- Friday, February 28, 2025
PAKISTAN has quietly approved the signing of a new security pact with the US, a move that indicates a fresh start in defence cooperation between the two nations, a media report said. The federal cabinet gave its seal of approval to sign the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement,…
Results from an international clinical trial conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada, indicate that continued treatment with modern antidepressants may be beneficial in preventing patients with bipolar disorder from relapsing into a depressive episode. Bipolar disorder is characterised by significant fluctuations in emotional states, cycling between…
CONFIRMING that the fifth Ashes Test against Australia was the last traditional format match of his career, England all-rounder Moeen Ali said he will not travel to India next year for a Test series. India will host England for a five-match Test series across January and March 2024. “There is…
Bollywood is mourning the demise of four-time national award-winning art director Nitin Desai, who was found dead in his studio in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. According to police Desai’s body was found hanging in his ND Studio in Karjat, some 80 km outside Mumbai. From Akshay Kumar and Neil Nitin Mukesh…
Bollywood star Rani Mukerji will be delivering a masterclass detailing her career and life as an actor at the upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). The special event will take place on August 10, a day ahead of the 14th edition of the film festival. Mukerji will talk about…
Paying tribute to art director Nitin Desai, filmmaker Hansal Mehta recalled the low phase in his career when he fought the impulse to harm himself as he went through a “cycle of debt” after the failure of his films Omerta and Simran. Desai, known for creating lavish sets of movies like Devdas, Hum Dil De…
CANADIAN writer Sara Desai has made a name for herself with romantic comedy books The Marriage Game, The Dating Plan and The Singles Table. With her fourth book she adds an extra layer with an action-packed wedding heist. Down on her luck Simi Chopra is unemployed again, drowning in debt…
FRANCE said last Wednesday (26) that its arms exports hit a record last year, helped by Rafale aircraft (above) sales. French weapons exports totalled €27 billion ($30bn/ £23.2bn) in 2022, up from €11.7bn the previous year, the ministry said in its annual report to parliament, seen by AFP. France is…
INDIAN football’s “rapid strides in recent past” and an upsurge in public interest in the sport presented a “compelling case” for the inclusion of the men’s and women’s teams for the upcoming Asian Games, national federation president Kalyan Chaubey said. The participation of the Indian men’s and women’s football sides…
Abdul Shayek, the artistic director and joint CEO of Tara Theatre, has passed away. He was 39. Tara Theatre shared the news of his death on social media. “It is with immense sadness that we are announcing the death of Abdul Shayek, beloved Artistic Director and Joint CEO of Tara…
