- Sunday, March 09, 2025
HAVE you seen that social media meme? The one that says, ‘some people don’t understand that sitting alone in your house, in peace, minding your own business, is priceless’. Well, I am currently a walking, talking version of that meme. Why, you might ask? Well, if you follow me on…
PYAASA is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bollywood films ever made. The Guru Dutt directed classic about a struggling poet, who gains fame after being presumed dead and discarded by loved ones trying to cash in on his success, has left a lasting legacy since it was released on…
It has been six months since a four-year-old girl Sahara Salman was killed in a gas explosion in South London. But her family, rendered homeless in the tragedy, are still “sleeping on the floor” in their relatives’ house as Merton Council is yet to find a “suitable property” for them.…
WRITER and producer Jemima Khan said she drew inspiration for her new film, What’s Love Got To Do With It? from the royal family to tackle the stigma around arranged marriages. Directed by Shekhar Kapur, the story centres around Kazim, played by Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery, Penny Dreadful) who travels from…
The relocation of 12 cheetahs from South Africa that will arrive in India on Saturday comes three years after the idea was first mooted by the government of India. India originally initiated plans to bring the cheetahs there by mid-2022, but a delay in finalising a Memorandum of understanding between…
US President Joe Biden has reconstituted his national economic team at the White House but has retained Indian-American adviser Bharat Ramamurti who has been with him since day one of his presidency. Lael Brainard will now serve as Director of the National Economic Council and Jared Bernstein is being nominated…
Republican leader Nikki Haley has said that as a “brown girl” growing up in a black-and-white world, she saw the “promise of America” unfold before her, as she proudly flaunted her Indian heritage in her first public appearance as a White House hopeful. Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of…
The Supreme Court is allegedly being used as a “tool” by anti-India forces, RSS-linked weekly Panchjanya has said while criticising the apex court for issuing notice to the Centre over pleas challenging its order to block social media links to the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After efforts…
DARREN HENLEY has been doing his bit to promote diversity since he became chief executive of the Arts Council of England in 2015. Some people would say more than his bit. He is driven by a number of principles. One is that engagement with the arts makes people happier. Another…
Simone Ashley, who plays the character of Kate Sharma in Netflix’s sensational drama series Bridgerton, based on the popular book series of the same name by Julia Quinn, has said that she loves being a part of the show but there is one aspect of filming it that she absolutely abhors.…
