MORE than 100 media personalities, activists, broadcasters, and lawyers have signed a letter supporting Asian-origin radio presenter and journalist Sangita Myska, who was taken off-air a few weeks ago from LBC. The signatories include musician Charlotte Church, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana and James Mates of ITV News. The letter…
US ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has said that the US is “satisfied” with India’s response to allegations regarding its officials’ involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Speaking at an event organised by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a think…
Gunmen shot and killed seven workers near southwestern Pakistan’s Gwadar port early on Thursday, police said. Police official Mohsin Ali said the gunmen stormed into a house some 25 km (15 miles) east of the port city and shot and killed the workers in their sleep. The official said the…
TWO INDIAN-ORIGIN brothers, Abhijeet Abhijeet, 26, and Robin Gartan, 27, have been apprehended by Australian police following the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old MTech student from India. The incident unfolded during a dispute at a residence in Melbourne’s southeast. “Navjeet’s friend (another Indian student) had asked him to accompany him…
A BIG majority of professional cricket players in England and Wales have expressed concern about the demanding county cricket schedule, research published on Monday (6) by the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) has shown. This year’s County Championship will run from April to September, with breaks to accommodate the T20 Blast…
REAL MADRID orchestrated an remarkable turnaround against Bayern Munich, securing a berth in the Champions League final with a thrilling 2-1 victory. Joselu emerged as the unlikely hero, delivering two crucial goals in the 88th and 91st minutes to propel Madrid to a 4-3 aggregate win. Coach Carlo Ancelotti couldn’t…
AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy from South London has recently joined Mensa, the high-IQ society, after achieving a score of 162. Dhruv, a student at Robin Hood Junior School in Sutton, earned membership in April, reported the BBC. His father, Praveen Kumar, expressed his joy, stating, “As a family, we are very…
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has organised a programme that will explore “musical tapestries” created by acclaimed soundtracks of three celebrated films from Indian cinema — RRR, Slumdog Millionaire, and Lagaan. The museum, under the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said the lecture will be held on…
THE LABOUR Party, widely expected to take power this year, will attempt to crack down on people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel with new counter-terrorism powers, party leader Keir Starmer said Friday (10). The crossings from northern Europe in small boats will be a key issue during a general…
AMAZON MGM Studios on Friday announced a sequel to its romantic comedy movie Red, White & Royal Blue. Actors Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez will return for the sequel and reprise their characters of Prince Henry and Alex Claremont-Diaz, respectively. Red, White & Royal Blue, which premiered on streamer…