- Friday, March 07, 2025
A YOUNG Asian woman, 20, was allegedly murdered by her uncle and “dumped like rubbish” after she refused a forced marriage, a court heard. Somaiya Begum’s body was found wrapped in a rug on land near Fitzwilliam Street, Bradford. Bradford Crown Court heard that Mohammed Taroos Khan, 53, allegedly killed…
SEVERAL newspapers in the US have dropped the Dilbert comic strip after its creator, Scott Adams, made racist remarks. In a YouTube video, Adams referred to black Americans as a “hate group” and encouraged white individuals to “get the hell away” from them. The USA Today network, which manages numerous…
A young mum from Hatfield died after a trainee doctor accidentally placed a breathing tube into her food pipe, an inquest heard. The tube was meant to be inserted into the trachea, or windpipe, to facilitate breathing; however, it was erroneously placed in the oesophagus, or food pipe – leading…
MICHAEL VAUGHAN’s lawyer said allegations of racism made against the former England captain by Azeem Rafiq are “word against word” at a hearing in London on Thursday (2). Pakistan-born Rafiq, 32, first raised allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at Yorkshire County Cricket…
FORMER England international Tim Bresnan is accused of making a racist remark towards the sister of Azeem Rafiq, according to allegations made in a hearing into the racism controversy at Yorkshire County Cricket Club that began on Wednesday (1). Rafiq claimed he experienced racial abuse while playing for Yorkshire county…
Women’s Premier League team Delhi Capitals on Thursday (2) announced that Australia captain Meg Lanning will lead the side in the tournament. The 30-year-old has led her country to four Twenty20 World Cup titles, the latest in South Africa last month, and a one-day crown. The WPL, a T20 competition,…
Firms from India and Denmark can collaborate in a big way in the field of renewable energy and Denmark can learn from India’s ability to bring down the tariff for renewable sources of energy, minister for energy, climate and utilities, Lars Aagaard, said on Tuesday (28). The minister is part…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (01) held wide-ranging discussions with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on bilateral cooperation, the Ukraine conflict and issues relating to G-20. The Russian Foreign Minister landed in the national capital on Tuesday night to attend a two-day meeting of the G20 foreign ministers…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora as the Ambassador-at-Large for Kartarpur Corridor as part of efforts to attract Sikh pilgrims from across the world, a government notification said on Wednesday (01). The leading Sikh leader will work in the position in an honorary capacity, the…
A journalist has accused the Scottish National Party (SNP) of imposing curbs on the media by restricting access to reporters to its leadership hustings. Daily Record political editor Paul Hutcheon said barring journalists from attending would give the impression that the SNP is less transparent than the Conservatives, the BBC…
