- Thursday, May 01, 2025
Noted Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal believes a good arts education programme must be made available to every school-going student in India. The vocalist believes engaging with various art forms, including music, will make people more sensitive and lead to a more peaceful society. “One of the main benefits of…
British-Pakistani actor and Oscar winner Riz Ahmed recently joined the team of the much-talked-about Pakistani film Joyland (2022) as the executive producer. The film is Pakistan’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the upcoming 95th Academy Awards. Ahmed joins the ranks of Malala Yousafzai, who also serves as an…
A resolution moved by an upper-caste Hindu official in the Seattle City Council to bring in an ordinance banning caste-based discrimination in the city has generated intense debates among members of the Indian-American community. The Seattle City Council is scheduled to vote on the resolution moved by Council member Kshama…
Novelist Salman Rushdie led condemnations on Monday (20) of Roald Dahl’s children’s books being re-edited for a modern audience, calling it “absurd censorship” by “bowdlerising sensitivity police”. Publishers Puffin have made hundreds of reported changes to characters and language in Dahl’s stories, including making the diminutive Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and…
An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured and said it will reward him with 1,000 square metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday through its Telegram channel. Rushdie, 75, lost an eye and the use of one…
BRITAIN’s government is unlikely to be able to tempt back to work people who retired early during the Covid-19 pandemic, as most are better-off and few people return to work after lengthy periods out of the labour force, a think-tank said on Tuesday (21). The Resolution Foundation, which focuses on…
AN AIR INDIA flight from New York to Delhi was diverted to London on Monday (20) due to a medical emergency, an official said. According to data available on the flight tracking website Flightradar24, the flight was operated with a Boeing 777-337 (ER) aircraft. It was diverted to London due…
Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal will host the 2023 edition of the IIFA Weekend and Awards, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced on Tuesday. The International Indian Film Academy Awards return to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the second consecutive year and will be held from May…
Veteran screenwriter, lyricist, and poet Javed Akhtar attended the Faiz Festival in Lahore during which he fired potshots at Pakistan in regard to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. In a video posted by GNN YouTube channel, he could be heard saying, “Haqeeqat yeh hai ki hum dono ek dusre ko…
And the journey to get an Oscar home has begun. After Guneet Monga and Shaunak Sen, RRR star Ram Charan has now headed to the US for the 95th Academy Awards, which is scheduled to take place on March 12. On Tuesday, Ram Charan was spotted in an all-black look at Hyderabad…
