- Sunday, February 23, 2025
In the last 12 months, new analysis from NHS England indicates that almost three million individuals underwent urgent cancer checks. This number represents a surge of over a quarter compared to pre-pandemic levels. The government emphasises the critical nature of early disease detection in enhancing survival rates. However, cancer charities…
THE glitz and glamour of American dance competitions will hit the Birmingham Rep theatre next month in the form of Bhangra Nation – A New Musical. Director Stafford Arima told Eastern Eye that bhangra groups are “not just in a couple of states, but spread across America”. “The writers felt that given the widespread American…
THE deaths of a wealthy Indian American couple and their daughter in Massachusetts, US, last week have been ruled a murder-suicide by medical authorities after autopsy. Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife Teena Kamal, 54 and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18 were found dead in their $5 million mansion in Dover,…
THE Bangladesh prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said on Monday (1) that the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is boycotting Sunday’s (7) general election as they found no scope to rig the polls. Hasina launched her campaign for a fifth term last month, as opposition parties called for civil disobedience and…
PAKISTAN’S huge deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants said, adding that Pakistani authorities often ignored the US embassy’s letters of protection given to the repatriates. That complicates the efforts of such Afghans, as the US has…
US PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Nikki Haley faced a firestorm of criticism last Thursday (28) after failing to mention slavery as a cause of the American Civil War when asked what led to the conflict at a campaign event. With fewer than two weeks before voting begins in the primary race for…
A strike across India involving bus, truck and tanker drivers was called off after two days following assurance from the government that new laws for hit-and-run accidents will not be implemented until further talks with union representatives. Petrol and diesel supplies were hit across parts of the country after the…
Popular Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan joined the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) on Wednesday as the owners of the final and last team of Kolkata. Kareena took to her Instagram handle to share the exciting news with his followers. “Cricket, a tradition we cherish, a…
Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Sharib Hashmi are teaming up for celebrity designer Manish Malhotra‘s film production Ul Jalool Ishq. It will be directed by Vibhu Puri, known for the 2015 film Hawaizaada. The upcoming film also marks the return of lyricist-music composer duo Gulzar and Vishal…
Parasite star Song Kang-ho is set to lead Uncle Samsik, an ambitious period drama series from the streaming platform Disney+. The show is written and directed by Shin Yeon-shick, known for Korean films such as The Russian Novel and Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet. According to The Hollywood Reporter,…
