• Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Bollywood Star Akshay Kumar visits the BAPS Hindu Mandir in…

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, Indian film producer Vashu Bhagnani, and businessman Jiten Doshi recently visited the site of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. The group was greeted by Swami Brahmaviharidas, the head of BAPS Hindu Mandir, who garlanded them with flowers, a press release informed. As they were…

Biden, Modi to meet Pacific island leaders

US president Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands leaders next month for a “historic” future-oriented meeting, Papua New Guinea prime minister James Marape said. “This is a historic first and at the same time a ‘going forward’ futuristic meeting of global superpowers, in the…

Gas leak in India’s Punjab kills 11 people

ELEVEN people died and nine were hospitalised after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab, a state lawmaker said on Sunday (30). A team from the National Disaster Response Force was at the site along with a team of experts to determine the cause and…

Faith communities in UK unite to support the Big Help…

FAITH communities across Britain have come together to organise volunteering initiatives on Coronation Bank Holiday on next Monday (May 8) as part of the Big Help Out. The Big Help Out is one of the official projects of the Coronation weekend to promote, champion and showcase volunteering, a statement said.…

King Charles approves Royal Mail’s Coronation stamps collection

Four new postage stamps have been approved by the King to commemorate his Coronation, showcasing the rise of secularism in the UK. Royal Mail has produced the stamps, each representing a different theme, to celebrate the multi-faith and environmental causes that King Charles has dedicated his life to, The Telegraph…

Decoding Oxford’s criteria for choosing ‘Word of the Year’

The process of selecting the “Oxford Word of the Year” was elaborated by Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages, in an interview with PTI from New York. Grathwohl explained that each year, a team of lexicographers from Oxford University Press reviews the evidence and selects the word of the year.…

Explainer: Who is Sudha Murthy?

Sudha Murthy is a renowned Indian educator, author, social worker, and philanthropist who has made significant contributions to the fields of literature, education, and social welfare. She is chairperson at the Infosys Foundation and is the spouse of N. R. Narayana Murthy, one of the co-founders of Infosys, an Indian…

IPL 2023: Hyderabad down Delhi

Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame a sparkling all-round performance by Mitchell Marsh to down Delhi Capitals by nine runs in the Indian Premier League on Saturday (29). South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen hit an unbeaten 53 to steer Hyderabad to 197-6, a total their bowlers defended by restricting Delhi to 188-6 at the…

Muzz loses appeal against Match Group in trademark infringement case

Muslim dating app Muzz has lost its appeal against a court ruling which mandated the British startup to change its name over “trademark infringement”. American internet and technology company Match Group had sued Muzz – previously known as muzmatch.com – accusing it of using the word “match” in its metadata…

IPL 2023: Stoinis, Mayers star as Lucknow smash Punjab

Marcus Stoinis and Kyle Mayers smashed 11 boundaries apiece to bring Lucknow Super Giants the second-highest team total in Indian Premier League history during their 56-run demolition of Punjab Kings on Friday (28). Lucknow finished on 257-5 after being sent in to bat with Mayers giving the visitors a racing…