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27th Feb 2020 | Updated at 12:20am 27th Feb 2020
Go back to your country
Home Secretary Priti Patel delivered on her election promise of “taking back control of our borders” as she unveiled an overhaul of the UK’s current immigration system. The government believes that the Australian points-based-immigration system will weed out cheap EU labour across factories and retail outlets, creating jobs for the local British workforce. But, businessmen and industrialists explain the contrary challenges of staff shortage, burden of shelling out higher salaries, increased visa sponsorship fees among other logistics.
Patel accused of bullying officials, Johnson asserts full confidence in her
Recent media reports have suggested that Home Secretary Priti Patel has “bullied her staff”, allegations that have now been dismissed as "false" by the government. Patel has also been accused of trying to force out Sir Philip Rutnam, the most...
Go back to your country
Home Secretary Priti Patel delivered on her election promise of “taking back control of our borders” as she unveiled an overhaul of the UK’s current immigration system. The government believes that the Australian points-based-immigration system...
Pakistan floats news of another Xi Jinping visit
- 26 Feb 2020
As the United States President Donald Trump has landed for his maiden visit to India, Pakistan is expecting a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, reported a Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune
Indian American judge to lead federal court in US
- 26 Feb 2020
Sri Srinivasan, a prominent Indian-American judge, has created history by becoming the first person of South Asian descent to lead a powerful federal circuit court considered next only to the US Supreme Court
Ghani wins 2nd term as Afghan prez
- 26 Feb 2020
India-US sign defence deal worth $3 bn
On the second day of his first-ever state visit, the US President announced a key Indo-US military deal worth $3 billion that would result in the Indian armed forces getting some state of the art military equipment manufactured in the US
Curfew imposed as Delhi violence toll mounts to 13
Smoke billowed in the air and mobs roamed unchecked through the streets, burning shops, pelting stones and threatening locals, as fresh violence tore through northeast Delhi, killing six more people on Tuesday and taking the toll in the communal...
Revolut becomes the UK’s most valuable financial technology startup
With a funding round that more than tripled its value to £4.2bn, digital bank Revolut has become the UK's most valuable financial technology startup
Sanjeev Gupta buys bankrupt steel plant in India
India-born British businessman Sanjeev Gupta, who made headlines in 2016 for buying Tata Steel’s UK units, has acquired the bankrupt Adhunik Metaliks and Zion Steel for £42.5 million
Under the radar
- 26 Feb 2020
Kem Cho President
- 26 Feb 2020
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- 25 Feb 2020
ECB launches Dynamos Cricket to inspire kids aged 8-11
Dynamos Cricket will encourage boys and girls aged 8-11 to have fun and fall in love with the game. The programme is designed for children graduating from ECB’s All Stars Cricket programme for 5-8-year olds, but is also designed to welcome those...
10-year-old paddler Hansini to make international debut
- 26 Feb 2020
M Hansini, the 10-year-old Chennai table tennis sensation, is all set to showcase her talent at international level as she will play her maiden International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) junior circuit event, Swedish Junior and Cadet Open,...
India beat Aussies after four-year wait
- 26 Feb 2020
A five-minute Sachin special
- 12 Feb 2020
Leading Lights with Rani Singh
Indian-origin lady helms important UK Screen Body
- 19 Aug 2019
Seetha Kumar is the CEO of ScreenSkills, based in central London but operating UK-wide.
Monty's Spin with Monty Panesar
Monty's Spin
- 25 Feb 2020
The Women's World Cup cricket is under way in Australia and India have started their campaign really well. They recorded their second victory against Bangladesh. One player who has lit-up the tournament is the Indian wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia....
Hollywood's Lana Condor and Noah Centineo react to iconic Bollywood scenes
In a brand new video released by Netflix India, actors Lana Condor and Noah Centineo of 'To All the Boys' fame were seen reacting to iconic Bollywood scenes
Trisha joins Mohanlal, Jeethu Joseph on sets of 'Ram'
Actress Trisha joined the sets of upcoming Malayalam movie 'Ram', starring superstar Mohanlal in the lead role
Homeland: The Final Home Run
- 25 Feb 2020
--------Bytes to Binge:Genre: Action ThrillerDuration: 55 minutes eachSeason: 8No. of episodes: 12Where: Sky/ NetflixDirected: Lesli Linka Glatter, Michael CuestaCast: Claire Danes
Visible – Out On Television. What has changed after all these years?
- 17 Feb 2020
‘Visible’ is a brilliant one-stop shop look at the journey of how a minority can be perceived, labelled, condemned, shamed and wrongly understood by the lack of knowledge and at the fear of the unknown. It visits this notion mostly during the...
FLEABAG
- 11 Feb 2020
When Bollywood meets LGBTQ+
- 24 Feb 2020
Genre: Romantic ComedyDuration: 117 minsHomosexuality is still associated with stigma and prejudice in the South Asian societies- be it here in the UK or back in India. This despite the evolutionary South Asian voices aiming to break perceptions...
A tale of two love stories spanning three decades
- 17 Feb 2020
Genre: Romantic DramaDuration: 141 minutesLove Aaj Kal 2 is a film that spans the timeless era of the 1990s and the urbane ‘friends with benefits’ culture of 2020s. It encapsulates the obstacles that relationships faced and continue to experience...
Go Malang: Go mad in passion
- 10 Feb 2020
Lights, Camera and Reaction
- 27 Jan 2020
Lights, Camera and Reaction
- 20 Jan 2020
Lights, Camera and Reaction
- 13 Jan 2020
Chulbul Pandey the badass cop returns
- 02 Jan 2020
Akshay Sharma: Mr Shay & The Underground Creatives
Authentic, funny and socially conscious, Akshay is one in a new line of generational rappers who are confronting the pitfall of commercialisation typically rife in the entertainment industry
Shiv Haria-Shah -The Bar and Beyond
Shiv is a Barrister and Mediator who sits at the sharp end of social and corporate responsibility
What’s hot on the shelves?
Flip phones are back in fashion. It is not the Motorolas of 2000s but a Samsung product, Galaxy Z Flip, which is a tall smartphone folding in half.
Sing away to Singapore
They call it a diversity pool breeding and nurturing Chinese, Indian and Malay culture. Singapore is the urbane metropolis and every bit glamourous as it appears in Crazy Rich Asians. Clean, green and systematic in its administration, the island...
