Vol.7 / No.329 27 November 2020
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NEWS
Eastern Eye ‘Coronavirus cases surge in Asian families’

CORONAVIRUS cases are rising in areas with high Asian populations as local authorities voiced concerns about infections increasing within multi-generation households, one week before England is due to lift its lockdown restrictions.

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Police say ‘incredibly distressing’ incident on video showing boys attacking Sikh schoolboy
Man found guilty for selling jewellery containing elephant hair
‘My mother’s story helped me to understand India’s history’
Peer backs National Trust’s report
‘Sunak’s ethnicity is no bar to his rapid rise in politics’
Report: UK ‘unlawfully ignored’ immigration rules warnings which created ‘serious injustices’ for the Windrush generation
MPs demand urgent reinstatement of Kenyan civil servant pensions
Hero of anti-racism rally writes about facing bias
BBC apologises for allowing a caller to use the N-word eight times ‘live on air’
Shamima Begum poses a security risk: UK tells Supreme Court
Man from Slough jailed for two years for ‘sending death threats’ to politicians including Theresa May
OP-ED
Eastern Eye Lord Meghnad Desai: ‘It’s time to say goodbye’

I ARRIVED in London in September 1965 to teach at the London School of Economics (LSE).
I had left India in 1961 and gone to the United States, thanks to Ford Foundation Fellowship to do my PhD. While there, I became aware of the racial discrimination against black people. The protest movement against the Vietnam War had radical­ised me.

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Amit Roy: Peer’s exit ‘should worry Labour’
BUSINESS
Eastern Eye Boohoo appoints retired judge Leveson to oversee its ‘agenda for change’

BRITISH online fashion retailer Boohoo on Thursday(26) said that it has appointed retired judge Brian Leveson to independently check the firm’s efforts to improve supply chain and business practices.

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ASDA celebrated ‘virtual Diwali’ with Indian food bloggers
New deal to help Cynergy Bank to harness Google’s expertise in data, AI
India will be among the top three economies of the world in a couple of decades, says Mukesh Ambani
ASDA conducts ‘virtual cook-along’ event during Diwali
 
ASIA NEWS
Eastern Eye India: Cyclone Nivar kills five in southern India

A severe cyclone slammed into India’s southern coast early on Thursday(26), killing at least five people and uprooting trees and power lines.

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Pakistan: Massive crowds attend funeral for Pakistani firebrand cleric
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka capital to go into lockdown after virus surge
Bangladesh: Bangladeshi teen wins children’s prize for developing app to combat cyberbullying
 
ENTERTAINMENT
Eastern Eye “Karan Johar apologises to Madhur Bhandarkar

Netflix recently dropped the trailer of their new non-fiction franchise series Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. While the trailer received a rousing response on social media, the title of the series did not go down well with award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for some obvious reasons.

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Aditya Roy Kapur on how he deals with criticism
Marvellous rise of the Massey entertainer
Stylish and unique gifts for Christmas
The extraordinary real story of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh
The Girl and the Goddess is a spiritually enriching experience
My top 10 ways to be awesome – Suzanne Virdee
My playlist – Julia Gartha
Raj Krishna: Cinema is a specific art
A custom-made drama for Priyal
 
SPORT
Eastern Eye India football stronghold mourns ‘Our God’ Diego

Even in the land of cricket, Diego Maradona’s death came as such a shock that one Indian state declared two days of official mourning and fans flocked to a hotel room where the football deity once slept.

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Pakistan cricketers positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand
‘A-League has stagnated’ – the footballers leaving Australia for India
Shastri backs India’s ‘fabulous five’ quicks to rule Down Under
India ready for ‘hard, aggressive’ cricket as Aussie series begins
England decision to tour Pakistan a ‘massive moment’ for cricket
 
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