Actor Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play Elvis Presleys iconic manager Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmanns untitled biopic. The Warner Bros. project is about the legendary musician. Luhrmann will direct the movie. He also penned the script with Craig Pearce, reports variety.com. Luhrmann always envisioned a star for Parker’s part, but he wants […]
The Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi suspecting he could “flee” Britain and “interfere with witnesses”, said sources. Judge Emma Arbuthnot has granted the Metropolitan Police custody of the 48-year-old businessman till the next hearing on April 26. Arbuthnot is the same judge who ordered the extradition […]
Eight persons, including a woman, were killed, and 24 others injured on Friday when a speeding bus rammed into a truck from the rear on the Yamuna Expressway here, police in Uttar Pradesh said. The accident occurred at around 5 a.m. near Karauli village some 29 kilometre from the Expressway Zero point. The bus packed […]
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the life imprisonment of P. Rajagopal, the owner of South Indian hotel chain Saravana Bhavan, for murdering employee, Prince Shantakumar, in October 2001 to marry his wife on the advice of an astrologer. The bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana gave Rajagopal time till July 7 to surrender. The […]
Taronga Zoo Sydney is thrilled to announce that the three rare Sumatran Tiger cubs born earlier this year made their public debut today in the immersive Sumatran Tiger Trek. The cubs made their very first public appearance at the Ranger Station exhibit, with their mother Kartika just in time for the autumn school holidays. […]
An Indian restaurant on the Gold Coast has signed up to a Court Enforceable Undertaking (EU) that will significantly improve its workplace practices, after the Fair Work Ombudsman found it underpaid workers a total of $54,470. The Saffron Indian Gourmet restaurant, located at Broadbeach, and its Director and Manager, Sridhar Penumechchu, entered into the EU […]
Migrant families wanting to sponsor their parents to come to Australia for up to 10 years will be able to lodge an application to become a sponsor from 17 April 2019. A dedicated team within the Department of Home Affairs has been set up to manage applications and assist families during the application process. 15,000 […]
The operator of an Indian restaurant in Sydney is facing Court for allegedly breaching a Fair Work Commission order by failing to pay compensation to a visa holder it unfairly dismissed. The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against Dharma Reddy Gummi and his company, Indian Food Catering Pty Ltd, in the Federal Circuit […]
An Indian driver whose truck was involved in a crash that killed 16 people on an ice hockey team bus has been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to media reports. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced on Friday by Saskatchewan Province Judge Inez Cardinal to eight years for each of those killed and five […]
New Yorks first Indian-American state Senator Kevin Thomas, who assumed office at the beginning of this year and who was born in Dubai, is now advocating tolerance and pushing for the diversity which he had experienced in the UAE. In an exclusive to Gulf News, Thomas on Sunday shared his memories about Dubai where he […]