Heartfelt congratulations have been sent to Premjibhai Vaghela, former Manager of Standard Bank Dar-es-Salaam on his 99th birthday.
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30th Jan 2023 | Updated at 07:05pm 30th Jan 2023
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...
Uganda fundraiser event in Leicester
A fundraiser event in Leicester next month to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan exodus is expected to bring together scores of people from home and abroad.
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...
Leading EdTech business launches franchise in the UK following recent global success
The British Youth International College (BYITC), the Glasgow-headquartered but globally operating educational technology (EdTech) business, has launched its successful franchise model in the UK.
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.
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...
A letter from Sir Winston Churchill's future sister-in-law has been discovered which shows his family had concerns that he might convert to Islam.
The 2015 New Year Honours list was published on Wednesday 31 December, recognising the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people right across the United Kingdom, from Penzance to the Shetland Islands.
On the 6th December 2014, NHSF Kingston University participated in the London & South Zone Sports Competition in Kho-Kho.
As the year ends, one in which an Indian spacecraft reached Mars and we make our New Year Resolutions to make our lives renewed and purposeful, I am reminded of the words of cosmologist Carl Sagan, “Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective,...
Detectives have been handed a dossier naming six serving parliamentarians accused of involvement in a Westminster paedophile ring, it has been reported.
A series of giant candles created by Turner prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor will be lit and placed around the UK in January to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials has concluded that the popular mind-body practice of yoga can be a potential therapy for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Out of 1,404 records, 37 randomised...
David Willetts, Conservative MP and former universities Minister, has denounced Theresa's May's proposal to essentially deport foreign students after they...
The annual dinner of Shruthi UK, a Birmingham-based South Asian arts group, brought together around 100 guests, mainly budding performers, pictured, aged between four and 14 and their parents.
