Southern Cross Austereo, the radio company behind the prank call to Royal nurse Jacintha Saldanha, donated 500,000 Australian dollars (£289,000) to a trust fund for the benefit of the deceased nurse's family following an inquest into her suicide...
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23rd May 2022 | Updated at 10:45pm 23rd May 2022
SBI’s centenary celebration explores benefits of the UK-India FTA
The State Bank of India (SBI) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) organised an economic conclave on Thursday 10 March 2022 with a reference to the roadmap 2030, agreed between the UK and India to double bilateral trades in...
50th anniversary of Bangladesh-India friendship celebrated in London
Maitri Diwas (Friendship Day) was celebrated on 6 December 2021 marking 50 Years of India-Bangladesh Diplomatic ties. The occasion was observed in London by the High Commission of India and Bangladesh High Commission by jointly organising a...
Lord Woolley becomes the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college
A political and equalities activist has become the first black man to be elected head of an Oxbridge college. Lord Simon Woolley, founding director of campaign group Operation Black Vote, will be the newly elected principal of Cambridge University's...
New hijab trial designed by New Zealand first tried in Leicester
A new hijab designed in New Zealand especially for operational Muslim police officers is being trialled by Leicestershire Police in a first in England.
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.
Coalition to feed children and end starvation in Cowley Hill, Borehamwood
On 27th July, local partners announced a unique collaboration to provide nutritious midday meals to hundreds of children in Cowley Hill, Borehamwood, who are at risk of going hungry during these school summer holidays due to coronavirus.
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...
Priti Patel, a British MP of Indian origin who has been appointed "Indian Diaspora Champion" by Prime Minister David Cameron, on Tuesday issued a statement...
Thursday 18th September is the most awaited date for both Scotland and the UK. The Scottish referendum posed to the electorate of Scotland, will have strong...
Thursday 18th September is the most awaited date for both Scotland and the UK. The Scottish referendum posed to the electorate of Scotland, will have strong...
Scotland Yard investigating the murder of Dr Imran Farooq in London are appealing for anyone with information to come forward four years on.
When the EU banned the import of mangoes from India this summer, the move was a serious annoyance for lovers of the exotic fruit. But it was a major financial...
When the EU banned the import of mangoes from India this summer, the move was a serious annoyance for lovers of the exotic fruit. But it was a major financial...
With the announcement of the dates to the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in London over three days from October 16 to 18, 2014, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs of the Government of India has now revealed further details...
Leicester's first sikh school to re-open soon
The National Indian Students Union UK bestowed upon Indian singing sensation, Arijit Singh, its ‘Youth Icon - Music Award 2014’.
