- Thursday, March 06, 2025
The Booker Prize Foundation on Tuesday (21) announced that Indian author Perumal Murugan’s Tamil novel Pyre is among 13 books from across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America to make it to the longlist of the International Booker Prize 2023. Murugan’s Pyre was published in 2016 and translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan. Murugan,…
Pakistan’s finance minister Ishaq Dar explained on Monday (20) that technical reasons caused the delay in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also clarified that his recent comments about Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programme were taken out of context. The IMF has denied attaching any strings…
A former Commerzbank compliance officer has been awarded £300,685 after winning a sex and maternity discrimination and harassment claim in a London tribunal following a near seven-year battle against the German bank. Jagruti Rajput, a former deputy head of markets compliance who joined Commerzbank in 2012, sued the bank in…
The police in northern India extended a mobile internet blackout across a state with a population of around 30 million on Monday (20), as they continued their search for a radical Sikh preacher, Amritpal Singh. The extension followed reports of Singh’s supporters vandalising India’s consulate in San Francisco and a…
On Tuesday (21), an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad postponed a ruling on the request by former prime minister Imran Khan to be excused from attending a hearing related to a terrorism case against him. Khan’s legal representative, Sardar Masroof Khan, was present in court to file the exemption request…
A CEO, a whistleblower, and a campaigner were among a dozen prominent personalities who shared their biggest challenges as they marked International Women’s Day on March 8. This year’s theme was “Embrace Equity” and 13 speakers discussed their views on how to bring about change. Natwest CEO, Alison Rose, highlighted…
In a case that ignited more racial tensions than had been seen for decades (in that particular region of the UK), Eleanor Williams, 22, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice and jailed on March 14 for eight-and-a-half years. Preston Crown Court found that she had falsely claimed…
During a daily news conference on Monday (20) John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House declined to confirm a news report that claimed the US provided real-time intelligence to the Indian military, which was instrumental in repelling Chinese “incursions” in the Himalayas last year.…
Baroness Louise Casey was appointed by the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in February 2022 and was asked to lead an independent review into culture and standards of behaviour. This was in response to the grave levels of public concern following the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by…
The Metropolitan Police on Tuesday (21) welcomed a report into its culture and standards and has called for it to be a catalyst for police reform. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said: “This report sparks feelings of shame and anger but it also increases our resolve. I am proud of those…
