- Tuesday, June 17, 2025
KHUSHWANT SINGH was my father. One of the best-known writers of the post-Partition generation (Train to Pakistan, A History of the Sikhs, Delhi, a Novel), he was also an editor (Illustrated Weekly of India), and the most widely read Indian columnist. His weekly column, With Malice Towards One and All, came out unerringly in…
Two phases of India’s elections are over, and the third phase will take place on Tuesday (7 May), but still, we are not even halfway through the world’s biggest polls which began on 19 April. Not only has the contest between the prime minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
A NEW adaptation of the satirical Russian play, The Government Minister, puts a mirror on the “farcical nature” of British politics in recent times, actress Chaya Gupta told Eastern Eye. Originally written by dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol in 1836, the play was first performed in the presence of the Tsar…
UNICEF India on Saturday announced Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan as its new National Ambassador. The Crew star, who has been associated with UNICEF India since 2014, will support the not-for-profit organisation in furthering every child’s right to early childhood development, health, education, and gender equality, a press release said.…
THE police are losing the trust of their communities because of weak leadership, “wilful blindness”, and politicians “bullying” chief constables, the country’s former top south Asian cop has told Eastern Eye. In a wide-ranging interview for this paper, Neil Basu, former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner and head of counter terrorism, said…
LABOUR capped off the local elections on Saturday evening (4) with a narrow win for Richard Parker in the West Midlands mayoral race, defeating Conservative incumbent Andy Street by just 1,508 votes. Earlier this evening, Labour’s Sadiq Khan was re-elected as London mayor for the third consecutive term, after he…
INDIAN police said Saturday (4) they had arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over accusations he doctored a widely shared video during an ongoing national election. The Congress party’s Arun Reddy was detained late Friday (3) in connection with the edited footage, which falsely shows…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan has won a third term at City Hall, it was reported on Saturday (4). Khan polled 106,861 votes, while the Conservative candidate, Susan Hall, received 26,347. The son of Pakistani migrants and the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital when first elected in 2016, Khan,…
In a tribute to Bengaluru-born legendary actor-director Guru Dutt, the city will host a two-day film festival and a musical evening featuring his hit songs this weekend. The event is being organised by Rotary Needy Heart Foundation, said Rotarian Rajendra Rai, former district governor of District 3190. “The proceeds from…
THE UPCOMING T20 World Cup is seen as a significant opportunity to boost cricket’s presence and popularity in the United States ahead of its inclusion in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, according to the sport’s global governing body. Scheduled to be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the…
