Sydney, Oct 29 (IANS) New Zealand’s century-maker on Saturday Glenn Phillips said he would rank his 64-ball 104 in the T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at SCG “at the top” given the precarious situation the team was in as it began the task of setting the target. Phillips, a middle-order batter, smashed a fine […]
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) US President Joe Biden called the impending UK premiership of Rishi Sunak a “groundbreaking milestone”. Biden, as most other world leaders, is still getting used to the Indian-descent Sunak’s name. He called him “Rashi”, which was a full vowel off Sunak’s actual first name Rishi. But that slip mattered little to his […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 (IANS) Kerala’s noted music band, ‘Thaikudam Bridge’ has stated that it would take legal recourse against super-hit movie “Kanthara”, accusing the makers of resorting to plagiarism and that its song “Varaha Roopam” had been a copy of their song “Navarasam”. Thaikudam Bridge said: “We would like our listeners to know that Thaikudam Bridge […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken over as Twitter boss and his first job was to reportedly fire Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, the company’s policy chief Vijaya Gadde and others. According to a CNBC report citing sources on Friday, Agrawal and Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters […]
Thousands of users from many parts of India and the world reported problems with photo-sharing app Instagram on Thursday. On Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services, over 900 users in India reported issues in accessing Instagram on Thursday evening. Many users took to […]
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will arrive in India on Friday for his first official trip to the country during which he will meet his Indian counterpart and discuss strengthening UK-India ties. Cleverly will first pay his respects to those who lost their lives in the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj Palace Hotel in […]
Sydney, Oct 27 (IANS) Half-centuries from captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav set up India’s move to the top of Group 2 points table with a thumping 56-run win over the Netherlands in their second Super 12 match of Men’s T20 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. With the Netherlands putting […]
London, Oct 27 (IANS) The extraordinary wealth of the wider family of Britain’s super-rich Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his billionaire heiress wife Akshata Murthy has been laid bare, the media reported. With an estimated net fortune of 730 million pounds that includes multiple properties in Britain and the US, a string of business interests and […]
Actress-producer Nitu Chandra Srivastav has come up with the seventh edition of Chhath Pooja music video titled ‘Chhat 2022’ featuring herself. The song, which hit the airwaves on Wednesday, has been crooned by Sunidhi Chauhan and depicts gratitude towards nature and an ode to the Bihari roots and culture of Nitu. The actress shared that […]
After Rishi Sunak assumed charge as Britain’s 57th Prime Minister, renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who is known for works such as ‘Mr. India’, ‘Masoom’, ‘Bandit Queen’ and ‘Elizabeth’, used the opportunity to recollect the harrowing experiences of the Indian community when he first went to the UK. Congratulating the new prime minister, Kapoor took to […]