- Monday, February 24, 2025
DAVID BECKHAM, who was in India last week as a global ambassador for the United Nations children’s charity Unicef, has expressed confidence that positive social change is taking place in India, especially as young girls are demanding greater gender equality. The 48-year-old former football star met children at schools in…
England’s chief medical officer, professor Sir Chris Whitty, shared with the Covid inquiry that the initial lockdown in March 2020 was enforced “a bit too late,” acknowledging the government faced limited options during that period. He highlighted public health concerns such as loneliness, depression, and the risk of exacerbating poverty,…
INDIA will host Afghanistan for three Twenty20s in January, the first time the two sides will meet in a multi-match white-ball series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said late on Tuesday (21). The series will begin on January 11 in Mohali before moving to Indore for a match on January 14.…
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday (21) that Covid-19 virus variant continues to pose a threat as it steadily spreads across the globe. “This virus, SARS-CoV-2, is circulating in every country right now and it still poses a threat,” WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove said. “We have to remain…
CANADIAN transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey has brought an end to her international career after the game’s governing body said any player who had been through male puberty would not be able to compete in the women’s game at the elite level. The International Cricket Council (ICC)’s decision, made at a…
INDIA resumed issuing e-visas for Canadian tourists and business travellers on Wednesday (22), two months after it suspended such services following a row over Ottawa’s accusation of possible Indian government involvement in the murder of the Canadian Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Though the move is likely to ease…
Individuals facing mobility and mental health challenges will encounter a new policy requiring them to work from home or risk losing their benefits, a British minister said on Tuesday (21), underlining the concept of fulfilling “their duty.” This initiative, to be unveiled during Wednesday’s (22) autumn statement, forms part of…
Jeremy Hunt will announce tax cuts for businesses on Wednesday (22) – and possibly some for voters too – as the chancellor of the exchequer tries to speed up Britain’s sluggish economy and help his struggling party before an election expected next year. Buoyed by a fall in inflation, Hunt…
Anurag Kashyap is one of the most sought-after filmmakers in Bollywood. Be it newcomers or established actors, everyone wants to work with him. The filmmaker has delivered several commercially and critically successful projects over the years. After the success of Sacred Games, the filmmaker was working on the adaptation of Suketu Mehta’s Maximum…
Popular British-Sri Lankan comedian Romesh Ranganathan has made a shocking revelation. The 45-year-old said that he was racially abused at his private school. Ranganathan revealed that he was “racially abused” during his time at the independent Reigate Grammar School, which he attended from 1990 to 1992, and that he was seen as…
