- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Grammy and Academy award-winning music composer AR Rahman has said that India needs to stop sending the wrong movies to the Oscars. Rahman, who won two Academy Awards in 2008 for his music in the British drama film Slumdog Millionaire, was recently in conversation with musician L Subramaniam about the films…
A 53-year-old woman, Narinder Kaur, has been found guilty of tricking high street stores into giving her refunds for goods she had stolen, netting half a million pounds. She was found guilty of 25 separate offences after a four-month trial at Gloucester Crown Court and warned to expect a “substantial”…
Mohammed Taroos Khan has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering his niece, 20-year-old Somaiya Begum, who refused to marry a man in Pakistan. The attack occurred at her home in Bradford, West Yorkshire on 25 June 2022, and Khan then disposed of her body on waste ground.…
Two pilots of a private Indian airline have been suspended for reportedly consuming coffee and sweets in the cockpit during a flight. The incident was brought to public attention after an image of an open cup on the control panel of a SpiceJet aircraft circulated on social media. The episode…
The colonial-era Kohinoor diamond, claimed by India, will be cast as a “symbol of conquest” in a new display of Britain’s Crown Jewels at the Tower of London. Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), the charity that manages Britain’s palaces, said the new Jewel House exhibition will explore the history of the…
Indian MP Varun Gandhi, a member of prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has reportedly turned down an invitation by the Oxford Union to speak at a debate on “whether India is on the right path” under Modi. Varun is the grandson of the late former Indian…
Unions representing healthcare workers in England agreed a final pay offer with the British government on Thursday (16), potentially bringing an end to some strikes affecting the state-run National Health Service (NHS). Prime minister Rishi Sunak has been under growing pressure to quell the worst run of worker unrest in…
Raja Kumari opened the first-ever Wireless Music Festival Middle East in Abu Dhabi for international performers like M.I.A, Wegz, Central Cee, Roddy Ricch, and Travis Scott over the weekend. Dressed in a yellow dress and overcoat paired with thigh-high boots the singer resembled the Abu Dhabi sunshine. The talented artist…
The city of Newark, New Jersey, was hoodwinked for five days in January when mayor Ras Baraka invited what he thought was a delegation from the Hindu nation of Kailasa to enter into a sister city partnership, according to official confirmation. A signing ceremony took place during which Baraka expressed…
WHETHER it is the timely subject of the National Health Service (NHS) being pushed to breaking point by an unforgiving government or an interesting cast that sees a young British Asian actor has a prominent role, among acting legends, there are a lot of interesting aspects associated with Allelujah. This week’s…
