- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
India’s Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Friday said the government has “zero tolerance” for corruption and has initiated an inquiry into the claim by Tamil actor Vishal that he paid a bribe to obtain censor certification of the Hindi version for his film Mark Antony. On Thursday the actor took…
LATE great composer and accomplished singer SD Burman is one of Bollywood’s greatest ever music icons. An incredible career saw him compose some of the best soundtracks in Hindi cinema history. He mentored new talent, including his music maestro son RD Burman, who also became a legend. He was born…
DISILLUSIONED retailers have told Eastern Eye they have stopped reporting crime after a lack of action by the police. Violence and abuse against those working in retail, including racial and sexual attacks, physical assault and threats with weapons have almost doubled from pre-pandemic levels to over 850 per day, according to the…
Pope Francis addressed the issue of body shaming among young people on Tuesday (26), confessing his own guilt of engaging in such behaviour during his boyhood in Argentina over seven decades ago. He shared these comments during a virtual conversation with university students in Asia. A woman from India shared…
THE killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an “active and ongoing investigation”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said. Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was killed in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020.…
INDIAN AMERICAN congressman Shri Thanedar has announced the formation of a new congressional caucus aimed at protecting the interests of Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains. To be formally launched on Friday (29), the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain (HBSJ) American congressional caucus is being supported by two dozen lawmakers, Thanedar…
A UN High Commissioner for Refugees official said on Thursday (28) that over 2,500 migrants have died or gone missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe in 2023. “By September 24, over 2,500 people were accounted as dead or missing in 2023 alone,” Ruven Menikdiwela, director of the…
The first part of Prabhas’ action film series Salaar will hit the theatres on December 22, the makers announced on Friday, setting the stage for a box office clash with superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki releasing on the same day. Producer Hombale Films shared the release date of the much-anticipated film, titled Salaar Part 1:…
ALTHOUGH she had already delivered winning performances in drama serials Untag, Dhhai Kilo Prem and Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala, 2023 has been a turning point for Anjali Anand. The versatile Indian actress played a great supporting role in the international hit Bollywood film Rocky Aur Ranii Ki Prem Kahaani and appeared in the…
A teenager is scheduled to appear in court on Friday (29) to face charges of murdering a 15-year-old schoolgirl, bringing attention once more to the issue of knife crime in the UK. Elianne Andam was stabbed to death in Croydon, south London, as she went to school on Wednesday (27).…
