• Friday, February 28, 2025

Singing praises of migrant workers

A NATIONAL exhibition celebrating the role of migrants in the NHS opened in Leicester in June and will tour the country later in the year. The Migration Museum’s Heart of the Nation aims to highlight the contribution of those who moved to the UK to work in the NHS, which…

Doctor posing as ‘massage specialist’ jailed for sexually assaulting patient

A 34-year-old doctor named Simon Abraham, who claimed to be a ‘massage specialist,’ and committed a sexual assault on a patient at her home in October 2020, has been sentenced to jail. The victim had been previously discharged after being treated for severe headaches from Eastbourne District General Hospital in…

Government to ‘house migrants in tents if arrivals surge’

THE UK government is planning to house migrants in tents to help deal with any surge in small boats crossing the Channel in the coming months, British media reported Friday (28). Tents able to house up to 2,000 migrants have been purchased by the Home Office, which plans to erect…

Emmy awards likely to be delayed due to strike by…

The Primetime Emmy awards are likely to be postponed due to the ongoing dual strikes called by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in the US. According to Variety, vendors had been told the awards would no longer be happening on September 18 as planned. The Television Academy and cable network Fox,…

‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ Review: Impressive cast and…

Filmmaker Karan Johar is known for making big-budgeted commercial potboilers which boast of an impressive cast, magnificent sets, lavish costumes, and elaborate song and dance routines. His latest directorial venture Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani ticks all the boxes that his fans will be hoping for. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem…

Hit Broadway musical ‘West Side Story’ will come to India…

After the successful run of its first musical The Sound of Music, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) on Thursday (27) announced that it will present another Broadway musical, West Side Story, to Indian audiences. This modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Broadway luminary Lonny Price, will be staged…

‘Mahabharata’ adaptation to premiere at London’s Barbican Theatre

Cast of 20 has been announced for Mahabharata, a spectacular retelling of the ancient Sanskrit epic, by Canada’s Why Not Theatre, which follows a devastating family feud and explores profound philosophical and spiritual ideas. Its stories are more than four thousand years old and foundational to Indian culture. The new,…

Go First denied emergency arbitration in Pratt & Whitney dispute

INDIA’S Go Airlines was on Thursday denied a motion for emergency arbitration in its dispute with American engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a filing with the US district court of Delaware showed. The airline, also known as Go First, had in May sought an emergency arbitration to prevent it from…

Dutch race to put out blaze on car ship

AUTHORITIES were racing on Thursday (27) to prevent a possible ecological disaster off the Dutch coast where a blaze raged aboard a car carrier ship for a second day. The Fremantle Highway, a Panamanian-flagged vessel, remained tethered to a salvage ship but was drifting westwards following a fire that broke…

US Congresswoman wants Diwali to be declared federal holiday

US Congresswoman Grace Meng has said that Diwali should be declared a federal holiday in the country. She added that the festival is celebrated by millions of Americans from various faiths and religions including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains. Meng, a lawyer-turned-politician, who represents the sixth congressional district of New…