A Sikh lawyer has won a discrimination claim against Britain's Ministry of Justice. Amrik Bilkhu, a criminal defence lawyer was barred seeing a client at Belmarsh prison in South London in October 2013 because of the four pins holding his turban...
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22nd Jan 2025 | Updated at 08:08pm 22nd Jan 2025
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...
The owner of a shisha café in Cricklewood who allowed customers to smoke in an enclosed space has been fined almost £15,000.
The man arrested on suspicion of being involved in the Syrian conflict travelled to the country on an aid mission according to a Muslim leader.
A child psychiatrist from the University of Leicester is to embark on a global mission to help child victims of trauma in low income countries around the world.
A man from Queen’s Park has been jailed for his role in a crash for cash insurance scam which saw him pocket more than £270,000.
A bogus bride and groom were caught when officials saw them communicating via a phone translation app.
Three men from Shepherd’s Bush have been convicted of carrying out a series of gunpoint robberies in brothels across Brent.
The Rt Hon Keith Vaz, MP for Leicester East, has written to Prime Ministers and Presidents across EU Member States, requesting they vote to end the ban on certain fruit and vegetables originating in India at an upcoming EU Standing Committee...
The man charged with causing the death of Crawley mum Lisa Watling through dangerous driving has denied the allegation.
Almost a third of homes for the elderly have been judged as substandard under a new inspection regime that has granted its top rating to just one residential care home in the three months since it was set up.
