The government is facing pressure from campaigners who say the frozen pension policy is discriminating against retirees who are planning to relocate abroad. Under the scheme British Asian pensioners face the prospect of losing any future increase...
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16th Jun 2026 | Updated at 07:28am 16th Jun 2026
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...
Punjab govt to move SC against governor
Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...
Gaganyaan test flight's crew module successfully recovered by Navy
Hours after the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientists successfully conducted the Gaganyaan failure test, the Navy’s Eastern Naval Command recovered the Crew Module (CM) from the Bay of Bengal. Isro chief S Somanath said the crew...
KCR unveils poll promises to counter Congress' guarantees
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) unveiled its own set of promises ahead of the November 30 assembly polls to counter Congress’s “six guarantees”, setting the stage for a competitive electoral race as the party led by CM K Chandrasekhar...
TMC stands for 'terror, mafia, corruption': Nadda
Kolkata: Launching a frontal attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led regime in Bengal, BJP national president J P Nadda said that the time has come to bid farewell to the jungle raj of the TMC, which stands for ’Terror, Mafia, Corruption’.
Encroachment row: Didi gives Amartya Sen land deed
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land record documents of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to the celebrated economist, dismissing the claims of the current Visva-Bharati dispensation that he was illegally...
West Midlands delegation visits Ahmedabad to boost ties
A 37-member West Midlands delegation, led by Mayor Richard Parker and officials including Manoj Ladwa and Neil Rami, visited Ahmedabad to strengthen economic, cultural, and educational ties, coinciding with the inaugural Commonwealth Connect...
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
On 3rd February, the glamorous British Asian Trust Annual Dinner was held at Whitehall, Westminster. Along with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, many celebrities and renown and respected figures attended, such as the Bollywood...
Shuchita Sonalika has recently taken over as Director of UK operations at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). She is responsible for managing initiatives that promote India-UK economic relations by way of business conferences and programs,...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party are waging a bitter battle to win the hearts of the electorate during February 7 election to the 70-member Delhi Assembly
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are heading towards forming a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with leaders of both the parties apprising Governor N N Vohra separately about progress in their talks...
An Indian restaurant in central London, modelled after a typical Irani cafe in Mumbai, has beaten Britain's best known Michelin-starred restaurants to...
26 years old UK based hotelier has donated £100,000 to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London, becoming the youngest donor to this cause. Vivek Chadha, director of Nine Hospitality Limited and a hotel owner, residential...
Gandhi Martyr's Day was observed on Friday 30th January, 2015 at Tavistock Square in the London Borough of Camden. Despite the cold weather, many esteemed members of the British Indian community gathered at the iconic statue to pay tribute to...
The Indian High Commission organised the annual Republic day celebrations for the diaspora at London's Park Lane in Grosvenor House on Tuesday 27th January.
Balwant Singh Nandgarh, who was unceremoniously removed as Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, accused the Punjab government of harassing his family
