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Ramadan food traditions
Lifestyle

A culinary map of world’s sacred Ramadan traditions

How different cultures break the fast with local flavours and rituals.

Sir Mark Tully India
Column

Sir Mark Tully: The Englishman whose heart was Indian

Mark, who died, aged 90, was cremated at the Lodhi Road cre­matorium, where Hindu priests sprinkled Ganga jal and Christian hymns were also sung.

FTA
Business

India trade deal a win for UK firms: Report

The committee found the agreement will help UK businesses as they look to spread their supply chains and reduce their reliance on any single market.

Vikas Nath
UK

Businessman Vikas Nath on trial for spiking woman's drink with GBL

According to UK court reports, Southwark Crown Court was told this week that Nath admits spiking the drink only to “relax” the woman.

UK Inflation
Business

UK grocery inflation drops from 4.3 per cent to 4.0 per cent

The Worldpanel data offers an early signal on pricing pressures ahead of official UK inflation figures due on February 18.

Starmer-Trump-Getty
UK

UK and US to work closely to keep Diego Garcia base operating

The agreement follows criticism by Trump last month over the UK’s decision to return the Chagos islands, which include Diego Garcia, to Mauritius.

Doctors' strike
UK

Doctors vote to extend strike mandate as pay talks with government continue

The union has said doctors have faced years of real-terms pay erosion and that more training posts are needed to resolve the dispute.

Air India
Asia

Fuel switch defect reported on Air India Dreamliner after London-Bengaluru flight

Following its arrival in Bengaluru, the pilot recorded in the defect logbook that the left engine fuel switch slipped from “run” to “cut off” and that it was not getting locked in its position.