- Monday, March 31, 2025
IN Glasgow, voters at July 4 general election are poised to desert the Scottish National Party and re-establish Labour in its former fiefdom, setting back Scotland’s bruised independence movement. Out shopping on Dumbarton Road in the Partick area of Scotland’s biggest city, 26-year-old trainee lawyer Suzie Green said she and…
TORRENTIAL rains in Bangladesh have triggered landslides, burying at least nine people and forcing thousands to flee to higher ground, officials said last Wednesday (19). Schools have been turned into shelters for those abandoning their homes to rising river waters, while more than a million people have been stranded in…
ALMOST 50 per cent of adults in India engaged in insufficient levels of physical activity in 2022, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal. Far more women in India (57 per cent) were found to be insufficiently physically active, compared with men (42 per cent), in…
SHARES of UK food delivery company Deliveroo have surged after reports surfaced that US rival Doordash engaged in takeover talks with the firm, with analysts suggesting that other potential bidders might emerge in the coming weeks. Doordash expressed interest in acquiring Deliveroo last month, but negotiations ended as the parties…
IGA SWIATEK aims to make a significant impact at Wimbledon, her weakest surface, following a strong clay court season that highlighted her dominance in women’s tennis. The Polish world number one will face strong competition on the grass courts of the All England Club from players like Coco Gauff, Aryna…
THE enchanting romances of Bollywood director Yash Chopra first connected Iram Parveen Bilal to filmmaking and the power of storytelling. This has led the Pakistani American towards making meaningful movies in the hope of finding answers or perspectives that make sense of the world and people living in it. Her…
ANANT AMBANI, younger son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant are set to tie the nuptial knot in Mumbai on July 12. Ahead of the wedding, the two have caused a stir on social media with their extravagant wedding invitation. The lavish invite features a miniature silver-plated temple embellished…
Georgia caused a major upset by defeating Portugal 2-0 to secure a historic place in the Euro 2024 knockout stages on Wednesday. Alongside Georgia, Turkey, Belgium, Romania, and Slovakia also advanced to the last 16 as the group stage concluded. In their debut European Championship appearance, Georgia needed a victory…
THE US has said it is looking forward to the results of the Indian inquiry into the allegations that an Indian official was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil…
TIBET’S spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in New York last Sunday (23) to undergo knee treatment, drawing a warm and festive welcome from thousands of followers. His office in the Indian hill town of Dharamsala, his adopted home, announced earlier this month that the 88-year-old Buddhist spiritual leader would…
