LOCAL ELECTIONS: AN UPHILL BATTLE FOR THE TORIES?

Local Council and Mayoral Elections are around the corner in the UK and Sadiq Khan is commanding the lead in the upcoming London mayoral election, with 46% of voters supporting him compared to his Conservative rival Susan Hall's 27%.

Shivkrupanand Swami, reforming lives with ancient Himalayan Samarpan Dhyanyog

Himalayan Yogi and renowned Indian spiritual leader Shree Shivkrupanand Swami will be on their much-awaited UK visit from 26 April to 8 May 2024.

30 years of ISKCON Pandava Sena: Empowering youth spirituality

For three decades, the ISKCON Pandava Sena youth group has been a beacon of inspiration and empowerment for young devotees around the world. 

8 Indian origins named in Time's 100 Most Influential List 2024

Eight individuals of Indian descent, including Alia Bhatt, Ajay Banga, and Sakshi Malik, have been honoured in Time magazine's prestigious list of the 100 most influential people of 2024. The list features a diverse array of leaders from various...

Indian diaspora in Malaysia applauds PM Modi's leadership and vision at 'Sadbhawna' event

Distinguished voices of the Indian diaspora in Malaysia hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong and progressive leadership for India’s rapid transformation during the last 10 years and his vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific...

64% turnout in first phase of Lok Sabha poll

The first phase of polling for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union Territories witnessed an encouraging turnout of 63.5%, while remaining largely smooth and peaceful even in vulnerable areas like the Naxal-hit Bastar region and West...

Kolkata to London: Couple's epic 64-day road trip adventure

Embarking on an extraordinary journey, meet the intrepid couple setting out from Kolkata to London by car. With a shared passion for adventure and exploration, they've traded the comforts of home for the open road, fueled by the allure of distant...

Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: The UK India Tech Exchange

On the panel as Dealmaker in the Department for Business and Trade, in the Indian High Commission and FICCI event, I am looking for in the Global Entrepreneur Programme scale up companies whose founders would be suitable for the UK Innovator...

Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: This Is India’s Sparta – Karamsad

Independent minded and giving strength to the rest of the nation is what the Spartans were known for. 

India's 17-year-old Gukesh wins candidates chess tournament

India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago.

Sunrisers score all-time high total

Sunrisers Hyderabad batters have been on a roll, and on Monday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, they were at their belligerent best. Travis Head (102) scored the fourth fastest IPL century to help his team secure a 25-run win at the M Chinnaswamy...

Leading Lights with Rani Singh

Indian-origin lady helms important UK Screen Body

  • 19 Aug 2019

Seetha Kumar is the CEO of ScreenSkills, based in central London but operating UK-wide.

Monty's Spin with Monty Panesar

Monty's Spin

  • 25 Mar 2020

The Covid-19 virus has taken the world by storm. It has stopped all sporting events and the risks should be taken seriously. We should be at home for at least 3 weeks and we should take the government advise very seriously.

'Do Aur Do Pyar' injects romance and comedy into the mix

“Do Aur Do Pyar'', is an upcoming Indian and romantic comedy film releasing on 19 April 2024. The film stars Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D'Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy. The film centres on Kavya and Ani, a married couple in their late...

Karan Johar, Guneet Monga collaborate to make French classic 'The Intouchables' in Hindi

After 'Kill', Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment are now collaborating to remake the French comedy classic 'The Intouchables' in Hindi.

Stream Cream

Bytes to bingeGenre: Comedy DramaWritten by: Timothy GreenbergDuration: 26 minWhere to watch: Netflix

I spy "The spy”!

Yes. that’s right we see the comedian in a 360 U-turn role like we have never seen him before and I am pleasantly surprised!

Stereotypical ‘Rocky and Rani’ teach us how to embrace differences

The film revolves around the love story of Rocky and Rani, as the title suggests, between a stereotypical flamboyant Punjabi boy who meets an intellectual Bengali girl under unusual circumstances. And love conquers all. But if only life was...

Ajeeb Dastans

Ajeeb Dastans is an anthology of four short films and is produced by the super Producer/Director Karan Johar. The premise of the film is that each story will bring us a shocking and horrifying twist that we were not betting on.

Nitin TeckChandani: Robothink

Robothink, a leading coding, robotics, and engineering company, is making significant strides in preparing children aged 4 to 14 through STEM-themed camps, workshops and afterschool and learning centre programmes for children

SPOTLIGHT: Anandana Nadhavajhala: Universal Yoga

You can hear the meditative cool straight away in Anandana’s voice: her regular classes must surely be transformative! Indeed, the young yoga teacher is award-winning and focuses significantly on special needs while catering to a range of young...

A learning trip!

One of the most effective ways to learn a new language is to travel to your desired country and fully immerse yourself in the language of locals. 

Customers of Southall Travel refunded £22 million worth of payments

Southall Travel Group has announced measures to ‘ramp up’ its capacity to deal with refund and other queries, as it issued £22 million worth of payments to its customers. The firm reportedly said it has refunded 94% of customers with package...



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