- Thursday, March 13, 2025
Britain’s universities have tied up with consultancy organisations which recruit Indian students with an offer that they can bring their families to the UK, a media report said. The universities pay commissions to the agents who market “graduate visas” and help potential Indian students get visas for their dependents, according…
British supermarket group Asda said it planned to open 300 convenience stores by the end of 2026, aiming to become a player in the smaller shop market to help drive growth, and creating 10,000 new jobs in the process. The group, Britain’s third largest grocer after Tesco and Sainsbury’s, has…
Six school children in the UK have died this winter after contracting Strep A as the outbreak of this life-threatening disease continues to spread across Britain. The Strep A bacteria can be life-threatening and lead to scarlet fever, which was widespread in the Victorian era, the Daily Mail informs. While…
British charity boss Ngozi Fulani, who was asked where she was ‘really from’ at a Buckingham Palace event, has revealed that she suffered ‘horrific abuse’ on social media after speaking out, media reports said. Fulani, the chief executive of Sistah Space, was questioned by the late Queen’s lady-in-waiting, Lady Susan…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has acknowledged that there was no point in economic reforms in Sri Lanka because the cash-starved island nation didn’t have an economy, as he made a strong pitch for a new economic model. Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948,…
Following his side’s loss to England in the first Test, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam remarked that it became difficult for his side to establish their grip in the match with the visitors scoring at seven runs per over. Incredible bowling performances from Ollie Robinson and James Anderson were complemented well…
Skipper Ben Stokes hailed England’s nail-biting victory in the first Test against Pakistan Monday as “one of the best” of his career — particularly given the state of the lifeless Rawalpindi pitch. With just minutes to spare in dying light after five days of enthralling cricket, England finally halted a…
Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, despite worries the laws may scare away tourists from its tropical shores and harm investment. The new code, which will apply to Indonesians and foreigners alike,…
The new teaser trailer for a hyped Netflix docu-series on Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has divided opinion in the UK among royal watchers and commentators. “Harry & Meghan”, the first volume of which will drop this Thursday, shows clips of the…
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has issued a statement condemning Nadav Lapid’s controversial remarks on the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ at IFFI. FWICE in a statement called asked the Israeli filmmaker to issue an unconditional apology. “The FWICE, the oldest and the largest organisation of the workers,…
