- Saturday, March 01, 2025
A 42-year-old US-based software engineer from Andhra Pradesh drowned while rescuing his children at a beach in Florida, his family said on Monday (3). Potti Venkata Rajesh Kumar died around 4.30 am IST on Sunday (2), said his younger brother P Vijay Kumar. Rajesh Kumar was a native of Addanki…
In a court hearing, it was revealed that a doctor, Dr Veena Paes, who is engaged in a bitter dispute with her neighbours over the ownership of a strip of land near their houses, tore down a trellis “in a fit of rage.” Dr Paes, a specialist in public health…
AN influential Tory minister has withdrawn support for home secretary Suella Braverman over her comments about British-Pakistani men, reported The Guardian. A close associate of Tory MP and Northern Ireland minister, Steve Baker, who backed Braverman when she stood to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader, said that he vehemently disagreed…
A KETTERING man who “squeezed the life out” of his wife and two children has been jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years in custody. Saju Chelavalel, originally from the south Indian state of Kerala, strangled Anju Asok, 35 to death with a dressing gown cord before killing…
Moz Hossain, the Tory candidate for the London mayoral election, believes that his experience as a criminal barrister and his humble background is key to defeating Sadiq Khan. Hossain, 48, grew up in a village in Bangladesh, where his parents were farmers. He recalls the smells of the village and…
PAKISTAN has issued a presidential ordinance granting extra detention powers to the country’s anti-graft body, which is currently investigating a case involving former prime minister Imran Khan, media reported on Tuesday (4). Khan, the country’s main opposition leader who has faced a string of cases since being ousted from power…
MANY Indian-Americans have voiced their support for the US Supreme Court ruling which struck down race-based affirmative action policies in college admissions last week. East and South Asian Americans have been at the forefront of activism against these policies as they see it as creating disadvantages for Asian American applicants,…
FINANCIAL services firm, HSBC, launched global private banking (GPB) business in India to serve high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) professionals, entrepreneurs and their families with investable assets of more than £1.6 million ($2m), a statement said on Tuesday (4). It offers wealth solutions, global private banking expertise, an extensive international network…
The defending men’s champion, Novak Djokovic, and the top-seeded woman, Iga Swiatek, initiated their Wimbledon campaigns with impressive performances on Monday (03). Despite a temporary pause in play on the outside courts due to rain, the anticipated climate protests failed to materialise. At 36 years old, Djokovic, who has suffered…
VENUS WILLIAMS said she was “killed by the grass” after the five-time champion suffered a nasty tumble during her 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Elina Svitolina in the Wimbledon first round on Monday (3). The American started strongly against her Ukrainian opponent, who reached the semi-finals in 2019, winning the first…
