- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
COP26 president Sir Alok Sharma has joined a growing list of Conservative MPs who have decided not to stand at the next general election. Having represented Reading West since 2010, he said it was not an easy decision to stand down as an MP. More than 40 Tory MPs, including…
FORMER Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq, whose allegations of institutional racism at Yorkshire rocked English cricket, said the ECB’s response to the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) on Monday was inadequate. “I expected the threemonth response to be detailed and clear with strong commitments. Unfortunately, from what I’ve read,…
Charge d’Affaires at the Chinese embassy Ma Jia has expressed China’s desire to expedite the resumption of practical cooperation with India and highlighted the shared “ability” to establish friendly coexistence and collaboratively shape the ‘Asian century’. At an event hosted by the embassy on Monday (25) to mark the 74th…
HUNDREDS of Sikh protesters rallied outside Indian diplomatic missions in Canada on Monday (25), trampling pictures of prime minister Narendra Modi and burning flags a week after Ottawa said New Delhi had played a role in the killing of a prominent Sikh activist. About 100 protesters in Toronto burned an…
The second season of the critically acclaimed medical drama Mumbai Diaries will arrive on Prime Video on October 6, the streamer said Wednesday. According to a press release, the new chapter will unfold with the doctors, trainees, and staff of Bombay General Hospital dealing with “the aftermath of the terror attacks and…
After a long wait of 148 days, the Hollywood writers’ strike is officially over. According to Variety, following a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the board of the WGA West and council of the WGA East decided unanimously on Tuesday…
REGULATORS proposed guidance on Monday (25) for financial firms to tackle sexual harassment and bullying, along with new requirements for large banks and insurers to set targets to improve diversity and inclusion. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority said their proposed measures would…
PAKISTAN has received its first shipment of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia, Moscow’s embassy in Islamabad said on Tuesday (26), marking Islamabad’s second major Russian energy purchase. The shipment, which the embassy said was delivered with Iranian help, comes after Pakistan received its first-ever delivery of Russian crude under…
In a recent study, researchers investigated the potential long-term benefits of incorporating yoga therapy as a supplementary treatment for managing heart failure and found that yoga therapy has the potential to enhance the physical well-being and left ventricular function of individuals with heart failure. Heart failure, a form of cardiovascular…
ASIAN visitors to the Royal Academy may be baffled, possibly even a little scandalised, by Marina Abramovic’s solo exhibition. Born in 1946 in then Yugoslavia, she is credited with bringing performance art into the mainstream. In a career lasting 55 years, she has pushed her own body to the extremes…
