- Wednesday, February 19, 2025
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will secure a clear majority in general elections this summer, a win that will ensure a comfortable third term for Modi, according to an opinion poll published last Thursday (8). Findings from the “Mood of the Nation Poll”, a survey…
Vulnerable women in the East End’s Bangladeshi communities now have the opportunity to unite and cultivate their food in a nurturing environment, thanks to a generous grant from the independent charity donor, City Bridge Foundation. The grant, amounting to £35,760, has been awarded to the St Peter’s Community Wellbeing Projects…
SHAYARA BANO heaved a sigh of relief last Wednesday (7) at the enactment of a law banning polygamy in her Indian state, the culmination of a years-long effort, including her own case before the nation’s Supreme Court. “I can now say that my battle against age-old Islamic rules on marriage…
English cricket has turned down a billion-dollar offer from Lalit Modi to revamp The Hundred tournament, The Telegraph reports. Modi had earlier founded the hugely popular Indian Premier League but is currently at loggerheads with the Indian cricket board. His representatives met with the top officials of the England and…
CAMBRIDGE does not need to become Britain’s Silicon Valley to be successful – as more talent from south Asia are being attracted to the city, according to experts. They highlighted Indian-origin entrepreneurs – such as Dr Sai Shivareddy, founder of battery firm Nyobolt – who are at the forefront of…
AN Indian American family from Kerala was found dead at their home in California, the US, in an apparent case of murder-suicide. The family have been identified as Anand Sujith Henry, 42, his wife Alice Priyanka, 40, and their 4-year-old twin children Noah and Neithan. Police found the bodies after…
THE UK housing crisis, a complex and multifaceted issue, has been decades in the making – primarily caused by a compounding effect of a chronic under-supply of new homes as a result of an extremely hard to navigate planning system, and an ever-increasing demand for homes fuelled by population growth…
An Asian-origin man was convicted of the gruesome murder of a Colombia-born woman almost 30 years after the crime, thanks to advances made in forensic science investigation methods, according to media reports. Interestingly, the crime took place near the fictional home of Sherlock Holmes – Baker Street, and a bloody…
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on Tuesday attended the world premiere of her film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Jay Shetty, who features in the film, was also in attendance at the premiere, along with Fat Joe, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Tony Bellissimo,…
Saiee M Manjrekar and Guru Randhawa starrer Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay finally hit cinemas today. The much-talked-about film directed by G Ashok and produced by Amit Bhatia and Laveena Bhatia’s Mach Films is a modern-day rom-com as well as a rib-tickling family drama. With the initial screenings of the film…
