TAJ MAHAL: MOTIVATED CONTROVERSIES BEING RAISED YET AGAIN

Tue 18 November 2025: Reviving old myths to fuel new divides The Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, continues to symbolize India’s cultural identity and artistic brilliance. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore once called it “a teardrop on the cheek of time.” This masterpiece in white marble, a UNESCO World Heritage Site maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), attracts […]

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TROUBLED ICON SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS PLANS TO APPEAL CONVICTION

Tue 21 October 2025: Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will appeal his recent conviction and prison sentence, his legal team announced in a notice filed Monday in the Federal District Court of New York, media reports said Monday. Combs was convicted in July on two counts related to transportation for the purpose of prostitution following an eight-week […]

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NETFLIX VALUE CRASHES $15B AFTER MUSK’S BOYCOTT PLEA OVER “WOKE” CONTENT

Fri 03 October 2025: US-based streaming service Netflix has lost around $15 billion in market capitalization in just more than a day after billionaire Elon Musk called for a subscription cancellation due to what he called the “woke” content. Netflix shares were down by 4.3% in one-and-a-half days to $1,140.50 as of 1435GMT Thursday. The […]

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WHY IS HOLLYWOOD BUZZING ABOUT AI ACTRESS TILLY NORWOOD?

Thu 02 October 2025: The U.S. labor union for actors and media professionals is opposing the introduction of “Tilly Norwood,” an AI-generated character seeking industry representation, arguing it endangers the jobs of human performers. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), in a statement on Tuesday, said creativity “should remain human-centered” and […]

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‘I DON’T RECOGNIZE MY COUNTRY,’ ANGELINA JOLIE SAYS

Thu 25 September 2025: American actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she no longer recognizes her country, voicing concern over threats to free expression while presenting her latest film at Spain’s San Sebastián film festival. Her comments come as worries grow over free speech in the United States, after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on critical media […]

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DIDDY VERDICT RAISES QUESTIONS OVER DOMESTIC ABUSE, POWER AND COERCION

Sun 06 July 2025: The jury’s decision highlights the complexities of intimate partner violence and the legacy of the #MeToo movement. The trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has culminated in a verdict, after more than seven weeks of intense media scrutiny and testimony about drug-fuelled celebrity sex parties. But beneath the salacious details, […]

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SEVERANCE: WHAT THE HIT SHOW CAN TEACH US ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND HUMAN RISK

Thu 29 May 2025: What if your work self didn’t know about your personal life, and your home self had no idea what you did for a living? In Apple TV’s Severance, that’s exactly the deal: a surgical procedure splits the memories of employees into “innies” (who only exist at work) and “outies” (who never recall […]

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‘FIGHT BACK’: PEDRO PASCAL URGES CANNES TO RESIST US POLITICAL PRESSURE

Mon 19 May 2025: Actor calls on filmmakers to ‘keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are’. Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal has called on members of the film industry to “fight back” and keep expressing themselves amid what he appeared to describe as a political climate of fear […]

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DIGITAL CLONES OF REAL MODELS ARE REVOLUTIONIZING FASHION ADVERTISING

Sat 10 May 2025: Driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse technologies, digital clones are transforming fast-fashion marketing. Always available, ageless and adaptable to any setting, these virtual figures enable brands to create immersive, cost-effective campaigns that resonate with today’s digital-first consumers.  Virtual influencers — digitally created personas used to provide entertainment, generate content and […]

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