- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
A man convicted of murdering aspiring lawyer, Zara Aleena, wants to appeal his life sentence, which he claimed was “manifestly excessive”. Jordan McSweeney had targeted at least five women before he attacked Aleena on the night of June 26, 2022, as she made her way home from a night out…
AFGHANISTAN put on a superb batting and bowling display to hand Pakistan a stunning eight-wicket defeat in the Cricket World Cup on Monday (23). Chasing a 283-run target, Afghanistan were lifted by Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77 not out) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) as they scored 286-2 in 49…
MORE than a dozen Muslim faith leaders in the UK have come together to “unequivocally” condemn the killing of civilians both in Israel and Gaza. Hamas gunmen intruded into southern Israel earlier this month, killing around 1,400 people and abducting dozens. Gaza’s health ministry said some 5,000 people died in…
“TOO MANY” black and minority ethnic (BME) women are excluded from the jobs market because of their caring commitments, a new study by a federation of trade unions shows. In its report published on Monday (23), the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called for overhauling the childcare system to enable women…
Twenty-nine Nobel Prize winners, among them India’s Kailash Satyarthi, have demanded the urgent release of children kidnapped in the Middle East conflict and a safe passage for “our children”. In a joint statement, they described they were deeply shocked by the children killed during the massacre by Hamas and in…
AN Indian firm said it will terminate a longstanding contract to make uniforms for the Israeli police, as it made a “moral decision” in light of the war in Gaza. Maryan Apparel in Kerala state said it had supplied around 100,000 uniforms to Israel’s police force for every year since…
A Hillingdon cash and carry has been forced to pay almost £80,000 after being found to have committed a number of hygiene offences, writes Rory Bennett. Asian African Foods Ltd, trading as Krishna Cash & Carry, were convicted at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court of breaching hygiene conditions and causing unnecessary suffering…
Author Salman Rushdie last Friday (20) called for a “cessation” in fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas, saying he was filled with “horror” and “foreboding”. Making a rare public appearance since a near-fatal stabbing attack in the United States last year, Rushdie said he was horrified at…
Film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, and Suniel Shetty on Monday paid homage to legendary cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, and remembered him for teaching the world about “sports & life”. Bedi, the former Indian captain and one of the greatest left-arm spinners, died on Monday at the age of…
India’s Oscar entry 2018-Everyone Is A Hero, The Kerala Story, and The Vaccine War are part of the Indian Panorama 2023’s official selection of 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films to be screened at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). According to a press release, the aim of the Indian Panorama, organised…
