Nobel Peace Prize laureate and interim Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus concluded a high-stakes, four-day visit to the United Kingdom aiming to bolster international legitimacy for his transitional government, promote a sweeping reform agenda,...
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19th Dec 2025 | Updated at 05:38am 19th Dec 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...
As conversations around workplace wellbeing become more urgent, many organisations are looking beyond traditional interventions and turning to ancient...
From ashrams to algorithms, yoga has travelled far. Once an esoteric tradition passed orally between guru and disciple, it is now undergoing a radical...
South Asians across the UK have been recognised in significant numbers in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours, highlighting the community’s wide-reaching...
Conservative Friends of India (CF India), the largest group connecting the Conservative Party with the British Indian community, has appointed Rt Hon Sir Oliver Dowden CBE MP and Koolesh Shah as its new Co-Chairs. The announcement was made at...
Rachel Reeves has announced an extra £29bn a year for the NHS in England, alongside funding increases for defence, housing, AI, and transport, as part of the government’s spending plans through the decade.
The London-bound Air India Flight AI171,a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off, killing 241 of the...
As London hosts ‘Voices of Rebellion and Harmony’, an evocative evening of music and words at SOAS, one of the artists at its heart is already making waves...
Two teenagers have been sentenced for the manslaughter of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli, who died following a brutal and unprovoked attack in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, last September.
When the all-women’s choir Mirai took to the stage at London’s prestigious Cadogan Hall, it wasn’t just a performance, it was a milestone. Having only...
