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Throughout my childhood, the same cry would come from my mother in the kitchen: ‘What would you prefer tonight? Fish or chicken curry?’  Years later, I often find myself asking my children that very same question. And, just as I did when my mother asked, just as anyone of Indian descent like me would, my children understand that curry is used as a blanket term to describe any South-Asian savoury dish with a sauce. Of course, for many others the word curry is just shorthand for an Indian meal of any kind. But one young Indian-American blogger wants it to disappear altogether. In the parlance of her generation — she’s 27 — Chaheti Bansal wants the term to be ‘cancelled’, arguing that its roots are in colonialism and it has been, in her words, ‘popularised by white people who couldn’t be bothered to learn the actual names of our dishes’. I confess, I had to smile. For while I have often raised an eyebrow at the way the word curry is used by my non-Indian friends, I have never thought it m

Two St. Louis deputies were fired for working on Rep. Cori Bush’s security detail without permission from the sheriff, after reports the Missouri Democrat spent more than $70,000 on private security since in a matter of two-and-a-half months.  Sheriff Vernon Betts confirmed Friday that deputies Tylance Jackson and Maurice Thompson were dismissed last month, and the pair had been warned already that they needed to fill out forms for their second jobs. Bush, D-Mo., hiring two police officers to work on her security team raises questions given her fiery push to defund the police.  Federal Election Commission filings this month show that Bush spent $69,120 in 'security services' from April 15 to June 28 – the span of about two-and-a-half months. She said she’s willing to spend $200,000 on security because she fears for her life. "I didn't fire them for working security for Cori Bush," Betts of the pair of deputies said in a phone interview. "I fired them for not

Aussie hero and basketball bronze medallist Patty Mills has shared the heartwarming handwritten note a flight attendant penned for him as he made his way back to Australia after the Tokyo Olympics.  On Friday Mills shared a series of Olympic-themed Instagram stories in celebration of the Boomers' historic medal win, including the adorable message he was gifted. 'Congratulations on your bronze medal!' The note read. 'We are glad to see you onboard today. Please take care of yourself and we are looking forward to seeing you again.'  Boomers' player Patty Mill posted a series of Instagram stories on Friday which included a heartwarming note left by Japan Airline staff The 33-year-old posted a photo of the note written by a Japan Airline employee,  posing with flight attendants while he celebrated his medal win in luxury business class seats.  Alongside the note airline staff also provided the Olympian with a celebratory  dessert that spelled out 'congratulation

Cases of Covid-19 have once again been identified at a military barracks being used to house asylum seekers, several months after a major outbreak at the camp. Four dormitory blocks are in isolation after three cases of the virus were found at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent. Nearly 200 people at the site contracted coronavirus earlier this year, leading to accusations that health advice had been ignored. Cases of Covid-19 have once again been identified at Napier Barracks in Kent, months after a major outbreak at the site  Almost 200 people contracted Covid-19 while being held in the camp in Kent, pictured The site has been dogged by allegations of poor conditions in communal dormitories, with inspectors describing an isolation block as 'unfit for habitation'. The Home Office insisted again on Thursday that it would be an 'insult' to suggest that Napier Barracks is not 'adequate' for asylum seekers. New transfers to the barracks were halted after a High Cou

A woman whose body was found burned in a lay-by has been identified by police. Jomaa Jerrare, 52, was discovered by officers shortly before 2.30am on Monday after they received reports of suspicious activity on Bridgnorth Road, close to Perton, near Wolverhampton. Detectives believe Ms Jerrare was driven to the site before being set alight and say she was found with significant burn marks.  A post-mortem examination has taken place but the cause of her death is under further investigation, police said. Yesterday, a 41-year-old man from Wolverhampton was arrested on suspicion of murder and has since been released without charge.      Jomaa Jerrare, 52, was discovered by officers on Bridgnorth Road, close to Perton, near Wolverhampton, on Monday  Detective Superintendent Tom Chisholm, of Staffordshire Police, said: 'We've had a tremendous response from the public but, again, I must stress, this is the early stages of a major investigation and we are pursuing many lines of inquiry

A British diplomat and former Ambassador has been cleared of a domestic violence charge after his estranged wife refused to give evidence against him. Christopher Yvon, 51, who is the UK's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, was due to stand trial accused of assaulting Aneta Yvon at their north London flat. She called police to their address in Hornsey two hours after the alleged incident when Yvon fell asleep in bed. He has always denied the charge and was found not guilty when the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence against him at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court. Christopher Yvon (pictured outside court), 51, who is the UK's Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, has always denied the charge and was found not guilty  Yvon was Her Majesty's Ambassador to Macedonia between 2010 and 2014 and the Charge d'Affaires at the British Embassy in Slovenia between 2014 and 2015. Police were called to the two-bedroom £700,000 flat on Se

Police will give a 'firm' but 'fair' response to 'extremely frustrating' plans for further protests by Extinction Rebellion, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said. The environmental protest group has posted online about a forthcoming climate demonstration, which is due to last for two weeks from August 23, similar to its previous protests in central London in September 2019. Dame Cressida Dick said she is 'very disappointed' about the plans. Dame Cressida Dick, pictured with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said she was disappointed by plans by Extinction Rebellion to launched a two-week protest in London later this month Dame Cressida, who is under pressure as a result of a number of scandals, told protesters they should expect a 'firm' but 'fair' response from her officers  She told LBC Radio on Thursday: 'Many people may be very interested in the cause; I don't think London supports hugely disruptive protests which cause p

Chris Cuomo's viewership numbers are tanking in a key female demographic - and that was before his disgraced brother resigned as governor of New York.  Cuomo Prime Time averaged just 76,000 women in the sought-after 25-to-54 demo from Tuesday to Friday of last week, down from a second-quarter average of 128,000, according to Nielsen ratings. The ratings drop coincides with the bombshell report released by New York  Attorney General Letitia James on Aug. 3 detailing sexual misconduct allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo, the host's brother. Cuomo Prime Time didn't fare much better in total female viewership. The show dropped 21 percent from an average of 570,000 in the second quarter to 453,000 in the four-day period after the attorney general's revelations.  James' office found that the governor engaged in a pattern of 'unwelcome and unwanted touching' and 'offensive and sexually suggestive comments.' The high-profile anchor was panned for not r

Australians as young as five are seeking counselling as demand for mental health services skyrockets due to Covid panic and gruelling lockdowns.   Hugh van Kylenburg, the founder of The Resilience Project, says children are struggling to cope with stress induced by the pandemic, which has seen schools closed, kids separated from peers, and major milestones missed.  Worrying data from the Kids Helpline show that counselling for children as young as five has surged by 200 per cent during the first six months of this year, compared to the same period in 2020.  And incidents of counsellors being forced to call police to prevent self-harm incidents, have jumped by 99 per cent over the past eight months.  It comes amid reports that children are also suffering with the virus itself, with 44 children testing positive in New South Wales in just one day. Alarming data from the Kids Helpline shows the number of kids seeking counselling has surged by 200 per cent Appearing on The Project on Thur

Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg reportedly abused his power while in office to search a confidential database more than 700 times for the personal information of his political rivals, sexual partners and celebrities Matt Gaetz's former wingman used his role as a Florida county tax collector to search a confidential database more than 700 times to get the personal information of his political rivals, sexual partners and even celebrities like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, records have revealed.  Joel Greenberg, 37, pleaded guilty in May to six of the nearly three dozen charges he faced, including sex trafficking of a minor, and he admitted that he had paid at least one underage girl to have sex with him and other men.  As part of his plea deal, he admitted to accessing a driver and vehicle information database known by the acronym DAVID to 'investigate his sexual partners'. The system contains personal information like Social Security Numbers, birt