- Friday, February 28, 2025
THERE have been a lot of campus set stories, but perhaps none have offered the unique perspective of newly published novel The Scope of Permissibility. The dynamic debut from Australian writer Zeynab Gamieldien follows three friends as they navigate the complexities of university life and adherence to their Muslim faith. The…
The fees and health surcharge paid towards the UK’s state-funded National Health Service (NHS) by visa applicants from around the world, including Indians, are poised to experience a “significant” increase, according to prime minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement on Thursday (13). The British Indian leader, who faced pressure to implement the…
The A-list cast of filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s new movie Oppenheimer left the film’s London screening midway in solidarity with the strike called by a Hollywood’s actors union. On Thursday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) voted to join screenwriters in the first joint strike after failing to…
INDIA skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal both hit centuries in an opening stand of 229 runs to put the tourists firmly in charge of the first test against the West Indies on the second day at Windsor Park in Roseau on Thursday (13). Left-hander Jaiswal batted through the…
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur believes that the lessons she learned in two Grand Slam final defeats will serve her well for Saturday’s (15) Wimbledon showdown with unseeded Czech player Marketa Vondrousova. Jabeur displayed remarkable endurance on Thursday (13) as she absorbed the relentless power of second seed Aryna Sabalenka. Despite trailing…
Freida Pinto made several heads turn on Day 10 of the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Wednesday. The Slumdog Millionaire star opted for a full Ralph Lauren ensemble for the tournament. She teamed a stylish navy button-up Ralph Lauren mini-dress with a cream bag. An off-white top handle bag also from Ralph…
AN Indian national who was arrested in the UK on a provisional US warrant as part of a coordinated action targeting terrorism financing will challenge his extradition on human rights and dual criminality grounds, a court in London was told on Wednesday (12). Madurai-born Sundar Nagarajan, 65, appeared via videolink…
In a hard-fought battle on Thursday (13), India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden bid farewell to the men’s doubles competition at Wimbledon. The duo succumbed to the top-seeded pair of Wesley Koolhof from the Netherlands and Neal Skupsk from Great Britain in straight sets during the semi-finals.…
CHINA’s BYD has submitted a $1 billion (£760 million) investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company, said three people with direct knowledge of the plan. BYD and privately held Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures have submitted a proposal to Indian regulators to…
CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt on Monday (10) unveiled plans to channel more of the nation’s pension fund cash into UK companies and boost the inflation-battered economy. Hunt trumpeted a deal with major pension firms to put five per cent of investments – or up to £50 billion by 2030 – into…
