- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
FORMER prime minister Boris Johnson’s ex-senior adviser on Tuesday (31) criticised his handling of the Covid pandemic, as an inquiry heard he believed claims that the virus was “nature’s way of dealing with old people”. Dominic Cummings, his former-top aide, painted a troubling picture of Johnson’s attitude and response to…
Following the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), the volume of highly polluting vehicles in the city has drastically reduced by nearly half. This decline has resulted in the removal of 80,000 older cars from the roads. The expanded zone, operational since September, resulted in approximately 77,000 fewer non-compliant…
Burglars targeted a Hindu temple in the US state of California, stealing a donation box and leaving the local Indian community in shock. The incident took place on Monday (30) at the Hari Om Radha Krishna Mandir in the Parkway neighbourhood, at about 2:15 am, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported.…
THE millionaire co-owner of Asda has admitted to inaccuracies in evidence provided to MPs about the complex offshore ownership structure of the company, a report said. In response to a hearing in July before the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee, Mohsin Issa wrote a letter to clarify Asda’s…
The Covid pandemic was the “wrong crisis” for the skill set of the scandal-ridden former prime minister, Boris Johnson, one of his most senior ex-advisers told the UK Covid inquiry on Tuesday (31). Lee Cain, Downing Street’s ex-communications chief, said he became “exhausted” by Johnson’s indecision and oscillation in dealing…
Global digital content creator Niharika NM has made her international TV debut with a guest appearance. Yes, you read that absolutely right! She appears on the seventh season of the critically acclaimed adult-animated series Big Mouth. She has lent her distinctive voice in Hindi to a character loosely based on her…
POLICE in Kerala opened an investigation against India’s deputy minister of Information Technology on Tuesday (31) for allegedly stirring religious hatred on social media after bomb blasts at a Jehovah’s Witnesses convention in the southern state. Homemade bombs exploded, killing three people and wounding 50 in the attack last Sunday…
BANGLADESHI police clashed on Tuesday (31) with thousands of garment workers demanding fair wages for the clothing they make for major Western brands, a day after similar protests left at least two people dead. Police said tens of thousands of workers at dozens of factories had launched strikes in Ashulia…
Suella Braverman has described the individuals participating in street demonstrations advocating for a Gaza ceasefire as participants in “hate marches.” Braverman expressed her dismay at the large gatherings, involving “tens of thousands of people,” where chants advocating for the elimination of Israel were heard. Speaking after a Cobra meeting chaired…
INDIAN opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (31) accused prime minister Narendra Modi’s government of trying to hack into senior opposition politicians’ mobile phones, after they reported receiving warning messages from Apple. Some of the lawmakers shared screenshots on social media of a notification quoting the iPhone manufacturer as saying:…
