- Monday, February 24, 2025
The wedding season has started and couples are finding unique ways to exchange vows and make their special day even more memorable. Recently, a Dubai-based Indian couple Vidhi Popley and Hridesh Sainani got married at 30,000 feet in Boeing 747 aircraft. Yes, you read that right! UAE-based businessman Dilip Pople…
A senior executive at a financial technology firm has emerged victorious in a discrimination claim against her boss who allegedly attributed her concerns about the company’s finances to the menopause. Debbie Thomas, chief financial officer and director at London’s Bibimoney since 2016, upset CEO Shiraz Jessa by warning about the…
A man, identified as Valdo Calocane, 32 and also known as Adam Mendes has admitted to killing three people in a series of attacks that occurred in Nottingham in June. Though Calocane has denied murder, he has admitted to charges of manslaughter and attempted murder on grounds of diminished responsibility.…
A ZAMBIAN business magnate has sued Atlas Mara accusing the Virgin Islands-based banking group of failing to honour its payment commitment over an eight-year-old deal. Rajan Mahtani who set up the Finance Bank of Zambia in 1986, agreed to sell the lender to Atlas Mara in 2015 for $215 million…
ONE of the largest charitable trusts in Britain has decided to dismiss its entire board as part of a comprehensive effort to enhance diversity and prioritise “social justice and anti-racism” in its mission, The Telegraph reported. The Tudor Trust, with a substantial £288 million endowment, has been led by a family-dominated board…
Foreign care workers invited to the UK to address staffing shortages are facing severe exploitation, with some being paid as little as £5 an hour while being charged exorbitant fees, The Guardian reported. A trade union, Unison, highlighted cases where workers were paid below the legal minimum wage, faced unexpected…
INDIAN AMERICAN Nikki Haley is steadily gaining momentum in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, the Sunday Times reported. Recent polls indicate that the former governor of South Carolina is now in a tight race with Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, for the second spot in…
CONSERVATIVE politicians sounded like they were already in opposition during the ferocious blue-on-blue attacks on the government over record levels of net migration announced last week. There were many calls for immediate action to slash the numbers. Yet none of those declaring that it was of existential political importance to…
RAJESH AGRAWAL, the deputy mayor of London for business, is stepping down from the role to focus on Leicester East, where he is the Labour candidate for the next general election. The 46-year-old Indore-born entrepreneur-politician announced his departure on social media on Monday (27) after serving two terms in mayor…
An adviser to former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan revealed that he was subjected to an acid attack near his residence in the UK. Mirza Shahzad Akbar clarified that while the chemical did not affect his eyes, it caused injuries elsewhere on his body. Authorities are currently investigating the incident,…
