James Watkins, head of Policy and Public Impact at London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) welcomed the move made by London mayor Sadiq Khan to launch the biggest vehicle-scrappage scheme worth £110 million to help organisations and individuals to replace or retrofit their old, pollution-causing vehicles. He said the…
Pakistan’s security agencies arrested 17 suspects in connection with the suicide blast in a high-security zone mosque in Peshawar that killed 101 people, including 97 policemen, as Army chief Gen Asim Munir vowed zero tolerance for terror groups and directed his generals to eliminate the threat of militancy. A Taliban…
THE world went into lockdown in the battle against Covid-19 shortly after Alaya F made a successful acting debut with 2020 comedy-drama Jawaani Jaaneman. But the young talent powered through the pandemic by working on diverse projects, including her acclaimed second film Freddy and Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, which is set to be released on…
“I WAS clear when Wendy Williams published her Windrush Lessons Learned review that I would listen and act. I will be accepting the recommendations she has made in full”. That was what home secretary Priti Patel told the Commons three years ago. But last week, her successor, Suella Braverman, withdrew that commitment,…
Created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland, EastEnders is one of the most popular British television soap operas, which has been entertaining the audience on BBC One since February 1985. Several actors have been a part of the ensemble cast of the show over the years, with most of them becoming household…
After meeting K-pop star Jackson Wang, actor Hrithik Roshan penned down a sweet note for him on Wednesday. Hrithik took to Instagram and shared pictures from Roshan’s family meeting with Wang. A day after enthralling the audience with his performance at the Lollapalooza music festival in Mumbai, Wang met Roshan…
From megastar Amitabh Bachchan to superstars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan, who’s who of Bollywood came together to pay tributes to legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra via Netflix’s docu-series titled The Romantics. Helmed by Smriti Mundra, The Romantics features 35 leading voices of the Hindi-language film industry and dives into the…
Jenna Gestetner, a woman in the US, is limited to a diet of only nine foods due to her severe immunological condition causing hundreds of food allergies. According to an Independent report, Jenna has been struggling with intense symptoms such as cramping, bloating, nausea, and fatigue from food reactions since…
The US is keen to see the ongoing talks between the Sri Lankan government and the minority Tamil leaders produce “real results”, a top official from the Biden administration said here on Wednesday. US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, who arrived on a one-day visit to Sri Lanka last…
Since taking office in 2014, Modi has ramped up capital spending including on roads and energy, while wooing investors through lower tax rates and labour reforms, and offering subsidies to poor households to clinch their political support. Here’s what experts said about the budget: B GOPKUMAR, MD AND CEO, AXIS…