- Sunday, June 22, 2025
ACTOR Manoj Bajpayee emphasised the importance of staying close to the public to create authentic characters, saying an actor must be as inconspicuous as a "fly on the wall." Speaking at a masterclass at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Thursday, Bajpayee shared how his commitment to observing…
KENYAN president William Ruto sought Thursday to turn the page on a difficult year, cancelling controversial deals with Adani Group and vowing to tackle corruption, police kidnappings and gender-based violence. With the country on edge over multiple issues, there was a heavy police presence around parliament in Nairobi ahead of…
DELHI emerged as the most polluted city in India, recording an average PM2.5 level of 243.3 micrograms per cubic metre air (µg/m³), with pollution surging by 19.5 per cent in week-on-week increase, according to a report released on Thursday. According to the Air Quality Analysis Report by Respirer Living Sciences,…
INDIA warned Canada of "further damage" to already strained ties after Toronto's Globe and Mail newspaper alleged prime minister Narendra Modi knew about a purported campaign targeting Sikh activists. Canada is home to the largest Sikh community outside of India and includes activists for "Khalistan", a fringe separatist movement seeking…
AUSTRALIAN captain Pat Cummins expects the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against arch-foes India to be more "attritional" as the two heavyweights of world cricket spar over five Test matches instead of the traditional four games. And given the enormity of the series, Cummins believes players would not have the time to be…
ZOMATO CEO Deepinder Goyal claims that his unconventional job posting has attracted over 10,000 job applications. The food delivery startup founder had on November 20 advertised for the post of chief of staff, to be posted at the company headquarters in Gurugram, and the candidate will not be paid a…
DIRECTOR Shuchi Talati describes her film “Girls Will Be Girls” as a complex love story between a mother and daughter, highlighting generational struggles for freedom within societal constraints. The film, set in 1990s Dehradun, follows 16-year-old Mira (Preeti Panigrahi) as her rebellious awakening intertwines with her mother Anila’s (Kani Kusruti)…
JAILED gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's younger brother Anmol, wanted for the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique and firing outside actor Salman Khan’s Mumbai home, has been arrested by US law enforcement authorities and is currently lodged in a prison in Iowa. According to a recent update on the US Immigration…
BILLIONAIRE Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of millions of dollars of bribes and hiding the payments from investors, US prosecutors said on Wednesday. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani Group has been rocked in recent years by…
THE KERALA government on Wednesday announced that the Argentina national football team led by legendary player Lionel Messi will visit the state next year for an international match. Addressing a press conference here, sports minister V Abdurahiman said that the match would be held under the complete supervision of the…
