• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

A Ukrainian toymaker and its fans respond to Russia’s full-scale…

Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine unleashed untold destruction and suffering on its neighbor. One unnoticed casualty of this senseless war was the manufacturing facility and warehouse of Ugears, a Ukrainian toy company that makes ingenious DIY wooden models and 3D puzzles. Located near Bucha, the company lost £439,881 worth…

Anushka Sharma concludes shooting for Chakda ‘Xpress

Bollywood star Anushka Sharma on Monday announced that she has completed filming for her upcoming feature “Chakda ‘Xpress”, a biopic on former Indian cricket captain Jhulan Goswami. The film, directed by Prosit Roy, traces Goswami’s journey as she moves up the ladder despite the hindrances posed by misogynistic politics to…

Disastrous dozen: 12 movies that scraped the bottom of the…

THE end of December is traditionally the time to do a round-up of the best this year has had to offer, but that is impossible for Bollywood in 2022 because of the poor quality of films that have been released since January. Eastern Eye decided to flip the script and do…

22 people killed in US as biting cold continues, massive…

The Arctic blast and the winter storm that tore down the power lines across the United States on Christmas Eve left more than 3,15,000 homes and businesses without electricity and at least 22 people killed. All kinds of transportation – planes, trains, and vehicles – were disrupted due to the…

Genisys Group founder Sir Ashok Rabheru, 70, dies

Prominent British entrepreneur and Genisys Group founder Sir Ashok Rabheru died on Friday. He was aged 70. The former trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is survived by his wife Harshida and children Nikita, Rishi and Shayan. Sir Rabheru was born in the eastern Tanzanian city of Morogoro on…

Chinese intruded into Indian territory to collect Cordyceps fungus: Report

Several attempts of Chinese intrusion into Indian territory were to collect Cordyceps, also known as caterpillar fungus or the Himalayan Gold, an expensive herbal drug in China, according to the Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC). Chinese soldiers have been accused of illegally entering Arunachal Pradesh in search of the…

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina elected Awami League president for 10th consecutive…

Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League on Saturday re-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the party chief for the 10th consecutive term and Obaidul Quader as general secretary amid preparedness for general elections in early 2024. The 73-year-old party, which steered the country’s 1971 liberation war against Pakistan, re-elected its top leadership…

India: Bombay HC quashes FIR against UK national for carrying…

The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR and subsequent charge sheet filed against a United Kingdom citizen for carrying a satellite phone. The HC said the offence was non-cognizable in nature and, hence, the police could not have registered a case without permission of the magistrate. A division bench…

There was a lot of tension in dressing room: KL…

Stand-in captain KL Rahul stated that the atmosphere in the dressing room was tense during India’s run chase in the second innings of the final test against Bangladesh. India were in a spot of bother at 74/7 in the first session of the fourth day with the last recognised batting…

US willing to provide Pakistan with funds to enhance border…

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the United States is willing to provide funds to Islamabad to enhance border security for preventing cross-border attacks from Afghanistan, according to a media report on Sunday. Bhutto, who was in Washington from December 14 to 21 where he met various…