- Wednesday, May 08, 2024
IN 2015, the forests of southern India witnessed a great tragedy as 28 elephants fell victim to a mass poaching operation. The law enforcement response that followed, Operation Shikar, was one of most powerful efforts against wildlife crime that India has ever seen. The operation, which is now immortalised in…
A court in Punjab’s Mansa district framed charges against jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and 26 other accused in connection with the Sidhu Moosewala murder case. Singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, who was popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29, 2022. The prime accused…
Priyanka Chopra has lent her voice to the latest Disney Plus Hotstar film titled Tiger. The documentary follows the journey of a tigress named Ambar and her cubs. It is directed by Mark Linfield and co-directed by Vanessa Berlowitz and Rob Sullivan. A video clip shared on Instagram shows Chopra…
FORMER US president Donald Trump has said that British “culture” had been eroded by jihadis and pledged not to let that happen in the United States. Speaking at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday (1), the Republican presidential candidate remarked that London has become “unrecognisable” because it has “opened…
Police named a 14-year-old boy killed in a sword attack in London this week as Daniel Anjorin and said the suspect will face murder and other charges over the violent rampage. The teenager died on Tuesday morning as he walked to school in Hainault, in the east of London, when…
Prince William and his wife Kate released a picture of their daughter Charlotte to mark the princess’s ninth birthday on Thursday (2). In the photograph taken in the last few days by her mother, the Princess of Wales, Charlotte, the couple’s second child, was pictured smiling happily in the garden…
THE first minister of Wales is set to travel to India next week to engage with Tata executives regarding the future of steel production in his country. Vaughan Gething said that he plans to visit Mumbai to advocate for retaining the blast furnaces at Port Talbot, as reported by the…
India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), the country’s top private port operator, announced a 76 per cent surge in its fourth-quarter earnings, credited to unprecedented cargo volumes. The company, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, disclosed that its net profit climbed to £195.21 million in the quarter ending March…
DEPUTY prime minister Oliver Dowden paid tribute to the UK’s Jain community’s “service of others” as he hosted the first ever celebration of Mahavir Jayanti at Downing Street on Monday (29). Dowden said he sees first-hand the work of the Jain community as his constituency of Hertsmere is the home…
Teamwork Arts has announced an inspirational line-up for JLF London at the British Library, scheduled to be held from June 7-9, 2024. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the festival and the programme promises an array of sessions that span diverse genres and themes, including conversations on literature, history,…
