• Monday, April 21, 2025

Getting death threats for recreating a movie character: Uorfi Javed

Uorfi Javed, who appeared in the first season of Bigg Boss OTT is known for her unconventional outfits and she is often targeted for the same. Recently, she recreated Rajpal Yadav’s look from the movie, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, which got much attention and she ended up getting “death threats.” Uorfi received an email from an…

‘Bridgerton’ star says she suffered from ‘psychotic breaks’

Bridgerton actress Ruby Barker has revealed that she suffered from “psychotic breaks” in the wake of the success that came with the Netflix show. During an appearance on the Oxford University’s LOAF Podcast, Barker called out Netflix and Shondaland for not being supportive towards her. “Not a single person from Netflix,…

G7 plan to ban Russian diamonds may complicate supply chains

THE global diamond sector is scrambling to get ahead of an upcoming G7 ban on Russian gems, with consumers and producers battling to manage ever more complex supply chains against a backdrop of sluggish demand. Direct sales of Russian gems have already been crushed by US sanctions on Russia’s state…

Tragic conflict in the Middle East impacts UK domestic politics

WITH the Israel-Palestine conflict escalating so dangerously, its impact on British politics seems a rather local difficulty. When prime minister Rishi Sunak flew to Israel to tell prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “we want you to win”, he could not really claim to be speaking for his much more ambivalent country.…

Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms

MORE than 10,000 Afghan migrants rushed to the border on Tuesday (31), the last day of a deadline for 1.7 million Afghans to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. The government has said it would begin arresting undocumented Afghans and taking them to new holding centres from Wednesday…

Nikki Haley warns of chaos under potential Trump victory

INDIAN-AMERICAN Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said former president Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election would result in “four years of chaos, vendettas and drama” that would be dangerous for the US, which needs a captain who will steady the ship, not capsize it. Haley, 51, launched her…

Trump pledges to revive controversial Muslim travel ban; gets slammed…

FORMER US president Donald Trump has vowed to revive a controversial travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries if he is elected to a second White House term. While speaking at the annual summit of the Republican Jewish Coalition last week, Trump, 77, said, “You remember the travel ban?”…

‘Strictly’ announces fifth elimination

The latest celebrity who has been voted out from the popular celebrity dance reality show Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed. It was former Love Island star Zara McDermott and her professional partner Graziano Di Prima who bid adieu to the show. This comes after a week when Amanda Abbington announced her departure from…

Shekhar Kapur to serve as international competition jury head for…

Renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will be the jury head for the international competition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023 in Goa next month. The five-member jury also includes cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine, producers Jerome Paillard, Catherine Dussart, and Helen Leake, according to a press release. “The International Jury will…

Yorkshire Foundation sacks trustee over anti-Semitic comments

A TRUSTEE of the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation has been removed from his role over his anti-Semitic comments on social media. Amjad Bashir, appointed to the role in March this year, accused Israel of being involved in violence, “slavery and “ethnic cleansing”. His comments came amid the escalating conflict between Israel…