It has been months since Academy Awards 2022, but the incident where Hollywood star Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss is still being talked about every now and then. Will has been heavily condemned for his reckless act and…
Though we have started to observe several Indians playing pivotal parts in many Hollywood projects and doing other behind-the-camera jobs, there is still a long way to go before we see total inclusivity. Things are definitely changing with time, but they were not the same almost a decade ago when…
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has been identified as the plaintiff in an anonymous 2016 lawsuit where she had alleged being assaulted on a private plane by her “then-husband”, Brad Pitt. According to Variety, a report from Puck states that several years ago Jolie told an FBI agent that Pitt “physically…
American singer and actor Joe Jonas, who recently celebrated his 33rd birthday, has revealed the importance of skin care for him and that he wants to break the stigmas related to men using cosmetic procedures such as injectables to maintain their appearance. According to E! News, in an interview with…
According to watchdogs, some online pharmacies have been distributing dangerously high quantities of drugs to the public who have been struggling to access GP appointments in the wake of the first lockdown, The Telegraph reports. Following the doubling in the use of online pharmacies, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC) has…
The Indian high commission in London on Monday (15) celebrated the country’s 76th Independence Day with a flag-hoisting ceremony held at the India House. Acting Indian high commissioner Sujit Ghosh hoisted the Indian Tricolour after which the National Anthem was sung. The diplomat thereafter read out the address of Droupadi…
Women and male anatomy are evidently different in many ways. While some differences may be blindingly obvious, others are not so. In a recent video on TikTok that has millions of views, a couple has demonstrated a simple arm movement that shows the bizarre differences in male and female anatomy.…
The number of people from a South Asian background living with dementia is set to increase by 600 per cent within the next three decades. However, families in this community are less likely to access treatment and support when diagnosed due to a lack of culturally appropriate diagnostic tools and…
A 34-year-old Saudi PhD student at Leeds University has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for using Twitter, media reports said. Salma al-Shehab, a mother of two young children, was jailed for reportedly following and retweeting dissidents and activists on Twitter, the Guardian reported. She was initially sentenced to serve three…
Hundreds of writers, including the Booker Prize-winning Indian author Kiran Desai, will converge on New York on Friday to express solidarity with novelist Salman Rushdie who was stabbed in the city last week. They will read from Rushdie’s works on the steps of the New York Public Library, in an…