- Sunday, June 15, 2025
Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, who won from two constituencies in the recent general election, has decided to surrender one of them and his younger sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be the party’s candidate for that seat. Rahul Gandhi had won from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh state and Wayanad…
Nigel Farage, whose entry into the election has impacted Rishi Sunak’s slim chances of victory, laid out his policy plans on Monday. He described them as the first step towards becoming the dominant party on the right of British politics. Farage acknowledged that the earlier-than-expected election had come too soon…
Anita Rani, the talented British-Indian radio and television presenter, recently sat down with Angela Scanlon on Virgin Radio UK to discuss her new book, Baby Does A Runner. Talking about the novel, she said, “It’s a love story. It’s about a woman who’s trying to find her identity and it’s…
Singer Maithili Thakur captivated the audience in her debut performance at the Watford Bhaktivedanta Temple in London. The event on Sunday marked her first visit to the United Kingdom. The temple was filled with a large gathering of devotees and music enthusiasts, all of whom deeply enjoyed the spiritual ambiance…
MANY young voters in the UK’s upcoming general election have lived under a Conservative government for most of their lives, with the ruling party having been in power since 2010. Gen Z voters – those born after 1997 – only made up nine per cent of the electorate last time…
Actress-producer Alia Bhatt on Sunday announced she had turned author with The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home, a children’s picture book. The actress, who shares 19-month-old daughter Raha with Brahmastra co-star-husband Ranbir Kapoor, shared the update on her Instagram page. Ed Finds A Home is the first in…
ASIAN AMERICAN author VV Ganeshanathan has been awarded the 2024 Women’s Prize for fiction for her novel Brotherless Night. This evocative tale, which centres on a family torn apart by the Sri Lankan civil war, earned Ganeshanathan a £30,000 cash prize and a bronze statuette known as the “Bessie.” Monica…
RETAIL major Asda is outsourcing more than a hundred employees to Tata Consultancy Services as its new owner looks to cut costs, The Telegraph reports. The announcement was made 24 hours before private equity company TDR Capital took majority control of Asda by acquiring Zuber Issa’s 22.5 per cent stake.…
BANGLADESH advanced to the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup with a 21-run victory over Nepal, while Pakistan and Sri Lanka both secured wins in their final group matches, but failed to progress further. Bangladesh struggled with the bat on a tricky surface at Arnos Vale, making 106 all…
AN INDIAN man suspected of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil has been extradited to the United States from the Czech Republic, according to the US Federal Bureau of Prisons website. Nikhil Gupta has been accused by US federal prosecutors of plotting with…
