- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
AUSTRALIA vowed to take ties with India to the “next level” on Tuesday (23) as it hosted Narendra Modi for a lavish visit heavy on trade and light on criticism. Lured by the world’s most populous market and a counterweight to China’s growing military, diplomatic and economic clout, Australia’s government…
India is “abusing” its presidency of the G20 by holding a tourism conference in the portion of Kashmir it controls, Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said. “I wish I could say I was surprised, but I think that this is a continuation in what is becoming a norm now,…
Dominic Raab will not seek re-election as an MP in the upcoming general election, the Telegraph reported on Monday (22). Raab recently resigned from the government after being accused of bullying officials in an independent report. Citing letters to the chairman of Raab’s local Conservative Association, the newspaper states that…
India will make tests mandatory for cough syrups before they are exported, a government notice showed on Tuesday (23), after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia and Uzbekistan. Any cough syrup must have a certificate of analysis issued by a government laboratory…
Director Kanu Behl says he wanted to explore sexual repression, a feeling that often doesn’t get addressed in India, through his film Agra, which is set to have its world premiere at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. The movie, which will be screened in the Directors’ Fortnight section at…
Director Sudipto Sen’s controversial film The Kerala Story has raised £20 million at the domestic box office in India. Fronted by Adah Sharma, the film released theatrically in India on May 5 and received a polarised response from the audience, with states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu banning it. Despite banners,…
Popular actress Saumya Tandon is in Kashmir, shooting and spending a good vacation. The Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai actress is in all praise of the changes she can witness in the state especially in terms of development in the status of women and destination feeling “nicer and safer”. She shared her…
British actor Ray Stevenson, who played a pivotal part in the Oscar-winning Indian film RRR (2022), passed away on Sunday in Italy. He was 58. His reps at Independent Talent confirmed the news. However, there is no update on the cause of his death. Rajamouli took to his Twitter handle and said…
Jammu & Kashmir is hosting the 3-day long G20 Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting in Srinagar. It is the first big event to be organised in Kashmir after the Indian government revoked Article 370 in 2019. As the G20 summit gets underway and around 60 delegates and 20 journalists from…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan met prominent Hindu spiritual leader, His Holiness (HH) Pujya Mahant Swami Maharaj, who is currently visiting the UK to inspire faith, service, and global harmony, at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in north London on Sunday (21). During their meeting, the mayor thanked HH Pujya Mahant…
