- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A CARTOON on Priti Patel as a “sacred cow” to some, a “bull-y” to others has stirred social media, with tweeple finding it “racist”, “derogatory” and amounting to “a hate crime”. The cartoon by Steve Bell in the Guardian, featuring bovine caricatures of the home secretary and the prime minister,…
OVER 100 entrepreneurial women and young people are set to benefit from the UK government-backed funds to turn inspiring ideas into thriving businesses. The UK’s first woman science minister, Amanda Solloway, committed almost £3 million and a package of business support on Sunday (8) to help inventions by women and young people.…
Two eminent Indian-American doctors, known for their pioneering research and treatment of cancer patients, are aiming to arrest what they describe as "tsunami" of the deadly disease, especially in India, through a massive effort of early detection and health education. Dr Dattatreyudu Nori, an internationally acclaimed oncologist who has treated…
THE Indian women's Fed Cup team created history on Saturday (7) by progressing to the World Group play-offs for the first time ever, with Ankita Raina leading the side to a 2-1 win over Indonesia at the tournament held in Dubai. Ankita on Saturday night pulled off a crucial singles win…
AMERICA’S largest apparel retail giant Gap Inc has named Indian-American Sonia Syngal as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective from March 23. The latest move by the business marks a rare elevation of a woman despite her colour and origin in the white-dominated US corporate world. Gap Inc described Syngal, 46, as an accomplished retail leader and CEO of the portfolio’s Old Navy business since 2016.…
AN Indian national is among 15 new cases of the deadly coronavirus in the UAE, taking the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 45, health officials said on Saturday (7). The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said in a statement that 13 out of 15 new…
INDIA initiated its biggest ever privatisation drive, with the government inviting bids for its entire 52.98 per cent stake in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Saturday (7). Expressions of interest for the strategic sale of BPCL, India’s second largest refiner after Indian Oil Corporation, have been invited by May 2, as…
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan does not want any security role for India in Afghanistan as he accused New Delhi of playing the role of a “spoiler” in the war-torn country, according to a media report. After months of negotiations, the US and Taliban signed a landmark…
SCOTLAND YARD issued a new appeal in London on Friday (6) for information in connection with the murder of a man in west London in 2017. Satnam Singh, aged 45, was killed three years ago and a reward of £10,000 remains on offer for any information that leads to the…
THE Indian Premier League (IPL) is “very much on schedule”, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on Friday (6), asserting that all measures will be in place to tackle the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus threat which has wreaked havoc on sporting calendars globally. The glitzy T20 event, featuring both Indian and international…
