• Friday, February 28, 2025

Rahul Mishra to close India Couture Week 2023

Celebrated fashion designer Rahul Mishra will bring the curtains down on the 16th edition of the India Couture Week (ICW). The fashion gala, organised by Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and presented by Hyundai Motor India, will be held from July 25 to August 2 at the Taj Palace…

Romance fraud: British Asian woman jailed for stealing £1m from…

A British Asian woman was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing nearly £1 million from her employer to help her online lover who did not exist. Manjit Singh, 60, from Toxteth, was sentenced by Liverpool Crown Court on Monday (17) after she confessed to eight counts of fraud, according…

Government unveils measures to boost women’s health and wellbeing

THE government on Saturday (22) announced a significant package of new measures to boost the health and wellbeing of women and girls, a statement said. To mark the first anniversary of Women’s Health Strategy, a raft of actions are also being taken to support women and their families who are…

Scientists reveal obesity increases severity of ovarian cancer

Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer face the most advanced stage of the disease, and the survival rate for those diagnosed with the condition is less than a third, lasting five years. As the third most common type of gynecological cancer, ovarian cancer accounted for over 200,000 documented deaths globally…

New photo released to celebrate Prince George’s 10th birthday

A new photograph of Prince George, second in line to the throne, was released in celebration of his 10th birthday today (22). The picture depicts him seated on a set of steps at Windsor, wearing a smile. This year, the photograph was taken by Millie Pilkington, marking a change in…

Sunak urged to stick with net zero promises amid Uxbridge…

After the recent Uxbridge and South Ruislip byelection win, environmentally-minded Conservatives are urging Rishi Sunak to maintain his net zero commitments despite calls from others within the party to end “very unpopular” green policies. The controversial expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) played a role in the Tories holding…

Angry mob in Delhi thrashes pilot, husband over alleged abuse…

A pilot and her husband became the victims of a revenge mob attack in Delhi, India after being accused of abusing a 10-year-old girl they employed as a maid. According to the police, the couple accused of the assault are Kaushik Bagchi (36) and Poornima Bagchi (33). The incident occurred…

Reliance’s profits hit by oil business slump

INDIA’s Reliance Industries reported weaker-than-expected quarterly profits Friday (21), weighed down by its oil-to-chemicals arm even as its consumer-facing divisions posted healthy profits. Reliance, owned by Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, reported a 10.8 per cent fall in net profit to Rs 160.1 billion (£1.5bn) in the three months to…

‘Oppenheimer’ emerges as the biggest Hollywood opener of 2023 in…

Directed by celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan, the much-anticipated Hollywood film Oppenheimer has set the cash registers jingling at the box office in India. According to early estimates, the film has pocketed approximately £12,33,171 on its opening day in the country. This is when Oppenheimer clashed with another eagerly awaited Hollywood flick Barbie. Starring Cillian Murphy…

UK says asylum barge ‘not a floating prison’ amid controversy

THE British government insisted a barge set to house around 500 asylum-seekers was not “a floating prison”, amid concern at the plan from rights campaigners and some Tory MPs. The “Bibby Stockholm”, which is now docked in Portland on the Dorset coast in southern England, will controversially begin hosting the…