- Friday, February 28, 2025
AN inquiry into the Equality and Human Rights Commission chair has been suspended for a second time following a revolt from its board members over the handling of the probe, media reports said. Baroness Kishwer Falkner of Margravine, who has been heading the watchdog since 2020, was being investigated by…
A new survey has revealed that 33 per cent of Indian-Americans are willing to return to their country of origin. The survey by Pew Research Center thinktank published on Wednesday (19) added that 76 per cent of Indian -Americans hold a favorable opinion of India, with 51 per cent of…
INDIA’S principal opposition has outscored prime minister Narendra Modi’s party in terms of the number of wealthy provincial lawmakers, according to a democracy campaign group. A total of 33 members of state legislative assemblies (MLAs) belonging to the Congress are “billionaires” in rupee terms, compared with 24 of the Bharatiya…
BBC newsreader and presenter Fiona Bruce has paid tribute to her colleague and friend, George Alagiah, who passed away on Monday (24), aged 67. “He is the man who set the gold standard for how to do this job with integrity, with humour and kindness. I’ll miss his friendship so…
The burning of a Qu’ran outside the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen by a group known as “Danish Patriots” on Monday (24) has sparked severe condemnation from Iraq and multiple other Muslim-majority nations. The far-right group had also live-streamed a similar act on Facebook on Friday (21), further fuelling tensions. Protesters…
A UK-based women’s organisation is planning a unique celebration of Indian weaves in honour of National Handloom Day next month through a ‘Saree Walkathon’. The walkathon is scheduled to take place in central London, commencing at Trafalgar Square and culminating at Parliament Square on August 6, a day ahead of…
First-time filmmaker Karan Tejpal’s feature film Stolen has made it to the official line-up of the Venice Film Festival, the organisers announced on Tuesday. Described as an “edge-of-the-seat” thriller, the movie will be screened as part of the Orizzonti Extra segment of the festival’s 80th edition. The Orizzonti Extra segment showcases a…
Christopher Nolan’s latest directorial venture Oppenheimer has been doing phenomenal business at the worldwide box office ever since hitting cinemas on July 21. Based on the life of the well-known American nuclear scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, the big-ticket film stars Cillian Murphy in the titular role.…
A new report has warned that prime minister Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal, the Windsor Framework, will create more red tape for businesses which send goods to Northern Ireland. The report by a House of Lords subcommittee found that the pact will be beneficial to very large retailers, but will leave…
FRESH from winning the Korea Open, India’s top men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on Tuesday (25) rose to a career-best second spot in the latest BWF rankings. Satwik and Chirag gained a place, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang whom they…
