- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the annual Diwali on the Square festivities will be held in Trafalgar Square on Sunday (29). This festival of lights will bring together Londoners and visitors in the heart of the city, offering dance, music, cultural activities and food. The event will kick off…
Newcastle-under-Lyme has clinched the RHS gold award and the title of Overall Winner in the UK finals of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Britain in Bloom competition 2023 which stands as the largest community gardening competition in the UK. Out of 44 community gardening groups nominated to represent their region…
INDIA and the European Union carried out their first joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea this week, reflecting growing maritime security cooperation between the two sides. The exercise took place on Tuesday (24), around three weeks after the EU-India Maritime Security Dialogue in Brussels deliberated on ways to…
Cricket icon Greg Chappell has disclosed his financial challenges, with friends rallying to establish an online fundraising platform to support him in his later years, a report said. The 75-year-old former Australian captain, known for his controversial tenure as the head coach of the Indian team from 2005-2007, acknowledged that…
INDIAN women are breaking the gender pay trend in Ireland, establishing themselves as the only female cohort earning more than their male counterparts, reported The Sunday Times. Recent data from the Central Statistics Office revealed that Indian women in Ireland outearned not only Indian men but also Irish women. In 2022,…
FORMER captain and cricket pundit Nasser Hussain feels reliance on statistics rather than reading the conditions has led to England’s downfall in the ongoing World Cup, adding that the reigning champions don’t look like a side that can defend its title. England fell to a 229-run loss to South Africa…
WHEN Urooj Ashfaq delivered shows in London followed by a month-long run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, she didn’t expect to create history. The young stand-up talent became the first Indian to win a prestigious best comedy newcomer award at the world famous festival. Her ac – claimed show Oh No!, about…
INDIA said on Thursday (26) that eight of its citizens had been sentenced to death by Qatar in a case that media reported involved high-ranking ex-naval officers accused of spying. New Delhi said it would “take up the verdict with Qatari authorities” and would continue to “extend all consular and…
INDIA will reopen visa services for Canadians, its embassy in Ottawa announced, a move that could ease tensions in a high-profile dispute over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Relations between India and Canada plunged after prime minister Justin Trudeau last month publicly linked Indian intelligence to…
OPPOSITION leader Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war, testing the leadership mettle of the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister. The 61-year-old is battling to dampen tensions within Labour’s ranks over remarks he made about the Israeli response to Hamas’s October 7…
