- Monday, February 24, 2025
Behind the scenes, many Bollywood celebrities have had their fair share of controversies and confrontations, some of which have unfolded in the most public and dramatic ways. The latest example is the award-winning actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut who was slapped by a CISF female jawan at the Chandigarh airport on June…
INVESTORS in Boohoo are pursuing over £100 million in compensation from the online fashion retailer following a drastic share price drop in 2020, sparked by reports of worker mistreatment at its Leicester suppliers, reported The Guardian. The company’s shares plunged by more than 40 per cent, slashing over £1.5 billion…
The 18th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) is set to take place this month in Mumbai. The poster of the upcoming edition was unveiled on Thursday. The festival is scheduled to take place from June 15 to June 21. Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction,…
FOR the longest time, Indian cinema didn’t do sequels very well or stayed away from them, but all that has now changed. That is perfectly illustrated by this year’s most anticipated films Indian 2 (Tamil), Pushpa 2: The Rule (Telugu), L2: Empuraan (Malayalam), Stree 2 (Hindi) and Singham Again (Hindi)…
India’s central bank has kept interest rates unchanged for the eighth consecutive time on Friday, amid ongoing inflation concerns in the world’s fifth-largest economy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that its benchmark repo rate, the rate at which it lends to commercial banks, will remain at 6.50 per…
Former Labour candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green Faiza Shaheen said she decided to contest as an independent following an outpouring of support from her followers. Faiza announced her new campaign on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday (5) afternoon. She quit the Labour Party the previous day following her deselection…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi’s historic third term in power should be celebrated, analysts told Eastern Eye on Tuesday (4) as the results from the country’s mammoth general election showed his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the largest party, but was denied an outright majority. For the first time…
AN INDEPENDENT candidate standing to be Slough’s next MP has denied accusations that he is trying to ‘toxify’ Slough by asking Muslims to vote in a block. Labour’s Tan Dhesi, who is the MP for Slough, appealed last month for residents not to be “duped” by campaigners “going to people’s…
Four Indian medical students drowned in a river near St Petersburg in Russia. The Indian missions in the country are coordinating with Russian authorities to return their bodies to their families as soon as possible. The students, two boys and two girls aged 18-20, were studying at Novgorod State University…
NARENDRA MODI was formally elected on Friday by the newly-elected members of Parliament (MPs) of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive term, as India returns to government by coalition. Modi will next meet President Droupadi Murmu later in the day and present…
