Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy wins Best Director award at Venice Film Festival with debut movie ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’

Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy, born in Purulia, a district in the eastern state of West Bengal, has made history by winning the Best Director Award in the Orizzonti section at the 82nd Venice Film Festival with her debut film Songs of Forgotten Trees. She is the first Indian director to win this award.

ASEAN benefits when India and China engage, says Singapore’s Alvin Tan

ASEAN a regional organisation set up to promote economic growth, social progress, and regional peace and stability. The 10-member bloc comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Dubai Police recover lost iPhone and send it to Indian YouTuber by flight — at no charge!

Dubai Police, widely considered to be one of the most elite law enforcement outfits in Asia, tracked down the iPhone lost by Madan Gowri at Dubai International Airport before he flew out to Chennai. The phone was sent to him by flight, completely free of cost.

Singapore institutes host session on India-China response to global economic turbulence

To delve into the question of ‘How China and India are confronting the global economic turbulence’, two Singapore institutes — the East Asian Institute (EAI) and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore — are jointly holding a public session on 8 September 2025 (9.30am – 12.30pm) at Amara Singapore Hotel.

Finance Minister Sitharaman opens up on GST 2.0, touching ‘lives of all 140 crore people’

Nearly 400 products – from soaps to cars, shampoos to tractors and air conditioners – will cost less when the rejig of the GST is effective from the first day of Navaratri on September 22. Premium paid on individual health and life insurance will be tax-free. A third rate of 40 percent has been earmarked for a small list of sin goods and ultra-luxury items.

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