London: Britain's intelligence agency is harnessing the minds of more than 100 dyslexic and dyspraxic spies to combat terrorism and foreign espionage. Using their ability to analyse complex information in a “dispassionate, logical and analytical”...
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28th Nov 2024 | Updated at 06:43pm 28th Nov 2024
CM Sharma visits UK to usher investments into ‘Rising Rajasthan’
The Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CM Diya Kumari with delegates visited London last week, to host an investor meet. The afternoon was organised by FICCI and High Commission of India at Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, and was attended...
Grant Thornton LLP kickstarts Diwali season in London
Grant Thornton LLP became the first to kickstart the Diwali season in London by organising a reception at the historic Long Room in the Lord’s Cricket Ground on 16 October, welcoming a brief spell of Indian summer as the backdrop of festivities....
“Labour party will reach out to the Hindu community in Leicester East to work with them”: Parliamentary candidate Rajesh Agrawal
The Indian diaspora and business communities in the UK are familiar with Rajesh Agrawal, the former Deputy Mayor of Business in London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s team. He transformed London into a leading investment hub for India, despite the Brexit...
CF India hosts fundraiser dinner in Brum
Conservative MP Dean Russell told attendees at a fundraising dinner in Birmingham, “When Labour see a problem, they exploit it. When we see a problem, we fix it”. The event was organised by Edgbaston Conservatives in partnership with Conservative...
Leading EdTech business launches franchise in the UK following recent global success
The British Youth International College (BYITC), the Glasgow-headquartered but globally operating educational technology (EdTech) business, has launched its successful franchise model in the UK.
University of Glasgow project investigating the effects of Covid-19
A project at the University of Glasgow that is aiming to better understand the effects that Covid-19 infection has on blood vessels and blood pressure has received a grant of £250,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.
770,000 people in England unable to speak English well
In an interview, the communities secretary, Sajid Javid revealed that 770,000 people living in England speak little or no English at all, and warned that up to 70% of them are women from the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.
Sigma sponsors transformation of Community Pharmacy 2025 vision
A donation from Sigma Pharmaceuticals plc is funding a three year PhD scholarship aimed at developing a coherent and transformative vision for English community pharmacy in 2025. The project has already begun in the Department of Pharmacy and...
London: Middle-aged people will be screened by doctors for their risk of dementia and told how their “brain age” compares to their biological age, under new plans to “scare” people into adopting healthier lifestyles. It means a man of 40 could...
London: A new research shows that the birth of the first and the second child briefly increases the level of their parents' happiness, but a third does not. A new study by the London School of Economics and Political Science and Western University,...
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India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 jointly for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled...
A stony-faced Dewani made his way back to Britain last Wed 10th, after being held at the Valkenberg psychiatric institute in Cape Town since April of this...
Baroness Shriti Vadera, who has served as life Peer and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, was awarded chair position at Santander UK. Making national history, she is the first woman to head a major British bank, reflecting not just a step...
64th Nirvana Day of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was organised by Sardar Patel Memorial Society (SPMS) UK at Kadawa Patidar Centre, Harrow on Sunday 14th December 2014 to pay tribute and celebrate the legacy of the Iron Man of India.
A father has paid tribute to his 'amazing' son after he died from a football injury.Sugenth Jeyakumar, 14, was hit by a football in the stomach by a goal keeper during a PE lesson at his North London school. He was admitted to hospital and died...
