The fear of being a “blotch” in late actor Irrfan Khan’s otherwise beauteous career graph kept filmmaker Karan Johar from directing the “very sexy” star. In an interview with journalist-author Shubhra Gupta for her book Irrfan: Life in Movies, Johar admitted that Irrfan was way stronger than anything he could have…
Actor Manoj Bajpayee-starrer Joram is set to be screened at the upcoming Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) next month, the makers announced Tuesday. Directed by Devashish Makhija, the hard-hitting psychological thriller is about a hunted displaced man, who is on the run to protect his daughter. The film, set in Jharkhand, deals…
A study conducted by researchers at Oxford University has revealed that breastfed children have a higher likelihood of achieving top GCSE results compared to those who were not breastfed. The study examined data from 4,940 pupils born in England between 2000 and 2002. According to media reports, the findings showed…
Serious heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to a study. Researchers at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland analysed data of 10,528 patients across Ireland admitted to…
Brooke Law continued to confirm herself as a great British talent with her new song Wild As I Was. The lyrically strong track is about a mother reminiscing about an adventurous youth, and hoping her child lives life to the full, without being too wild. With more music and performances at…
Halifax, the largest mortgage provider in Britain, is set to increase interest rates for new home loans starting this Wednesday (07). This decision comes in response to escalating funding costs, following the footsteps of other major lenders who have taken similar actions. The surge in market interest rates was triggered…
STARBUCKS is revamping its strategy to lure Indians, including children, with smaller, cheaper beverages as it looks to expand in small towns amid a fierce challenge from domestic startups in one of its fastest-growing markets. Among the first foreign coffee brands to enter tea-loving India, the US giant has taken…
BRITAIN will have the highest inflation of any leading economy in 2023, according to forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development which show Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will miss his promise to halve price growth this year. Britain’s headline inflation rate was set to be 6.9 per cent…
David Warner led a rebuilding job but was denied a half-century as Australia reached 73 for two at lunch on the opening day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at The Oval on Wednesday (7). After Usman Khawaja fell for a duck, Warner shared a 69-run stand…
ENGLAND all-rounder Moeen Ali, who retired from test cricket in September 2021, has been added to the Ashes squad for the first two tests, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday, after spinner Jack Leach was ruled out of the series. The 35-year-old stepped away from the game’s longest…