• Sunday, March 02, 2025

‘The Archies’: Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor unveil new poster

Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and producer Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor on Monday unveiled the new poster of their debut film The Archies. The new poster features Suhana, Khushi Kapoor, and Agastya Nanda among others who’ll be seen in the official Indian adaptation of Archie Comics. Helmed by…

Vin Diesel says Deepika is one of his ‘favourite people…

Hollywood star Vin Diesel says he is looking forward to visiting India again years after Deepika Padukone, his co-star of XXX: Return of Xander Cage, brought him to the country. Diesel came to India in 2017 to promote XXX: Return of Xander Cage, the American action thriller film which marked Padukone’s Hollywood…

Miss World pageant returns to India after 27 years: Current…

India is set to host the Miss World 2023 competition, as the coveted international beauty pageant makes its return to the country after nearly three decades. The much anticipated 71st edition of Miss World is expected to take place in November this year, the final dates of which are yet…

‘Life of Pi’ wins 3 prizes at Tony Awards

Life of Pi took home three prizes at the Tony Awards, hosted at the United Palace Theatre in New York last Sunday (11). The play was nominated in five of the design categories, and won Best Scenic Design in a Play (Tim Hatley and Andrzej Goulding); Best Sound Design of…

Nicola Sturgeon asserts innocence after arrest in SNP funding probe

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was innocent following her arrest and subsequent detention for over seven hours on Sunday (11). The arrest took place as part of a police investigation into the allocation of funds for her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP). The investigation centres around the…

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s controversial former prime minister, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy’s political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals, has died aged 86, his spokesman confirmed to AFP Monday. The billionaire media mogul was admitted to a Milan hospital on Friday for what aides said were pre-planned tests…

27 killed as winds and heavy rains ravage northwest Pakistan

At least 27 people, including eight children, were killed in northwest Pakistan as heavy rains followed by strong winds swept through the region, officials said on Sunday (11). The storms affected four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, striking late on Saturday. Among the deceased were five siblings, aged between two…

Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through Tory party

OLD rifts resurfaced in Tory party on Saturday (10) following former prime minister Boris Johnson’s abrupt resignation from parliament, while the opposition Labour party sensed opportunity ahead of a general election next year. Johnson quit late on Friday (9) in protest against an investigation by lawmakers into his conduct as…

Rochdale council concealed sexual harassment complaint against mayor: Report

THE Labour leadership of Rochdale council withheld a sexual harassment complaint against its mayor, who subsequently obtained a powerful position, the Sunday Telegraph reported. In February, while serving as the mayor of Rochdale, Ali Ahmed, faced allegations of inappropriate conduct towards a woman. However, these allegations were deliberately kept from his colleagues…

Trafigura, which sued Prateek Gupta for ‘systematic’ fraud, pays record…

COMMODITY trading firm, Trafigura, has paid a record $3 billion (£2.4bn) dividend to its 1,200 private shareholders after registering record profits, reported The Times. The Singapore-based company booked a £459 million charge for the first half of this year because of what it said was ‘systematic fraud’ by a group of companies controlled…