- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
BRITISH ASIANS in England and Wales are least likely to be living in care homes, according to an analysis of Census 2021 data. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Monday (9) showed that less than one per cent (0.95 per cent) of the care home population…
The Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey was inaugurated on Sunday, October 8, 2023, marking a remarkable achievement by over 12,500 volunteers across the US who dedicated millions of hours to build the temple. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Akshardham stands as the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern…
BRITAIN said it had updated its travel advice for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, advising against all but essential travel as fighting continued near Gaza after a bloody incursion by gunmen from Islamist group Hamas. The UK already advised against all travel to Gaza, but on Sunday (8) also…
GOVERNMENT lawyers will on Monday (9) tell the top court that it should overturn a ruling which declared unlawful a plan to deport migrants to Rwanda, one of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s key policies. In June, London’s Court of Appeal concluded that the scheme to send tens of thousands of…
Bollywood actress Nushrratt Bharuccha landed in Mumbai on Sunday afternoon after being stranded in Israel following the attack on the country by Hamas militants. The 38-year-old actress exited the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport around 2:30 p.m. Almost teary-eyed, Bharuccha requested the media personnel gathered in huge numbers outside the…
Hansal Mehta’s Scoop won in two categories at the 2023 Busan Film Festival’s Asia Contents Awards and Global OTT Awards. Actress Karishma Tanna has won the ‘Best Lead Actress’ award for the series Scoop at the Busan Film Festival 2023. She played the role of Jagruti Pathak, a journalist seeking justice in a politically…
BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast Show host Nikita Kanda was the second celebrity to face elimination from the popular celebrity dance reality show Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday. The 28-year-old left the show with her professional partner Gorka Márquez after their performance on Saturday’s Movie Night theme. Nikita and Gorka landed in the…
UNICEF chief Catherine M. Russell has emphasised that globally, two-thirds of child-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off-track, and India’s progress is crucial in achieving these goals. In an interview with PTI, Russell highlighted that India’s large population and scale make its potential for progress particularly significant on the global…
IN a strategic move, Mike Ashley’s Frasers group has surged ahead of Boohoo’s founder, Mahmud Kamani, to become the largest single shareholder in the fast-fashion retail giant, reported The Telegraph. Regulatory filings on Friday (6) revealed that Frasers group had increased its stake in Boohoo to 13.4 per cent, following a…
LABOUR leader Keir Starmer said on Sunday (8) his party’s “single defining mission” if elected to govern would be to spur economic growth, expressing confidence he could partner with business to achieve that “very quickly”. At the beginning of his opposition party’s annual conference in Liverpool, probably the last before…
