Veteran lyricist Nilar N. Kasim was unanimously reappointed as the new president of the Authors, Composers, and Publishers Organization of Sri Lanka (ACPOSL) on October 10, during their annual meeting ...

Sendai, Miyagi Pref. (Jiji Press)—Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Monday morning halted operations at the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan following a problem that ...

By Ed Christman The arbitration process governing SESAC’s performance license rates has determined that for the 2023-2026 licensing period, a blanket fee of 0.2824% of revenue — or a 10.4% ...

Both SESAC and the Radio Music License Committee are separately claiming they came out on top following the determination of licensing fees for RMLC-represented stations through 2026. An ...

A self-described foodie, cooking and baking has always been a central part of Laura Marston's life. But a mouth cancer diagnosis in 2019 meant Ms Marston would have to learn to eat in a different ...

The Jain community commemorates Diwali by celebrating Mahavir's nirvana with rituals and offerings, including the Nirvan Laddu. This year marks the 2550th 'nirvana' year with a significant ...

Eddie Howe could – potentially – be without three players when Newcastle United take on Liverpool next month. The Magpies will lock horns with the Merseyside outfit at St James' Park on ...

A press conference of public leaders discussed the outcome of the UN Security Council meeting that was held on 23 October. On October 31 the participants gathered to discuss the statements of some ...

Han Kang, the South Korean winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, made her breakthrough in the English-speaking world with her first translated novel (her third in Korean), The Vegetarian ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

“He said, ‘I want candles and Stargazer lilies,’” remembered Alex Coletti, producer of Nirvana’s celebrated MTV Unplugged show. “I said, ‘Like a funeral?’ He said, ‘Yes, exactly.’ ...