- Monday, March 10, 2025
ACCLAIMED musician Nitin Sawhney won the top award at Eastern Eye’s annual Arts, Culture and Theatre Awards (ACTAs), which recognise the achievements of Britain’s south Asian community in the arts, creative and media industries. Sawhney, whose latest album, Immigrants, examines the complexities of identities in modern Britain, was presented The…
The Bhavan celebrated its annual founder’s day event in the last weekend of January and the occasion proved to be both a visual and artistic treat. Being the largest organisation for Indian classical arts in the UK, The Bhavan, London, boasts of more than 700 students who come to train…
As the final episode of Happy Valley airs on Sunday, actor Amit Shah, who plays the character of troubled pharmacist Faisal Bhatti on the series, has revealed that he knows the ending of the critically acclaimed and hard-hitting BBC One crime drama. The 41-year-old actor recently appeared on ITV’s Lorraine to discuss…
Britain’s Home Office has said that Indians are the third-largest contingent of migrants who crossed the Channel this year, reported The Times. According to reports, as many as 250 Indian migrants crossed the Channel in small boats this year. The report added that Indian students now use a loophole that allows…
Islamabad will ask the secretive supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban to rein in militants in Pakistan after a suicide bombing killed scores of police in a mosque, officials said Saturday (4). Since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic uptick in attacks in regions bordering…
India’s ministry of corporate affairs has started a preliminary review of Adani Group’s financial statements and other regulatory submissions made over the years, two senior government officials told Reuters on Friday (3). Adani Group has denied allegations by U.S.-based short-seller Hindenburg Research of improper use of offshore tax havens and…
Chinese-owned steelmaker British Steel, currently in pursuit of UK state aid, is mulling up to 1,200 job cuts according to the Unite trade union. The company wants to “make up to 1,200 workers redundant” at its steelworks in the northern English town of Scunthorpe, Unite said in a statement on…
While an explosive report by Hindenburg Research about India’s Adani Group has triggered fear that it could lead to serious economic turmoil for the south Asian nation’s economy, it has been reported that a number of billionaires world over are exposed to the conglomerate’s sensational crash. Bloomberg reported that some of…
The humongous box office success of Pathaan is yet to sink in, said superstar Shah Rukh Khan as he interacted with his fans during an #AskSrk session on Twitter. The 57-year-old actor, who plays the titular spy in the stylish actioner, said the team is “still feeling” the love coming their way.…
The Biden administration is in talks with Indian officials over a possible White House visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this year, according to a U.S. official aware of the discussions and another person briefed on the matter. U.S. President Joe Biden is eager to deepen ties with the…
