- Friday, February 28, 2025
A new report has urged to increase efforts to get 50,000 prison leavers into work to plug the current labour shortage, a statement said. The report by thinktank, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), in collaboration with Leicestershire-based Randal Charitable Foundation, stated that if the idea is implemented the country…
A group of three men and two women were found guilty of committing a ‘honeytrap’ murder, reported Mailonline. Vishal Gohel, aged 44, was fatally attacked in his flat in Bushey in Hertfordshire, on 23 January 2022 and he died at the scene. A jury at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday…
OFF-SPINNER Ravichandran Ashwin finished with a 12-wicket match haul as India handed the West Indies a crushing innings and 141 run defeat inside three days of the first test at Windsor Park in Roseau on Friday (15). Ashwin had claimed 5-60 to help skittle out West Indies for 150 in…
Overseas graduates from British universities are facing potential hurdles in pursuing further study in the UK due to a nationwide marking boycott that has left their degrees ungraded. As a result, these students will be required to return to their home countries and reapply for new visas, a ruling implemented…
Following the tragic deaths of students Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber in Nottingham last month, their families have taken steps to establish foundations in their memory to ensure a lasting legacy. The two 19-year-olds were fatally stabbed on June 13. Both families have initiated online appeals to support causes that…
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic set up a potentially era-defining Wimbledon title showdown after cruising through their semi-finals on Friday with the Serb superstar promising a “feast” of tennis in the championship match. World number one and US Open winner Alcaraz, playing only his fourth grass-court tournament, defeated Daniil Medvedev…
THE European Parliament adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in India, with particular reference to the recent clashes in Manipur, a move rejected by India as “unacceptable” and a reflection of “colonial mindset”. The Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday (13) called on Indian authorities to put in…
July 14 was a historic day for Indians as Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan 3 was launched successfully. Soon after the launch, Indian celebrities like SS Rajamouli, Ajay Devgn, Mahesh Babu, Akshay Kumar, Rishab Shetty, and Raveena Tandon, to name a few, took to social media to cheer for ISRO.…
LAWMAKERS have launched a fresh inquiry into sexism in the country’s finance industry, parliament’s influential Treasury committee said in a statement on Friday (14). The inquiry will assess issues including progress made in removing gender pay gaps, how best to support diversity and combating sexual harassment and misogyny, the committee…
Novak Djokovic reached his ninth Wimbledon final on Friday and record 35th at the Grand Slams, setting up a potential blockbuster championship showdown with Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic, chasing a record-equalling eighth title at the All England Club and 24th career major, defeated beanpole Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)…
