Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott kicked up a controversy, saying prime minister Boris Johnson is “rumoured to be one who likes assaulting women”. The former shadow secretary made the stunning personal attack during a live BBC radio programme while talking about the resignation of Chris Pincher, the deputy chief whip of the ruling Tories,…
A survey conducted by health and fitness company, Origym comprises more than 2000 people in the UK confirms that social media negatively affects body image. The survey claims to have found that unrealistic expectations about how you should look, encouraged by the “picture perfect culture” on social media is affecting…
Music composer Atif Afzal believes every song has its own journey and something similar happened with “Aye Khuda”, one of his two tracks for the Disney+ series “Ms Marvel” which was originally supposed to be part of a film starring Salman Khan. Ten years ago, Mumbai-born Afzal almost got his…
After filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty has also called SS Rajamouli’s epic action-drama RRR a ‘gay love story.’ Pookutty, who is known to have worked on a series of notable films over the years, also had a few words to say about Alia Bhatt, who was…
Historian Andrew Lownie, who gave up his legal battle for the release of some of the redacted papers related to Earl Mountbatten of Burma and his wife because of the enormous cost, has called on authorities to release the archive. Andrew Lownie, who fought for the release of the papers…
With a common goal of equal recognition for women in their career, much like her current on-screen avatar as Mithali Raj, actor Taapsee Pannu says she plunged into her hardest role of the former Indian women’s cricket team captain in the biopic Shabaash Mithu Regarded as one of the greatest…
NINE-year-old Milan Paul Kumar from Bolton has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. Established in the memory of Diana, the Princess of Wales, the award is given by the charity by the same name and…
Novak Djokovic said he will do everything he can to support his son Stefan if he decides to follow in his footsteps but the Serb wants to make sure the seven-year-old does not feel pressured to pursue a career in tennis. Footage of the 20-times Grand Slam winner training with…
The number of pubs in England and Wales has plunged to its lowest ever level, according to analysis published on Monday which blames the coronavirus pandemic and soaring costs. In the first half of this year, pub numbers dropped below 40,000 — a fall of more than 7,000 since 10…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the 30-feet tall bronze statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju at a special program on his 125th birth anniversary celebrations in Andhra Pradesh’s Bhimavaram. Born on July 4, 1897, Alluri Sitarama Raju is remembered for his fight against the British, in order to safeguard…