• Tuesday, March 04, 2025

Nearly 30 years’ after the killing of Stephen Lawrence in…

NEVILLE LAWRENCE, the father of slain teenager Stephen, criticised England and Wales police forces for their “refusal” to admit to institutional racism and mend their ways. Stephen, a black Briton, had been killed in a racially motivated attack while he was waiting for a bus in south London in April…

The Bhavan inaugurated its Golden Jubilee Celebrations in London

The year-long celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan London was heralded on the 21st of May 2022. As the largest institute of Indian Arts and Culture in the UK, The Bhavan has an illustrious history of hosting world renowned artists for performances and workshops, supporting emerging talents,…

Shocking! Autistic girl, 15, left traumatised after Met Police cut…

THE mother of an autistic, mixed-race girl has said that the Metropolitan Police handcuffed her child and had her underwear cut off in the presence of male officers while on her period, according to a report.  She added that the 15-year-old was left traumatised by the incident in December 2020…

Darlings: Alia Bhatt’s maiden production co-starring Shefali Shah to land…

The upcoming Bollywood film Darlings, which marks Alia Bhatt’s debut as a producer, will have a direct-to-digital premiere on Netflix, skipping a theatrical release. Bhatt, who began her acting career with Karan Johar’s college-caper Student Of The Year in 2012, today uploaded a video on Instagram wherein the cast of the film is heard…

You will be shocked to know why Sunny Leone set…

Sunny Leone needs no introduction! She landed in India as a wild card entrant in Colors’ controversial reality show Bigg Boss and became a household across the country in absolutely no time. Over the years, Leone has been a part of several successful films and hosted a few reality shows on television. So,…

The people of the Indian diaspora strengthen our economy, culture…

The inaugural edition of the Ideas for India conference ended on Friday after three days of rich discussion on public policy. The three-day event on 18-20 May was held to celebrate India’s 75th anniversary of Independence, with speakers providing their vision for where they see India in the coming 25…

To curb racial abuse, Police officers to be given mandatory…

THE head of a new scrutiny board has urged police officers to embrace the label “woke” as a report on Monday (23) said that officers will be taught black history to curb racism, according to a report.  Abimbola Johnson, chairwoman of the scrutiny panel that will hold forces to account over the…

‘Quad a force for good’, says PM; Biden says, ‘China…

Leaders of the Quad alliance said on Tuesday (24) they opposed all attempts to “change the status quo by force, particularly in the Indo-Pacific”. The statement, which followed a summit meeting of the four members of the grouping – India, Japan, Australia and the United States in Tokyo – comes with…

Vistara launches more flights to Coimbatore

INDIAN airline Vistara on Friday (20) started daily direct flights between the capital Delhi and Coimbatore in southern India, the company said in a statement.  The airline will also start daily direct service on the Mumbai-Coimbatore route from Friday (27) and double the daily flights on the Bengaluru-Coimbatore route starting…

YouTube sensation Lilly Singh aka Superwoman on her character Tiffany…

The Bad Guys (2022), an animated crime-comedy has been making it to the headlines ever since the film arrived in cinemas last month. Well-known comedian and YouTuber Lilly Singh, who voices reporter Tiffany Fluffit in the film, recently talked about the character and what she loved about her. “Tiffany is really cool.…