- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
THOUSANDS of Bangladeshi garment workers barricaded roads in Dhaka on Wednesday (1) demanding fair wages for clothing they make for major Western brands, with at least two killed during days of protests. Sabina Begum, a 22-year-old seamstress, said she joined the protests because she was “struggling to ensure bread and…
GOLD prices near record highs could dampen demand in India during the festival season and lead to the lowest purchase volumes in three years, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Tuesday (31). India is the world’s second-largest gold consumer and a drop in purchases could limit a rally in…
SHAMANS at a Sri Lankan temple known for helping pilgrims place curses on their enemies went on strike last Thursday (26) after appeals to the lord of destruction failed to resolve a pay dispute. Seenigama Devale, a shrine on a small islet off Sri Lanka’s southern coast, hosts daily ceremonies…
MORE than a hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at London’s Liverpool Street station on Tuesday (31), hanging banners from balconies and occupying the main concourse while demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Videos posted online by the “Sisters Uncut” protest group showed a large group of demonstrators inside the station…
Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, received a threatening email from an unidentified person demanding Rs 400 crore, equivalent to £40 million, the police said on Tuesday (31). Ambani’s company received the email on Monday (30), marking the third threatening email sent to him within four days, an official…
FINNISH telecom giant Nokia said it is suing Amazon in five global jurisdictions, including the US and India, over patent infringements on video-related technologies. Nokia said it is also suing HP, formerly known as Hewlett-Packard, in a US court, also for using Nokia video technology without its permission. “We’ve been…
LABOUR leader Keir Starmer on Tuesday (31) sought to defuse an internal row about his stance on Israel’s war with Hamas, after he refused to call for a permanent ceasefire. Starmer, whose party looks set to win the next general election, has come under pressure to demand an end to…
THE New York Times opinion writer, Thomas L Friedman, has reminded the Israeli government of former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh’s wise decision not to retaliate when confronted with the horror of the Mumbai massacre in November 2008. Friedman, who joined the paper in 1981, has won three Pulitzer Prizes. He is…
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia has found that drugs used to treat common infections in children and babies have lost their effectiveness in numerous regions, including India, due to soaring rates of antibiotic resistance. The research highlighted that several antibiotics recommended by the…
TIKTOK can help make the next generation of British Asian musicians popular and the scene more ethnically diverse, according to leading industry figures. Highlighting the lack of support for south Asian artists, record label bosses believe social media can allow upcoming musicians to gain audiences and therefore become mainstream. New…
