• Monday, March 10, 2025

‘British Asian Refugee’ Ram Gidoomal pens memoir

A surprise family party to celebrate his 70th birthday sparked the idea of a memoir in which UK-based Ram Gidoomal charts his journey from being an Indian migrant to a successful entrepreneur “My Silk Road: The Adventures and Struggles of a British Asian Refugee” has been published by Pippa Rann…

Did Amitabh Bachchan take a dig at boycott trend? Read…

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been an avid social media user, recently posted a cryptic tweet. The tweet read, “Kuch baatein karne ka mann karta hai, par karein toh kaise karen, har baat toh aajkal baat ban jati hai.” (I feel like speaking about some things, but how to do…

‘Liger’ not a regional story’: director Puri Jagannadh

It is the “best time” to make a pan-India movie, believes director Puri Jagannadh, who says his latest release “Liger”, about the rise of an underdog, is a universal story. Headlined by Vijay Deverakonda, the Telugu-Hindi sports drama released in theatres in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam on Thursday.…

Jason Momoa spills beans on his antagonist role in ‘Fast…

Hollywood star Jason Momoa is speeding toward a new stage in his career as he joins Universal’s Fast and Furious franchise. Recently, the actor talked to Entertainment Tonight at the launch of See’s third and last season on Apple TV+. Fast X, directed by Louis Leterrier, is slated for release…

Bookings at Cheshire Indian restaurant go off charts after Ryan…

Owners of an Indian restaurant in UK were pleasantly surprised when they saw bookings surged during this week. The Light of India in Ellesmere Port has received overnight popularity after Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds described the food there as the ‘best Indian food in Europe’, media reports said. Reynolds, who owns…

London bus drivers latest UK workers to strike over pay

Bus drivers in London are set to strike over pay for two days this weekend, their union announced on Wednesday, as decades-high inflation prompts walkouts across Britain’s ailing economy. Around 1,600 drivers from the London United bus company will stage the stoppage on Sunday and Monday over the traditional end-of-summer…

Priti Patel strikes new deal with Albania to deport migrants…

Britain said on Thursday it would work with Albania to quickly process and repatriate the large number of Albanians who cross the English Channel in small boats, after a surge in the number of such migrants despite a plan to deport arrivals to Rwanda. The number of people arriving in…

Want to get inked? Think again as tattoo ink chemicals…

Getting tattoos can potentially lead to a number of risks, including allergic reactions, skin infections, and scarring. While researchers have been studying the possible link between tattoos and cancer for years now, a new study has found that tattoo ink may contain toxic cancer-causing chemicals. Though getting a tattoo alone…

Scientists were given too much power during pandemic: Rishi Sunak

Conservative leadership aspirant Rishi Sunak has slammed the “wrong” policies of the government during its pandemic response, including too much authority given to scientists. The former chancellor, a known critic of economically painful lockdowns, claimed he had been in favour of keeping schools open but his “emotional” argument was met…

Police on lookout for this pair for allegedly stealing wallet…

Police have issued CCTV pictures of a man and woman they want to interrogate following a theft on a bus in Tameside, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, according to a report. Greater Manchester Police said that an 87-year-old lost his wallet, which contained bank cards and £230 in cash,…