- Sunday, February 23, 2025
RISHI SUNAK appointed his shadow cabinet on Monday. Some senior ministers returned to roles they held in government before last week’s parliamentary election, while former foreign secretary David Cameron resigned. Andrew Mitchell will handle the foreign policy brief in the interim shadow cabinet, a team of senior spokespeople chosen by…
A GROUP of Catholic priests and seminarians from the Vatican cricket team, dressed in clerical collars and yellow blazers, gathered outside St James’s Palace. They were ready to play against the King’s XI at Windsor Castle. “Wherever we go, we always wear the clerical shirts,” said team captain Father Joseph…
NOVAK DJOKOVIC reached his 60th Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon on Monday (8), overcoming Denmark’s Holger Rune with a straight-sets victory, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Despite his dominant performance, the match was overshadowed by Djokovic’s confrontation with a section of Centre Court fans. Djokovic, the seven-time Wimbledon champion and World No.…
A NINE-YEAR-OLD Indian-origin girl is wowing American audiences with her singing prowess, receiving rave reviews for her performance on a popular US talent show. Pranysqa Mishra from Florida took the TV talent show America’s Got Talent by storm last week when she belted out the Tina Turner classic “River Deep,…
THE new Labour government led by Keir Starmer faces difficult choices due to Britain’s high level of public debt, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday (8). According to the Washington-based institution, “The main medium-term challenge for fiscal policy will be to better account for public spending needs, while assuredly…
THE remuneration of India's Hindi film stars needs to be looked at again and many of them are not in touch with reality, filmmaker Karan Johar said as he weighed in on the debate around the rising star fee in Bollywood. The lackluster performance of many big-ticket Hindi movies in…
TATA MOTORS reported a two per cent increase in total global sales, reaching 3,29,847 units in the June quarter. In the April-June quarter of FY24, the company had sold 322,159 units. Global wholesales of passenger vehicles fell by one per cent year-on-year to 138,682 units in the first quarter, according…
THE new chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves said on Monday (8) the country’s new government had begun the task of unblocking infrastructure projects and private investment as part of a new “national mission” to drive economic growth. After last week’s landslide election win propelled the Labour party to power…
IN a recent heartfelt revelation, Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar shared that his twins, Yash and Roohi, have begun to ask questions about their mother. Johar, a single parent, welcomed his children through surrogacy in 2017. Johar, known for his blockbuster films and candid personality, has always been open about his…
FRANCE is dealing with a hung parliament and complex negotiations to form a government after a Left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen’s bid for power. The New Popular Front (NFP) became the leading force in the National Assembly after Sunday’s election, but no group secured a majority. The possibilities now…
