Amitabh Bachchan shares photo of mile-long queue for tickets of Don: ‘Had 5 blockbusters in 1978’

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has remembered the days when he ruled the Hindi film industry. On Instagram, he shared a 1978 black-and-white photo depicting long queues of people waiting to buy tickets to catch his action thriller Don in theatres. In the caption, Amitabh wrote that queues were a mile long in…

Australian scientists develop model to spot soft corals most at risk of bleaching

Australian scientists have come up with a model that will help researchers quickly identify soft corals most vulnerable to bleaching from marine heatwaves, helping prioritise resources to preserve reefs. Coral bleaching has struck many reefs around the world, including Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which was…

Financial Fair Play starting to get some teeth, will limit ability to buy players at any cost: Chelsea owner Boehly

A day after Uefa lodged a complaint against PSG and Manchester City over an alleged breach of Financial Fair Play rules, Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly said clubs might not be able to sign players “at any price” due to the risk of sanctions. The summer transfer window is on and Manchester City so far…

UPI-based system to soon be introduced in France, says Indian Ambassador

India’s unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Rupay cards will soon be launched in France, which means that Indians living in this country will be able to make payments using this as well. The Union Communication Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the launch of new services and said that these will soon be made…

Rate, inflation worries set Indian shares for worst week since May 2020

Indian shares slipped in volatile trade on Friday and were on course for their worst week in over two years, hit by worries that rapid increases in policy rates targeted at taming inflation could derail economic recovery. The NSE Nifty 50 index slid 0.51% to 15,282.45, as of 0446 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell…

Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to cope fuel shortage

Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them to grow food, the government said on Tuesday, as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades. The island nation, which employs about one million people in its public…

UK govt approves extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US on spying charges

The UK government on Friday gave the go-ahead for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US to face charges over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel gave the requisite ministerial sign-off for the 50-year-old Australian…