- Saturday, March 15, 2025
Actress Freida Pinto, who is set to next star in the much-talked-about Spy Princess, a limited series about World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan, recently showered praises on her Trishna (2011) co-star, Oscar-winning actor Riz Ahmed. Written and directed by Michael Winterbottom, Trishna was a British-Swedish-Indian co-production, adapted from Thomas Hardy’s 1891 novel Tess of…
Jaya Bachchan has been grabbing a lot of limelight lately and it is not all because of her irrational anger at the paparazzi. It has been a while since she has been appearing on her granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast where she shares her unfiltered opinion on various topics. The…
In February, the National Institute for Health, and Care Excellence (NICE) approved a weekly jab for obese patients with weight-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, or for those at high risk of a heart attack, as losing weight can help protect against these health issues. However, when in May,…
Nearly half of young people think Britain was founded on racism and it remains “structurally racist” today, research by a leading academic has revealed. The study by Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at Birkbeck, University of London, also raised concerns that children are being taught contested ideas as fact.…
Ten new CCTV cameras will be installed in east Leicester to deter violence and deliver “a level of protection that is not presently available.” Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Rupert Matthews said £53,000 would be invested on the new CCTV cameras as the electronic surveillance system “will dissuade further criminal…
The Bhavan on Saturday (19) organised its annual Diwali Gala which saw the presence of a warm and receptive audience of patrons, supporters, and artists. The event took place at the Biltmore hotel in Central London. (Delivering speeches at The Bhavan Diwali Gala, clockwise) Indian high commissioner to the UK HE…
Reacting to reports that Indian fugitive preacher Zakir Naik is set to give religious lectures at the FIFA World Cup, 2022 in Qatar, former Indian Ambassador to Qatar, KP Fabian stressed that we should not react or over-react to such reports as these are all “delicate matters” and we should…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday unveiled a new scheme for the world’s 100 most talented young professionals in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of his vision to make the UK a “beacon” to attract the “brightest and best” from around the world. Addressing the Confederation…
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was most recently seen in Vikram Vedha (2022), alongside Hrithik Roshan, feels that those who are demanding a boycott of Bollywood films are not the “genuine audience” and they are using a bad film to boycott several other good films. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Khan…
Morningside Pharmaceuticals founder Nik Kotecha has said he is looking forward to his new role as an academic at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) to raise students’ aspirations. With 35 years of experience in medicine and business, he is set to be made professor of entrepreneurship, innovation and philanthropy at…
