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Meera Syal, one of the recipients (File photo) Dozens of PIOs have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 for outstanding contributions to their communities including damehoods for Punjabi actress and writer Meera Syal and India-born professor Meena Upadhyaya.Of the 1,157 recipients, 14% of those represented at higher awards are from ethnic…
TOI Correspondent from London: A British Sikh man who founded the UK’s first memorial to Sikhs who served during World War I has received an OBE from the Princess Royal at St James’s Palace for services to the commemoration of Commonwealth soldiers who served Great Britain.Capt. Jay (Jagjeet) Singh-Sohal, who founded the WW1 Sikh Memorial…
PM Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a special debate in the Lok Sabha on Vande Mataram, marking 150 years of the song. Written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and adopted as India’s National Song in 1950, Vande Mataram will be discussed for 10 hours each in both…
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) Lando Norris of McLaren secured his maiden Formula 1 championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale on Sunday.Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the race, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finishing second and Norris taking third. This result enabled Norris to edge out Verstappen by…
Codenamed ‘Madeleine,’ she was known in French Resistance circles as a mysterious figure who seemed to appear and vanish like smoke. France recently honoured her with a commemorative postage stamp for her crucial role in the fight against the Nazi regime She was an unlikely figure one would expect to find behind enemy lines. With…
British Airways is preparing to expand its India operations to tap into the country’s fast-growing aviation market and rising outbound travel demand, a senior airline executive said, citing the country’s “incredible potential”.The carrier, which has been flying to India for more than a century, currently operates 56 weekly flights from Indian cities to London —…
British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard died at the age of 88 on Saturday. He passed away at his home in Dorset, England, surrounded by his family, reports the BBC. Stoppard was regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of his generation. His career spanned over six decades, producing a string of acclaimed plays and…
Dua Lipa sparks big debate as NBC picks the British pop star to front the Team USA Winter Olympics commercial (Image via Getty) NBC is now getting heat from many American viewers because the network used British pop star Dua Lipa in a new Team USA Winter Olympics commercial. The short ad aired during the…
In a world where swipes decide relationship status and a couple of clicks offer home deliveries, Ed Sheeran decided his life would be a digital detox. Recently, the 34-year-old revealed that he learned about his long-time friend Taylor Swift’s engagement through social media, just like every other fan or netizen. The statement raised a couple…
Kunal Ganjawala, the voice behind hits like Salaame, O Humdum Soniyo Re, Tauba Tauba, Dil Na Diya and Bheege Honth Tere, has finally explained the origin of his unusual surname and shared the surprising story behind “Ganjawala” — something that has long intrigued fans and sparked jokes online. “My ancestors grew marijuana for medical purposes”…
