- Friday, February 28, 2025
A SURVEY of judges has revealed bullying, harassment and discrimination in the judiciary. The Justice Office has also admitted it is investigating further the “issues relating to” these claims. This about-face comes two years after the lord chief justice, Lord Burnett, denied bullying existed when asked by a journalist at…
HARDLINE Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional Islamic head-scarf in Karnataka state, worrying Muslim students who had protested against the ban. The Karnataka High Court decision on Tuesday (15), backing the southern state’s ban…
A few months back, Shah Rukh Khan had appeared in a campaign by the leading streaming media platform Disney+Hotstar where he was seen considering venturing into the digital space. The superstar was seen discussing different ideas with his manager for his digital debut. Now, months after the campaign received loads of attention, Khan has…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, a film based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s. He said the film is “bringing the truth in its correct form” and history has to be presented in the right…
Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu on Tuesday launched the trailer of Taapsee Pannu’s upcoming film Mishan Impossible. Directed by Swaroop RSJ, the film is made under the banner of Matinee Entertainment. The Maharshi (2019) actor also wished the team ahead of the film’s release. The trailer of Mishan Impossible begins with Pannu, who essays the role of an investigative…
Aamir Khan, one of the biggest Indian actors working in Bollywood, turned 57th on March 14. Right from several high-profile celebrities from the industry to millions of his fans, everybody wished the actor on his special day. Since we are talking about a superstar’s birthday, how can we not talk…
QUEEN Elizabeth II has called on the Commonwealth to show unity in troubled times, as she sat out a major event for the organisation after a period of fragile health. The event on Monday (14) with some 1,500 guests at Westminster Abbey in central London had been due to be…
A website for Britons interested in housing and sponsoring Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion went live on Monday (14) as the government steps up its efforts to deflect anger over its response to the refugee crisis. Prime minister Boris Johnson has sought to portray Britain as helping lead the global response to the…
SRI LANKA’S ongoing forex crisis may further hit its tourism industry as the UK and Canada have warned their travellers to be aware of the current economic situation in the island nation. According to the latest advisory issued by the British government, the economic situation is deteriorating in Sri Lanka with shortages…
INDIA once again renewed calls for a halt to the fighting in Ukraine and urged Moscow and Kyiv to resolve their hostilities through diplomatic dialogue and not violence. India’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador R Ravindra said Delhi has been and will continue to remain in touch with both Russia…
