• Monday, July 21, 2025

US: Collapsed Baltimore bridge blown up to clear wreckage

US CREW members in Baltimore set off controlled explosions on Monday (13) to allow them to remove a portion of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the massive container ship that toppled the span in March. The detonations were meant to break the bridge’s truss into…

Tata’s Port Talbot plans trigger Wales political row

TATA STEEL'S firm stand on replacing both blast furnaces at Port Talbot plant with electric furnaces, which could result in job losses, has now triggered a war of words between Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething and the Welsh Conservatives. Gething, who returned from India's Mumbai after meeting Tata Steel officials…

Asian student with high-IQ achieves four A*s

A BRITISH PAKISTANI girl has achieved four A*s in her ambitious effort to complete 28 A-levels, adding to her impressive record of 36 general certificate of secondary education (GCSEs). Mahnoor Cheema, 17, who has an IQ higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, began her A-level journey in September after…

Tabu to star in ‘Dune’ prequel series ‘Dune: Prophecy’

Fresh from the success of heist comedy Crew, actress Tabu has joined the cast of Dune: Prophecy, a prequel series to director Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster film franchise. Tabu will star in the recurring role of Sister Francesca, described as a “strong, intelligent, and alluring” character, according to a report in…

Glamour Galore: A fashion recap of BAFTA TV Awards 2024

LONDON'S Royal Festival Hall was adorned with glamour and excitement on Sunday night as British television’s finest gathered for the prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. The star-studded red carpet was a sight to behold, with renowned artists and emerging talents alike gracing the occasion with…

US warns of ‘sanction risks’ as India inks Chabahar port…

INDIA and Iran sealed a 10-year agreement on Monday, solidifying their partnership in developing and managing the Chabahar port. The port, located in Iran’s southeastern region along the Gulf of Oman, has strategic importance for India as it provides a trade route to Afghanistan and Central Asian nations, bypassing Pakistan’s…

Sunak lays out food security plan to cut reliance on…

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak will set out his plans on Tuesday (14) to improve food security and to cut reliance on imports from other countries. The government will also publish a new annual UK Food Security Index to track the impacts of external factors, such as the Russia-Ukraine war or…

Indian man pleads guilty to White House truck attack

A 20-YEAR-OLD Indian national living in the US as a permanent resident has pleaded guilty to attacking the White House last year with a rented truck with the intent to replace the democratically elected government with a dictatorship fuelled by the ideology of Nazi Germany, according to a US attorney.…

Wolverhampton house fire: Three men arrested after 2 women die

A THIRD man has been arrested in connection with a house fire in Wolverhampton where two women died. Two men, aged 19 and 22, were previously arrested over the fire at a property in Dunstall Hill, reported Sky News. In an update on Sunday, West Midlands Police said a 46-year-old…

India’s indies poised on the cusp of a new era…

WITH AN entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday evening with French musician-filmmaker Quentin Dupieux’s Le Deuxieme Acte (The Second Act), India will have no dearth of action during the 12-day event. Never before in history have Cannes and its…