• Sunday, February 23, 2025

UK, US defend strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as legal

THE US and Britain defended to the UN Security Council the legality of strikes they launched against Yemen’s Houthis for attacking Red Sea shipping while Russia and China accused the Western allies of raising regional tensions. Russia called the US and British operation disproportionate and illegal. Other countries expressed concerns…

Surge in Asian American eligible voters to impact US election:…

THE number of Asian American eligible voters has skyrocketed over the past two decades and since 2020, according to a new study as the US goes to polls to elect a new president this year. The report titled ‘Key facts about Asian American eligible voters in 2024 revealed that in…

UK immigration judge accused of orchestrating £1.8m legal aid scam

AN immigration judge, along with a group of accomplices, is accused of masterminding a complex scheme to defraud the taxpayer of nearly £2 million through false legal aid claims, reported the MailOnline. Rasib Ghaffar, 54, was involved in a collective effort with legal colleagues who allegedly made fraudulent claims totaling…

Zayn Malik teams up with Pakistani trio AUR

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik, who turned a year older on January 12, gave an exciting surprise to his fans on his birthday. The singer has teamed up with the rising Pakistani group AUR to reimagine their 2023 hit single “Tu Hai Kahan.” Malik lends his voice to the…

Kamal Haasan announces 237th film of his career

Action choreographer duo Anbariv roped in cinema icon Kamal Haasan for their maiden directorial project. The project, which will be the 237th film of Haasan’s career, was announced by the actor on his official social media pages on Friday evening. “Proud to add two proven talents in their new avatar…

Salman on ‘Tiger 3’ registering a hit even on streaming

After recording a roaring theatrical hit with Tiger 3, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is thrilled that the film is now a hit on streaming too! He has been flooded with love on social media since the day Tiger 3 dropped on the global streaming platform Amazon Prime Video, on Jan…

New crop of actors can’t read dialogues in Hindi script:…

Veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because “they can’t read anything else”. The 79-year-old poet was speaking at a session titled ‘Hindi & Urdu: Siamese Twins’, held on Thursday evening at the India International…

Ram Charan’s ‘Game Changer’ to Adivi Sesh’s ‘G2’, 8 blockbusters…

2024 promises to be a year of an interesting lineup of films. Not just Bollywood but other film industries also have some blockbusters in the making. With the biggest of stars like Saif Ali Khan, Ram Charan, and others gearing up to treat us, here are 8 blockbusters we are…

Post Office threatened and lied to suppress key evidence in…

THE Post Office engaged in a campaign of “deception and threats” against the BBC to suppress crucial evidence related to the Horizon scandal, the broadcaster reported. Hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, in a scandal described as the greatest miscarriage of justice in the UK. An ITV…

Engage with Asian voters, Conservative MPs told

BRITAIN is on course to elect its most diverse parliament ever following the general election later this year, a thinktank has said, while a leading Conservative parliamentarian has urged MPs to better engage with ethnic minority voters. Based on current candidate selections, a record number of ethnic minority MPs are…