• Thursday, March 06, 2025

Tory leadership race: Britain will get either its first British…

THE final two candidates to become UK prime minister will be decided Wednesday (20), with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt battling it out with frontrunner Rishi Sunak. Former finance minister Sunak was only two votes short of securing his place in the final two after Tuesday’s (19) voting,…

‘He opened all doors for me in Hollywood’: Mallika Sherawat…

Mallika Sherawat needs no introduction. She redefined the term ‘bold’ in Bollywood in a time when actresses shied away from taking up anything ‘bold’ or too ‘glamorous’. In a male-dominated industry, she fronted a number of films that went on to do well at the ticket counter. Sherawat is presently…

‘I definitely see 2022 as a blessing. I’m grateful for…

Past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have been exceptionally tough for everyone, including Ranbir Kapoor who lost his father Rishi Kapoor on April 30, 2020. Thankfully, 2022 started on a great note for him as he tied the knot with his lady love Alia Bhatt on April 14. And…

‘This is stupid and irresponsible’: Netizens outrage over thirsty Queen’s…

NETIZENS have urged to update clothes of Queen’s Guard after the photograph of a guard being given water during the extreme heat went viral. Social media users have called for providing a weather-appropriate uniform for the Queen’s Guard like in Spain where guards wear white shirt, and blue or black…

Love Island: Women’s Aid confirms talks with ITV over ‘controlling…

Women’s Aid has confirmed being in talks with the makers of Love Island for “misogynistic and controlling behaviour” on the popular British dating game show. The dating show received massive backlash for the male Islanders’ treatment of the female contestants. Women’s Aid said it was forced to act after being…

Koffee With Karan 7: Akshay Kumar lifts Samantha in his…

Hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar, Koffee With Karan Season 7 has started with a bang! The seventh season of the show has taken a detour from its television premiere and currently streams on Disney+ Hotstar. After two sizzling episodes, Koffee With Karan Season 7 will soon be airing its third…

Fire engulfs homes near London as temperatures hit record 40C

BRITAIN recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C (104F) on Tuesday (19) as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London. The Met Office said the provisional record, which still needs to be confirmed, was recorded at 12.50 pm (1150…

Race to lead UK heats up, ex-finance minister Sunak’s lead…

BRITAIN’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak held on to his lead on Tuesday (19) among Conservative lawmakers in the race to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, but his two remaining rivals were closing the gap, leaving the race wide open. In a vote among Conservative Party members of parliament,…

UK government delivers landmark rises to teacher salaries

TEACHERS across the UK will benefit from pay increases of between per cent per cent and 8.9 per cent from September, as the government on Tuesday (19) fully accepted pay recommendations from the independent School Teachers’ Review Body for the next academic year. The starting salary for teachers outside London…

Poll shows Rishi Sunak would lose leadership contest in final…

RISHI SUNAK, frontrunner in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, would lose to any of his remaining opponents if he makes it through to the final stage of the contest when rank and file party members get to vote, polling showed on Tuesday (19). The YouGov poll of…