- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The UK foreign office has recalled certain embassy personnel from Lebanon and has issued advisories to British nationals, urging them to leave the country as soon as possible due to escalating concerns regarding the violence and turmoil associated with the Gaza conflict. In a statement, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development…
British film Catching Dust will open the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced on Monday. American film The Featherweight will be the closing title, whereas Turkish film About Dry Grasses will be the midfest movie, the minister said…
Cinema veteran Kamal Haasan’s much-anticipated action film with master filmmaker Mani Ratnam finally has a title. The makers have announced that the film has been titled Thug Life. Haasan’s production banner Raaj Kamal Films International shared the title on its official page on X along with the announcement teaser. “A NEW NAME, A…
A council leader and ten councillors have announced their resignation from the Labour Party, citing dissatisfaction with Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza. Among those to leave the party is Afrasiab Anwar, the leader of Burnley Council, who had previously called for Starmer’s resignation…
A retired postmaster has been jailed for at least 15 years for murdering his wife with a rounders bat. Tarsame Singh, 79, was sentenced on last Wednesday (1) at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to killing his wife, Maya Devi, 77, in May. The incident took place at…
The medical community in Delhi, India has raised alarms about the severe air pollution in the city. According to doctors, the polluted air not only impacts the lungs but also affects vital organs like the heart and brain in individuals of all age groups. There has been a sudden increase…
AROUND 100 British nationals have left Gaza for Egypt via the Rafah border crossing and 14 UK citizens have died in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, a minister said on Monday (6). There were also “three British nationals who are unaccounted for”, said energy security secretary Claire Coutinho, adding…
NEW DELHI will restrict the use of private vehicles for a week in a bid to offer residents some respite from the toxic smog choking the megacity, authorities announced Monday (6). Delhi, home to 30 million people, is blanketed in acrid smog at the onset of winter every year, primarily…
Humza Yousaf’s in-laws, Elizabeth El-Nakla and her husband Maged, have returned to Scotland after being stranded in Gaza for four weeks. The family of Scotland’s first minister was reunited when they successfully crossed into Egypt on Friday (3) via the Rafah crossing. Yousaf shared the news on social media, confirming…
Bestselling author Amish Tripathi has concluded his tenure as director of the Nehru Centre and Minister for Culture and Education at the High Commission of India in London. Over the course of four years, he actively coordinated numerous India-focused cultural events in the capital. The 49-year-old diplomat oversaw the Nehru…
