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Robert Jenrick (AP file photo) UK MP Robert Jenrick is facing widespread criticism after racist comments he made during a visit to Birmingham’s Handsworth area. Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, described Handsworth as “one of the worst integrated places I’ve ever been to” and said he “didn’t see another white face” while filming there,…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday landed in Mumbai with a 125-member delegation of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and university representatives. The visit comes two and a half months after India and the United Kingdom signed a landmark free trade pact expected to double bilateral trade by 2030.Hours before departing for Mumbai, Starmer was asked…
Rabindranath Tagore, Kailash Satyarthi NEW DELHI: The 2025 Nobel announcements have begun, with prizes in Medicine, Physics and Chemistry already declared. Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries on immune tolerance, while John Clarke, Michel H Devoret, and John M Martinis won the…
Prada’s new ₹2.73 lakh tote bag has sparked a frenzy online, with many Indians pointing out its striking resemblance to the flooring of Indian Railways’ second-class sleeper coaches. This follows a previous controversy over Prada’s Kolhapuri chappals. Luxury brand Prada has done it again and this time, their new “statement piece” is giving off serious…
MUMBAI: The pool of credit-worthy individuals in India remains small and needs to expand, BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO of Niti Aayog, said at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025, highlighting the role of technology and fintech in meeting the country’s finance needs.Speaking to Kunal Shah, founder of Cred, Subrahmanyam said India, now the world’s fourth-largest economy,…
BENGALURU: Indian travellers are redefining the festive season, with solo trips and millennials leading the way. Visa platform Atlys said it processed around 15,000 visa applications for the travels in the month of October 2025, with 71.5% meant for solo travellers, signalling a shift from India’s family-centric holiday traditions. Millennials made up 53.5% of applicants,…
Tighter US immigration rules are making Indian families think twice before arranging marriages with relatives living in the United States, matchmakers and experts say.Sidhi Sharma, a 19-year-old medical student from Haryana, had hoped to marry an Indian citizen with a high-paying US job, but abandoned the idea after recent headlines about President Donald Trump’s immigration…
India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, right, and Pakistan’s captain Fatima Sana (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) India secured a commanding 88-run victory over Pakistan in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.The win extended India’s unbeaten record against Pakistan to 12-0 in ODIs under the leadership of…
Ravindra Jadeja overtook MS Dhoni in the list for most sixes in Tests for India (Images via Getty Images) Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja reached another milestone in his illustrious Test career by surpassing former captain MS Dhoni to become India’s fourth-highest six-hitter in Test cricket. The feat came during the first Test against West Indies…
If you’ve ever looked at global life expectancy charts, one thing jumps out: the Japanese are winning at longevity. On average, a person in Japan lives around 85 years, while in India, life expectancy hovers near 72 years (Our World in Data). That’s a 13-year gap, more than a decade of life lost.The surprising part?…
