• Thursday, March 06, 2025

Amazon Prime’s new series will centre around disgraced ‘King of…

Controversial journalist Mazher Mahmood, who exposed many celebrities but ended up in jail himself for breaching the law, will be the subject of a new series on Amazon Prime. Mahmood, who had won several awards for investigative journalism, would often disguise himself as a rich Arab man because of which…

EXCLUSIVE: UK leadership race shows how diversity is the ‘new…

Prime minister Boris Johnson certainly went down fighting. Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak had decided that enough was enough, resigning last week from the Cabinet over Downing Street’s inability to tell the truth. Fifty ministerial resignations later, the refusal of the prime minister to accept that the game was up…

Did Johnny Depp trash Amber Heard in new song as…

After winning a high-profile defamation trial last month, Johnny Depp is hitting out at his ex-wife Amber Heard in two scathing new songs on his forthcoming album with Jeff Beck. In a review of the record, which is scheduled to be released on July 15, by The Sunday Times, the …

Muslim mom pulls her kids out of Birmingham school after…

An upset Muslim woman has pulled her children out of a Birmingham school alleging they were given pork sausages during lunchtime. Muslim religious text does not approve of consuming certain food, including pork, considered haram (forbidden). Mussrat Bibi, 41, claimed Hollyfield Primary School in Sutton Coldfield where her children Rayhaan…

18-year-old girl’s mother sparks debate after making her sign a…

Finding common ground with your children can be a challenge. Between wanting what’s best for them and helping them understand the responsibilities they will need when they are adults can be an arduous task. This could be even more difficult for a single parent. A mother, who goes by the…

Sri Lanka: Emergency ambulance service suspended in several areas amid…

Amid the fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, the 1990 emergency ambulance service has been suspended in several areas. The Suwa Seriya Ambulance Service had urged the public to refrain from calling the 1990 emergency ambulance service in the affected areas, Colombo Gazette reported. A full list of the specific areas…

No loan from IMF despite Pakistan ‘dancing to its tune’,…

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had not released the tranche for the USD 6 billion bailout package under its extended fund facility, even though it had made the country “dance to its tune.” Responding to a question about the IMF, Sanaullah…

Diwali target for India-UK FTA possible but not definite, say…

It is always good to have a deadline to work towards while negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) but the Diwali target set for the India-UK FTA by the outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not have to be set in stone, according to strategic and industry experts here.…

Global voices respond to UN population projections

THE United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects report released on the occasion of the World Population Day on Monday (11) projects a further two-and-a-half billion people to be added to the global population. The world population is projected to peak 10.4 billion in the 2080s. The population of the world…

He is a bit of God: Nick Kyrgios praises Novak…

After suffering a defeat against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, Nick Kyrgios hailed the 21-time Grand Slam champion and termed him ‘God.’ Djokovic went past Roger Federer’s tally of 20 grand slam titles, clinching his 21st grand slam title after defeating Kyrgios. The Serbian reached his fourth…