- Thursday, February 27, 2025
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Dubai have a connection that is well-known to all. As King Khan’s Jawan film is set to release in theatres soon, the Arab city is leaving no stone unturned to create a frenzy among fans. On Thursday, SRK visited Dubai to promote the film with director…
Singaporean citizens participated in the nation’s first contested presidential election on Friday (1), in over a decade. This three-way race features former minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who aspires to become the next Singaporean-born Indian-origin head of the state. Eligible voters started casting their ballots at 8 a.m. when polling stations opened.…
BROADCASTER and former EHRC chair Sir Trevor Phillips has said ministers should do more to encourage integration among communities. Sir Trevor, who in his previous role as head of the Commission for Racial Equality, warned in 2005 about Britain sleepwalking into segregation, said in an interview this week that minority…
JUNIOR and senior doctors in England plan to take joint strike action for the first time, the British Medical Association (BMA) union said on Thursday (31), threatening further disruption to the NHS in a long-running dispute over pay. The BMA, which represents nearly 200,000 doctors, said junior doctors in England…
NINE soldiers were killed in a restive western region of Pakistan on Thursday (31) after a suicide bomber rammed his motorbike into their military convoy and detonated, the army and officials said. Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic uptick in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan two…
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is set for her next film with Hansal Mehta to be premiered at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival 2023. The film marks the debut of Kareena as a producer. Helmed by Hansal Mehta, the yet-to-be-titled film is co-produced by Ektaa R Kapoor. An announcement made…
Colombian singer Camilo has collaborated with actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh for his new song, titled “Palpita”. The track, which features Camilo singing in Spanish and Dosanjh in Punjabi, was released for the second season of Coca-Cola’s global music campaign Coke Studio, according to a press release. Camilo, known for hits tracks…
A new pilot project supported by the NHS Race and Health Observatory was announced today (31) to increase the number of Black, Asian, and ethnic minority patients taking part in potentially life-enhancing breast cancer clinical trials. The project is in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, Roche Products Ltd, and two…
THE Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has alleged that first minister Humza Yousaf has prioritised independence over the economy, as reported by The Telegraph. Scottish GDP declined by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter from April to June. Yousaf assumed the top post on March 28. While addressing a business…
The Labour MP for Harrow West, Gareth Thomas has written to three airlines, Air India, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic to request that they consider bidding for extra slots to fly direct to Gujarat from British airports. Thomas, who is also the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Gujaratis…
