India’s Collective Artists Network has built an AI-powered avatar of Amish Tripathi – one of the country’s bestselling authors – to anchor a new short-form content channel covering history, mythology and philosophy, with a digital rollout beginning this month. The channel is being developed through the company’s Historyverse creative unit, which is shaping the editorial…
The EU is sending a team of experts specialised in combating Russian propaganda and interference to Armenia, as it increases its support to the former Soviet republic in a tense political period. In a highly symbolic sequence of events, EU leaders will hold their first summit with Armenia on Tuesday, after a pan-European gathering of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Something screwy happened lately with the vital signs of an 88-year-old man. He had just spent four months in hospital rooms and rehab floors in quiet agony and ostensible decline. All of a sudden, the blood pressure monitor, so huffy for so long as Bob Weihe’s pressure kept nosediving enough to thwart…
Awarapan (2007) underperformed at the box office during its theatrical run but went on to achieve cult status over the years, thanks to its unforgettable soundtrack, touching storyline, memorable dramatic and action moments and, of course, Emraan Hashmi in an intense, never-seen-before avatar. As a result, the trade and industry are confident about the prospects…
Warning: This story contains references to suicide and self harm, which some may find distressing. Oleg, a 24-year-old who grew up in the western Russian city of Ufa, thought he was signing up to work as a security guard at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the occupied part of southeastern Ukraine. To secure the…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Iran warns US against entering strait of Hormuz Iran has warned the US navy against entering the Hormuz strait, according to a statement from the unified command of Iran’s armed forces reported by state media. The warning came after Donald Trump…
Whitney Leavitt is departing Hulu‘s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the reality television actress-turned-Broadway starlet announced during her final performance in Chicago on Sunday. Her representative confirmed the departure to Deadline. Leavitt has appeared in every episode of the hit Emmy-nominated reality show, which follows a group of Mormon mom-influencers who contend with a…
Hefty upfront costs, issues disposing of radiation and waste, and memories of terrible accidents have all contributed to Europe’s reluctance to embrace nuclear energy in recent decades. But the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Iran war has exposed the continent’s vulnerability to disrupted energy imports – and nuclear may offer Europe…
An AI system used to predict how much Kenyans can afford to pay for access to healthcare, has systemically driven up costs for the poor, an investigation has found. The healthcare system being rolled out across the country, a key electoral promise of President William Ruto, was launched in October 2024 and intended to replace…
Unbowed by the Iran war and other shocks, individual investors are buying their way to new heights of influence
