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- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
IPL 2025 Final: Rishi Sunak spotted cheering for RCB in stands after Krunal Pandya's breakthrough
By News Desk Published on June 3, 2025, 22:37 IST There was a surprise star in the stands at the IPL 2025 final in Ahmedabad — Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was spotted at the Narendra Modi Stadium, enjoying the blockbuster clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings. Sunak, seated alongside ICC Chairman Jay Shah, was seen applauding enthusiastically after RCB all-rounder Krunal Pandya took a key wicket to further dent Punjab Kings' chase. The cameras caught Sunak on his feet, smiling and clapping as Pandya struck — a moment that quickly went viral on social media, with many fans noting that the former British PM appeared to be backing RCB in the high-stakes final. At the time of the moment, Punjab Kings were 88/3 after 11 overs, still needing 103 runs from 54 balls to chase down RCB's 190/9. While cricket is hugely popular among the British Indian community, this rare public appearance by Sunak at an IPL final added an extra layer of glamour and global buzz to the night's proceedings. News desk at
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Business Standard
24-05-2025
- Science
- Business Standard
British Indian twins join Mensa club after top scores in IQ tests
A pair of British Indian twins have joined Mensa, the prestigious high IQ society, after clearing challenging assessments that placed them among the brightest young minds globally. Eleven-year-old Krish Arora achieved a remarkable score of 162 — the highest possible in a Mensa Supervised IQ Test session — placing him in the top 0.26 per cent of children. His sister, Keira, followed soon after with an impressive score of 152 on the Cattell III B scale, ranking her in the top two per cent. 'They are very competitive, and Keira was inspired to take the Mensa test after Krish,' said their mother, Mauli Arora, a senior IT manager originally from Delhi who studied computer engineering in Pune. She described their parenting as highly involved and supportive. 'Krish takes private piano lessons and attends robotics classes on weekends, while Keira enjoys writing poetry and is passionate about creative writing,' she said. Though they argue like most siblings, the non-identical twins share a strong connection and often team up, especially when their parents intervene in disputes, she added. Their father, Nischal, an electronics engineer from Mumbai, moved to the UK 25 years ago. The family now lives in Hounslow, west London, where the twins attend a local public school. 'Krish is very analytical and excels in maths. Even though he will start Year 7 in September, he's already completed Year 9-level work through Mathletics,' Mauli said. 'Keira is incredibly imaginative — her poetry and stories are full of emotion and depth.' The parents said they are proud to see both children recognised by one of the world's most exclusive intellectual clubs. They support Keira's creative pursuits by encouraging her to attend workshops. She is also the lead singer in her school's rock band and will begin private vocal training in September. Krish, on the other hand, is already a Grade 8 pianist and regularly competes in music festivals, where he has won multiple awards in the last two years. His parents are also introducing him to basic economics, aligning with his future aspirations. 'Krish wants to study maths at Cambridge and become an actuary, while Keira dreams of becoming a commercial lawyer,' said Mauli.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
British Indian twins with high IQs join Mensa club for brainiacs
A pair of British Indian twins have been admitted to the elite Mensa membership club of children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ) after clearing a tough set of challenges to score in the top percentile. Krish,11, was the first to be accepted after scoring 162 - the highest score in a Mensa Supervised IQ Test session, placing him in the top 0.26 per cent of children with high IQ . His sister Keira recently followed soon after with a score of 152 on the Cattell III B scale, placing her in the top 2 per cent. "They are very competitive, and Keira was inspired to give the Mensa test due to Krish," said mother Mauli Arora, a Delhi-born senior IT manager who studied computer engineering in Pune. "Our parenting style is very hands-on and we are actively involved with them on a day-to-day basis. Krish takes private piano lessons and also learns robotics on the weekends. Keira writes poetry and loves creative writing," she said. The non-identical twins, who do "fight a lot" like any other siblings, share a strong bond and often gang up against their parents if they try to intervene in their quarrels. Live Events Father Nischal, an electronics engineer from Mumbai, moved to the UK with his family around 25 years ago and the twins went on to enrol in the local public school in Hounslow, west London. "Krish is very analytical and very strong in maths. While he will start Year 7 (class 7) in September, he has already completed Year 9 maths on a platform called Mathletics. Keira, meanwhile, is very creative. She writes beautiful poetry, and her creative writing touches the strings of heart," said Mauli. The proud mum said it was remarkable for her and her husband to have both their kids admitted to the world's most exclusive club of brainiacs. They encourage Keira to attend workshops to hone her creative talents. She is also the lead vocalist in her school rock band and will soon be starting private vocal lessons at her school from September. Krish, meanwhile, is a talented Grade 8 pianist who participates in music festivals and has won several prizes across different categories in the last two years. He is also being exposed to basic economics, given his future career plans. "While Krish would like to go to Cambridge to study maths and eventually be an actuary, Keira would like to be a lawyer, specifically studying commercial law," said Mauli.
NDTV
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
British-Indian Twins Join High IQ Mensa Club For Brainiacs
London: A pair of British Indian twins have been admitted to the elite Mensa membership club of children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ) after clearing a tough set of challenges to score in the top percentile. Krish,11, was the first to be accepted after scoring 162 - the highest score in a Mensa Supervised IQ Test session, placing him in the top 0.26 per cent of children with high IQ. His sister Keira recently followed soon after with a score of 152 on the Cattell III B scale, placing her in the top 2 per cent. "They are very competitive, and Keira was inspired to give the Mensa test due to Krish," said mother Mauli Arora, a Delhi-born senior IT manager who studied computer engineering in Pune. "Our parenting style is very hands-on and we are actively involved with them on a day-to-day basis. Krish takes private piano lessons and also learns robotics on the weekends. Keira writes poetry and loves creative writing," she said. The non-identical twins, who do "fight a lot" like any other siblings, share a strong bond and often gang up against their parents if they try to intervene in their quarrels. Father Nischal, an electronics engineer from Mumbai, moved to the UK with his family around 25 years ago and the twins went on to enrol in the local public school in Hounslow, west London. "Krish is very analytical and very strong in maths. While he will start Year 7 (class 7) in September, he has already completed Year 9 maths on a platform called Mathletics. Keira, meanwhile, is very creative. She writes beautiful poetry, and her creative writing touches the strings of heart," said Mauli. The proud mum said it was remarkable for her and her husband to have both their kids admitted to the world's most exclusive club of brainiacs. They encourage Keira to attend workshops to hone her creative talents. She is also the lead vocalist in her school rock band and will soon be starting private vocal lessons at her school from September. Krish, meanwhile, is a talented Grade 8 pianist who participates in music festivals and has won several prizes across different categories in the last two years. He is also being exposed to basic economics, given his future career plans. "While Krish would like to go to Cambridge to study maths and eventually be an actuary, Keira would like to be a lawyer, specifically studying commercial law," said Mauli.
Boston Globe
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
‘Sister Midnight' finds a very gory solution to the tedium of young married life
In the opening scenes we see the vibrancy and chaos of the city, but Uma (played by Bollywood star Radhika Apte) is isolated from all of it, stuck in a one-room shack waiting to serve her new, buffoonish husband. Advertisement Nearly undone by tedium, Uma begins to rebel in small ways, including getting a job as a cleaning woman at a travel agency in the wealthy part of the city, a world away. Along the way, she begins to change, and while she is initially horrified by her new desires, she eventually accepts herself. The only people she connects with at all are other outsiders — trans sex workers or female Buddhist monks who do not believe in God. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Director Karan Kandhari. Magnet Releasing Several other factors heighten the film's disorienting shift from real to surreal. Kandhari, who is British Indian and was born in Kuwait, began visiting Mumbai when he was young and became 'intoxicated' by the city. 'I visited it many times, like it was a weird addiction,' he says. 'It's a really strange place and I mean that as a compliment. I was always just trying to get my head around the place.' Advertisement But the Mumbai of the movie is neither the one he first visited — 'it's not a period piece' — nor is it exactly contemporary. 'I got stuck in the geography in my head,' he explains, saying he chose to replicate parts of the city that lived in his memory, which have long since vanished in actuality. 'I draw floor plans for things that don't exist and we have to adjust places to fit. So it's a weird mishmash of fragments of things I remember from the '80s or the '90s, or things I've seen from the '70s.' While 'Sister Midnight' has prompted comparisons to Wes Anderson films, Kandhari dismisses the connection, saying the rich colors and the unusual supporting characters are organic to Mumbai. 'We are probably influenced by the same people, but he's creating an artificial world of weirdness, whereas I see the world as inherently weird and strange and I'm trying to find that in the mundane.' Additionally, Uma's experiences are not just set to local music — the soundtrack features songs by Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Holly, The Band, The Stooges, and Motorhead. (Kandhari lives and breathes music and has directed videos for artists including Franz Ferdinand.) Yet the film is also, in an odd way, autobiographical, even though Kandhari's life is nothing like Uma's. He suffers from depression and says the film ponders what it's like to feel different and out of place without knowing how to handle it. Advertisement 'I have the sort of brain that questions things like societal norms if they don't make sense,' he says, so while the film is about this arranged marriage it's really about being trapped by societal expectations. 'We should always question the rules — just because something is old doesn't mean it's right.' Those themes, along with the wildly imaginative script, are what appealed to Apte, who holds together every scene no matter how strange it gets — and it gets quite strange, once some of the creatures she has devoured (birds and goats) come back to life in animated form and are fruitful and multiply. 'I've never read a script like this before. What happens is quite crazy and unexpected,' she says. 'I didn't always know what to think, but it was quite relatable, and I really liked how compassionate Karan was to all his characters.' Apte was fascinated by the fate that befalls Uma when 'All she does is ask 'Why' about the daily way of life that we blindly follow.' That trait resonated with Apte, who went to a progressive school in India when they were new and became 'a proper pain in the ass' because she was taught to question everything. 'If somebody says something that doesn't make sense, I'll ask, 'Can you explain why?' That's not me being arrogant. That's just me genuinely trying to understand.' Still, Apte found the role challenging at first. She studied math in school, so she 'needs logic for everything,' and she loves developing a character's biography to understand why they react to certain things. 'But I knew very little about Uma, whose past was summed up in five lines.' Advertisement Kandhari knew he was asking her to go against her instincts. 'She's a cerebral, intellectual person and analyzes a lot,' Kandhari says. 'My task when we started rehearsals was to get her to de-intellectualize everything, get her rooted in the present moment and impulsively performing with her body. She was a little scared in the first couple of days before it clicked.' So while Apte would normally figure out what her character was doing before taking action and why she'd take that action, she says the director would tell her, 'I want Uma to get up before you can think of why she gets up.' 'I really struggled at first, but then I stopped asking questions and it felt really right,' she says, adding that the role helped her grow as a person too. (Having a baby also furthered that change, she says. 'I've definitely stopped asking why she cries — she's crying, so I must do something.') 'I've become more likely to make a decision and then move on with it,' she says. 'I've started learning to relinquish control in life.' Apte is curious to see what American audiences make of the film, but says that it has resonated with audiences elsewhere. 'People have found it very relatable, which was quite cool, because when I read it for the first time, no matter how crazy the story felt, it also was very relatable.'
