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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5th Dec 2025 | Updated at 07:17am 5th Dec 2025
'Human Cost of Terrorism' exhibition highlights global need for peace and solidarity
A special exhibition, organised by the High Commission of India in London, commemorated the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 along with other incidents that cost irreparable losses of life.
First-ever Shiva Maha Purana recital at the UK Parliament
- 04 Dec 2025
Dhruv Chhatralia BEM created history on 18 November 2025 with the first-ever recital of the ‘Shiva Maha Purana’ at the UK Parliament.The landmark evening was hosted by Padma Shri Bob Blackman MP inside a packed House of Commons chamber.The event...
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
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...
‘Hi, how are you?’‘How can I be with you being in my life?’These are two messages exchanged between two persons. If no further information is given, you are bound to interpret the answer in various ways. If these messages are exchanged between...
The Labour Party leaflet in the Batley election showing PMs of India and UK with the undertone that you shouldn’t, therefore, vote Conservative as they are friendly with Indian and Hindu is clear.I remember in a Politics class at Oxford my tutor...
An independent report, conducted by the University of Wolverhampton, highlights serious concerns about potential inequality for minority faith schools in the UK and has concluded that Roman Catholic (RC) and Church of England (CofE) schools...
Rt Hon Sajid Javid has become the first ever Asian Health Secretary in UK’s history. This is his third stint as one of UK’s top Cabinet Ministers, after serving as the Home Secretary from 2018-19 under former Prime Minister Theresa May and then...
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...
