- Sunday, February 23, 2025
AN Indian investigation has found that rogue officials, not authorised by the government, were involved in a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in the US, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (20). The report, citing unnamed senior officials, said at least one person directly involved in the alleged…
This Easter, you might be surprised by the price hike on your favourite chocolate eggs. There’s a culprit behind this sugary situation: climate change. The majority of cocoa, the key ingredient in chocolate, comes from West Africa. Unfortunately, this region has been ravaged by a brutal heatwave, significantly reducing cocoa…
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) unveiled the nominations for their 2024 Television Awards on Wednesday. Leading the pack are The Crown with 8 nominations and Black Mirror with 7 nominations. Both dramas are up for the prestigious “Best Drama Series” award, alongside Happy Valley, Slow Horses,…
THERE was a sense of occasion at the Garrick Theatre in London last Sunday (17) when Charithra Chandran made her West End debut in a solo show, Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon. You had the feeling many young Asians had been drawn by the show’s lead, billed as “Bridgerton’s Charithra…
DOZENS of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members were apprehended in New Delhi, with scattered demonstrations breaking out across India in opposition to the arrest of the party’s prominent figure on corruption charges, just ahead of the upcoming general elections. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was taken into custody by India’s…
The makers of House of the Dragon dropped two distinct trailers for season 2. The first season of House of the Dragon concluded with Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) murdering Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy)’s son Lucerys (Elliot Grihault). Taking place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, season 2 of House of the Dragon will officially mark the…
Get ready for a blast from the past with a sizzling twist! The highly anticipated film Crew just dropped its latest song, “Choli Ke Peeche,” featuring the ever-gorgeous Kareena Kapoor. This vibrant number is a total throwback to the iconic 90s hit of the same name, originally popularised by Madhuri Dixit. Released on…
A 26-year-old pro-Khalistan Sikh activist who pleaded guilty to causing injury to two Asian-origin men and a female police officer at an Indian Independence Day event in London last year has been sentenced to 28 months of imprisonment. Gurpreet Singh appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty…
INDIA’s largest food delivery firm Zomato on Wednesday (20) ditched plans for green uniforms for a new vegetarian-only service, citing concerns the country’s vast vegetarian population might then shun its regular service. The decision was taken less than 24 hours after Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal announced a green-coloured “Pure Veg”…
ONE of Britain’s first ethnic minority members of parliament has told Eastern Eye of his regret at not being able to “move the dial forward” in the fight against racism, while urging the current generation to do more. Keith Vaz was the first Asian MP for nearly 60 years when he was…
