POLITICAL analysts said the impact on Muslim voters of Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict will only become clear over the next decade. Many Labour councillors and MPs have criticised Sir Kier for refusing to call for a ceasefire in the region. Dozens of councillors…
The festivity of the Christmas season was brought to life at India House, adorned with radiant decorations and trees. The renowned Choir of King’s College orchestrated the carol singing, filling Gandhi Hall with the spirit of the season. The celebration at the Indian High Commission on Tuesday (12) evening, which…
SRI LANKA’S cricket board appointed new selectors on Wednesday (13), a day after its recently sacked members were reinstated. The local board named former international Upul Tharanga as head of a five-member selection committee for a period of two years. The first task for selectors will be to pick a…
A SENSATIONAL run over the last two weeks has given wings to Ashwini Ponnappa’s Olympics dreams, and the ace Indian shuttler now wants to continue her fine run in the upcoming bigger tournaments to stay on course for a trip to Paris next year. Ponnappa, 34, and 20-year-old Tanisha Crasto,…
The 75th annual Emmy Awards has finally got its host. Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson has been roped in to host the 75th annual Primetime Emmys on January 15, 2024, on Fox, Variety reported. Excited about it, Anthony in a statement said, “With our industry’s recent challenges behind us, we can get…
Actress Mrunal Thakur shared a fan-girl moment as she met the Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe in New York. Taking to Instagram, Mrunal shared a video on her stories in which Daniel Radcliffe is seen clicking selfies with his fans and Mrunal can be heard screaming from in the background,…
Ace filmmaker Karan Johar’s family drama film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham turned 22 on Thursday. To mark the occasion, KJo took to Instagram and shared a collage video that featured a few scenes of the iconic film. He captioned the post, “My annual reminder of “It’s all about loving your family”…and…
The Cannes Film Festival has appointed actor-filmmaker Greta Gerwig as the jury president for its upcoming 77th edition. The festival shared the news on Thursday morning, calling Gerwig a “heroine of modern our times” who had shaken the “status quo”, reported entertainment news outlet Deadline. The actor-filmmaker, who is currently…
The nominations for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards have been announced. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie leads the list with a record-breaking 18 nominations surpassing Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Shape of Water which landed 14 during their respective years, as per Variety. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor…
A POLICE watchdog said that forces up and down the country do not have a “full understanding of the nature of scale” of child exploitation, writes Danielle Andrews. A review of 27 cases of child sexual exploitation (CSE) was undertaken by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue…