• Wednesday, June 04, 2025

We don’t have a functioning democracy: Gina Miller on bank…

BUSINESSWOMAN and anti-Brexit campaigner, Gina Miller, has said that access to banking for new parties needed in ‘functioning democracy’. Her comments came after Monzo informed Miller that a bank account for her political party, True and Fair party, would be closed in September. The bank initially refused to tell the…

Indian-origin Hirsh Vardhan Singh announces US presidential bid

INDIAN-AMERICAN Hirsh Vardhan Singh has announced his bid for the White House. He is the third person of Indian-origin after Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy to join the crowded Republican field of candidates vying to become US president in 2024. In a video message posted on Twitter, Singh, 38, said that…

Sunak to allow new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak has backed plans to permit new fossil fuel exploration off Britain’s coast, as he pledged to be “pragmatic and proportionate” about achieving net zero in an interview published Saturday (29). The stance is set to intensify criticism from environmental campaigners, who accuse the British leader of…

Root, Bairstow, Crawley give England big lead over Australia

ENGLAND batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes test at The Oval on Saturday (29), moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia. Joe Root (91), Jonny Bairstow (78) and Zak Crawley (73) were the major contributors…

Hope leads Windies to first ODI win over India in…

WEST INDIES captain Shai Hope played the sheet anchor role to perfection in taking his team to a series-levelling six-wicket victory over India in the second One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday (29). After his bowlers capitalised on a helpful pitch and an…

Yorkshire punished over Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club were slapped with a huge 48-point deduction in the English County Championship on Friday (28) after admitting four charges related to the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal. The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) also fined the club £400,000, out of which £300,000 is suspended for two years.…

Disturbed by trivialisation of Holocaust in ‘Bawaal’: Israeli embassy

Israel Ambassador to India Naor Gilon has voiced concern over the “trivialisation” of Holocaust in Hindi movie Bawaal released on Prime Video, saying it had “poor choice of terminology and symbolism”. The Varun Dhawan-starrer has stirred up a controversy for using the Holocaust to tell a story of marital discord as earlier…

UK climate campaigners worried as net zero policies face threat

The climate change mitigation policies in Britain may face challenges due to the intersection of political worries about the cost-of-living crisis, soaring energy prices, and other factors, all while aiming to achieve decarbonization by the middle of the century, say observers. Last week’s unexpected by-election outcome has raised concerns that…

Sushmita Sen’s series ‘Taali’ to release on JioCinema

Actress Sushmita Sen-fronted web series Taali will make its debut on JioCinema on Independence Day, the streamer announced on Saturday. Directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Ravi Jadhav, the biographical drama series will chronicle transgender activist Gauri Sawant’s story of struggle, resilience, and indomitable power. “Gaali se Taali tak ke safar ki yeh…

‘A pivotal moment,’ says Will Smith on Hollywood strikes

Actor Will Smith has shown his support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. He took to his social media handles and wrote a long post in which he mentioned the importance of this moment for both guilds, as reported by Variety. “I wanna talk for a second about ACTING,”…