- Friday, February 28, 2025
Much has been written about “Polar Preet” over the past few months. How she became the first woman of colour to trek solo in the Antarctic, reaching the South Pole. How she beat the -50-degree weather, suffering from sickness and diarrhoea, to complete her mission. But until now we do…
BAPS volunteers in Europe have joined emergency relief efforts on the Polish, Romanian and Hungarian borders with Ukraine as instructed by His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj. Last month, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi had a video conference with Pujya Swami Brahmaviharidas seeking assistance from BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in ensuring the…
LEADERS of the Quad group of countries – the US, Japan, Australia and India – will hold a previously unannounced online meeting on Thursday (3), India and Australia said. US president Joe Biden, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida will take part…
A NEW study has revealed that Covid might reverse decades of progress made towards gender equality as women have been hit much harder socially and economically than men, according to a media report. Published in the Lancet, the research by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of…
THIS year’s Women In The Arts festival opens with a show headlined by acclaimed poet and ghazal singer Mehtab Malhotra at the Tara Theatre in London next Saturday (12). The performance will include works by old and new poets, and popular ghazals originally delivered by greats like Iqbal Bano, Farida…
INDIA denied on Thursday (3) Russian claims that Ukraine was holding Indian students hostage in Kharkiv, instead of thanking Ukraine for its help in evacuations from the embattled city. “We note that with the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities, many students have left Kharkiv yesterday,” said Indian foreign ministry spokesman…
JAGUAR LAND ROVER has said it is pausing deliveries of its cars to Russia due to “trading challenges”, while leading steelmaker ArcelorMittal announced a reduction in its production in Ukraine. A statement from Britain-based JLR, owned by India’s Tata Motors said on Tuesday (1), “the current global context… presents us with trading challenges so we are…
NEW research has revealed stark disparities in cancer rates between different ethnic groups in the UK, reported the Guardian. According to the study published in the British Journal of Cancer, black people are twice as likely to get prostate cancer while white people have double the chance of getting skin and lung cancers. The…
Starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, Radhe Shyam is one of the most anticipated films of 2022. After facing several setbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic, the big-ticket period drama is finally set to hit theatres on March 11, 2022. Ahead of the release of the film, the makers unveiled the theatrical…
Set to premiere on March 11 on ZEE5 Global, Mrs. & Mr. Shameem paints a real picture of love for the viewers. ZEE5 has announced its next Zindagi original titled Mrs. & Mr. Shameem. The 20-episode series features popular Pakistani actors Saba Qamar of Hindi Medium (2017) fame and Nauman Ijaz and is…
