- Monday, February 24, 2025
A PROLIFIC two-decade career has seen Rinku Ghosh deliver perfectly pitched performances on film and television, across diverse languages. The versatile Indian actress played a key role in the recently concluded TV drama serial Junooniyatt and is looking forward to taking on more challenges in diverse projects. Eastern Eye caught up with the…
Ace filmmaker Zoya Akhtar is gearing up for her upcoming film The Archies, which got the limelight since the release of its trailer. Bringing back the nostalgia of the 1960s when teenagers would enjoy reading Archie Comics rather than surfing the internet, Zoya has attempted to recreate the magic of that era in…
The sixth edition of the International Short Film Festival on Cultural Tourism kickstarted in Varanasi on Friday. The festival is being organised with the tourism department of the Uttar Pradesh Government as its partner. Over 94 films from 44 countries will be screened at the festival. The films will aim…
During the Covid inquiry, it was revealed that in a meeting held in July 2021, Rishi Sunak advocated fervently for the lifting of all lockdown restrictions. Boris Johnson, during the same meeting, reportedly referred to individuals as “malingering” and “workshy,” as detailed in a diary entry by the then chief…
BRITISH ASIAN BBC presenter Nihal Arthanayake expressed concerns about the overwhelming lack of diversity in the network’s newsroom, highlighting its impact on his mental health. Addressing a journalism diversity conference on Wednesday (29) at Media City in Salford, he expressed concern about the absence of Muslim employees in the “senior…
The head of a potentially pioneering private company has revealed that, more than 50 years after the final Apollo mission, the United States will endeavour to land a spacecraft on the Moon again on January 25. The lander, named Peregrine, will have no one on board. It was developed by…
CLASSIC film Coolie captured the attention of Bollywood fans around the world when it was released on December 2, 1983 because an accident on the set had nearly killed lead star Amitabh Bachchan, after a stunt went wrong. The story of a boy separated from his mother, who grows up…
NASA will train an Indian astronaut for a voyage to the International Space Station as early as next year, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Wednesday (29), amid deepening space ties between India and the US. “There is an opportunity to share science,” Nelson said, speaking at an event in…
AN URGENT “education recovery” programme is needed to help pupils from south Asian backgrounds catch up at school due to the impact of the pandemic, experts have urged. They have sought extra funding and resources in order to close the gap after new government figures showed a sharp drop in…
An Indian national has been charged with conspiring to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on US territory, the Justice Department said on Wednesday (29). The allegations suggest the involvement of an Indian government official in the planning process. The Justice Department unsealed murder-for-hire charges against Nikhil Gupta, 52, “in connection…
