- Saturday, April 19, 2025
A FOURTH Indian was charged by Canadian authorities Saturday (11) in the 2023 killing of a separatist Sikh leader in Vancouver. Amandeep Singh, 22, was already being held for unrelated gun charges before being charged with “first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder” in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.…
A BRITISH climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday (12). Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, said Britain’s Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the…
POLICE have issued a warning to Asian communities in response to a string of burglaries targeting family gold. According to Hampshire police, there have been 19 incidents in the Eastleigh area and Southampton this year. Gold carries significant emotional meaning for numerous Asian families, frequently handed down through successive generations.…
SPINNER Varun Chakravarthy returned bowling figures of 2-17 as Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to qualify for the IPL play-offs with an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians on Saturday (11), with skipper Shreyas Iyer hailing his side’s “many game-changers”. Two-time champions Kolkata posted 157-7 as Venkatesh Iyer top-scored…
AN Asian business which employs people who have autism across the business is among 252 companies whose success has been recognised by the King. Chocolate maker Harry Specters from Ely, Cambridgeshire, has received the 2024 King’s Award for promoting opportunity. Harry Specters was founded in 2012 by Mona and Shaz…
BRITISH ASIAN actress and writer Meera Syal has shared her experience of steering clear of football matches for decades after encountering racist abuse during her first and only visit to a game over thirty years ago. Syal, who shot to success with Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No…
LABOUR lost its overall majority in Oldham Council for the first time in 13 years, and saw seven seats go to independent candidates, writes Charlotte Hall. Though Labour gained two seats in Hollinwood and Failsworth East, they were left with just 26 councillors when the final results were announced at…
A BARRISTER who advised the Post Office to stop prosecuting branch owner-operators has alleged that the state-owned company likely tricked him by not providing important information. While speaking during the public inquiry, Simon Clarke, who worked for the law firm Cartwright King, said that the Post Office concealed a document…
A study discovered a particular gene called APOE4 is present in people who have increased chances of Alzheimer’s disease. A research paper published in the journal Nature Medicine found that people who carry two copies of the gene are at a higher risk of getting this disease. They also found…
David Byrne, Artistic Director of the Royal Court, recently announced that Vinay Patel (An Adventure), Nina Segal (Shooting Hedda Gabler), Mike Bartlett (Love, Love, Love), and Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy), will join the Royal Court as Associate Playwrights,…
