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In May, after Operation Sindoor, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting had issued an advisory directing Indian OTT platforms to remove all streaming content originating from Pakistan (This link is broken, May 9). As a result, Zee5 had pulled the plug on its Pakistani shows and Indo-Pak collaborative productions. Five months on, some of those acclaimed shows have found a new home in the Middle East. Executives based in Dubai tell mid-day that several Indo-Pak joint productions, which were formerly housed under Zee Entertainment’s cross-border entertainment vertical Zindagi, have now been acquired by Begin. Watch.  Launched in 2022, Begin.Watch is a Pakistan-based streaming platform. In recent months, it not only expanded its presence in the Middle East, but also secured rights to ...

Janhvi Kapoor’s take on cheating in relationships during her recent appearance on Two Much with Twinkle Khanna and Kajol has won over the internet. Joining Karan Johar as a guest on the chat show, Janhvi’s candid and firm views during a game segment sparked widespread discussion online. Karan, Twinkle, Kajol defend physical cheating During a round of This or That, the guests were asked to choose between emotional and physical infidelity — which one they believed was more damaging. While Karan, Twinkle, and Kajol agreed that physical infidelity could be overlooked, Janhvi was visibly shocked by their stance. “She hasn’t seen what we’ve seen,” Twinkle remarked as Janhvi stood her ground. Confused, Janhvi asked, “But both of them are bad! How can one be worse than the other?” Karan shared...

The Foo Fighters are going on a short tour next summer and four of the 12 stops will be in Canada. The rock band announced their Take Cover Tour 2026 on Thursday, which will begin next August in Ontario with opening act, Queens of the Stone Age.The first show is slated for Aug. 4, 2026 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto.The tour then heads west, where Saskatchewan’s Mosaic Stadium is getting its first concert in eight years.The Foo Fighters will play at the Regina stadium on Sept. 15. The last time a concert was held at the stadium was in 2019, when Garth Brooks played two shows.The Regina Exhibition Association, which manages the stadium, has struggled to attract events, contributing to financial woes. Story continues below advertisement ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Beloved Canadian actor Michael J. Fox reflected on maintaining a positive outlook following his Parkinson’s diagnosis, calling it a “tremendous privilege” to support the Parkinson’s community through his charitable foundation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Fox, 64, stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss his memoir Future Boy, which was released on Oct. 14, and to raise awareness for the disease.“2025 marks 25 years of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which has raised over $2.5 billion for Parkinson’s disease,” Colbert said. “How does that feel to you to know that, that is such a huge part of your legacy?”Fox said when he was diagnosed, he “took some time to solve it for myself for seven years” before deciding to go public with it. Story continues ...

After creating intrigue with its title and teaser, the makers have unveiled the trailer of its much-awaited Kannada original series Maarigallu. The supernatural folklore thriller is set to premiere on 31st October 2025, exclusively on ZEE5.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by ZEE5 Kannada (@zee5kannada) Plot of Maarigallu Set in the 1990s in a village near Sirsi, Maarigallu follows a group of villagers who uncover an ancient clue leading to a lost Kadamba-era treasure. What begins as a quest for fortune soon spirals into chaos as greed, betrayal, and fear awaken forces far beyond human understanding. As superstition and reality blur, the story unravels a haunting mystery guarded by ti...

As Toronto Blue Jays tickets are resold for thousands of dollars, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government may revive anti-scalping legislation it previously killed shortly after assuming office. “My personal opinion, going to talk to the whole team, they’re gouging the people,” he told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “We have one player in the market that controls the tickets, that’s not right for the people.”Asked if he’d consider legislation specifically, Ford said his government would look at the option.Ford’s comments come a day after Blue Jays World Series tickets went on sale on Ticketmaster. Less than two hours after sales began, tickets were being listed for sale for more than $2,000. On Tuesday, a single ticket in section 135 in the Rogers Centre for Game 1 was priced at $...

The man who has spent years making Bollywood spill its deepest secrets finds himself across a hosting duo just as smooth and unfiltered. Karan Johar joins Kajol and Twinkle on Prime Video’s Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle, and for once, the questions aren’t his to ask. Joining them is Janhvi Kapoor, Bollywood’s queen of candour-in-the-making, whose mix of wit and vulnerability perfectly complemented Karan’s honesty. What follows is rapid-fire banter, surprising reveals, and moments of genuine warmth, as conversations move from playful to deeply personal with absolute ease. Karan makes scandolous revelations While playing ‘truth or lie,’ Janhvi challenged Karan to spill, “Tell us one scandalous truth about yourself and make up one lie, and we’ll guess which one is true.” Karan replied wit...