAN’S parliament on Sunday (25) approved the government’s 2023-24 budget which was revised to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions in a last ditch effort to secure the release of more bailout funds. The IMF in mid-June expressed dissatisfaction with the country’s initial budget, saying it was a missed opportunity…
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York has emphasised the importance of cancer screenings following her own experience with the disease. The 63-year-old, who was previously married to Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles, recently underwent successful surgery after breast cancer was detected during a routine mammogram screening. According to…
Iconic Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has partnered with Hyderabad-based Ikonz Studios, which helps artists and creators to navigate different means to monetisation and upscale their intellectual property, as a strategic partner to enter the realm of artificial intelligence. A top company official said the company is looking to raise over…
After the huge success of its latest series Scoop, Netflix has signed a multi-year series partnership with filmmaker Hansal Mehta. Headlined by Karishma Tanna and Zeeshan Ayyub, Scoop is the official adaptation of the book Behind Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison by journalist Jigna Vora. The series delves into the gripping journey of…
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who completed 31 years in the Hindi film industry on Sunday, said being able to entertain several people lots of times is his “proudest achievement”. Known as King Khan of Bollywood, the 57-year-old star started his acting journey with TV serials such as Fauji and Circus before making his feature…
Director Sudipto Sen and producer Vipul Shah, the duo behind The Kerala Story, on Monday announced their next project Bastar. According to the makers, Bastar, based on a “true incident”, will hit the screens on April 5, 2024. Shah’s Sunshine Pictures, the banner behind the upcoming movie, shared the announcement on its Twitter…
THE Scottish National Party (SNP) will fight the next UK general election with independence “front and centre” of its campaign, first minister Humza Yousaf said on Saturday (24). At a party conference in Dundee, Yousaf vowed he would seek fresh negotiations with the government about independence if the SNP wins…
MUKESH AMBANI-owned Reliance Jio is in talks to raise about £1.3 billion to purchase equipment from Nokia, Bloomberg reported. Banks involved in the discussions include Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Co and HSBC Holdings, people familiar with the matter said. According to sources, the loan is expected to have a maturity period of…
THE president of the Cambridge Union has stepped down from his position within a week after allegations surfaced of manipulating votes to ensure the appointment of a friend as his successor, reported The Times. Max Ghose resigned following an internal inquiry conducted by the union, which discovered several irregularities in…
