- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
CALIFORNIA governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday (7) vetoed a bill passed recently by the state legislature to explicitly ban caste discrimination, citing existing laws that already prohibit ancestry discrimination, which made the bill “unnecessary.” Had Newsom signed the bill, officially called Senate Bill 403 or SB 403, California would have…
A Sheffield man, widely dubbed ‘Britain’s worst landlord,’ has been handed a ten-year ban on letting properties due to serious safety concerns. Nilendu Das, 55, created controversy last week when he claimed that his tenants “love” him despite the ban, reported MailOnline. The ban follows Sheffield city council’s legal action against…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak, attended a joint reception organised by the diaspora group Conservative Friends of India and the Indian High Commission on the sidelines of the Tory Conference in Manchester on Monday (2). While addressing the crowd, Sunak expressed immense pride in his background and heritage. He also reflected…
MEDICAL experts have voiced their outrage over an NHS training course that perpetuates racial stereotypes, with critics calling it “discriminatory” and “racist.” The controversy surrounds a module within the course that suggests “Asian men” may avoid making eye contact during medical care because it is considered disrespectful in their culture,…
In the midst of strained India-Canada relations following allegations by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau against India, Indian students face another major challenge – a scarcity of job opportunities in the country. In 2022, a total of 226,450 Indian students arrived in Canada to pursue higher education, making India the…
AT A ROUTINE scan, we found out that Aum was going to be very poorly. They spoke the words, “I’m really sorry, this is not good news”. That moment is forever etched in my innermost parts. Aum had a condition called Fetal Akinesia Syndrome, a life-limiting, rare genetic disorder. We…
A 74-YEAR-OLD man accused of being involved in the killing of police constable Sharon Beshenivsky 18 years ago has pleaded not guilty to her murder. Piran Ditta Khan, extradited from Pakistan, however, admitted to one charge of robbery on the day of the West Yorkshire Police officer’s murder but denied…
Superstar Akshay Kumar says he seeks encouragement from his audiences to make movies that bring about a societal change, irrespective of how they perform at the box office. The 56-year-old actor, whose latest film Mission Raniganj opened in theatres on Friday, said the Hindi cinema is going through a “nice phase” where…
Ace designer Rahul Mishra is putting Indian textiles and craftsmanship on the global map through his designs. International artistes such as Zendaya and Gigi Hadid have worn his ensembles on several occasions. And now singer-actor Selena Gomez has turned his muse. Selena recently attended the Rare Impact Fund Gala wearing…
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s high-octane thriller Jawan has raised over £110 million gross at the worldwide box office, the makers have said. Production house Red Chillies Entertainment on Friday evening shared the film’s latest collection on microblogging site X. “Jawan Making & breaking box office records every day,” the post read, along with…
