- Thursday, February 27, 2025
MIKE BREARLEY, a very successful England cricket captain from 1977 to 1980, has been a practising psychoanalyst in London for the past 40 years. Brearley very sportingly placed himself on the couch for the benefit of Eastern Eye – and answered questions on the many Indian connections that are mentioned in his…
CRICKET, tapas and a TV advert featuring footballer Lionel Messi may seem like a strange combination, but it has been a winning one in helping to grow the sport in Spain and across Europe, thanks to the south Asian expatriate community. In Malaga, the Cartama Oval has become the new…
THOSE who pursue romantic love across boundaries of caste, religion or class in India are even today “just asking to be murdered”, says the historian Joya Chatterji, emeritus professor of South Asian History at Cambridge University. She has given several examples of love leading to murder in her new book, Shadows…
Directed by Anil Sharma, Sunny Deol’s latest film Gadar 2, which is a sequel to his all-time blockbuster film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, has been performing exceptionally well at the domestic box office ever since its release on August 11. The audience has connected big time with its theme of patriotism. But Gadar…
THE cause of death of a 10-year-old Woking girl is “still to be established” as the outcome of a post-mortem examination remained inclusive. Police said further tests were required to establish how she died. The girl is not formally identified, although she is locally named Sara, daughter of taxi driver…
A 70-member special unit has been established by the Islamabad Police on Thursday (17) in response to the escalating incidents of attacks targeting religious minorities in Pakistan. The primary purpose of this unit is the “protection of minority places of worship and communities” in the national capital. “Seventy jawans (policemen)…
Apple TV+ has announced the release date for its much-anticipated original film Fingernails, starring Riz Ahmed in the lead role. The film is slated to debut in limited theatres on October 27, followed by its premiere on Apple TV+ on November 3, the makers announced. In addition to Ahmed, the romantic…
Indian-British fashion model Neelam Gill, who recently set the record straight on rumours that she and Leonardo DiCaprio were romantically involved, has opened up about her beauty journey in a new interview. Talking about the pressures of colourism, she told Vogue, “Although I grew up idolising Bollywood actresses, I didn’t…
STUDENTS across the country have been celebrating their A level results announced earlier this morning, with many getting into universities of their choice or taking up apprenticeships or starting work. UCAS said 79 per cent of students secured their first choice, two percentage points down from 2022, when exams were…
Covid-19 pushed Malayalam industry to make bigger films, says Dulquer Salmaan Superstar Dulquer Salmaan on Thursday said the coronavirus pandemic and the streaming boom has pushed the Malayalam industry to make big scale spectacle films. The actor, who stars as an alcoholic gangster in the upcoming period drama King of Kotha,…
