- Sunday, February 23, 2025
Thanks to a breakthrough gene therapy, an 11-year-old boy is experiencing the world of sound for the first time. He can now hear his father’s voice, the noise of cars passing by, and the snipping of scissors as they cut his hair – all new auditory experiences for him. The…
Actor Salman Khan, who recently attended an international award ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, shared a group photo featuring Alia Bhatt, Anthony Hopkins, Zack Snyder, John Cena, and others. Taking to Instagram, Salman took to social media to share the group photo clicked at the award ceremony. Representing…
Opera North has announced the five artists chosen to take part in its Resonance Residencies programme, including two Asian artists. Working in genres from folk, jazz, and soul to electronic club and improvisation, and rooted in traditional music from across Africa and Asia, Balraj Samrai, Satnam Galsian, Rory A Green,…
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Wednesday announced that his next feature film is titled Love & War, which will star Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, and Vicky Kaushal. Billed as an “epic saga”, the upcoming project is slated to be released on Christmas 2025. Bhansali Productions, which is bankrolling Love &…
To Kill A Tiger, set in a small Indian village, was on Tuesday nominated for the best documentary feature at the 2024 Academy Awards. A Canadian production, To Kill A Tiger is directed by Delhi-born Nisha Pahuja, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in Toronto. Oscar-nominated actor Dev Patel and actress-producer Mindy Kaling have…
Simon Clarke, a senior Tory MP on Tuesday (23), voiced his concerns regarding the party’s leadership. He openly called for a change in the prime ministerial role, expressing his belief that under Rishi Sunak’s leadership, the party is heading towards a significant defeat in the upcoming election later this year,…
THE minister of state at the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Lord Tariq Ahmad, has spoken to Eastern Eye about his recent trip to India, during which he tried to negotiate deals on such issues as climate change, pharmaceuticals, cyber and education with the prosperous states of Tamil Nadu…
THE number of study permits Canada issued to Indian students fell sharply late last year after India ejected Canadian diplomats who would process the permits and fewer Indian students applied due to a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, a top Canadian official told…
FREEHOLD property owners have been accused by MPs of establishing a “rentier structure” in England and Wales, as it has been claimed they impose “exorbitant” ground rents while, in some cases, providing no service. Labour MP Barry Gardiner called it “nonsense” that pension funds would need to be used to…
TWELVE people were injured on Tuesday (23) when a Myanmar plane overshot a runway while landing in India to collect soldiers who had fled armed insurgents fighting their country’s junta. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y-8 turboprop skidded off the tarmac shortly before midday at Lengpui, the main airport of India’s Mizoram…
