• Saturday, April 27, 2024

Benegal’s restored ‘Manthan’ to premiere at Cannes

THErestored version of veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s 1976 film Manthan will be screened at the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Festival, said Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) on Thursday. Fronted by Smita Patil, the film was inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese…

India factory plans in limbo as Musk’s Tesla shifts focus

US AUTOMAKER Tesla has said that it will use a current platform and production lines to produce what it called “more affordable” models by early next year. The announcement from the Elon Musk-owned company suggested that investments in new factories in Mexico and India are unlikely in the near term.…

Simone Ashley to be honoured at Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Simone Ashley, the talented British actress who captured hearts with her portrayal of Kate Sharma in Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton, is set to receive a prestigious honor at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. She will receive this year’s International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent award from the festival. The actress…

Channel deaths: Two charged with immigration offences

THE police have charged two men with immigration offences after five migrants, including a child, died when a small boat crossed the English Channel from France earlier this week. Three men, a woman and a seven-year-old girl lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday in the sea near…

Scottish Greens back no-confidence motion against Yousaf

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf’s future is in balance after the Scottish Greens threatened to help vote him out of power following a rift with his Scottish National Party (SNP). Yousaf announced his plan to sever ties with the Scottish Greens earlier on Thursday, after a bitter row over the…

Asia most disaster-hit region in 2023, says UN: ‘Sobering’

ASIA was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday (23), with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the UN’s weather and climate agency said Asia…

‘Deeply biased’: India rejects US human rights report

INDIA has dismissed a US state department report critical of human rights in the country, calling it deeply biased. The report flagged significant abuses in Manipur state and highlighted instances of violence against minorities, journalists, and dissenting voices across the nation. Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jasiwal minced no words,…

North-south splits in India make ruling BJP’s majority hard to…

ALTHOUGH almost everyone says prime minister Narendra Modi will be elected for a third term with a huge majority in India’s general election, currently in full swing, it’s wiser to wait until the results are officially declared on June 4. There are so many differences between the north and the…

India top court rejects plea to change vote-counting process

INDIA’s Supreme Court declined on Friday (26) to order any change to the vote-counting process, rejecting petitions seeking a return to the ballot system or to tally all paper slips generated as proof of voting for votes recorded by electronic machines. The order comes days after India began voting in…

India’s IndiGo orders 30 long-range Airbus A350 jets

India’s largest airline, IndiGo, is set to diversify its fleet with the acquisition of 30 A350 long-range jets from Airbus, marking its debut order for wide-body passenger planes. “Airbus confirms that IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has agreed to place an order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft,” stated the European aircraft…

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