After serving a maximum of nine years on the Governing Body of University of Sunderland, outgoing pharmacist Umesh Patel was recently felicitated with a dinner in his honour. In a message to Asian Voice he said, ' When I first started my course...
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5th Aug 2021 | Updated at 09:32am 5th Aug 2021
'Pitruvandana' - a virtual tribute to all Fathers
Fathers are the solid foundation of our lives. They are the strength we rely on as we take our first step in the world. Fathers can be tender, tough, fragile or powerful but they are probably the most uncomplicated love we will ever know. Father’s...
Sadiq Khan promises to bring Indian Premier League matches to London
Sadiq Khan has vowed to work hand-in-hand with cricketing authorities to make the Indian Premier League the latest global sports league to stage matches in London.
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...
Shri Lalubhai Parekh Is no more. He succumbed to covid 19 on Monday afternoon (26 July 2021) having been admitted to hospital a few days earlier. He was 88. Shri Lalubhai was a well known social worker and leader of the Indian community in London.
Shamsuddin Ismail Agha, President of the Indian Muslim Federation (UK) has moved on to a better world. His burial was held on Thursday, 22 June 2021 at Muslim Burial Trust Cemetery, Waltham Forest, London, and was attended by many leaders across...
During the late evening of July 26, Dr Kailash Chand OBE’s son Dr Aseem Malhotra tweeted that his father had suffered a cardiac arrest in Manchester after central chest pain. A few hours later, Britain lost one of the pioneers in medicine. He...
Waris Ali’s family (wife and son) and a friend decided to stop by the Loch beach. Little did Ali know that he would lose his family that day in Loch Lomond. “Edina Olahova, 29, and Rana Haris Ali lost their lives alongside their friend Muhammad...
A new government green paper titled Shaping Future Support has revealed that ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit.
India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla who was in the UK for a two-day visit last week to discuss global issues and the implementation of Roadmap...
India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla was in the UK for a two-day visit on last Friday to discuss global issues and the implementation of ‘Roadmap...
Last week the Government announced it was to give consultants in England a 3% uplift. Whilst this represents an increase compared to the paltry 1% offer from the Government at the start of the year, it remains well below what consultants had...
In a video tribute shared by Sarbjit Mitra, Swagata Ghosh and Sourav Niyogi, it was mentioned that the Bengal Heritage Foundation will celebrate the 175th...
