- Sunday, March 09, 2025
ASYLUM applications in the EU jumped last year after Covid travel curbs were lifted, surging 50 percent over 2021 to the highest level since a 2016 influx of refugees. The preliminary data, from the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA), showed there were nearly one million asylum claims lodged in 2022…
ARCELORMITTAL’S Spanish arm is set to receive a multi-million aid to partially decarbonise its steel-making facility in Gijón. The European Commission (EC) said it has approved a €460-million (£405m) grant by Spain to support the construction of a renewable hydrogen-based direct reduced iron plant. Together with a new electric arc…
A LONG career in consulting and the technology industry enabled author Ashutosh Mehndiratta to live in the US, India and New Zealand, as well as travel all over the world. This sparked an interest in global history, which led him towards writing his first book India and Faraway Lands. The meticulously…
Saddened by the demise of Padma Vibhushan awardee Kanak Rele, the Mohini Attam dancer, on Wednesday, Hema Malini paid tribute to her on social media. Taking to Instagram, Hema Malini dropped a couple of pictures with the late legend dancer. After hearing this news, the actor penned an emotional note…
Popular American boy band Backstreet Boys, known for their songs such as “Quit Playing Games”, “As Long As You Love Me” and “Shape of My Heart”, on Wednesday announced that they set to return to India after 13 years with their DNA World Tour in May. ‘The Backstreet Boys: DNA…
HE HAS done cool musical collaborations and created stunning songs, but brilliant bass player Shez Raja is at his very best when performing high octane concerts and bouncing off the energy generated by audiences. Having performed around the world, he has forged a formidable live reputation for entertaining shows. That…
Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor is well-established for knowing an actor’s true potential and bringing out the best in them. He is making headlines as his much-loved film Kai Po Che completes ten glorious years today and here’s what he has to say. “It took me four years to bring Kai Po Che to the audience.…
A BIG streaming site success this month has been Class, the Hindi adaptation of the hit Spanish drama Elite. The eight-episode Netflix series about working-class students enrolled at an elite school with wealthy classmates has received a positive response from critics and audiences alike. Exciting newcomer Chintan Rachchh has been universally…
Actress Frieda Pinto, who was last seen in Mr. Malcolm’s List in 2022, has bagged an exciting project. She is set to star in The Boy at the Back of the Class, an official silver-screen adaptation of the acclaimed children’s book of the same name. Variety reports that along with Pinto, British cinema…
Yash Raj Films’ Pathaan is on a record-breaking spree. The spy thriller, which hit the marquee on January 25, has turned out to be an all-time blockbuster. The Siddharth Anand directorial is already the highest-grossing Hindi film worldwide in the history of Hindi cinema with collections of over £100 million gross. Today,…
