Disney+ launches crackdown on password sharing

Disney+ will begin cracking down on password sharing within months, it has been announced. Walt Disney chief executive Bob Iger said the action would start in June in "a few" countries before a full rollout across the world in September. Sky News asked the company when exactly the changes will …...Read More

Jeremy Hunt praises William Wragg for 'courageous' apology after admitting to sharing MPs' phone numbers with dating app contact

The chancellor has praised Tory MP William Wragg for offering a "courageous and fulsome" apology after admitting to The Times that he had shared MPs' personal phone numbers with someone he met on a dating app. Jeremy Hunt said the news had been a "great cause for concern". It comes …...Read More

Is 'H' from Steps really getting his own statue in Cowbridge?

Is 'H' from Steps really getting a statue near to where he grew up in South Wales? Earlier this week, the singer, whose real name is Ian Watkins, shared the news of plans for an 8ft statue in Cowbridge, saying he was "absolutely bowled over" and "super proud". In an …...Read More

Poultry giant Venky’s marketing antibiotics for growth promotion in farms

April 05, 2024 03:07 pm | Updated 03:07 pm IST Venky’s, a major poultry producer in India, is marketing antibiotics to be used by farmers in ways that contribute to the spread of drug-resistant infections, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal. The company is selling products aimed at …...Read More

Family Star movie review: Director Parasuram’s Telugu film with Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal Thakur is an incoherent muddle

April 05, 2024 03:05 pm | Updated 03:44 pm IST Towards the intermission of the Telugu film Family Star, when a crucial twist is revealed, the protagonist Govardhan (Vijay Deverakonda) walks away, slowly realising the magnitude of what has just unfolded. He rolls his eyes, shrugs his shoulders and tries …...Read More

Madurai resident flags difficulty in setting up thaneer pandals due to Model Code of Conduct

April 05, 2024 02:56 pm | Updated 03:05 pm IST - CHENNAI A Madurai resident has submitted a representation to Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena and the Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo, flagging the difficulties being faced in various places over setting up thaneer pandals (water points), in view of …...Read More

Twenty20 party chief Sabu M. Jacob says no quid pro quo involved in electoral bond of ₹25 crore donated to BRS in Telangana

April 05, 2024 02:56 pm | Updated 03:10 pm IST - KOCHI Sabu M. Jacob, chief coordinator of the Kitex Group-backed political outfit Twenty20, has justified the donation of ₹25 crore made through electoral bond to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), describing it as a ‘gift’ for coming to his …...Read More

Lok Sabha polls | Udhayanidhi Stalin exhorts party cadre to ‘hit back’ at Modi, work for DMK’s win

April 05, 2024 02:56 pm | Updated 03:07 pm IST - THANJAVUR Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udhayanidhi Stalin has called upon the DMK party cadres to “smack back at” Prime Minister Narendra Modi by casting their votes in favour of the DMK-led alliance in the …...Read More

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE updates: Congress to release manifesto for Lok Sabha polls

April 05, 2024 09:01 am | Updated 09:49 am IST Congress leaders will release the party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on April 5 with its focus on the five ‘pillars of justice’. The manifesto would be released by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party presidents Sonia Gandhi …...Read More

Rahul Gandhi says INDIA bloc fighting ideological election; decision on PM candidate after polls

April 05, 2024 02:22 pm | Updated 03:30 pm IST - New Delhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 5 said the Lok Sabha polls are between forces who are trying to destroy the Constitution and democracy and those protecting them. Speaking at the Congress manifesto launch programme, Mr. Gandhi …...Read More