A British man detained in India for six years without trial over a high-profile corruption case must be released on bail, the Delhi High Court has ruled. Christian James Michel, an arms consultant, is accused of bribing Indian officials to win a multimillion-dollar helicopter contract for British-Italian defence company AgustaWestland. He denies the charge. He…
After 101 years, the Original Pantry Cafe closed in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, March 2, 2025, reports the Los Angeles Times. The legendary diner, which operated for 24 hours a day, seven days a week for most of its existence, closed due to a dispute between unionizing workers and its owner, the Richard J….
Steve Rosenberg Russia editor BBC Recruitment posters for the invasion of Ukraine are everywhere in Russia Driving into Tver, the first thing I notice are the soldiers. They’re everywhere. On billboards, the sides of buildings, at bus stops. Portraits with the words “Hero of Russia”. Posters of troops with Kalashnikov rifles encouraging the public to…
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at the central bank’s building in Sydney, Australia on May 2, 2022. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in over four years, joining ranks with other major global central banks, as softening inflation allows…
Pod, Stephen Starr’s futuristic University City restaurant, will close just before its 25th anniversary. The Philadelphia Inquirer first reported the news confirmed by the University of Pennsylvania, the restaurant’s landlord, where it sits adjacent to campus. Resy reservations will not be available after February 22. When Pod opened in 2000, it was a sushi spot…
A notorious conman who spent four years in a British jail has now been sentenced to six years in France for ramming his car into two policemen while trying to avoid questioning. Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, had moved to a rural area of central France to breed beagles illegally several years ago under a false name….
Sanjay Malhotra, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), during a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. India’s newly-appointed central bank governor Malhotra said he will look to uphold stability and continuity in policy in his role. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The…
The newly appointed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra leaves after addressing a press conference, in Mumbai on December 11, 2024. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images India’s central bank will likely cut benchmark interest rates in its policy meeting that’s underway, as easing inflation offers it room to stimulate a faltering…
Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Vesuvius Challenge X-ray scans and AI have meant the inside of ancient scroll can be revealed A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally “unwrapped”, providing the first look inside for 2,000 years. The document, which looks like a lump of charcoal, was charred by…
Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi BBC Shein has been relaunched in India by Reliance Retail Chinese fast fashion app Shein has relaunched in India five years after it was banned by Delhi, under a deal with Indian firm Reliance Retail. An official from Reliance Retail, who did not wish to be named, told the BBC…
