- Friday, April 04, 2025
KAMALA HARRIS'S late mother instilled in her daughter a strong public service ethic and a drive to help the underprivileged that will make her the most active vice president in US history, her uncle said on Thursday (20). As she formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination on Wednesday (19) to…
WHEN Joe Biden was elected as a "kid" US senator in 1972, one of the first letters he received was from Mumbai, with the sender having the same surname as his. The 'Biden from Mumbai' congratulated the senator from Delaware, and claimed they were related to each other. Biden, then…
THE NHS has urged Covid-19 survivors of South Asian heritage to donate their plasma to help save lives in the fight against the deadly virus. According to experts, people from a South Asian backgrounds were nearly twice as likely to have high-enough antibodies for life-saving treatment trials, compared with white…
A JUMP in coronavirus infections on Friday (21) pushed India closer to the three million mark, piling pressure on authorities to prevent huge gatherings this weekend as Mumbai celebrates the Lord Ganesha festival. For most of western India, especially the country's financial capital, Ganesha Chaturthi marks the beginning of an 11-day festival usually…
PRINCE CHARLES has lauded the Hindu community and BAPS volunteers for supporting the needy and the most vulnerable during the pandemic in a special video message to mark the 25th anniversary of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London. Starting off with "namaste" and "Jai Swaminarayan", the Prince of Wales…
Last seen on celluloid in Zero (2018), Shah Rukh Khan has reportedly locked a few interesting projects over the past few months. One of his upcoming films will be helmed by successful filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who is known for delivering one blockbuster after another, including 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014) and Sanju (2018). SRK and Hirani were supposed…
INDIA counted another record high of new coronavirus infections Thursday (20) as it ramped up testing to more than 900,000 a day. The 69,652 new cases pushed India’s total past 2.8 million, of which 2 million have recovered, the health ministry said. The country also recorded 977 coronavirus fatalities in…
ONE OF London’s best known Hindu temples, the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in north London, marks its silver jubilee anniversary this weekend with virtual celebrations that will be watched by millions in the UK and abroad. It was on August 20, 1995, that the temple in Neasden was inaugurated by the revered spiritual…
by LAUREN CODLING TWO A-Level students have said they still feel unsure about their future after the government reversed its decision over the grading system on Monday (17) after a barrage of criticism. Downing Street made a u-turn on assessing grade predictions via a mathematical model as it was revealed…
Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday (19), inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the chaotic Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300. The monsoon is vital to the densely populated region, revitalising land and waterways amid…
