Netflix removed the film "Annapoorani" featuring Nayanthara following backlash from Hindu groups. Critics from hard-line Hindu groups objected to the film's portrayal of a Brahmin character consuming meat.
Discarded Friends scripts from two episodes filmed in England were rescued from a bin in 1998, and are now set to be auctioned.
Finnish artists urge Yle to exclude Israel from Eurovision due to alleged "war crimes." Over 1,400 music professionals support this action.
The 2024 Golden Globes in Los Angeles featured memorable speeches from stars and crowned Oppenheimer as the biggest winner of the season's first major ceremony.
Starting in February, Amazon Prime Video in the UK will introduce "limited" ads in its content. Users can opt to pay £2.99 a month to remove the ads.
Anthony Madu, a ballet dancer from Nigeria, gained attention after a video of him dancing in the rain went viral. This clip has inspired him and others with the hope of pursuing ballet on a broader scale.
Women's Test matches are infrequent, making their outcomes often inconsequential in the broader context of the sport. While exceptions like the Ashes exist, where victory contributes to a multi-format series, the scarcity of women's Test cricket remains a challenge. Even cricket powerhouses like England, Australia, and India typically engage in a maximum of two Tests annually.
Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, has been relocated from the penal colony where he was serving his sentence, and his current whereabouts are unknown, according to his spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh. Officials at the Melekhovo colony stated that Navalny is no longer registered there. Concerns have been raised about his disappearance, especially as his aides expected him to be transferred to a stricter regime jail after an extension of his prison sentence. The move is believed to be connected to recent announcements about elections in Russia.
Russia is allegedly engaged in a controversial practice of recruiting foreign migrants detained at its border with Finland for military service in Ukraine, violating commercial regulations that expressly prohibit such actions. The unearthed evidence pointing to several instances where individuals were coerced into signing army service contracts at military camps located along the border with Ukraine. This coercion reportedly occurred shortly after the individuals were apprehended for breaching immigration laws. While the practice of coercing people in pre-deportation detention centers to sign contracts for army service is not entirely new, there has been a noticeable surge in cases, particularly as foreign migrants began arriving at Russia's 1,340-km (833-mile) border with Finland.
Renowned British actor Ben Whishaw, well-known for his charming portrayal of Paddington Bear in the beloved film series, is set to take on a new and exciting role. Whishaw is stepping into the world of theatre, where he will star in a production of Samuel Beckett's seminal play, 'Waiting for Godot'.