- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
The collapse of a clothing factory complex near Bangladesh’s capital on April 24, 2013, claimed the lives of at least 1,138 workers and exposed the failure of Western fashion brands to protect labor rights in developing countries. The tragedy sparked global outrage and forced multinational companies to confront the human…
London is gearing up for a spectacular celebration as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has officially announced the return of Eid in the Square on Saturday 29 April, a press release stated. The free annual event, marking the end of Ramadan, promises to be bigger and better than ever…
THE body which appoints judges is “avoiding public scrutiny” and one of its heads is “guilty of gross negligence and deliberate recklessness”, a senior south Asian judge has told a tribunal. Abbas Mithani KC, a designated civil judge for the West Midlands and Warwickshire, is asking the General Regulatory Chamber…
On Friday (21), the British government announced the appointment of Oliver Dowden as the new deputy prime minister, in place of Dominic Raab who resigned earlier in the day amidst allegations of bullying colleagues. Although the role of deputy prime minister does not entail formal powers, it involves deputizing for…
Former business secretary Sir Alok Sharma has denied having bullied officials during his stint in the government. Bloomberg reported that four officials had accused the former UN Climate Change Conference president of being “difficult, unpredictable and could quickly lose his temper”. According to the news agency report, Sharma would often use…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted his first Vaisakhi celebration at Downing Street since taking charge last October, with members of the armed forces attending the reception. India’s High Commissioner, Vikram Doraiswami and Captain Preet Chandi, also known as Polar Preet, was among guests at the event on Monday (17). …
In a landmark decision, the Virginia State Board of Education on Thursday (20) approved new social studies standards that will incorporate the Sikh faith, also known as Sikhi, into the school curriculum for the first time ever. This move will provide over one million students in Virginia with the chance…
Created by the famous Russo Brothers, Citadel is one of the most-awaited streaming shows of 2023. The high-profile spy thriller stars Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden in lead roles. It will see PeeCee in a never-seen-before avatar as she has done most of her action sequences in the spy thriller series on…
Award-winning editor-writer Apurva Asrani has called renowned filmmaker Karan Johar’s films Student Of The Year (2012) and Dostana (2008) “damaging.” He shared his thoughts in response to a Twitter user who accused Johar’s films of “perpetuating certain stereotypes about the LGBTQ+ community.” “I will also blame Karan Johar’s movies for perpetuating certain stereotypes about…
Headlined by Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, and Hamza Ali Abbasi, Pakistan’s blockbuster film The Legend of Maula Jatt is getting re-released six months after it first hit the silver screen. The critically acclaimed film, which is a reboot of the 1979 film Maula Jatt by Yunus Malik, is back in cinemas in select locations…
