London, Aug 15 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur head coach Thomas Frank showed his support for forward Mathys Tel after he was subjected to racial abuse following their penalty shootout defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup.Tel, 20, was one of two players who failed to hit the back of the net as Tottenham succumbed to defeat.”I think it’s terrible what happened to Mathys. We’re doing everything to support him in this situation. He’s a strong person. He will have support from family an…

Brighton, Aug 15 (IANS) Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler expressed confidence that talented midfielder Carlos Baleba will not be leaving the club despite interest. Baleba has been at the centre of a lot of transfer speculation in the last couple of weeks, but Hurzeler has no doubt about where the Cameroonian will be playing his football this coming campaign.”Very, very, very confident (that he will not leave). I didn’t see any change in him. He only changed his hair, so I thin…

Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Actors Rohit Roy, Ronit Roy, Zayed Khan, and Sanjay Suri have joined the ‘Nimbu Paani gang’ after quitting alcohol at approximately the same time. The buddies who have known each other for almost 3 decades recently got together for a fun evening, and instead of alcohol, they chose to celebrate with Nimbu Paani.Dropping a photo of all of them together on social media, Rohit penned: “The ’NIMBU PAANI GANG’! Been family for almost 3 decades and amazingly decided to quit a…

Hyderabad, Aug 15 (IANS) Actor Venkatesh, whose most recent release Sankranthiki Vasthunam was a blockbuster, has now joined hands with one of his favourite directors Trivikram for his next film, the inaugural pooja of which took place on Friday. The film, which is being produced by well known production house Haarika and Haasine Creations, is yet to be titled and is being tentatively referred to as #Venky77.The production house took to its X timeline to announce the launch of the film on Friday…

Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) As India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on Friday, Bollywood hunk, Salman Khan, decided to treat the netizens with a soulful rendition of the patriotic track “Sare Jahan se Accha Hindustan Humaara”. Sharing the video on social media, Salman wrote, “Happy Independence Day”, along with a tri-color emoji.However, this is not the first time Salman has proved his singing prowess; earlier, the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actor has lent his voice to multiple tracks such as “Main Hoo…

Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) This Independence Day, actress Dia Mirza has urged everyone to pledge to preserve and cherish the natural treasures that help shape our lives in more than one way.The ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’ actress shared two stills of herself posing with the tricolor and shared a special message to preserve the rich biodiversity of the country.Dia wrote on her IG: “Happy Independence Day India 🇮🇳…Our forests, rivers, land, air, seas, and the rich web of biodiversity — this i…

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Centre announced that a nationwide survey will be done to update the country’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI), introduce a Producer Price Index (PPI), and revise the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to the 2022-23 base year.The move aims to make inflation and industrial output measures more representative of today’s manufacturing sector.The WPI tracks price changes of goods at the wholesale level, focussing on bulk transactions between businesses. The current base…

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Industry experts on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcements on bringing next-generation reforms in Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime which would be unveiled by Diwali.The move will provide “substantial” tax relief to the common man and benefit small businesses, said industry leaders, adding that the reforms will also prove to be beneficial for MSMEs and large-scale producers.”GST rate structure rationalisation has been on the cards f…

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Food delivery major Swiggy has once again hiked its platform fee for food delivery orders, now by Rs 2. Citing a rise in customer transactions during the festive season, the company has increased the fee from Rs 12 to Rs 14 to capitalise on the festive demand.The food delivery platform has been consistently increasing the fees. Swiggy’s fee climbed from Rs 2 in April 2023 to Rs 6 in July 2024 and Rs 10 in October 2024. The current fees of Rs 14 are a staggering 600 per…

Seoul, Aug 15 (IANS) An associate of former first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared for a court hearing Friday for his arrest on charges of embezzlement as part of a special counsel probe targetting the former first lady. Kim Ye-seong, known as the “butler” of the former first lady’s family, arrived at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul nearly two hours before the hearing scheduled at 2 pm, Yonhap News Agency reported.Kim is accused of embezzling 3.38 billion won (USD 2.43 million) from…