• Friday, April 04, 2025

Mayoral candidate outlines plans to bring back ‘London’s mojo’

AN INDEPENDENT mayoral candidate has promised to “bring back the smile” to Londoners’ faces, arguing that the capital has “lost its mojo”. Investment banker Tarun Ghulati said he was entering the race in order to “get London moving again”, while strengthening community cohesion and improving policing. Ghulati, who lives in…

American rapper G-Eazy to perform in India

American rapper G-Eazy has a surprise for his fans in India. The ‘Good Life’ hitmaker is all set to perform in India in February. As per a statement, G-Eazy will first enthrall the audience of Bengaluru on February 10. After Bengaluru, he will perform in Delhi-NCR on February 11. His…

Zee TV to air Asian Business Awards highlights on Jan…

All the glitz and glamour from the 25th anniversary of the Asian Business Awards will be aired on Zee TV on Sunday, January 28th, at 7 pm. A total of nine awards were handed out at the glittering ceremony, held at the Park Plaza Hotel in central London and attended…

Complaints of hurting religious sentiments against actor Nayanthara

Activists of two right-wing outfits have filed separate complaints against actress Nayanthara and others associated with her newly-released film Annapoorani, alleging that certain scenes in it hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, police said on Thursday. The complaints allege that the film makes controversial remarks about Lord Ram and also…

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Joram’ added to Oscar Library

Actor Manoj Bajpayee’s thriller drama film Joram released in theatres on December 8 and received positive response from the audience. Now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library has announced the acquisition of the screenplay of the film for its distinguished Permanent Core Collection. This acknowledges the film’s…

I’m the Indian for all ages: Shah Rukh Khan

Calling himself “the Indian for all ages”, superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday spoke about the personal and professional challenges he faced in the past five years and thanked fans for turning up in hordes to watch his films in 2023. The actor was speaking at the CNN-News18 Indian of…

Need Javed Akhtar back as screenwriter: Mani Ratnam

At a time when movies have become all about box office collections, the Indian cinema needs Javed Akhtar back as a screenwriter, filmmaker Mani Ratnam said on Wednesday. Ratnam’s remarks come days after Animal makers on X slammed Akhtar for criticising the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer. Akhtar is a rock-solid man who…

Natwest chairman’s housing comment sparks ire

THE chairman of Natwest was criticised for being out of touch last Friday (5) after he said it was not “that difficult” to be able to buy a house in Britain. According to Office for National Statistics data, full-time employees in England could expect to spend around 8.3 times their…

British Asian entrepreneurs call for more diversity in venture capital…

BRITISH Asian entrepreneurs have called for more action to improve diversity in the venture capital investment market after it was branded “unacceptable” and “woeful” by a powerful committee of MPs. The business leaders called for funds dedicated to ethnic minorities or female founders to make the system fairer. Venture capital…

Domestic violence linked to drug abuse among Asians

DRUG abuse is fuelling cases of domestic violence in the Asian community in Britain, experts and support services have told Eastern Eye. Recent data showed that 59 per cent of domestic abuse suspects arrested in seven police force areas in the UK tested positive for cocaine or opiates. In one area,…