- Sunday, March 02, 2025
The new ITV detective crime drama DI Ray, which deals with themes of race and identity in British society, stars Parminder Nagra as the title character. There is a scene in the first episode of the show where Nagra’s character suddenly realises the real reason she has been asked to lead…
An asylum reform bill proposed by the British government is set to become law after overcoming a final hurdle in parliament on Wednesday. The House of Lords, the upper house of the British parliament, passed the bill and rejected a last-minute amendment to the text, meaning it will now become…
New Delhi on Thursday ruled out any formal talks with Pakistan unless India’s neighbour stops supporting “cross-border terrorism”, as a new government comes to power in Islamabad. The recent appointment of Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new prime minister has raised hopes of an easing of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals,…
INDIA said the best solution to the Ukraine conflict is to “stop the fighting” and get the warring sides to the negotiation table. “The best way forward is to focus on stopping the fighting, getting the talking and finding ways of moving forward. We think our choices, our positions are…
Newly released Bollywood film Runway 34 being a passion project for Ajay Devgn is illustrated by the fact that he has produced, directed, and starred in the powerful drama. He plays a pilot, who is investigated after an emergency while flying, in the big budget Bollywood Eid release, which also stars…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France from May 2, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) announced. German chancellor Olaf Scholz will receive Modi in Berlin on May 2, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday (27). Modi will then visit…
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering an infant in Keady, County Armagh, according to a report. Sharyar Ali, 34, of Westenra Terrace in Monaghan, has admitted murdering his then girlfriend’s 11-month-old son Hunter McGleenon, the BBC reported. Ali’s lawyer asked that the murder charge be put to the Pakistani national again,…
BRITAIN’S Serious Fraud Office has raided the offices of metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s UK operations of GFG Alliance, in a probe into its links with the collapsed financier Greensill. The raids come almost one year after the SFO launched an investigation into suspected fraud and money laundering by the Indian-British…
THE equality chief of Liverpool has said that coronavirus lockdowns led to a “huge increase” in fans’ offensive behaviour as they “forgot how to behave”, according to a report. Rishi Jain, the club’s equality, diversity and inclusion manager, said that the biggest challenge in the last 18 months had been…
BRITAIN wants to keep growing its ties with India as part of efforts to work more closely with allies to create a so-called Network of Liberty, foreign secretary Liz Truss said. She used her keynote address at the Lord Mayor’s Easter banquet in London on Wednesday (27) to issue a…
