- Saturday, March 01, 2025
KING CHARLES held a reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday (14) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the start of the arrival of the ‘Windrush generation’ of post-war migrants to Britain from the Caribbean. The Empire Windrush ship docked in London in June 1948, bringing the first of hundreds of…
UK home secretary Suella Braverman urged people not to speculate after three people were stabbed to death and three others hit by a van in Nottingham, central England. Her appeal came after claims online and on some television channels about the identity of the 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of…
HOWLING gales and crashing waves pounded the coastline of India and Pakistan on Thursday (15), hours before the landfall of a powerful cyclone that has prompted mass evacuations. Nearly 150,000 people have fled the predicted path of Cyclone Biparjoy, which means “disaster” in Bengali, with meteorologists warning it could devastate…
The unwritten rule in the top tier of Bollywood is that you don’t talk about all the bad things that happen behind the scenes, even if they are incredibly awful. In that regard, some truly terrible incidents have been covered up or swept under the carpet over the years. This…
A new book grant seeks to support and encourage original works focusing on inspiring lives and prominent moments in Indian cinematic history and in the process uncover various cultural moments – some well-known, some hidden from the public eye. Two writers with compelling book ideas will receive a grant of…
Disney and Pixar have raised the curtain on the first teaser trailer for Elio, the 28th animated feature from Pixar Animation. Disney and Pixar have also announced that Jameela Jamil (Poker Face) and Brad Garrett (High Desert) have joined the voice cast of the much-anticipated sci-fi adventure film. A two-minute look…
The world’s nuclear powers, including India and China, increased investment in their arsenals for a third consecutive year in 2022 amid swelling geopolitical tensions, two re – ports showed on Monday (12). The world’s nine nuclear-armed states jointly spent $82.9 billion (£65.7bn) on their arsenals last year, with the United…
Newly appointed member of the House of Lords, Kulveer Singh Ranger, told Eastern Eye he will use his position to leverage his expertise in transport and technology and help deliver better public services. Ranger was last Friday (9) rewarded by former prime minister Boris Johnson in his resignation honours list, which came…
A recent study conducted by the Rotman Research Institute and Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that the cerebellum, a region of the human brain also known as the hindbrain, may be more susceptible to Covid-19 infections compared to other brain regions. The study utilised an innovative MRI technique…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, has decided to abandon his proposal of requesting supermarkets to implement a voluntary price cap on essential commodities. This decision comes in response to a strong backlash from retailers, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday (14). Last month, the government’s intention to regulate food prices, received a…
