- Sunday, April 20, 2025
SCOTLAND’s first minister Humza Yousaf said on Friday (26) he intended to fight a vote of no confidence called by political opponents following his decision to withdraw from a coalition agreement and try to run a minority government. “I’m quite confident, very confident in fact, that I’ll be able to…
AN ORGANISATION supporting migrant workers has initiated a legal challenge against the UK government’s recent policy preventing care workers from bringing their children and partners to the country. It said that the policy is “tearing families apart”. Migrants at Work highlighted that care workers are now forced to decide between…
THE government hailed its vaccine partnership with India which will help combat malaria as one of the biggest killers of children in sub-Saharan Africa. Collaboration between British scientists and Indian manufacturers has resulted in two essential life-saving malaria vaccines – RTS,S and R21 — being developed. These have been used…
In the US, a 42-year-old man of Indian origin was fatally shot by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle during an attempted arrest linked to a case of aggravated assault. “Sachin Kumar Sahoo was pronounced dead at the scene,” reported the Bexar County Medical…
THErestored version of veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s 1976 film Manthan will be screened at the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Festival, said Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) on Thursday. Fronted by Smita Patil, the film was inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese…
US AUTOMAKER Tesla has said that it will use a current platform and production lines to produce what it called “more affordable” models by early next year. The announcement from the Elon Musk-owned company suggested that investments in new factories in Mexico and India are unlikely in the near term.…
Simone Ashley, the talented British actress who captured hearts with her portrayal of Kate Sharma in Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton, is set to receive a prestigious honor at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. She will receive this year’s International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent award from the festival. The actress…
THE police have charged two men with immigration offences after five migrants, including a child, died when a small boat crossed the English Channel from France earlier this week. Three men, a woman and a seven-year-old girl lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday in the sea near…
Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf’s future is in balance after the Scottish Greens threatened to help vote him out of power following a rift with his Scottish National Party (SNP). Yousaf announced his plan to sever ties with the Scottish Greens earlier on Thursday, after a bitter row over the…
ASIA was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday (23), with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. Global temperatures hit record highs last year, and the UN’s weather and climate agency said Asia…
