• Thursday, March 13, 2025

RRR heads to Academy Awards 2023 as SS Rajamouli and…

RRR, which hit screens in March 2022, is yet not done. The SS Rajamouli magnum-opus, starring Ram Charan and Jr. NTR, was not selected as India’s official entry to Oscars 2023. However, the film has finally made it to the Oscar race and how. After being rejected as India’s official…

Keir Starmer vows to combat ‘Hinduphobia’ as Labour loathes hate…

In its first direct reference to the term “Hinduphobia”, the UK’s opposition Labour Party committed itself to fight against hate crimes of all kinds following communal clashes in Leicester and Birmingham in the wake of an India-Pakistan cricket match in August. Addressing one of Europe’s largest ‘Navratri’ celebrations in London…

What is moral burnout? Know the signs and how to…

We’ve all been hearing about workplace trends like ‘quiet quitting’ and the Great Resignation, where employees are leaving work as they are no longer able to cope the same way they used to. According to a recent study, a new type of burnout is emerging this year and it might…

Teenagers urged to claim matured Child Trust Funds savings

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has urged teenagers in UK to claim their matured Child Trust Funds savings as the lump-sum amount could offer a financial boost when they start university, apprenticeships or their first job, an official statement said. Child Trust Funds are long-term savings accounts set up for…

Suspected killers of British Botanist couple who were murdered and…

The suspected killers of a noted British botanist couple allegedly had links with the terror group Daesh, media reports said as the trial into their four-year-old murder in South Africa has continued. Horticulturist Rod Saunders, 74 and his microbiologist wife Rachel, 63, were kidnapped and beaten to death in February…

What is sickle cell disease? What are its symptoms and…

Approximately 15,000 people in the UK are reportedly affected with sickle cell disease. This disease is particularly common among people with an African or Caribbean heritage and is part of a group of diseases caused by red blood cell disorders. Red blood cells contain haemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen.…

Indian-Origin Dr Vivek Murthy appointed as US representative on WHO…

President Joe Biden has nominated US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy to serve as the country’s representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation. Dr Murthy, 45, will serve in the new position alongside his continued duties as the US Surgeon General, the White House said in a…

Trying to lose weight? Eat your dinner at 5pm –…

Most of us eat dinner post 6pm or 7pm at the end of the day, but new research suggests we’re doing it all wrong. According to a new study, that is simply too late in the day if you are looking to lose weight. A new Harvard study suggests that…

Charity offers £20,000 reward for information on last year’s Leicester…

An independent charity has announced a reward of £20,000 for information that could lead to the conviction of anyone for the murder of a 41-year-old man. Raju Modhwadia, also Kara Muru, was stabbed to death in Stoneygate, Leicester, in December last year. But the charges of murder and conspiracy to…

Suella Braverman casts doubt on ‘open borders’ migration policy with…

Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has cast doubts over a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with India over the issue of migration and branded Indians as the “largest group of people who overstay” their visas in the UK. Expressing concerns over what she feared would be an “open borders”…