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Lisa Mishra claps back at detractors questioning her acting stint

25Oct

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Lisa Mishra claps back at detractors questioning her acting stint

Singer and songwriter Lisa Mishra, who made her acting debut with Call Me Bae (2024), has begun table reads for its second season. With Mishra reprising her role of a primetime news show producer in the Ananya Panday-led comedy, many on social media questioned why she was exploring acting instead of making music. Responding sharply to the comments, she said that she considers herself an artiste first. “I’ve always been inspired by artistes like Lady Gaga, who don’t limit their creative and artistic expression to music alone. She seamlessly blends performance, acting, and storytelling into her journey. That motivates me to embrace all sides of myself, whether it’s singing, acting, performing live, or even connecting with the audience through my podcast,” she said. Mishra, who followed up C...

USA reports record number of measles cases since 1992 with three deaths so far

25Oct

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USA reports record number of measles cases since 1992 with three deaths so far

The United States of America has registered 1,618 measles cases with three deaths so far this year, the highest number since 1992, according to official data released. Among them, 1,595 cases were reported by 42 domestic jurisdictions and 23 cases were among international visitors to the United States, said the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The total represents the most US infections since 1992, when the CDC recorded 2,126 measles cases. Of the confirmed cases this year, 198 cases, or 12 per cent of the total, have required hospitalisation, including 95 children under the age of five. Three people have died from measles, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the CDC, 92 per cent of measles cases in the United States occurred among people who were unvaccinate...

Canada needs new Indo-Pacific strategy as it seeks deeper Asia ties: Anand – National

24Oct

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Politics

Canada needs new Indo-Pacific strategy as it seeks deeper Asia ties: Anand – National

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted October 24, 2025 4:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Prime Minister Mark Carney sets off for his first official trip to Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada’s regional policy is outdated. Anand says she has told her department to update the Indo-Pacific strategy that the Trudeau government released three years ago. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. ...

White House says trade talks won’t resume if Canada ‘can’t be serious’ – National

24Oct

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White House says trade talks won’t resume if Canada ‘can’t be serious’ – National

The White House says further trade negotiations with Ottawa are “futile” if Canadians “can’t be serious,” after U.S. President Donald Trump terminated the talks. Trump announced Thursday night he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of an Ontario government television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he called “egregious.”White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement to Global News on Friday that the “misleadingly edited” ad “is the latest example of how Canadian officials would rather play games than engage with the Administration.”“The Trump Administration has repeatedly sought to address Canada’s longstanding, unfair trade barriers,” Desai said. “These good-faith efforts with Canadian officials have not led to any constructive progress.“As President Trump made ...

Meet the Blue Jays fan knitting a post-season sweater while watching the playoffs

24Oct

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Entertainment, Movies

Meet the Blue Jays fan knitting a post-season sweater while watching the playoffs

As the Toronto Blue Jays get ready for the World Series to begin Friday night, one fan has travelled from the United Kingdom to show her support for their playoff run. “This is a big moment for the Jays and it’s a big moment for me, so I had to come home,” Karla Courtney said.Having grown up in Toronto while spending summers in Newfoundland, the Blue Jays represent ‘home’ for Courtney.“I think I want to be in Toronto for the energy, right? It’s really exciting; these things don’t happen that often,” she said.Courtney shifted her sleep schedule while across the pond to make sure she never missed a Jays playoff moment.To keep herself busy while watching nerve-wracking games in the middle of the night, she began knitting to ease the tension. Story continues below advertisement ...

Apple Removed the Controversial ‘Tea’ and ‘TeaOnHer’ Apps From the App Store

24Oct

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Apple Removed the Controversial ‘Tea’ and ‘TeaOnHer’ Apps From the App Store

Credit: Credit: Ian Moore / Lifehacker Composite; Tea Dating Advice Inc. / Lindsey Ellefson Though it brings me no pleasure, it's once again time to discuss the viral apps Tea and TeaOnHer. You may remember them from the summer, when Tea—where women could anonymously rate and discuss men under the pretense of helping each other safely navigate dating—was the target of data breaches that exposed users' personal information. From there, an app called TeaOnHer was launched for men and Tea faced a class action from users who were upset about their private data being easily accessible to hackers. Whether you remember them or not, they're gone now—sort of. Apple has yanked them from the App Store. The App Store removal of Tea and TeaOnHerTea was arou...

World Bank Programme to provide better health coverage to 11 mn people in Kerala

24Oct

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Health

World Bank Programme to provide better health coverage to 11 mn people in Kerala

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Friday, October 24, approved a new programme to improve the life expectancy and quality of life for 11 million elderly and vulnerable people in Kerala with wider access to health coverage. The USD 280 million Kerala Health System Improvement Programme will build a more comprehensive health system resistant to climate shocks. It will also strengthen Kerala’s digital health systems through expanded eHealth services, integrated data platforms, and enhanced cybersecurity. The programme aims to treat and support over 90 per cent of patients registered for hypertension and diabetes in the state through individual electronic tracking mechanisms. It will also establish a home-based care model for bedbound, homebound, and vulnerable elderly, to p...

Trump just cut off trade talks with Canada. This is the ad he’s blaming – National

24Oct

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Politics

Trump just cut off trade talks with Canada. This is the ad he’s blaming – National

In a late-night social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating all trade talks with Canada over a television ad against tariffs.In his Truth Social post, Trump blamed an “egregious” television ad paid for and run by the Ontario government on American television networks.The ad, featuring images of Americans from all walks of life going about their days over swelling music, is set to several clips from a 1987 radio address by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan.In the speech, Reagan spoke about “free and fair trade,” and about how he views the risks of tariffs and protectionism against tariffs the U.S. was imposing at the time on Japanese goods. Story continues below advertisement The speech in its entirety lasted roughly five minutes, wh...

Parmeet Sethi demands royalty for Kapil Sharma`s show; here`s why

24Oct

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Parmeet Sethi demands royalty for Kapil Sharma`s show; here`s why

Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi began a new chapter in their lives by launching a vlog channel on YouTube. Archana`s channel has 991k subscribers since its debut ten months ago, and she is dedicated to it while working full-time on the Kapil Sharma Show. In a recent interview, Parmeet discussed their relationship with Kapil, his penchant for poking jokes at the pair, and how his wife tried something similar in the early 2000s. Pinkvilla was asked about Kapil`s persistent mocking of Archana and how he frequently uses Parmeet`s own name to do so. When asked if he was aware of this, the actor replied that he doesn`t mind if Kapil cracks jokes at his expense. He stated that the reason for this attitude was that he and his wife used to do something very similar with their own show, Archa...

Exercise can counteract depression symptoms induced by junk food diet: Study

24Oct

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Exercise can counteract depression symptoms induced by junk food diet: Study

People eating more junk food can counteract its ill effects on mental health by cardio exercises such as running, according to an animal study on Tuesday, October 21, amid the growing concern of its long-term changes on the body. Researchers at University College Cork in Ireland identified specific metabolic pathways through which exercise counteracts the negative behavioural effects of consuming a Western-style diet. The research demonstrated that voluntary running exercise can mitigate depression-like behaviours induced by high-fat, high-sugar diets associated with both circulating hormones and gut-derived metabolites. “The findings provide crucial insights into how lifestyle interventions might be optimised to support mental health in an era of widespread ultra-processed food consump...