- Monday, February 24, 2025
Extreme temperatures across India are having their worst impact in the country’s teeming megacities, experts said Thursday, warning that the heat is fast becoming a public health crisis. India is enduring a crushing heatwave with temperatures in several cities sizzling well above 45 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperature readings…
More than two months of campaigning in India’s general election, conducted in sweltering heat, ended on Thursday, two days before the final phase of polling. The final phase will include voting in prime minister Narendra Modi’s constituency. India began voting in seven phases starting April 19 in the world’s largest…
JAGUAR Land Rover (JLR) is now training thousands of electric car mechanics as skills shortage is forcing drivers to pay more for repair costs, The Telegraph reports. According to the Institute of the Motor Industry, only one in five car mechanics in the UK are currently trained to service EVs.…
The USA will make their debut in the T20 World Cup, having earned a spot as a co-host with the West Indies. They aim to show they can compete with top teams. Cricket in North America has a unique history; the first international match was between the USA and Canada…
Actress Jameela Jamil, who is known for her roles in The Good Place and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, has revealed how an eating disorder left a lasting impact on her body. On Wednesday, she opened up about her past struggle with anorexia on Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast,…
The first Muslim International Film Festival kick-started today in London. Actor-producer Sajid Varda, who launched the festival, said that it will “showcase stories we don’t usually see”. Varda told BBC News that too often there is a “negative portrayal” of Muslims in the mainstream media, “so this festival is largely…
Superstar Rajinikanth, who in the past made spiritual trips to the Himalayas, is now planning to visit more sacred caves. The superstar left Chennai and arrived in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, to begin his journey. At Dehradun Airport, Rajinikanth spoke to ANI about his spiritual trips. “Every year I used to get…
PULITZER PRIZE-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has said that people’s obsession with origin is a global danger, reported the Guardian. The author frequently encounters inquiries about her true origins, with people often asking her, “Where are you really from?” According to Lahiri, the question arises so regularly that it has become…
Councillor Sharmila Sivarajah has been elected as the new mayor of Crawley. Her election took place at the annual meeting of the full council on Friday, 24 May. Representing Bewbush and North Broadfield since 2022, Councillor Sivarajah brings a diverse background to the role. Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, she…
A 24-year-old Asian-origin restaurateur from Derbyshire, who was jailed for misusing a taxpayer-backed loan scheme introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, has now been ordered to pay more than £36,000. Syed Hussain, who formerly owned a curry house in Matlock, was in August 2023 jailed for 18 months and banned as…
