South Africa’s former chief of police has told how he suspected Shrien Dewani of murdering his wife Anni within 48 hours of her body being discovered in...
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28th Nov 2024 | Updated at 04:39am 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...
A Greater Manchester paediatrician has admitted a string of sex offenses against children, after he was found in possession of more than a million indecent...
An Indian-origin Labour councillor in Leicester has expressed "serious concerns" about a new Channel 4 documentary that scrutinizes the city's renowned ethnic diversity.
The United Nations Association of New York announced the honourees for its annual Humanitarian of the Year awards on 29th October, during their celebratory...
Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, on Saturday 1st November 2014, hosted a meeting for local businesses and individuals with the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency Dr Virander Paul.
The Modern Slavery Bill making its way through Parliament at present was the subject of a discussion by a number of charities and senior Liberal Democrats including Sir Nick Harvey MP. Lord Raj Loomba and Liberal Democrats activist Anuja Prashar...
On 18th of October, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Manchester), the only registered charity running Saturday school for Indian cultural activities at Manchester Grammar School in Manchester for 21 years, organised Diwali Utsav celebration at the world...
Derby City Council will continue to lobby for support of its proposal to increase business rates on larger out of town retailers, despite receiving a negative response from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government last week.Twenty-three...
In 2013 the Confederation of Indian Organisation commenced a project to collate the history of Leicester’s South Asians People between 1945 and 2013. The project titled Aakruti, researched peoples journeys to Leicester and has culminated in...
7 years old Simran goes to 10 Downing Street Diwali. A report from this young journalist about her experience.
