The Dubai Fountain closed on April 19, 2025, for a five-month upgrade and will officially reopen today, October 1, 2025/ Image: X After five months of intensive redevelopment, the Dubai Fountain is set to officially reopen on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Emaar has confirmed the date and shared details about a thorough two-phase upgrade designed […]
In a major move set to reshape the landscape of storytelling in Hindi cinema, Yash Raj Films (YRF), one of India’s most iconic film production houses, has launched the YRF Script Cell — a platform designed to discover and nurture new voices in screenwriting. Yash Raj Films launches ‘Script Cell’ to empower aspiring screenwriters worldwide […]
Actress-politician Hema Malini visited the grieving town of Karur in Tamil Nadu on September 30. A terrible stampede over there during actor-politician Vijay’s rally killed at least 36 people and left several injured on September 27. She spoke emotionally from Karur. “I can’t tell you how tragic the situation is over here. The small town has been […]
Shiju plans to share his Big Ticket winnings with 11 colleagues who’ve joined him in buying tickets for eight years/ Image: Big Ticket.ae After eight years of entering the Big Ticket draw without success, Shiju Muthathian Veettil, a 39-year-old Indian bartender from Kerala, finally saw his perseverance rewarded. Based in Dubai for the past 13 […]
Of late, Deepika Padukone has been in the news as much for her film choices as for the chatter surrounding them. After her exit from Spirit earlier this year and Kalki 2898 AD reportedly over differences related to fees and working hours, the actress is once again making headlines—this time for her upcoming projects. Padukone […]
A woman weeps as rescue works are underway for victims (Image credits: AP) SIDOARJO: Dozens of parents waited Wednesday near a collapsed school building on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an AFP correspondent said, as rescue teams searched for survivors under the rubble.At least three people died when the multi-storey building gave way in the […]
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced new directives for the military, including implementing gender-neutral physical fitness standards and eliminating what he described as “woke” culture from the armed forces. The announcement came during an in-person meeting with military officials at the Marine Corps base in […]
Trump claims $500 mn settlement with Harvard US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his administration had struck a deal with Harvard University after what he described as months of negotiations. “I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today, so we’ll see how that, all you have to do is paper it right, […]
Christian Black death (Pic credit: AP) The family of Christian Black, a 25-year-old man from Zanesville who died after suffering injuries while in police custody, announced Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement with Montgomery County. Black had been jailed after crashing an allegedly stolen car and attempting to flee. Black’s death in […]
New Jersey’s Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) (Pic credit: AP) A lockdown at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in Burlington County, New Jersey, was lifted around noon on Tuesday after a hoax shooter threat. A lockdown was imposed just before 11 am ET, which lasted approximately one hour following a report of an active shooter at the […]
