• Tuesday, June 17, 2025

AHEAD of Modi-Musk meet, Tesla inks semiconductor chips deal with…

Ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Elon Musk’s Tesla has struck a deal with Tata Electronics to acquire semiconductor chips for its global operations. The Economic Times newspaper, citing sources, reported that the strategic deal between Tesla and Tata Electronics was executed discreetly a few months ago.…

New Hindu temple to come up in Dudley

DUDLEY COUNCIL planners have given the go-ahead for a new Hindu temple in a locally listed building. The three-storey building, on the junction of Stourbridge Road and Dudley Road in Lye, is currently occupied by an off-licence and restaurant. Planners have granted permission for a change of use to a…

Sobhita on playing a sex worker in ‘Monkey Man’: Those’re…

Known for her work in several successful films and streaming shows in India such as Ponniyin Selvan and Made in Heaven, actress Sobhita Dhulipala makes her Hollywood debut with the recently released film, Monkey Man, co-starring and directed by Dev Patel. In an interview with The New York Times, the…

Middle East conflict puts faith and society in the spotlight

FROM one perspective, it could seem difficult to find another major democracy that is quite as relaxed about the role of religious faith in public life as Britain is today. As Eid this week brought the month of Ramadan to a close for several million British Muslims, it will provide…

Indian-origin Mehak Chandel in final round of Miss England beauty…

For 23-year-old Indian-origin student Mehak Chandel, who is in the running to be crowned Miss England 2024, the challenges she faced in tackling acne have motivated her to promote inclusivity for all skin types in the field of modelling. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Southall-born Mehak, who holds a…

Heathrow baggage handler avoids jail after stealing jewellery

HEATHROW baggage handler has spared prison after stealing £29,000 worth of jewellery from a misplaced suitcase, reported MyLondon. Priti Sthankiya moved the bag from Terminal 2 and concealed beneath a carousel in January last year, the Old Bailey heard on Thursday (11). Subsequently, she retrieved designer handbags containing £500 in…

Seema Misra, who was pregnant when jailed, rejects apology from…

A former sub-postmistress who was wrongly imprisoned while pregnant has declined to accept an apology from a former Post Office boss who praised the team involved in her wrongful conviction. Seema Misra was eight weeks pregnant with her second child when she was sentenced to 15 months in prison in…

Former UK top court judges call for halting arms sales…

Three former Supreme Court justices have joined more than 600 members of the British legal profession in calling for the government to halt arms sales to Israel, saying it could make Britain complicit in genocide in Gaza. Echoing the growing number of opposition politicians who have called for a halt…

Popular support for our government is increasing: Modi

As India heads towards another general election, prime minister Narendra Modi is confident of not just winning, but improving his party Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) tally in the Lok Sabha – the lower house of the parliament. While replying to Newsweek’s written questions, followed up with a 90-minute conversation at…

India elections 2024: What we learned this week

It is just one week before India goes for general elections, the world’s largest polls, and the campaigning is at its peak now. The tussle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and the opposition has intensified with promises, accusations, and controversial statements being made from both sides. Nearly a…