• Monday, June 16, 2025

Mocked for a decade, Rahul Gandhi slows Modi juggernaut

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, mocked by Narendra Modi and his supporters for a long almost a decade now, marked a stunning comeback on Tuesday, even though the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance looks set to form the government again. Modi looked set on Tuesday to retain power at the…

India results: The big winners and losers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to be the single largest party in the India elections, but the opposition has made significant gains. Despite the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) facing disappointing results in many areas, the BJP is expected to form the government with around 290 seats. However,…

Starmer attacks Tory deal with Tata Steel

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has attacked the controversial rescue deal thrashed out by the Sunak government to help Tata Steel transition to a less polluting furnace at its Port Talbot plant in the UK. Tata Steel had struck an agreement with Rishi Sunak earlier this year in which £500…

Hackney shooting: Intended target wishes girl was spared

THE INTENDED target for the gangland shooting in Hackeny, which left a schoolgirl fighting for her life, wishes the bullet had hit him rather than the innocent child, The Times reports. Beytullah Gunduz (37), who has been linked to the Turkish underworld, was with friends outside a restaurant in Dalston…

Toby Jones hails Post Office accused as ‘hero’

Actor Toby Jones, who played the lead role in the TV series about the Post Office scandal, has labelled campaigner Alan Bates as a “hero”. Jones played Alan Bates in the ITV show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, which tells the story of hundreds of sub-postmasters who were wrongly…

‘Delhi’s record 52.9 Celsius temperature was a sensor error’

A record temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) reported for New Delhi was too high by 3 C, the Indian government said on Saturday, attributing it to a weather sensor error. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) investigated the reading from the weather station at Mungeshpur, a densely packed area…

Though based on a novel, it’s a universal story: Ishana…

Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, is stepping into the spotlight with her debut film, The Watchers. Ahead of its release on June 7, the debutant filmmaker is busy promoting the film on various platforms. She recently spoke to an Indian entertainment portal and said…

Netflix renews ‘Heeramandi’ for Season 2

Netflix on Monday ordered a second season for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, a month after the big-budget period drama series premiered on the streamer. Starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chadha, and Sharmin Segal, the first season of the pre-Partition-set show revolved…

Nick Clegg funds Lib Dems in Sheffield Hallam fight

FORMER deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg has been providing financial support in his former constituency seat, the Financial Times revealed. He donated tens of thousands of pounds to his former Sheffield Hallam seat to boost its fight against the current Labour MP. Labour’s Olivia Blake has…

Prosenjit Chatterjee: Shining star of Bengali cinema

HAVING started work as a child actor in Chotto Jigyasa (1968) and a lead in the 1980’s, Prosenjit Chatterjee stands as a giant of Bengali cinema. With a career boasting an impressive portfolio of over 340 films, the versatile actor has entertained audiences across different generations and added to his…