An Indian-origin finance expert has been appointed as the new Chief Strategy and Investment Officer at Metropolitan Police.Hardev Virdee previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Barts Health NHS Trust and has spent more than a decade working in senior finance roles across the National Health Service, including positions at Central and North West…
Trigger warning: This article mentions dowry deaths, reader discretion is advised.Swetaa Varma has broken her silence on the sudden and tragic death of her ‘Mugguru Monagallu’ co-star Twisha Sharma, saying she is still struggling to process the news. Twisha, 33, was found dead on May 12 at her husband’s home in the Katara Hills area…
There are letters that inform, letters that comfort, and then there are letters that quietly rearrange the way we look at our own lives. One such piece of writing begins with a simple, haunting line: “If I had my life to live over, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time.” In those few words,…
Tata Motors is gearing up to launch the updated 2026 Tiago in India, with the hatchback likely to make its debut on May 28. The company has already shared a “Block Your Date” teaser for an upcoming launch, signalling towards the facelifted Tiago being the first among a series of refreshed Tata models planned for…
Ricky Ponting backs Shreyas Iyer as future India T20 captain (Image: ANI) Former Australia World Cup-winning captain and current Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting believes Shreyas Iyer has firmly placed himself among the leading contenders to become India’s next T20 captain in the future. Ponting even suggested that the PBKS skipper could eventually emerge…
When ‘Drishyam’ released in 2013, it changed the course of Malayalam cinema, especially the thriller genre. Directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal as Georgekutty, the thriller became a historic blockbuster and its climax was something never before tried in Mollywood.Now, 13 years after the film’s release, Jeethu Joseph has made a surprising confession. The…
NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag launched a pointed defence of players after Rajasthan Royals’ seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, urging commentators and experts to stop personal criticism and focus on the game itself.The RR skipper, who missed the match due to a hamstring issue and remained among the impact substitutes, said players often…
Saif Ali Khan revealed that his performance in Parineeta (2005) landed him a role in Priyadarshan’s Haiwaan nearly two decades later. The actor also reflected on how Omkara remains a career-defining film, crediting Vishal Bhardwaj for breaking his typecast image and bringing together talent from vastly different cinematic worlds. Nearly two decades after its release,…
PC: Instagram/@indigotrekker23 Ever imagined incense smoke rising through icy chilled air and Sanskrit chants echoing in sub-zero temperatures? This is Okunevo for you. Far from the madding crowd, deep in the frozen wilderness of Siberia lies a small hamlet that looks completely different from traditional Russia in terms of culture and belief. In Okunevo, a…
Anupam Kher won Best Supporting Actor at the UK Asian Film Festival for his film Calorie, based on the 1985 Kanishka Air Tragedy. The veteran actor believes competence is brilliance’s biggest enemy and treats every film as his first. He also lamented how troll culture has killed Bollywood’s celebratory spirit. Anupam Kher recently added a…