Author: Arabian Media staff

Hello,It’s raining IPOs, yet again. Social commerce marketplace Meesho is finally back home in India after concluding its reverse flip process, and it’s wasting no time in filing the draft prospectus for its initial public offering in the next few weeks. Walmart-backed PhonePe is also following close on Meesho’s heels, as it prepares to file preliminary documents for an IPO that may raise as much as $1.5 billion. PhonePe’s draft prospectus could be in as early as August. There’s more on the finance and banking front: Warburg Pincus is pulling back from State Bank of India’s general insurance unit, and is in talks…

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced a major overhaul to its official chart methodology, marking one of the biggest updates in the organization’s history. Beginning Sept. 1, 2025, ARIA’s Main Charts for singles and albums—as well as its Australian Artist Singles and Albums Charts—will only feature music released in the past two years. Titles older than that will be moved to a new dedicated catalogue chart, ARIA On Replay. The changes, announced June 24 and following more than 12 months of modeling and industry consultation, aim to increase visibility for new music—especially Australian releases—and inject greater movement into…

In a country where millions of low-income workers silently power the economy, their financial and healthcare needs are often overlooked by traditional systems. Access to a personal loan, an insurance plan, and even government health schemes sometimes remain a distant dream. It is here that a Mumbai-headquartered fintech startup wants to rewrite the rules by creating packages that meet their needs.Entitled Solutions, founded by Anshul Khurana, Arpan Jain, Krishna Yadav in 2020, is an inclusion platform that aims to make health and financial services accessible to urban low-income workers.By connecting employers, financiers, and healthcare service providers, the company has built…

Mahershala Ali walked the red carpet in New York on Monday in support of his latest blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth, while also touching on the status of his highly anticipated Marvel project Blade. The vampire thriller has been stuck in development hell for years, as two different directors have exited the project while Ali has been attached to star since 2019. It was also hampered by the actors and writers strikes, alongside Disney’s changing studio strategy, and last year was entirely removed from 2025 theatrical calendar. At the Jurassic premiere, Ali told The Hollywood Reporter that when it comes to…

Indie-pop duo Royel Otis have confirmed their hotly anticipated sophomore album Hickey will arrive on Aug. 22 via OURNESS/Capitol Records. The follow-up to their breakthrough debut Pratts & Pain (2024), Hickey was officially announced on June 24. The album features the single “Moody,” which was first released on May 9 and teased during a sold-out show in Los Angeles. The track marks a confident return that showcases their distinctive blend of dream-pop hooks, jangly guitars, and melancholic lyricism. According to Sydney-based bandmates Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, the album’s title was inspired by the emotional intensity of love itself. “…because…

“I was diagnosed with early breast cancer,” she said in a June 3 Instagram video. “Cancer sucks in any form, but I’m holding on to the word ‘early.'” Jessie also infused humor into her health update, as she continued, “It’s a very dramatic way to get a boob job. I am going to disappear for a bit after Summertime Ball to have my surgery, and I will come back with massive tits and more music.”  And despite the difficult emotions surrounding her cancer diagnosis, the “Bang Bang” explained she wanted to be “open” through her journey. “I do not talk…

A staggering one-third of frontline nurses have witnessed patients die due to staff shortages, laying bare the catastrophic impact of an overburdened healthcare workforce. Research also suggests a link between healthcare worker shortages and excess deaths—a 10% reduction in professional nursing staff correlates with an 11% rise in patient mortality risk. This is an indication of a silent pandemic that is underway: a surging global shortage of healthcare workers crippling healthcare systems. The world has moved on from the COVID-19 pandemic, but unlike acute pandemics that spark immediate alarm, this insidious threat is growing quietly, eroding care quality, delaying treatments, and…

“I’ve had ovarian, cervical, and breast cancer, and then, this time, with breast cancer,” Wendy told NBC’s Alabama affiliate WSFA in an interview published June 19. “He was told that he has stage four prostate cancer, and then, within a week later, I was told that my breast cancer had come back for a second time, and it is also stage four, because it had spread to other areas of my body.” As for what constantly inspires Wendy—who shares four adult children with her husband—to keep fighting the disease with a positive attitude? Well, her family is her biggest motivator.…

Fête de la Musique ended with multiple arrests. While attendees across France enjoyed music at the annual nationwide street festival June 21, 12 individuals were detained for pricking at least 145 people with syringes, according to France’s interior ministry, per CNN.  “The ministry is taking this very seriously,” a spokeswoman from the interior ministry told the outlet June 23. “Toxicology tests are being done and the investigation is ongoing.” Officials did not share what was in the syringes, but told The Guardian that they have opened an investigation after three people—including a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy—were all jabbed…

“It was that fateful thing where it’s like, ‘Do I stay on FaceTime because I need to see this, or do I get the plane so I can get there?” he shared. “Then that wonderful sound came through the airport and they said, ‘Ding dong, your flight is delayed by 20 minutes.’” Rupert added, “That’s when they said, ‘You have a baby girl.’ It was amazing.” And given the experience, he noted, “She’s always going to be a dino-baby.” Tune in to E!’s livestream of Jurassic World Rebirth’s New York City premiere today, June 23 at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m.…