- Saturday, February 22, 2025
SOUTH Asian women taking centre stage in series such as Bridgerton and One Day was long overdue, Indian American actress Avantika, who plays Karen Shetty in the new iteration of the popular teen comedy, Mean Girls, has said. This is not the first acting gig for the 19-year-old, born to…
Taiwan’s labour minister Hsu Ming-chun has apologised for her comments on Indian migrant workers after they drew sharp criticism of being racist. The island nation bordering China plans to recruit Indian workers and has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian government on February 16 to help alleviate labour…
COUNCILLORS in the UK’s second-largest city Birmingham on Tuesday (5) approved tax hikes and deep cuts to public services including arts funding and rubbish collection, as the city fights to avoid bankruptcy. The city council, which needs to save £300 million over two years to survive, voted to increase local…
Lord Jitesh Gadhia, chairman of the British Asian Trust, was recognised for over three decades of public and community service with the GG2 Hammer Award at the annual GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards, held at the Park Plaza hotel on Tuesday (5). After coming to Britain as a refugee from…
FOR the third consecutive year, prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have maintained their prominent positions atop the 2024 GG2 Power List. Acknowledged for their increasing sway within the UK, Sunak's leadership and Murty's diplomatic engagements, exemplified by her recent hosting of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife…
ACE Indian actor Alia Bhatt is headlining a film in the YRF spy universe, filming for which will begin in late 2024, Yash Raj Films CEO Akshaye Widhani said on Tuesday (5). The YRF Spy Universe is an ambitious franchise that will see characters from different films cross paths. 'Tiger'…
Kerala is poised to make waves in the digital entertainment realm with the launch of CSpace, India’s inaugural government-backed streaming platform. Set to debut this Thursday, the platform aims to deliver a unique blend of informative and entertaining content tailored for the masses, an official statement said on Tuesday. The…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak has got the thumbs up on his cooking skills from his wife Akshata Murty, who admitted that he does not get much time to spend in the kitchen with a busy day job running the country. The British Indian first couple were speaking to Grazia women’s…
THE new Rochdale MP has said that the upcoming election would be about Muslims and the taking away of civil liberties in this country. After sworn into the Commons as the new lawmaker for Rochdale on Monday (4), George Galloway highlighted prime minister Rishi Sunak’s focus on “Muslims and Gaza”…
FOR Michael Vaughan, Pep Guardiola is the best sporting leader in the last 15 years and the former England skipper won’t mind if Ben Stokes employs Manchester City manager’s approach of never allowing players to take their places for granted. Vaughan made the statement on the back of England’s aggressive…
