The landmark Air India-Boeing deal will create up to one million jobs across 44 states in the US and will further deepen bilateral ties, president Joe Biden has told prime minister Narendra Modi. Boeing and Air India announced a mega deal on Tuesday (14) under which the Tata Group-owned airline…
Pakistanis are queuing for hours to grab coffee and pastries from Canadian chain Tim Hortons, which opened its first outlet in the South Asian country this week just as its economic crisis took a turn for the worse. In less than a month, Pakistan’s currency has lost more than a…
A Birmingham family shared the anguish and trauma it went through as its beloved member died waiting for an ambulance in December last year. Samina Rahman said desperate calls were made for ambulance service after her husband Iqbal, 58, complained of breathing difficulties on Christmas Eve. When an ambulance finally…
A businessman from Stanwell in Surrey has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after admitting abuse of an interest-free loan offered by the UK government to businesses to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown. Kulwinder Singh Sidhu, 58, pleaded guilty to offences under the UK Companies Act and the Fraud Act…
Foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday (15) called on Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina during which he reaffirmed India’s support for wider and deeper development and economic partnership with her country. Kwatra arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday (14) evening from Kathmandu, Nepal, on a two-day visit. “Foreign Secretary @AmbVMKwatra paid…
The sequel to the 2019 hit movie ‘Dream Girl’ has been a hot topic among movie enthusiasts for quite some time now and with the release of the first asset of the movie, fans have been going gaga over it. The asset featured Ayushmann Khurrana in his quirky yet charming…
BRITISH singer Shama is at her very best on stage in front of a live audience and regularly headlines sold-out shows. She is teaming up with terrific music talents Chirag Rao, Joy Bhowmik and The 515 Crew for a Bollywood concert celebrating songs from the 1990s. The Back To The 90s show…
University of Illinois Chicago nutrition researchers evaluated 80 persons with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and discovered that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health. Publishing their findings in Cell Metabolism, the researchers report that over a period of three months, people who…
The investigation into Conservative MP Nus Ghani’s claims of religious bias in the government is back on track after being stalled during the political turmoil last year. Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus will now carry on the inquiry, the BBC reported. Ghani who was made transport minister in…
WHETHER it was baking, finding a new hobby, starting up a business or something else, millions around the world connected with a new passion while being trapped indoors during Covid-19. One interesting success story that started in lockdown has been the remarkable rise of content creator Sakshi Keswani. The pandemic…