London: More than 360 Sikh Gurdwaras and organisations have written an open letter to Rishi Sunak accusing him of discrimination and demonisation of Sikhs since taking over as the prime minister from Boris Johnson. Representatives of Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations throughout the UK have told PM
Cape Canaveral, Florida: An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual. A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 3 million kmh, the National Oceanic and
Washington; Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted shows, doubling its investment in the market since 2016. The US streaming service made the announcement after a
London: A copy of the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays went on display in London on Monday, to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication. The public was given the chance to see the First Folio held at London's Guildhall Library -- for one
Nairobi: Kenyan police have recovered 73 bodies, mostly from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves, a police officer said on Tuesday. The death toll, which
Beijing: China and India held the 18th round of Corps Commander Level Meeting, a move Chinese experts said showed that the border issue is shifting from a standoff to normalized management. The militaries of China and India held a deep exchange of views on resolving the
Patna: A 113-year-old madrassa library in India’s eastern state of Bihar that once housed more than 4,500 books, including ancient manuscripts and sacred Islamic texts written in beautiful calligraphy has been reduced to ashes by rioters on March 31. Charred pages, mixed with ash of completely
London: Most Britons want to keep the monarchy but King Charles III lacks support from young people, a new poll suggested Monday, less than two weeks before his coronation. Fifty-eight percent of respondents backed retaining the monarchy, compared to 26 percent in favour of an elected
Stockholm, Sweden: Europe’s military spending grew at a record pace in 2022, reaching a level unseen since the Cold War following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global security researchers said Monday. The rise in Europe helped global military expenditures reach an eighth straight record at $2.24 trillion,
London: The UK will conduct its first test of a new emergency alert service on Sunday, with millions of mobile phones set to emit a loud alarm and vibrate at 3:00pm (1400 GMT). The national system, modelled on similar schemes in Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and