We saw in the Euro2020 final match between England and Italy that the result is not decided till the final penalty kick. It was a good game and both teams played well but just as it happens in every sport, the winner is only one. Each minute...
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25th Jan 2025 | Updated at 10:32am 25th Jan 2025
Tamil community joins PM Starmer to celebrate Thai Pongal
- 23 Jan 2025
On Monday 20 January, Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the first time ever hosted the British Tamil community at 10 Downing Street for a Thai Pongal reception.
Kamlesh Madhvani marks 70th birthday
- 16 Jan 2025
Kamlesh Madhvani, the elder son of the late Manubhai Madhvani of Jinja, Uganda, celebrated his 70th birthday in London last month. The event, held at the Rosewood Hotel, was attended by over 100 guests, including family and friends from around...
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.
The racism issue should not be taking up media coverage of England’s great team performance. We should be talking about what wonderful role models they are.I still recall 20 years ago a numpty emailed my editor at the Financial Times that my...
- 13 Jul 2021
Recently, I came across a story on ‘6 Women Help Award-Winning Weavers Across India earn Rs 60 lakh in 2 Months’. By the time of writing this column, the amount raised had already gone upto Rs 75 Lakh. The story by Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk and...
Euro 2020 showed us the best of football, but off the pitch, something far more grim is taking shape. The abuse and hatred so many of England’s players...
The last of the US soldiers have left the Bagram airbase. Bagram, about one hour north of Kabul, was at the centre of the US war in Afghanistan for almost 20 years. It was the hub of the vast military airlift operation to ferry supplies for...
On 17 June 2021, Kenneth David Kaunda, the first President of Zambia, bid adieu to this world after a brief illness. He was 97. He is survived by thirty grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Often described as the man who “founded...
The Home Office has published a draft “Code of practice on preventing illegal working” which should be read with the “Employer’s Guide to Right to Work Checks” last updated in June 2021. These changes reflect changes following the end of the...
Last week on Friday, 18 June, India’s track and field legend, Milkha Singh lost his final battle with Covid-19. He died in Chandigarh of complications due to coronavirus disease at the age of 91, after a month-long battle.
After Brexit, the Commonwealth provides an opportunity to leverage “Commonwealth” for global good for promoting strong economic and cultural linkages as well as the use of English as the most spoken language in the world.
One cannot but admire that in just 30 years of reforms, China now commands the title of the 2nd biggest economy of the world after the US. Of course the political and economic model of China is quite different.
