• Thursday, March 06, 2025

Spirituality is good for your physical and mental well-being: Research

There is much focus on the importance of our physical and mental health, but spiritual health is important too, experts say. The reason is that our body, mind, and spirit are deeply intertwined. According to a report in the Times, research has found that those who are spiritual, or regularly…

Rishi Sunak praises father-in-law Narayana Murthy: ‘He came from nothing…

The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain’s next prime minister clashed over tax cuts in a second televised debate on Sunday. With no clear candidate to succeed Boris Johnson who is stepping down after a series of scandals, the battle to be the next leader remains unpredictable and…

EXCLUSIVE: We will need to build bridges in politics and…

ELECTIONS divide – and the race to determine the next leader of the Conservative party is no different. Every candidate for prime minister has reminded the Conservatives that they will need to unite around whoever emerges as leader. But calls for a clean contest have been honoured more in the…

British doctors are fighting health myths and misinformation on TikTok

Though social media platforms and applications provide an easy and effective way to communicate, share ideas and stay connected with family, friends, and professionals, they can also prove to be a vehicle to spread inaccurate information. Some of this is health-related misinformation spread by unqualified influencers, reports the Times. Experts…

Britain on course for hottest day on record

Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services and heath authorities to put more ambulances on standby. Much of Europe is baking in a heat-wave that has pushed temperatures into…

GBM Awareness Week: Daughter speaks out about father’s brain tumour…

A LOVING daughter has spoken out about her father’s terminal illness in a bid to raise awareness of the need for greater investment in research. Simran Poonia was left stunned after her father Baljit Mehat was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. Poonia, a 34-year-old social worker from Potton,…

Colonial-era steamroller set to find place in Indian museum

A colonial-era steamroller that gathered dust for decades on the premises of a government building cluster in the eastern Indian city of Patna will be preserved as an artefact. The John Fowler & Co engine was among several steamrollers brought to India from Leeds to level thousands of miles of…

Harrow East retailer recognised by local MP Bob Blackman after…

Harrow East retailer Dipak Gokani – the proprietor of Weald News – and his customers have been celebrated by local MP, Bob Blackman, for raising over £500,000 for Good Causes through selling National Lottery products. Gokani was awarded a National Lottery Good Causes plaque by Bob Blackman MP at a…

Hina Bashir: Man charged with murder of 21-year-old Ilford woman

A murder investigation was launched following the discovery of a body in Folkes Lane, Upminster in the early hours of Sunday, 17 July. While formal identification is yet to take place, the family of 21-year-old Hina Bashir, who had been reported missing from Ilford, have been informed. They are being…

Foreign countries are causing cloud bursts in some places of…

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said that the floods in the state’s Godavari region were triggered by the cloudburst which is suspected to be a “foreign conspiracy”. Addressing the press at Badrachalam, KCR said, “A new phenomenon Cloud Burst has emerged. There is a conspiracy behind it.…