- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
THE government has warned that employees cannot expect pay rises to keep up with the soaring cost of living, according to a report. Treasury chief secretary Simon Clarke has said matching salaries to inflation risked causing prices in the shops to surge even higher, the Sky News reported. According to the report,…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson has defended government plans to electronically tag some asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in small boats or lorries, reports said. Earlier this week, the Home Office published guidance on a 12-month pilot using electronic tagging to monitor individuals who arrive in the country…
BRITONS will face widespread disruption across the railway network next week after a trade union said on Saturday (18) talks had failed to avert plans for more than 50,000 workers to strike in a dispute over pay freezes and job cuts. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union said…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces on Friday (17) as he met president Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s invasion. Johnson, who survived a no confidence vote earlier this month, was greeted by…
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned against a “global mental health crisis,” while launching a report on mental health. “We are living through a global mental health crisis,” the top UN official said in his video message to launch the World Mental Health Report 2022: Transforming Mental Health For All.…
Canadian rapper Drake who debuted his own radio show paid a heartfelt tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala and played out several of the slain Punjabi singer’s songs on the programme. In a new radio show called ‘Table for One’ that went on air for the first time on Thursday, Drake…
Priyanka Chopra’s debut streaming show Citadel, which has been the talk of the town for quite some time, is set for release soon, according to information the actor recently shared. Priyanka took to Instagram to share the news that work on her web project has “almost” wrapped up. Sharing a glimpse…
Looks like the wait for Arjun Kapoor starrer Ek Villain Returns is nearing its end! The actor teased his fans with a ‘behind the scenes’ picture on his Instagram and mentioned that the trailer of the upcoming movie is almost ready. Arjun took to his Instagram story to share a photo of…
PUNJABI cinema has enjoyed a rapid rise in recent years and a big driving force has been Sargun Mehta. The acclaimed actress has starred in a string of globally successful Punjabi films and most recently played the lead role in smash hit romantic comedy Saunkan Saunkne, which she also produced. With another…
SATYAJIT RAY was one of India’s greatest film directors and also very highly regarded in the history of world cinema – ironically, however, his work is now largely unknown to a new generation of British Asians, some of whom may not even have heard of his name. The British Film Institute is…
