- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Celebrated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who is known for making such notable films as Masoom, Mr. India, and Bandit Queen, to name a few, recently answered a question asked by an X user about making a sequel to his cult film, Mr. India, which starred Anil Kapoor and Sridevi in lead roles. In his post,…
THE Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is under fire from MPs who have raised ‘serious questions’ about its recent review of the debanking scandal, calling it a ‘whitewash’, reported the Telegraph. The FCA on Tuesday (19) said that there is no evidence so far that Britain’s banks have been closing accounts because…
INDIA’s state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp wants to eventually receive a share of crude from a Russian project it partly owns, but is willing to wait because Russian oil is hard to ship right now, said the head of ONGC’s overseas investment arm, ONGC Videsh. Russian president Vladimir Putin…
INDIA head coach Igor Stimac said his second-string men’s team “ran out of gas” in the second half against China but hailed the players as “heroes” despite a 5-1 drubbing in their Asian Games opener on Tuesday (19). With most local clubs refusing to release key players, citing domestic and…
A nationwide survey released on Tuesday (19) ahead of Stoptober, a national annual quit smoking campaign has found that nearly all (95%) ex-smokers notice positive changes in their lives as early as two weeks after quitting. The quit smoking campaign, under the umbrella brand “Better Health Let’s Do This,” led…
According to a study published in The Obesity Society’s (TOS) flagship journal, the optimal time to enhance the connection between daily moderate to vigorous physical activity and obesity seems to be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., despite contradictory epidemiological discoveries regarding the most effective exercise timing for weight control.…
A FABULOUS career saw Feroz Khan go from playing supporting roles to headlining films as an actor, director and producer. Born on September 25, 1939, he left behind an impressive body of work including all-time classics before passing away on April 27, 2009, aged 69. Eastern Eye decided to mark the…
A London restaurant is exploring the potential of consuming invasive species like grey squirrels, American Signal crayfish, and Japanese knotweed to combat their proliferation. However, scientists maintain a skeptical stance on this approach. The idea behind several “invasive species supper clubs”, the last of which was served on Tuesday (19)…
A controversial plaque linking an 18th-century Scottish politician to slavery has mysteriously vanished, the Telegraph reported. The plaque, situated at the base of the Henry Dundas statue in Edinburgh, was removed on Monday (18) night, further fueling the ongoing dispute. Historians accused the plaque of inaccurately attributing the enslavement of over 500,000…
THE lead of an independent review investigating into clashes in Leicester last year has refuted suggestions that the authorities overlooked decades of deepening divides in the city. Dozens of people were arrested after community tensions erupted in August and September 2022 and led incidents of vandalism and attacks on places…
