- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
Film star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, the organisers announced on Wednesday. The award recognises the 78-year-old’s “brilliant career and engagement with cinema” and there will be a homage to the actor during the opening ceremony on May 16.…
Ed Sheeran is preparing for a blockbuster tour and album release amid regular trips to Manhattan’s federal court, where he’s defending his songwriting in a closely watched copyright case. The trial centers on whether the British pop phenom plagiarized Marvin Gaye’s 1973 soul classic “Let’s Get It On” in his…
Superstar and sports aficionado Ranveer Singh took the internet by storm recently as he shared the screen space with Arsenal legends Cesc Fabregas and Patrick Vieira for Sky Sports. The pop culture icon was present pitchside ahead of the Gunners’ clash against Chelsea at the Emirates. Opening up about the…
In 2022, acclaimed films Joyland and The Legend Of Maula Jatt widely dominated the rise of Pakistani cinema debate. Kamli was perhaps equally important creatively but didn’t get the same level of attention and was sadly not given a big release, despite being path-breaking on multiple levels. The powerful drama headlined by popular Pakistani…
A woman’s experience at an Asian dating event has gone viral on social media, as she described how disorganised it was, with other attendees waiting in an overheated marquee for over two hours. Twitter user Zainab said on the social media platform the speed dating part of the event was…
The UK’s competition regulator on Thursday (4) announced that it would investigate the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers, businesses, and the economy. The investigation will also consider if there is a need for new regulations on technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Although AI research has been ongoing for years,…
RISHI SUNAK acknowledged the Muslim community’s “incredible contribution” to the UK as the prime minister hosted an Eid reception at Downing Street on Wednesday (3). British Muslims are helping the country succeed in a wide range of fields including business, sports, NHS and armed forces, he said. Sunak, whose private…
The renowned dabbawalas of Mumbai have sent King Charles III special gifts in the form of the traditional ‘Puneri Pagadi’ headgear and ‘Uparne’ stole, ahead of his coronation ceremony in London on May 6. The ‘Puneri Pagadi’ or traditional headgear, a symbol of pride and honour, was introduced in the…
Indian-American Ajay Banga has been hailed by media in India as the World Bank’s “face of change.” His leadership for a five-year term comes as the bank pivots to face climate change, a crucial transition that the former Mastercard chief sees as closely tied to vanquishing inequality — and he…
Thousands of Britons are travelling to remote locations in India and Sri Lanka for a “digital detox”, research found. Sinharaja Rainforest in southwest Sri Lanka and the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand. which is popular with hikers, have been named as among the most popular hotspots for people aiming to…
