- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
The Norway Tamil Film Festival is an annual film fest held in Oslo that celebrates both artistic and technical excellence in Tamil cinema. The festival entered its 14th year this year. Tamil Movie Do Over, directed by Sharvi, won the Best Social Awareness Film Award at the closing ceremony of the 14th…
As a breast cancer specialist and advocate for women’s health, consultant medical oncologist Dr Fharat Raja has dedicated her life to educating and empowering women about breast cancer. In her latest charitable initiative, she has developed a bespoke programme of activities for the Asian community along with Future Dreams, Breast…
A late cameo by skipper MS Dhoni and disciplined bowling helped Chennai Super Kings edge closer to an IPL play-off berth with a 27-run win over Delhi Capitals on Wednesday (10). Dhoni, who hit a nine-ball 20, put on a key seventh-wicket stand of 38 with Ravindra Jadeja, who hit…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday (10) said the arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was an internal matter of the country but the UK was monitoring the situation “carefully”. Asked about the ongoing “civil unrest” in the country by Pakistan-born Conservative MP Rehman Chishti during Prime Minister’s…
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has criticised the UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. He called the policy ‘morally unacceptable’ and urged the government to abandon it. Welby spoke out in his role as a lawmaker in the House of Lords, where the government’s plans are being…
The political crisis engulfing Pakistan is eroding hopes that the south Asian country can get its much needed programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) back on track soon and escape a full-blown debt crunch, analysts said. Deadly clashes between supporters of Imran Khan and police spread across the country…
Actress Harvey Virdi, known for her role as Dr Misbah Maalik on Hollyoaks, said she relished the chance to write about “strong Asian women” in the play Happy Birthday Sunita, despite her packed schedule. Having first played at The Rifco in 2014, Happy Birthday Sunita has been revived at the same venue with a fresh…
Researchers have found talking on a mobile phone for 30 minutes or longer per week can be linked to a 12 per cent increased risk of developing high blood pressure or hypertension. Almost three-quarters of the global population aged 10 and over own a mobile phone. Mobile phones emit low…
Pakistani authorities took senior functionaries of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party into custody as the government called out the army to help end widespread and deadly protests sparked by Khan’s arrest. At least three senior functionaries of the party have been arrested so far, one from outside the Supreme…
Director Hansal Mehta’s series Scoop will premiere on June 2, streaming platform Netflix announced Thursday. Inspired by Jigna Vora’s biographical book Behind the Bars In Byculla: My Days in Prison, the show is co-created by Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul (writer of Thappad). View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
