• Saturday, March 01, 2025

Prabhas fans thrash audience member for criticising ‘Adipurush’

Criticism for their favourite actor Prabhas’ latest movie Adipurush didn’t go down well with the star’s fans as they purportedly beat up a moviegoer outside a theatre in Hyderabad. In an unverified video going viral on social media, a man can be seen being thrashed by a group of people after he…

Theatres in Kathmandu halt ‘Adipurush’ screening

Screening of the mythological film Adipurush has been put on hold in cinema halls across Kathmandu after City Mayor Balendra Shah asked the makers to rectify the mistake about the birthplace of Sita. Adipurush, starring Prabhas as Raghav, Kriti Sanon as Janki, Sunny Singh as Shesh, and Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh,…

Qatar bid for Manchester United awaiting clarity after reports of…

A source close to Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani said that the Qatari bidders were still awaiting clarity from Manchester United after a report suggested they could be offered exclusivity in the battle to buy the club. United announced in November that the board was exploring “strategic alternatives to…

Election to replace Boris Johnson as MP set for July…

THE SUCCESSOR to Boris Johnson’s seat in Britain’s parliament will be chosen in a by-election vote on July 20, the local council said on Thursday (15), after the former prime minister quit over an investigation into his conduct. The Conservatives selected Steve Tuckwell to be their candidate for the vote,…

Five suspected rebels killed in Indian Kashmir

Five suspected militants had been killed near the heavily fortified frontier that separates the disputed territory from Pakistan, police in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir said on Friday (15). According to police chief Vijay Kumar’s Twitter statement, the individuals, identified as “foreign terrorists,” died during an encounter with government forces…

Johnson ‘may yet have another scene to play

Enoch Powell once said: “All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs.” This is sadly true for Boris Johnson, who, to give him due credit, brought in the most diverse…

Bank of England set to raise rates to 4.75 per…

THE BANK OF ENGLAND looks set to raise interest rates by a quarter point to a 15-year high of 4.75 per cent on June 22, its 13th straight rate rise as it fights unexpectedly sticky inflation that risks making it a global outlier. Investors this week bet the Bank of…

Sickle cell anaemia 11 times deadlier than previous estimates: study

Deaths related to sickle cell disease are 11 times higher than those reported by mortality data sources alone, researchers analyzing global health data from 2000 to 2021 have discovered. Their findings, published in The Lancet Haematology journal, reveal the substantial impact of sickle cell disease on global mortality rates. By…

Mindy Kaling’s ‘Scooby-Doo’ spinoff ‘Velma’ renewed for Season 2

Following its not-so-well-received debut last year, Velma is set for another season at HBO Max. The adult comedy series, which features Mindy Kaling in the titular role, has been greenlighted for a season two. Velma, which is a spinoff of Scooby-Doo, does not feature the series mascot and follows the rest of the…

Ustad Zakir Hussain: Shakti gives us same joy and the…

When British guitarist John McLaughlin and Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain teamed up in the early 1970s, they couldn’t have imagined the path-breaking journey that was ahead of them. They founded the group Shakti, with violinist L Shankar, percussionist TH ‘Vikku’ Vinayakram and mridangam player Ramnad V Raghavan. The musical…