Shaad Ali’s OK Jaanu trailer is out now! The film stars Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur as a modern-day couple who value their careers, freedom and love equally. Many tweeters call it a modern-day Saathiya, which was also directed by Shaad Ali. Read more
AIB’s 8-minute video on demonetization called 'Demonetization Circus' is going viral on YouTube and has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times in 3 days. Many viewers think Indian comedy and satire brand AIB’s (All India Bakchod) take on demonetization of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 is hilarious and awesome. Read more
Shilpa Shetty Kundra was trolled on Twitter after her blunder comment about the book Animal Farm. The leggy actress said that George Orwell’s allegoric novel about political dystopia should be used to teach children about caring for animals. Read more
The BBC has published its annual list of inspirational and influential women for this year. BBC’s 100 Women 2016 include Bollywood celebrity Sunny Leone and Indian student, environmentalist, singer and entrepreneur. Read more
Narendra Modi has urged all Indians to use a new digital app to vote their views on the ban of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. The Indian PM opened up a simple survey (demonetization app) on his official Twitter account with a simple rating wheel. Read more
Upcoming Bollywood film Befikre’s lead pair Vaani Kapoor and Ranveer Singh are in the UK to promote the romantic film. Read more
Amid the chaos after the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 by PM Narendra Modi, majority of Indians were motivated to put up with the inconvenience for the benefits in the ‘long run’. Now suddenly, 'Modi Takes Bribe' (#ModiTakesBribe) is trending on Twitter with people agitated over alleged evidence of Modi taking bribe by Birla Group in 2012. Read more
36-year-old Indian-origin man Navinder Singh Sarao who was billed as the 'Hound of Hounslow' for manipulating the US stockmarkets has now admitted his crimes. The Indian-origin trader who pocketed $40m (£27m) was arrested in April 2015 for being partly responsible for the 'Flash crash' of May 2010. He has now pleaded guilty to fraud in a US court. Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken sudden tough action to cut black money by making Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes invalid for transactions from midnight on November 8th 2016. Panic spreads across Indians as Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denominations will not be accepted, ATMs and banks closed on day after announcement. Read more
The UK government has made a number of changes to the immigration rules such as increasing salary thresholds and toughening English language requirements for parents and partners. The changes, affecting the popular Tier 2 visas, will apply to applications from 24 November 2016. Read more
