- Monday, February 24, 2025
A recent study has raised concerns about the common practice of drinking alcohol and then taking a nap during flights. German researchers have discovered that this combination, coupled with the low cabin pressure experienced during air travel, could strain the hearts of passengers. According to Sky News, the study highlighted…
Gurinder Chadha’s Christmas Karma and an untitled English-language feature by Pan Nalin are part of Civic Studios’ slate as the production house continues global expansion from its bases in Mumbai and London. Founded by Anushka Shah and incubated at the MIT Media Lab, Civic Studios works with the mission of…
The first Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF), which ran from May 30 to June 2 in London, saw Amjad Al Rasheed’s debut feature Inshallah A Boy taking the best feature award while veteran documentarian Asif Kapadia walked away with the festival’s honorary Trailblazer Award. The festival was launched by producer…
Former US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has spoken out about the murder of her aunt, Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard. Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, a 78-year-old poet in American Samoa, was allegedly killed by her protege, Papalii Sia Figiel, 57, following an argument at a theater. Police report that Figiel stabbed and beat Sinavaiana-Gabbard with a…
ABOUT 2,500 workers at Tata Steel’s operations, which are in a transition phase, will lose their jobs, the company’s CEO, TV Narendran, has said. India-based Tata Steel owns the UK’s largest steelworks of three million tonne per annum (MTPA) at Port Talbot in South Wales and employs around 8,000 people…
THE Indian football team coach Igor Stimac last Sunday (2) said the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kuwait could “change the careers” of his players, describing it as a “huge game”. India will take on Kuwait on Thursday (6) at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium in their penultimate second-round game.…
WITH voters favouring many celebrity faces — trusted and new — this election season, eyes will be on the performance of first-time MPs like Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as they take their place in the 18th Lok Sabha along with returning star politicians Hema Malini and Manoj Tiwari. The…
A SURVEY found that lack of jobs, high inflation, and falling income in India led voters to reduce support for Narendra Modi in the general election where his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not win a majority. However, Modi’s leadership remained a significant factor in giving his alliance another term.…
LEICESTER City Council has confirmed that the annual Diwali lights, a prominent highlight in the city’s festival calendar, will continue this year. There were concerns about the future of the much-anticipated celebrations due to budget constraints. Leicester East Conservative candidate Shivani Raja and former Leicester East MP Keith Vaz started…
FIVE people who laundered £1.2 million proceeds of bogus computer service companies have been jailed by the Leeds Crown Court, according to media reports. The companies conned the elderly and vulnerable into paying thousands of pounds each to fix non-existent problems in their computers. Amanda Grigg, 66, of Truro, Gena…
