A Pakistani soldier was killed on Wednesday (31) when militants opened fire on a polio vaccination team, the country’s military said, in the latest attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. Attempts to eradicate polio in Pakistan have been hit by attacks targeting inoculation teams that have claimed hundreds of lives…
Bridgerton star Simone Ashley is set to star in the upcoming animated film, 10 Lives. In addition to Ashley, the film’s voice cast also includes Zayn Malik, Mo Gilligan, Sophie Okonedo, Bill Nighy, and Jeremy Swift. Taost Entertainment, a London-based media production startup, has obtained Chinese distribution rights to the star-studded animated feature 10…
Kiln Theatre today announces that Indhu Rubasingham will step down as Artistic Director of the company, leaving early 2024, having led the company for over a decade. Indhu Rubasingham said today, “I never had an inkling of the journey ahead when I was first was appointed. I immediately felt the…
Britain’s biggest business lobby group on Wednesday (31) pledged a significant shakeup following allegations of sexual harassment by staff that could reportedly cause it to fold. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has been mired in a scandal since the claims were made public this year, sparking an exodus of…
JP Morgan raised its forecast for India’s annual growth by 50 basis points to 5.5 per cent for fiscal 2024, but warned that a global economic slowdown and tighter financial conditions will still drag the economy. The change comes after growth in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) accelerated to 6.1…
According to a recent study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US, individuals who have experienced a heart attack exhibit a notably faster decline in cognitive abilities over the years following the cardiac event. The research involved an extensive analysis of six separate large-scale studies conducted between 1971 and…
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has submitted his pandemic-era notebooks and messages to the government and has encouraged officials to transfer them to an independent Covid-19 inquiry, his spokesperson said on Wednesday (31). A stalemate has arisen between the inquiry and the Cabinet Office, the governmental body responsible for…
Rahul Gandhi, India’s top opposition figure, has said his disqualification from Parliament has given him a “huge opportunity” to serve the people. The former Congress president, who is a US tour, made the remarks on Wednesday (31) night in response to a series of questions from Indian students on the…
India’s sports minister has urged wrestling champions who have staged protests accusing their federation chief of sexual harassment to await the outcome of investigations into the allegations before deciding their next course of action. Minister Anurag Thakur said the national capital’s police is investigating the case, following directions from the…
Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Mandy Moore have been roped in to star in Thread: An Insidious Tale, a new film in the globally popular film franchise, Insidious. The Insidious horror film franchise began back in 2010 and has so far spawned four installments. A fifth film, titled The Red Door, in the franchise is due…