UAE’s 2025–2026 school year runs from August 25 to July 3, with three mid-term breaks and a winter holiday/ Image: Pexels TL;DR Unified school calendar for 2025–2026 announced Applies to all public and private schools across UAE Academic year runs 25 Aug 2025 – 3 July 2026 (2 July for Sharjah private schools) Includes three […]
All UAE public, private, and international branch Higher Education Institutions must follow the 2025–2026 academic calendar, except international universities aligned with home-country calendars/ Image: Pexels TL;DR UAE university year runs from 25 August 2025 to 3 July 2026, applying to all HEIs. Winter break is 8 Dec 2025 – 4 Jan 2026; Spring break is […]
Kristin Cabot, the head of human resources at the tech company Astronomer, was thrust into the spotlight after a viral “kiss cam” moment during a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Captured in an intimate pose with CEO Andy Byron, both of whom are married to other people, Cabot’s sudden internet fame triggered not just workplace […]
Deborah Mason(left), Roseanne Mason(right) (Source: Metropolitan police) A 65-year-old grandmother masterminded one of UK’s most sophisticated drug trafficking operations, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Deborah Mason, infamously nicknamed the “Queen Bee” and “Gangster Granny,” ran a sprawling family-led drugs cartel that trafficked more than a ton of cocaine worth up to £80 […]
Khushi Kapoor, daughter of the late Sridevi and sister to actress Janhvi Kapoor, recently spoke candidly about her cosmetic enhancements, crediting her honesty with breaking stigma in the glamour industry. Khushi Kapoor breaks silence on cosmetic procedures; says, “If we don’t do something about our looks then…” In an interview with ETimes, Khushi addressed swirling […]
Following its world premiere at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival in the Perspective section, the Bengali film Baksho Bondi – Shadowbox, starring Tillotama Shome and produced by Shome and Jim Sarbh, will open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 as the Opening Night Film, marking its Australian premiere. Tillotama Shome starrer Baksho Bondi […]
Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote in the Senate to advance a controversial $9 billion federal spending cut package, breaking a 50–50 deadlock. The bill, part of President Donald Trump’s broader DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency,) initiative, aims to curb what the administration describes as wasteful or outdated expenditures. Supporters argue the move […]
TL;DR Superman sparks backlash: The new Superman film is accused of portraying Israel negatively through allegorical storytelling. Fictional war, real parallels: Viewers say the fictional conflict between Boravia and Jarhanpur mirrors the Israel–Gaza war. Filmmakers deny intent: Director James Gunn insists no real-world countries were referenced—but critics aren’t convinced. Social media erupts: Posts praising the […]
With the benefit of hindsight, Donald Trump pulling a full John Terry as Chelsea lifted the Club World Cup was almost poetic. After all, Chelsea is the Trump of European football – a nouveau riche arriviste with no continental pedigree, desperate to buy its way into aristocracy, and yet forever one dodgy deal away from […]
Veteran filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has weighed in on the ongoing Deepika Padukone-Sandeep Reddy Vanga controversy, offering a candid take that adds a fresh layer to the highly publicized debate on flexible working hours in the film industry. Speaking to Hindustan Times, the Satya director called the entire issue “exaggerated,” while emphasizing that both directors […]
