- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
PRIME minister Rishi Sunak made repeated references to his family and his background during his first Conservative conference as the governing party’s leader in Manchester on Wednesday (4). Introduced onto the stage by his wife Akshata Murty who praised his honesty, Sunak pointed to his cabinet colleagues to drive home…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak portrayed himself as a tough decision maker and an agent of change on Wednesday (4), seeking to break with the scandals and chaos of his Tory predecessors and show the party he can help it win an upcoming election. In a speech lasting more than an…
AS Rishi Sunak prepared to deliver a major policy speech on Wednesday (4), the prime minister received a surprise introduction from his “best friend”: his wife Akshata Murty. The generally media-shy Murty, 43, the daughter of an Indian software billionaire, took the stage at the annual Tory conference just before…
INDIA will help maintain sites related to Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa, the Indian envoy said in Johannesburg on Monday (2) as the world marked the 154th birth anniversary of the peace icon. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, high commissioner Prabhat Kumar paid floral homage to the bust of…
SRI LANKA president Ranil Wickremesinghe has ruled out having an international-aided independent probe into the 2019 Easter bombings that were carried out by a local Islamist extremist group. Nine suicide bombers from to the National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ), linked to Daesh (Islamic State group), were behind a series of blasts…
BOOHOO Group reported a 17 per cent decline in its revenue at £729.1 million for the six months to August as the fast fashion retailer warned that sales will fall by more than expected this year. Its gross profit dived 16 per cent to £389.2m from £463.5m during the corresponding…
LAYOFFS, working from home and misguided tips on how to get ahead are hindering moves by financial firms on inclusion and diversity, British industry executives said last Wednesday (27). The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England last week set out proposals for the mandatory reporting of data on…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9 billion (£2.39bn) bailout package, due to a potential shortfall in government revenue generation, the fund said last Wednesday (27). The IMF delegation head, Peter Breuer, said a second tranche…
EXPLOSIVE opener Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed seven sixes in a sublime maiden T20 century as India’s men opened their first Asian Games campaign with a 23-run defeat of gutsy Nepal on Tuesday (3). Pakistan also reached the semifinals, crushing Hong Kong by 68 runs, with experienced all-rounder Khushdil Shah taking 3-13.…
INDIAN trailblazer Neeraj Chopra added Asian Games gold to his Olympic and world titles in javelin on Wednesday (4) as his nation celebrated its biggest medal haul at the continental showpiece in Hangzhou. India’s first Olympic athletics champion threw 88.88 metres, more than 0.70m further than Budapest where the 25-year-old…
