- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
SIXTEEN members of a West London crime group involved in international money laundering and people smuggling have been jailed for up to 15 years. National Crime Agency (NCA) officers seized £1.5 million – believed to be proceeds of class A drugs sale and immigration crime – from the organised network…
“Devout and divine” is how Australian chef Gary Mehigan describes his latest trip to India which took him to different parts of the country and introduced him to the inseparable connection between food and festivals. The culinary expert says he has been travelling to India regularly since 2010, but the…
Santiniketan, the renowned location in India’s West Bengal, where poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) established Visva-Bharati more than a century ago, has received UNESCO World Heritage List recognition. The announcement was made by the international organisation via a Twitter post on Sunday (17). “New inscription on the @UNESCO #WorldHeritage List: Santiniketan,…
Jameela Jamil, who is a fierce advocate for women’s issues, will be hosting a live edition of Bad Dates, a podcast she launched earlier this year, on September 26 at Just For Laughs Toronto. For those not in the know, Bad Dates focuses on a universally relatable experience: weird and awful dates and…
THE body which appoints judges and one of its senior leaders lied to avoid giving information to the public, a tribunal has heard. Judge Abbas Mithani KC is taking legal action against the Judicial Appointments Commission [JAC] and Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] because they did not give him full disclosure…
Rohan Bopanna has concluded his Davis Cup career with a comfortable straight-sets victory alongside Yuki Bhambri. Sumit Nagal too secured a win in the reverse singles match as India progressed to the World Group I playoffs with a 4-1 victory against Morocco in, Lucknow, the capital city of India’s Uttar…
ALL too often ignored in favour of the big-name sport stars, cricketing ground staff who kept the rain-hit Asia Cup running were promised a $50,000 (£40,297) shared bonus by organisers on Sunday (17). Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj, who returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by…
Pushpak, the 1987 film starring Kamal Haasan, will be re-released in cinema halls soon, the makers have announced. Directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, the black comedy drama was premiered on November 27, 1987. Originally titled Pushpaka Vimana in Kannada, the film was released as Pushpaka Vimanam in Telugu, Pesum Padam in Tamil, Pushpakvimanam in Malayalam and Pushpak in Hindi. Production…
Former Miss World and Bollywood actress Manushi Chhillar is set to make her debut at London Fashion Week 2023. She will be walking the runway in creations by renowned designer Rocky Star. Excited about her debut at the London Fashion Week, Chhillar said, “I am thrilled about my debut at…
Writer-director Jayant Digambar Somalkar’s debut feature film Sthal (A Match) and Tarsem Singh Dhandwar’s Dear Jassi emerged winners on Sunday at the closing ceremony of the 48th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). While Sthal, which is a Marathi-language Indian film, won the NETPAC Award, Dear Jassi (Punjabi/English) earned the Platform Award, according to TIFF’s official website. Sthal recently…
