A 34-year-old businessman from Cardiff has been the first person to be imprisoned under the forced marriage laws, which were introduced in the UK a year ago. He had subjected the victim to years of abuse, “systematic” rape and blackmailed her,...
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5th Mar 2026 | Updated at 01:07pm 5th Mar 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...
Grant Thornton LLP kickstarts Diwali season in London
Grant Thornton LLP became the first to kickstart the Diwali season in London by organising a reception at the historic Long Room in the Lord’s Cricket Ground on 16 October, welcoming a brief spell of Indian summer as the backdrop of festivities....
“Labour party will reach out to the Hindu community in Leicester East to work with them”: Parliamentary candidate Rajesh Agrawal
The Indian diaspora and business communities in the UK are familiar with Rajesh Agrawal, the former Deputy Mayor of Business in London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s team. He transformed London into a leading investment hub for India, despite the Brexit...
CF India hosts fundraiser dinner in Brum
Conservative MP Dean Russell told attendees at a fundraising dinner in Birmingham, “When Labour see a problem, they exploit it. When we see a problem, we fix it”. The event was organised by Edgbaston Conservatives in partnership with Conservative...
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...
Meera Syal wrote The House of Hidden Mothers after sixteen years since the critically acclaimed Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee. Never one to shy away from...
Three Indians (including two women), two Sri Lankans, a Pakistani and a Bangladeshi will be presented the inaugural Queen's Young Leader awards by Her...
Three Indians (including two women), two Sri Lankans, a Pakistani and a Bangladeshi will be presented the inaugural Queen's Young Leader awards by Her...
The list has emerged and several Asians are recipients of the Queen's birthday honour in 2015. From police officers, to businessmen, as well as University...
A new concept, the British Carnatic Choir, which aims to unite diverse communities through music has been launched.The British Carnatic Choir, or BCC,...
Wolverhampton South East MP Pat McFadden attended the Sikh Remembrance Day event held at the Civic Centre in Wolverhampton on Friday 12th June. The event...
A 14-year-old student has been arrested six hours after a teacher was stabbed in the stomach, at Dixon Kings Academy, Bradford. The incident took place...
Age is just a number and Nazar Singh has just proved that. He celebrated his 111th birthday on 8th June with a pint of beer and whiskey chaser. He believes...
A normal cul-de-sac home in east London, was shut down by officials after they found out that the residence was set up to secretly be an 18-bed hotel.
