The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden on Diwali to celebrate it with the diaspora. More popularly known as...
-
14th Dec 2025 | Updated at 07:48am 14th Dec 2025
British Asian Trust names Hitan Mehta OBE as Chief Executive
- 11 Dec 2025
The Board of Trustees of the British Asian Trust has announced the appointment of Hitan Mehta OBE as its new chief executive, succeeding Richard Hawkes OBE after his 10 years of transformative leadership.Hitan Mehta played a key role in establishing...
BAPS wins Health & Well-Being award 2025
- 11 Dec 2025
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha won the Health & Well-Being award at the London Dangoor Awards 2025 for its impactful BAPS wellNESS project, which addresses health disparities in British South Asians, including diabetes, heart disease, and mental...
Tributes honour Citibond Travel's Alpa Shahq
- 18 Dec 2024
Tributes have poured in for Alpa Ashishbhai Shah, a respected tourism industry veteran, who passed away peacefully on Sunday (15) after a valiant battle with cancer.
Remembering Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha on his second death anniversary
- 15 Feb 2022
The strong foundation of heritage, philanthropy and service built by Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha is an inspiration for future generations and our communities.
Remembering Lady Pramila Parekh
- 10 Oct 2024
- 09 Nov 2018
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today visited three of London’s Hindu temples to mark the annual celebration of the Festival of Lights and thanked the...
It was perhaps the most grand Diwali celebration of London. On the evening of Thursday 8th November, the Hinduja family residence in Carlton Terrace was...
Jet Airways’ five-times-a-week service from Manchester to Mumbai took for the first time this morning, at a celebration attended by Aviation Minister,...
To commemorate the end of 100 years since World War One (WW1), a 10 feet statue of a Sikh soldier has been unveiled in the town centre at Smethwick, in...
They say make hay while the sun shines. But Indians in the UK celebrate Diwali come rain, hail or the snow.Mid-afternoon and the trafalgar square is bathed in soft hues of golden sunshine with arrays formed of traditional pinks, purples, blues...
Home to the largest Sikh community in London, Southall is known as the UK’s premier British Asian town, often labeled as Britain’s very own ‘Little Punjab.’
Temples, mosques, gurdwaras, synagogues, churches and other places of worship around the country are coming forward to 'Remember Together' and promote...
Ajit* like most people in London leaves his house at the crack of dawn to endure a forty-five minute drudged tube ride to work. His wife, Anita* stays back home to take care of their 5-year-old child. Ajit* has no alternative but to slave off...
People with fake or false car insurance could be fined £300 and six points on licence, with car seized or potentially crushed, a possible court appearance, as well as being liable for the associated costs, if you get involved in an accident...
