On Monday 16th June, the Commonwealth Jewish Council (CJC) announced a multi-faith panel for a special “Faith in the Commonwealth” webinar. It is hosted in parallel to the Commonwealth Summit in Rwanda which was slated to be held around the...
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14th Dec 2025 | Updated at 07:41am 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
Josie Hitchen, an NHS nurse from North East England, was on a career break, in Bali, training to be a yoga instructor. But when the pandemic hit, she returned...
Small businesses are facing enormous challenges whilst playing an important part in the fight against coronavirus. Many have had to close their doors in recent weeks and are struggling with cashflow. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched...
On Sunday 14th June, prime minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer commemorated the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, where 72 people died in the west London residential block.
On Monday 15th June, as places of worship gradually re-opened, MPs flagged up their concerns about a potential rise in Islamophobic attacks against the Muslim community.
- 15 Jun 2020
A 22-year-old boy has raised over £1000 and has been cooking meals at the Slough Temple to support the NHS staff and vulnerable from the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Macpherson Report, in 1999, used ‘institutionally racist’ to describe UK’s police force following an enquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence, the...
The government is reminding victims of domestic abuse that police response and support services remain available for victims and their children during the coronavirus pandemic through the ongoing #YouAreNotAlone initiative.
Last year over 6 million people took part in one of the 92,000 Big Lunch events organised across the UK, but last weekend it was celebrated as the Big ‘Virtual’ Lunch with events online, on the phone and on the doorstep- with proper social distancing.
The government has issued new Covid-19 secure guidelines to UK employers to help them get their businesses up and running and operating as safely as possible.
