• Monday, May 20, 2024

Covid impact: UK economy reports biggest fall since 1955

Britain suffered a record collapse in economic output in the second quarter of 2020 when Covid-19 lockdown measures were in force and people had few opportunities to spend, though the decline was slightly smaller than first estimated. Gross domestic product shrank by 19.8 per cent in the three months to…

Pakistan targets $1b from telecom spectrum auction this week

THIS WEEK Pakistan will start the auction of selling unused telecom spectrum. The country hopes to raise around $1 billion and enhance network capacity, said three senior government officials familiar with the matter. The spectrum is in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bands typically used by operators for 4G LTE…

Bangladesh cricketers to return to scene of New Zealand mosque…

People pause next to flowers and tributes outside Al Noor mosque on March 24, 2019 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Bangladesh cricketers are to return to the scene of the Christchurch mosque massacres two years after the tragedy, New Zealand cricket said on Tuesday. They are…

Essex to provide ‘cultural education’ to players after the ‘beer…

Essex captain Tom Westley holds the Bob Willis Trophy as he celebrates on the Pavilion balcony with his teammates and head coach Anthony McGrath during Day 5 of the Bob Willis Trophy Final between Somerset and Essex at Lord's Cricket Ground on September 27, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by…

Akshay Kumar wraps up a schedule of Bell Bottom

Akshay Kumar (Universal PR) Akshay Kumar started the shooting of his movie Bell Bottom in Scotland last month. The actor was accompanied by actresses Vaani Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, and Lara Dutta. Well, the team of the film has now wrapped a schedule and Akshay took to Instagram to inform his fans about…

Shruti Haasan says she always gets better roles down South

Shruti Haasan (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images) Shruti Haasan made her debut with 2009 release Luck. The film failed to make a mark at the box office, but Shruti impressed everyone with her performance in it. The actress has been working in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films. However, Shruti…

Bejoy Nambiar’s Taish to premiere on Zee5

Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images) Bejoy Nambiar, who has helmed films like Shaitan, David, and Wazir, is all set for his next movie titled Taish. The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Jim Sarbh, and Harshvardhan Rane. Taish will be premiered on Zee5 and Pulkit took to Instagram to…

Tewatia blitz powers Royals to record IPL chase of 224

Sanju Samson smashes a six for the Rajasthan Royals (PTI) India’s Rahul Tewatia smashed five sixes in one over as Rajasthan Royals completed the Indian Premier League’s highest-ever run chase against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Tewatia, a leg-spin bowler and left-hand batsman, hit the ball over the fence seven…

Vikrant Massey to headline Hindi remake of Tamil hit Maanagaram

Vikrant Massey (Image courtesy: iSpice) Versatile Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey, who was most recently seen in Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (2020) on Netflix, has added one more exciting project to his resume. The actor has been roped in to headline the Hindi remake of successful Tamil film Maanagaram (2017). According to reports,…

Bhumi Pednekar misses the big screen experience

Bhumi Pednekar (Photo by SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images) It has been more than six months since any Bollywood film hit the silver screen. With cases of Coronavirus showing no sign of abatement in India, chances are bleak that theatres would resume full operations anytime soon. Actress Bhumi Pednekar, whose…

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