- Sunday, February 23, 2025
AROUND 1,500 Tata Steel workers in Britain will begin an indefinite strike from July 8 over the company’s plans to close two blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobs, the trade union Unite said on Friday (21). The strike action, described by Unite as the first strikes by British…
British businesses are growing at the slowest rate since last year’s recession, with some companies delaying major decisions until after the July 4 election, according to a survey released on Friday. Opinion polls indicate Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is likely to take power for the first time since 2010, as…
The simple exercise of walking is enough to bring relief to those having a history of low back pain, according to research published in The Lancet journal. Following around 700 adults who had recovered from a recent episode of low back pain, researchers divided the participants into three groups –…
FORMER US president Donald Trump said he wants to grant green cards to foreign graduates from US colleges, in an apparent softening of his typically hard-line view on immigration, a key election issue. The Republican candidate made the remarks in a podcast published Thursday (20), days after president Joe Biden…
SPAIN advanced to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 1-0 victory over Italy on Thursday. England, meanwhile, struggled in a 1-1 draw with Denmark. Spain, three-time winners, defeated reigning champions Italy at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen. Riccardo Calafiori scored an own goal 10 minutes after half-time, securing…
ENGLAND will aim for a change of fortune as they face South Africa on Friday in the T20 World Cup, hoping to move closer to the semi-finals after a heavy loss in their last encounter with the Proteas. Seven months ago in Mumbai, during their 50-over World Cup campaign, England…
LISTENING to Reform leader Nigel Farage and other politicians on the need to cut immigration, the average voter would have no idea of the extent to which the British economy is being propped up by companies from India. This is one reason why Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian high commissioner to…
A CANADIAN court has rejected bid by two Sikh extremists to get off the country’s no-fly list, saying there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect they will indulge in terrorist activities. The Federal Court of Appeal in its ruling this week dismissed an appeal by Bhagat Singh Brar and Parvkar Singh…
ACCLAIMED Kathak exponent Ashwini Kalsekar is known for her expressive performances and ability to create magic on stage. The London-based dancer, choreographer and teacher is one of three leading female artists headlining the Utsav 2024 show taking place at Harrow Arts Centre in London on July 21. She joins sarod…
WHEN the UK-India free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations gather steam after the July 4 general election, whisky tariffs will be one of the important issues. The UK wants India to drastically lower tariffs on its whisky exports, currently as high as 150 per cent. Tariffs have been a major stumbling…
