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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    175,000 asylum-seekers are kept in camps or state-provided accommodation awaiting reviews of their cases. (AP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Forget redefining refugee charter; UK should scrap...

    108 million people were forcibly displaced last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and significant...

    30 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Russell Brand. (Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Is trial by media' of sexual predator Russell Brand...

    In Britain, one is innocent until proved guilty by a court. It now seems that Brand is guilty until a court proves him...

    23 Sept 2023 12:37 AM IST

    Hindutva is a direct derivative of the name of the land of the Indus whereas Bharat derives from respected ancient Indian epic lore. (Image: Freepik)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | What's in a name? From Persia to Iran & Mumbai: The...

    Ironically, the ideological embrace of the powers that want to change the name of India to Bharat is called Hindutva .

    16 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    The Honor Oak hosts a story-telling session by drag queens. (AFP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of drag queens, evangelicals on racist' protest &...

    This anti-anti-protest, sometimes up to eight hundred strong, labels itself anti-fascists and bears placards saying ...

    9 Sept 2023 12:46 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers tags intrusive, but theres also a positive aspectOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Asylum-seekers' tags' intrusive, but there's also a...

    Controversy Erupts Over UK's Asylum Seeker Tagging Plan Amid Family Ties

    2 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Frozzys -- The lactose-free lickable frozen yoghurt Ice Cream for dogs. (Photo: Facebook)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | It's not a dog's life: Fancy ice cream, a misguided...

    The Doggy ice-creamwallas are prospering in the UK as more and more brands hit the market.

    26 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    In the West, the traditional prejudice against homosexuality has, at least in law, been abolished. (AFP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Of trans rights and gay norms in the age of a cancel'...

    Those who are sceptic insist that their scepticism doesn't mean that they deny trans people civil rights.

    19 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Just Stop Oil supporters gathered at the gates to No. 10 Downing Street to read out a public declaration of civil resistance. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Just Stop Oil! Protests over fossil fuels in UK...

    In recent months an agitational group 'Just Stop Oil' has started radically agitating to save the planet from...

    12 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. (AP File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Does Sunak have no fashion senseor is he simply...

    Now Derek Guy, a men's fashion expert, contends in The Times that Hedgie's fashion sense is stuck in the year 2000.

    5 Aug 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks to the media as he joined London Ambulance workers in observing a minutes silence at the London Ambulance Service headquarters at Waterloo, central London, in honour of the London Bridge terror attack victims, Tuesday June 6, 2017. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour in fix: Dilute ULEZ or allow London to...

    Sadiq Khan has now proposed that the ULEZ be expanded from Inner London boroughs to the Outer ones.

    29 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Walt Disney died during production of the film The Jungle Book (1967). (AA File Photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | As UK goes after the boat people, leaks are found in...

    The children who have been trafficked into Britain, perhaps with the connivance of their parents, arrive here without...

    22 July 2023 12:41 AM IST

    Huw Edwards. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | A sordid tale in UK as top BBC presenter lands in...

    The story that emerges is a sordid, perhaps pitiable one.

    15 July 2023 12:12 AM IST

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