COMEDIAN Romesh Ranganathan, who is patron of the suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm), said there have been times in his life where he’s felt suicidal. The 46-year-old revealed he struggled with certain events in his life such as when he did badly in his A-Levels and when…
BRITISH foreign secretary David Cameron on Wednesday pushed for the G7 to introduce new “coordinated sanctions” against Iran following its weekend assault on Israel. Cameron’s appeal came ahead of his meeting with foreign ministers from the Western-led group in Italy. On Tuesday, the United States announced it would soon implement…
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday (17) said that the woman's body has become a political battleground, putting risk 30 years of progress on sexual and reproductive health for women and girls. Thirty years ago, at a conference in Cairo, 179 countries agreed to put reproductive health at the heart…
Steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta is now facing the heat over the collapse of the supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital, as his GFG Alliance was one of its biggest customers. Greensill’s administrators Grant Thronton have warned they could try to seize assets from Gupta to recover £472 million in unpaid…
A REGULAR on social media, megastar Amitabh Bachchan recently shared a cryptic post leaving his fans puzzled. Big B took to his official X account on Tuesday to post about social media. Lately, the actor has been discussing technological advancements impacting social media, including his views on AI. Carrying on…
SCOTTISH Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has said that the country should do its own version of the Cass review on gender services, reported The Times. Sarwar encouraged the Scottish government to detail its reaction to the report concerning the care of children experiencing gender confusion in England. According to him,…
INDIA’s unemployment rate is likely to decline by as much as 97 basis points by 2028 as the country’s economy hits the $5 trillion mark, fuelling a rise in employment, a new report said. Unemployment rate — the percentage of people in the labour force who are without jobs —…
ESSAR ENERGY TRANSITION on Wednesday (17) announced the appointment of Rob Wallace as chief executive officer of EET Hydrogen Power, the firm’s planned hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) at its Stanlow refinery in the UK. Essar Energy Transition (EET) is the unit of Essar Group that is driving…
Filmmaker Payal Kapadia says it is an immense honour that her film All We Imagine as Light is part of the Competition section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. “All We Imagine as Light is the first Indian film in 30 years and the first film ever by an Indian…
The United Kingdom is set to host its inaugural Muslim Film Festival, a groundbreaking event poised to celebrate the diverse narratives and talents within the Muslim community. Scheduled to take place from May 30th to June 2nd at the prestigious Odeon West End in London, this festival promises to showcase…