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Indian migrant jailed for stealing vulnerable grandmother’s gold chain at bus stop can remain in the UK as judge says it would be ‘unduly harsh’
An Indian national, identified only as AB, has won an appeal against deportation from the UK despite being jailed for robberies targeting two vulnerable women, including a grandmother at a bus stop. An Upper Tribunal judge ruled that removing him would be “unduly harsh” for his British wife and their two children, giving priority to…
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Rashaana Shah & Manasi Parekh Join $10M AIF Media Fund; Initial Slate Headed By Rick Moody Adaptation ‘Purple America’
Indian actress-producers Rashaana Shah and Manasi Parekh have joined Parthiv Gohil on the advisory board of AIF Media Fund Orenda Creative, a new India-based investment platform for international films and documentaries. The fund has raised an initial $10 million and aims to connect investors with commercially viable, artistically ambitious projects, including cross-border co-productions. Its first…
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AI Sci-Fi Series ‘Kira’ Heads To MIPCOM For Ex Machina & K5, First Look Images
AI-focused producer Ex Machina is launching pre-sales for its fully AI-generated science-fiction series, Kira, at MIPCOM in Cannes this October through sales partner K5 International. The six-part drama is significant as it represents the company’s second television property and another test of AI-generated production in the international television market. Created, written and directed by French…
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She was about to cross into Tibet for a long-awaited pilgrimage – then her messages stopped
Subhrasree Chakraborty, a 43-year-old Indian medical technologist, was travelling on a long-awaited pilgrimage to Mount Kailash when her messages stopped shortly after she cleared Nepalese immigration near the Tibet border. She is among at least 290 Indians reported missing after deadly flash floods struck the Nepal–Tibet border area, leaving families uncertain whether pilgrims were rescued…
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Asian Games hosts run out of rooms for athletes
Organisers of next month’s Asian Games in Japan have told additional athletes to arrange their own accommodation after planned capacity was exceeded. The problem highlights the financial and logistical strain caused by a late increase in competitors, as the event has no dedicated athletes’ village. About 17,000 athletes and officials are now expected, compared with…
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Pauline Hanson interrupts One Nation candidate when he answers a question in Japanese: ‘Excuse me’
Pauline Hanson interrupted newly announced One Nation candidate Mike Newman after he answered a journalist’s question in Japanese at a press conference in Singleton, telling him that others would appreciate English. Newman is set to lead the party’s New South Wales campaign and contest Cessnock, making the exchange notable given Hanson’s past comments on multiculturalism…
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China warns landslide lake could unleash second flood
China warned that a debris-dammed lake near the Nepal–Tibet border could cause a second flood after a glacier collapse triggered Wednesday’s deadly flash flood. Although the lake began overflowing and temporarily halted rescue work, officials later said the immediate upstream risk had been brought under control and operations resumed; the main concern remains further erosion,…
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Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran’s ‘Daayra’ to Launch Junglee Pictures-Pen Studios Slate Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
Junglee Pictures and Pen Studios have formed a film-slate partnership, launching it with “Daayra”, a crime thriller starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran and directed by Meghna Gulzar. The collaboration combines Junglee’s emphasis on story-led development with Pen’s production and theatrical distribution capabilities, aiming to create films with broad Indian and international appeal. Inspired…
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Bruno Mars’ ‘Romantic Tour’ Expands With 2027 Dates In Asia, Australia
Bruno Mars has expanded his 2027 Romantic Tour with 27 additional stadium dates across Asia, Australia and New Zealand, alongside a fifth Mexico City show in December 2026. The expansion reflects strong demand and takes the global tour beyond 115 stadium performances, reinforcing the scale of Mars’ return following his latest album. The new leg…
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Huge lion and its cub are on the loose in INDIANA – and cops say they have no idea where the predator came from
Police in Indiana searched for a lioness and her cub after reports that the animals were roaming in Hancock and Madison counties. The reports prompted a public-safety response because the animals, if confirmed, could pose a serious risk and authorities do not know where they originated. A resident reported seeing an estimated 300lb lioness wearing…