- Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Britain on Tuesday (2) set out a new anti-fraud strategy to try to better protect the public from scammers, announcing a new 400-person investigative body and a ban on cold calls promoting financial products, including sham cryptocurrency schemes. Fraud is now the most common crime in Britain, costing nearly £7…
King Charles III would like to visit India “at the earliest opportunity”, a prominent British Indian businessman has said. Lord Karan Bilimoria who met the King at a reception in parliament ahead of Saturday’s coronation ceremony, said the monarch “genuinely” wants to make a state visit to India which he…
Pakistan’s first female architect, Prof Yasmeen Lari, has won the 2023 Royal Gold Medal, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced last week. One of the world’s highest accolades for architecture, the honour acknowledges Prof Lari’s work championing zero-carbon self-build concepts for displaced populations, a statement said. According to…
A decision to exclude the discussion of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution from the textbooks used by millions of ninth and tenth-grade students in India has sparked protests among scientists, according to reports. Over 4000 researchers and others have signed an open letter urging officials to reinstate the material which…
A plan by the Indian government to train and arm civilians in Kashmir to fight off rebel attacks has divided opinions among local residents. Known as Village Defence Guards, the militia units were launched last year after several murders targeting police officers and Hindu residents of Kashmir. The scheme has…
A Western diet high in fat and sugar may be linked to inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis, a study conducted by researchers at UC Davis Health has found. Published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, the study suggests that dietary factors rather than obesity itself may be responsible for…
Britain’s finance regulator unveiled plans to ease London stock exchange flotation regulations, in the face of stiff competition from New York. In a statement issued on Tuesday (2), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that it “proposes to reform and streamline the listing rules in the UK to help attract…
After the success of season 1, executive producer and host Padma Lakshmi is returning with a second season of her hit Hulu docuseries Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, which is scheduled to premiere on May 5, 2023, on Hulu. Lakshmi will once again take viewers among the immigrant communities in…
The Met Gala 2023 has come to an end and fashion enthusiasts are still admiring the stunning outfits worn by celebrities. Amidst this buzz, it’s worth noting that designer Prabal Gurung has become the talk of the town. He is the creative mind behind the outfits of numerous Indian and…
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli was fined on Tuesday (2) for the second time in this IPL season after a post-match altercation with former national team-mate Gautam Gambhir. Both were docked their entire match fee, the Indian Premier League said, while Naveen-ul-Haq was fined 50 per cent of his for…
