The McDonald’s Fijian Drua Women’s title hopes may have ended in disappointment, but the season closed with plenty to celebrate after hosting their first-ever Super Rugby Women’s Grand Final at home. Despite what Head Coach Mike Legge described as their poorest performance of the season, the team reflected on a historic campaign that highlighted the growth of women’s rugby in Fiji. Legge says the Waratahs showed the composure and game management needed to win a final, giving the Drua valuable lessons to build on. “We probably didn’t play the best game. It was probably our worst game of the year,…
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Suva Grammar School has been crowned the Under-18 Southern Zone Deans champions after defeating Nasinu Secondary School 29-22 in the final. Suva Grammar dominated the early stages and built a comfortable lead before surviving a late Nasinu fightback to secure the title. The side came out firing, crossing for two unanswered tries to take a 10-nil lead, with both conversion attempts drifting wide. Despite being reduced to 14 players following a yellow card for a dangerous tackle, Grammar continued to apply pressure and capitalized on a turnover to score again, this time converting for a 17-nil advantage. Nasinu responded with…
More than 200 farmers in the districts of Dogotuki, Udu and Cikobia in Macuata are expected to benefit from improved access to markets following the commissioning of a new 10-kilometre farm road. The Nubunisoqosoqo Farm Road in Dogotuki was officially opened this week by the Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Mosese Bulitavu. Constructed under the Ministry’s Rural Outer Island (ROI) Development Programme, the project was completed in three phases at a cost of more than $460,000. The new road provides safer and more reliable access between farming communities and main roads, allowing farmers to transport crops…
Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Ireland following the presentation of credentials by Fiji’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Jovilisi Suveinakama, as the country’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Ireland. Ambassador Suveinakama presented his Letters of Credence to Ireland’s President, Catherine Connolly, during a ceremony held this week. During the presentation, the Ambassador conveyed the warm greetings of President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, the Government and the people of Fiji. He reaffirmed Fiji’s commitment to deepening its longstanding partnership with Ireland through greater cooperation on climate action, sustainable development, ocean governance and other shared…
Actor Kranti Prakash Jha has expressed gratitude to viewers after Raktanchal 3 received a warm response from audiences. The actor, who plays Vijay Singh in the crime drama, shared a heartfelt message on Instagram, thanking fans for supporting the series across all three seasons.In a video shared on social media, Kranti said the appreciation for the latest season had been overwhelming and admitted that the team had not anticipated such a response.”We knew we had worked very hard, but we never imagined we would receive so much love. It is very rare that a series reaches Season 3 and continues…
Veteran actor Shagufta Ali recently shared her views on Karisma Kapoor and the popular Govinda-Karisma pairing that ruled Hindi cinema through the 1990s. Speaking to Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel, Shagufta reflected on working with Karisma and offered her opinion on why the successful on-screen duo eventually stopped appearing together.When asked why Govinda and Karisma no longer collaborated despite delivering several hit films, Shagufta said she believes the partnership may have naturally run its course.”Perhaps they lost interest. Maybe the love and affection between them faded. You can never be sure about a heroine’s mood. And being overly ambitious…
After days of nationwide protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and demands for education reforms, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from his post.The development has prompted fresh reactions from several members of the film fraternity, many of whom had voiced support for the student-led movement over the past week. Several actors described the resignation as proof that peaceful, democratic protests can bring about change, while others urged the government to focus on long-term reforms in the education system.Take a look below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fatima Sana Shaikh (@fatimasanashaikh) View…
As excitement around Ramayana continues to grow, actor-producer Yash joined the film’s team at Comic-Con, where he spoke about essaying the role of Ravana and why the ancient epic continues to connect with audiences across generations. Yash is also producing the film under his banner, Monster Mind Creations.During a media interaction, the actor said the story’s enduring appeal lies in the contrasting journeys of Lord Rama and Ravana. “The story is shaped by good and evil” Reflecting on the themes of the epic, Yash said, “To tell a story, you need good and bad, good and evil.”Explaining the contrast between…
Director Ruchir Arun’s latest series Musafir Cafe premiered on Netflix on July 24. Starring Vikrant Massey, Vedika Pinto and Mahima Makwana, the series is based on Divya Prakash Dubey’s novel of the same name. Speaking about adapting the book for the screen, Ruchir clarified that the screenplay had largely been developed before he joined the project. However, he said the characters immediately drew him to the story.”By the time I came on board, the first drafts of the screenplay had already been written by our showrunner and writer, Sharanya Rajgopal. What immediately struck me were the names of the characters,…
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is continuing his USA tour with the stage play Naqaab, which recently received a packed response in New York. Following the performance, the actor took to social media to thank audiences for their support.Sharing a photograph from the stage featuring himself, his daughter Shora Siddiqui and the rest of the cast standing before a full auditorium, Nawazuddin wrote, “House packed Everywhere In America. Thank you everybody.”The New York performance marked another successful stop on the ongoing tour, with audiences turning up in large numbers to watch the play. One of the highlights of the production has been…