Image by Netflix Netflix has announced a multi-year series partnership with filmmaker Hansal Mehta, after the launch of his maiden series with Netflix, ‘Scoop’. Taking this collaboration forward, Hansal will create multiple series for Netflix in the coming years. ‘Scoop’ has been called a genre-defining series inspired by crime reporter Jigna Vora’s book ‘Behind Bars […]
Image by National Crime Agency A psychiatrist from London who helped run a dark website dedicated to the sexual abuse of children has been jailed for six years. National Crime Agency officers identified Dr Kabir Garg, 33, as one of the moderators of a site called ‘The Annex’, which had around 90,000 members worldwide and
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Image by Alamy UK charity Human Appeal called on the world community to support an urgent integrated humanitarian intervention in Somalia. This comes as part of Human Appeal’s ongoing humanitarian work in Somalia where millions are on the verge of famine due to repeated rainy season failures and conflict. The worst hunger levels in three
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Image by Birmingham City University The globally acclaimed singer, composer and actor Shankar Mahadevan has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University (BCU) in recognition of his outstanding services to music and the arts. Mahadevan, who has been described as one of the greatest ever Bollywood vocalists, was given the award at a special
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Suleman Dawood (L) and his father Shehzada Dawood (R) British Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, who were part of the expedition to view the Titanic wreck in OceanGate’s submersible Titan, have died. The grief-stricken family of the two men have said that they are on the “next leg of their spiritual
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Image by Instagram @karanjohar One of the most well-known and respected directors from the Indian film industry has been honoured by the UK parliament. Karan Johar, informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality, who is responsible for giving a huge platform to multiple talents who have gone on to
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OceanGate, the company behind the submarine which lost contact whilst on a tourist expedition to explore the Titanic wreckage in the North Atlantic, was repeatedly warned about major safety issues due to the way it was developed, news agency Associated Press reports. The submersible was carrying five people including British Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and
Image by The Indian Express All Hindi films have been banned in Nepal from Monday onwards after outrage over certain dialogues from the recently released Bollywood movie – Adipurush. Directed by Om Raut, Adipurush is inspired by the Hindu epic Ramayana and features actors Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Devadatta Nage
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Image by GOV.UK The UK Government on 15 June agreed with the Trade Remedies Authority’s recommendation that a countervailing measure on imports of Stainless Steel bars and rods from India be revoked. Countervailing measures are put in place to offset imports being sold at unfair prices due to government subsidies in their country of origin. They
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Image by Metropolitan Police A man has been charged with the murder of engineering graduate Tejaswini Kontham, and the attempted murder of a second woman in Wembley. Keven Antonio Lourenco De Morais, a 23-year-old Brazilian man from Neeld Crescent was charged on Thursday, 15 June with the murder of Kontham and the attempted murder of
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