Veteran actor Irrfan Khan reveals he is suffering from “rare disease”. The legendary actor Irrfan Khan has announced he is suffering from what he describes as a “rare disease”. The 51-year-old star, arguably the most successful international actor from India, made the announcement on his Twitter account and called for …
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A Sikh business executive visiting the United Kingdom has spoken of his shock after his turban was ripped before being told: “Muslim go back”. Ravneeta Singh, a project manager for an environmental firm based in India, was waiting near London’s Portculis House on Wednesday afternoon when he was attacked. He …
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“Grim”, “Thick” and “Naïve”: just three of the words that have been used to describe the former International Development Secretary Priti Patel, who was forced to resign this week after having unauthorized meetings with Israeli government officials during holidays to Israel in August and September. For me, “opportunistic” and “hypocritical” …
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A woman from the Indian state of Telangana has died in London in what her parents say are suspicious circumstances, according to local reports in India. Thirumalagiri Swathi, from the Hanamakonda district of Telangana, was reported by her husband to have died after “falling into the sea”. Swathi’s family however, …
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I once witnessed a party thrown by Vijay Mallya’s Force India Formula One team, somewhere near the Silverstone race track in Northamptonshire. The British Grand Prix had just ended and the marquee where the party was being held was filling up with the who’s who of the racing and celebrity …
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“The day I was abandoned in India by my husband would be the start of the darkest period of my life. It has left permanent mental and emotional scars. But I was one of the luckier ones a I was able to rebuild my life. Most are not so lucky …
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The award-winning British Indian photographer Souvid Datta has admitted to photoshopping images and using copyrighted material of other photographers after a furore about a photo story on Calcutta’s red light district. Datta, a widely-hailed talent who has won countless awards and worked for the likes of The Guardian, was forced …
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He may be the subject of worship from London’s Parliament Square to the Oval Office in Washington DC, but Winston Churchill was little more than a mass murderer, with as much blood on his hands as Hitler does. That’s according to the Indian politician and author Shashi Tharoor, whose new …
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Filmmaker Karan Johar has become a single father to twins, the superstar Bollywood director announced on Saturday. The twins – a boy and a girl – were born last month to a surrogate mother at Mumbai’s Masrani Hospital, where actor Shah Rukh Khan’s surrogate baby Abram was also born. “I …
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The well known London-based socialite and fashion designer Neishaa Gharat has been placed in police custody in New Delhi over an alleged multi-million pound fraud perpetrated involving her and members of her family. Mrs Gharat – who runs the ‘House of Gharats’ design consultancy – was arrested by police at …
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