- Monday, February 24, 2025
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has attacked the controversial rescue deal thrashed out by the Sunak government to help Tata Steel transition to a less polluting furnace at its Port Talbot plant in the UK. Tata Steel had struck an agreement with Rishi Sunak earlier this year in which £500…
THE INTENDED target for the gangland shooting in Hackeny, which left a schoolgirl fighting for her life, wishes the bullet had hit him rather than the innocent child, The Times reports. Beytullah Gunduz (37), who has been linked to the Turkish underworld, was with friends outside a restaurant in Dalston…
Actor Toby Jones, who played the lead role in the TV series about the Post Office scandal, has labelled campaigner Alan Bates as a “hero”. Jones played Alan Bates in the ITV show Mr Bates vs the Post Office, which tells the story of hundreds of sub-postmasters who were wrongly…
A record temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) reported for New Delhi was too high by 3 C, the Indian government said on Saturday, attributing it to a weather sensor error. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) investigated the reading from the weather station at Mungeshpur, a densely packed area…
Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, is stepping into the spotlight with her debut film, The Watchers. Ahead of its release on June 7, the debutant filmmaker is busy promoting the film on various platforms. She recently spoke to an Indian entertainment portal and said…
Netflix on Monday ordered a second season for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, a month after the big-budget period drama series premiered on the streamer. Starring Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Richa Chadha, and Sharmin Segal, the first season of the pre-Partition-set show revolved…
FORMER deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg has been providing financial support in his former constituency seat, the Financial Times revealed. He donated tens of thousands of pounds to his former Sheffield Hallam seat to boost its fight against the current Labour MP. Labour’s Olivia Blake has…
HAVING started work as a child actor in Chotto Jigyasa (1968) and a lead in the 1980’s, Prosenjit Chatterjee stands as a giant of Bengali cinema. With a career boasting an impressive portfolio of over 340 films, the versatile actor has entertained audiences across different generations and added to his…
GAUTAM ADANI has reclaimed the title of the richest person in Asia following a rise in the stock prices of his conglomerate’s listed companies. This development has helped him surpass Mukesh Ambani, head of Reliance Industries. Adani, with a net worth of £87.4 billion, is now ranked the 11th richest…
Indian singer Sonu Nigam has been bestowed the Honorary Fellowship of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU). The honour was presented during his live concert at the iconic Wembley Arena, witnessed by thousands of ecstatic and moved fans. Sanam Arora, chairperson of NISAU, highlighted Sonu Nigam’s transformative…
