Echo Park was crawling with musicians, shoppers and characters Saturday as the neighborhood’s biggest free street party roared to life. Los Angeles’ indie-music hopefuls spilled on to the streets as Echo Park Rising turned the neighborhood into a two-day playground of live music, vintage shopping, art, food and local flavor. The festival arrived despite heat-wave-related … Read more
A tiny, creepy species of spider known as the happy-face spider has recently been discovered in India. Known for its iconic array of color patterns, the happy-face spider gets its name from patterns that resemble a smiling face. The new species, Theridion Himalayana, which belongs to the spider family Theridiidae, is just one of 577 others; … Read more
Millions of bottles of a popular eye drop medication have been recalled — affecting users nationwide. According to the Food and Drug Administration, some 2,530,182 bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension eye drops were flagged — due to a “potential presence of a foreign substance.” The manufacturers, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. are voluntarily recalling the product, produced at … Read more
How to Be Cultured Menu Film INDIA Selected by Mira Nair, 68, the director of ‘Mississippi Masala’ (1991) and ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2001). A scene from Satyajit Ray’s “Jalsaghar” (“The Music Room,” 1958). The Criterion Collection ‘Jalsaghar’ (‘The Music Room,’ 1958), directed by Satyajit Ray In this Bengali drama, an aging aristocrat clings to memories of … Read more
It won’t just be planes that are grounded. A major airline is rolling out a new cabin crew fitness policy – and those who fail risk going without pay. Air India officials will be carrying out body mass index (BMI) checks on its aircraft staff from May 1, local media outlet NDTV reported. Air India … Read more
The weight-loss world is on the brink of a major shake-up. Pharmaceutical companies in India will get the green light this weekend to start selling generic versions of Ozempic and Wegovy, with several other countries set to follow in the months ahead. The move is expected to unleash a wave of cheaper alternatives, dramatically widening … Read more
A newly married couple attended their own wedding reception virtually after their flight was cancelled at the last minute. With the hall fully decorated and arrangements in place, the bride’s family decided not to postpone the event. Instead, the couple was displayed live on a huge screen so they could participate from hundreds of miles … Read more
King Charles’ goddaughter, India Hicks, is opening up about her skin cancer diagnosis. The model, 58, revealed her condition in her weekly Substack post on Tuesday. Hicks shared that despite wanting a peaceful week at home, “life, with its own mysterious choreography, shifted the plan.” “The test results from a recent skin-cancer operation came back, and … Read more
Is he a slumdog millionaire? An Australian influencer has been accused of engaging in “poverty tourism” after filming himself “surviving” in an Indian slum, as seen in a viral Instagram video. “I Tried Surviving India’s ‘Deadliest Slum,’” the content creator, known as Pete Z, captioned the controversial clip. The neighborhood in question is Dharavi in … Read more
An Indian actress who claims she didn’t know she had to declare a garland of flowers she travelled with has been hit with a $2,000 fine after landing in Australia. Navya Nair, who had travelled from Kochi in India to Singapore before her final leg onwards to Melbourne on Saturday, was carrying a jasmine gajra … Read more
Call them airplane bags. In the wake of the tragic Air India crash, engineers have designed a new AI-powered safety system to prevent future in-flight mishaps. What they came up with seems just plane ridiculous — an aircraft equipped with outside airbags — but it apparently could save lives. The Michelin Man-esque anti-crash concept, dubbed … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. Zakir Khan is about to make comedy history. On Sunday, Aug. 17, the Indore native will become the first stand-up to headline … Read more
“Superman” has been censored in India. The Indian Central Board of Film Certification removed two kiss scenes between the titular superhero (David Corenswet) and Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) in James Gunn’s new blockbuster film, according to a Bollywood Hungama report. The scenes, which include a 33-second mid-air kiss between the beloved fictional couple, were deemed … Read more
Talk about trouble in paradise. A mom and daughter traveled to Mexico for a vacation full of beaches and margaritas — but they learned an important travel lesson the hard way after a lost luggage nightmare. Arizona-based writer Jill Schildhouse shared in a first-person account for Business Insider that after touching down in Puerto Vallarta, her … Read more
Bollywood star Jasleen Royal is facing disaster head-on. In January, the 33-year-old Indian singer opened for Coldplay on their Music of the Spheres world tour in Mumbai. But Royal’s performance turned out to be a complete disaster and she was booed off the stage by the audience at DY Patil Stadium. Three months later, Royal … Read more
He’s changing the notion of lotion. A Long Island man with cerebral palsy has unveiled a unique line of products using remedies he learned from his grandmother, mom and aunt in India as a little boy. “They would take yogurt and add spices like turmeric, saffron, cinnamon, and they would throw it on our faces … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. One of India’s biggest stars is headed stateside. A.R. Rahman just announced his 2025 ‘The Wonderment Tour’ that will send him to … Read more
This put the “air” in “rocking chair.” A passenger aboard an IndiGo flight across India said he nearly experienced a “mini heart attack” after his row of seats started swaying back and forth, as seen in an unsettling Instagram video taking off online. “The first time it happened, it was a terrifying feeling,” Daksh Sethi … Read more
Who’s a pricey pooch? The world’s most expensive — and unique — dog has sold for a fetching $5.7 million. Being the first of its kind, this is pooch is a cross between an actual wolf and a Caucasian Shepherd — which can sound like a sci-fi movie plot. An Indian dog enthusiast barked up … Read more
Someone remind Kim Kardashian that there’s still people who are dying. Kim Kardashian had a meltdown when she lost a huge diamond at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s lavish wedding in Mumbai, India on Thursday’s episode of “The Kardashians.” Despite never meeting the couple before, Kim, 44, was joined by sister Khloe Kardashian, 40, at … Read more