- Thursday, February 27, 2025
Mimi actress Kriti Sanon, Gangubai Kathiawadi filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Sardar Udham director Shoojit Sircar on Thursday expressed happiness after their films won big at the 69th National Film Awards. Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor honours, respectively, for their film Mimi. Sanon shared the Best Actress award with…
CHARLES DICKEN’S classic work, Great Expectations, has been adapted to an Asian setting in a new production to be staged next month at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Pooja Ghai, Tamasha Theatre’s artistic director, will helm a fresh adaptation of playwright Tanika Gupta MBE’s 2011 take on the 19th century,…
BRITAIN recorded a smaller than-expected budget deficit in July, official data showed on Tuesday (22), giving chancellor Jeremy Hunt a bit of hope that he can cut taxes later this year, before an election expected in 2024. Some economists warned, however, that an economic slowdown or a recession in the…
THE Wrestling Federation of India has been suspended by the sports’ world body for not holding elections after its chief was charged with sexual misconduct. India’s top wrestlers staged weeks of sit-in protests in the capital New Delhi earlier this year demanding the resignation of WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh.…
INDIAN prodigy R Praggnanandhaa could not pull off a repeat of his giant-killing acts of the last few days as fancied Magnus Carlsen beat him 1.5-0.5 in the tie-break to win the FIDE World Cup in Baki on Thursday (24). Praggnanandhaa’s dream run in the tournament ended at the hands…
WITH global warming causing chaos, the climate emergency has become a hot topic with everyone from protestors and people affected to world leaders. Indian environmentalist, adventurer, and social entrepreneur Aakash Ranison is one of those leading the fight by promoting sustainable living, climate change awareness, and environmental conservation. By raising…
REVERED Indian spiritual leader and preacher Pujya Morari Bapu has told Eastern Eye that Ram Rajya (utopia) can be realised by bringing into practice the essence of truth, love and compassion as envisioned in the the holy scripture, the Ramayana. Ram Rajya is a concept of an ideal state where everyone lives blissfully.…
KRISHNENDU MAJUMDAR has called a wrap after three years as chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta), to be succeeded by his deputy, Sara Putt. Majumdar was the first nonwhite person to occupy the post since Bafta was set up 76 years ago on April 16,…
Veteran actor and politician Hema Malini on Thursday said like every Indian, she is also happy with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, an event she hopes is translated into a feature film. India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm on…
THE mother of a man found dead in Leicester more than two months ago has renewed her appeal to the public to share with the police any information related to his mysterious death. Matthew Schofield, 34, was found close to the junction with Belgrave Circle around 4.20 am on June…
