Cancer: If something doesn’t feel right, speak to your GP practice

Cancer Research UK analysis shows one in two people will develop cancer in their lifetime, with around 375,400 cases  iagnosed each year.Cancer is when cells divide in an uncontrollable way, and if left untreated, these abnormal cells can  pread...

10 Downing Street hosts Thai Pongal reception for British Tamils

10 Downing Street organised a community reception to celebrate Thai Pongal, second year in a row, as people from the community in beautiful traditional silk sarees and veshtis (Tamil dhoti) braved the -8 degrees Centigrade temperature in London,...

Remembering Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha on his second death anniversary

The strong foundation of heritage, philanthropy and service built by Shri Khodidasbhai Dhamecha is an inspiration for future generations and our communities. 

Tribute to Pravinbhai Sangani: Community pioneer and Renaissance Man

Pravinkumar Girdharlal Sangani, a well known figure from Birmingham’s Hindu Community passed away in Australia last week, aged 77, after a short illness.  

I once heard an interesting story during one of the official visits abroad as part of a high-level delegation. The story was narrated by a retired political leader of Indian origin. Several years ago, in one of the closed-door multilateral meetings...

Preferential treatment - or favour - is common in most areas of our life. It may be favour by parents to one child in comparison to other siblings, or favour by government officers to one contractor over the others. There are many examples where...

Eid ul-Fitr came last week in the midst of a deadly second wave of Covid-19 in India.  This was the second Eid during this pandemic.  When directly translated, Eid translates to “the festival of breaking the fast”, pious Muslims say that the...

With 435 days of the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s second surge  saw 3,25,132 new cases; 3790 recorded deaths on May 10;  weekly case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.19% and an overall CFR of  1.42%. Over almost a month, distressing images of burning...



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