Manish Patel, a Boeing 777 captain, and former union representative at the British Airways has filed an employment tribunal claim over racist jokes and receiving emails which had racist language.Following which five pilots from British Airways...
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19th Feb 2019 | Updated at 05:36pm 19th Feb 2019
JBCCC request May to apologise for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Lord Meghnad Desai and Lord Raj Loomba, have initiated a debate on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in the House of Lords in the UK Parliament to request for an apology from the British Government. What marks a historic moment at a time when the...
Indian High Commission observes Mahatma's death anniversary
Indian High Commission in association with India League observed Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary on 30th January 2019 at Russell Square in the honorary presence of the High commissioner of India in the UK, Her Excellency, Ruchi Ghanashyam,...
Blessed and wedded at care homes
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Thousands stranded as turkmenistan Airlines banned for safety reasons
Flights from Birmingham and London's Heathrow to Amritsar have been suspended on safety grounds according to the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). As a result thousands of passengers were stranded. These flights are routed via Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and...
Plant-based concept from Michelin-trained chef
Bindu Patel, who spent spells in the kitchens of Michelin-starred and Gymkhana and Trishna restaurants and staged at Le Gavroche in London, is to open her own restaurant, Sanctua, in Leicester in January.
Jet Airways’ Manchester-Mumbai set to bring £400m to northern economy
Jet Airways’ first ever non-stop flight connecting Mumbai, India’s economic capital, and Manchester is now operating. Launched on Dhan Teras (Nov 5) - the most auspicious day for businesses, and second day of Diwali, in the Hindu calendar -...
Manchester airport delivers major boost to north with new Mumbai connection
Jet Airways’ five-times-a-week service from Manchester to Mumbai took for the first time this morning, at a celebration attended by Aviation Minister, Baroness Liz Sugg and hundreds of guests from across the region.
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 chief executive of Oaknorth believes that a record-breaking $2.8 billion valuation placed on the British business lender is “modest”. The UK based financial start-up last week raised $440 million after accquiring investment from SoftBank’s...
Amnesty International failed to support Gaëtan Mootoo, a researcher from West Africa, who committed suicide in his Paris office after feeling “abandoned and neglected” by the organisation, according to an independent inquiry commissioned by...
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) launches plan to tame Wild West Web and more than eight out of ten adults back social network regulation. This plan will include new criminal offence for gross breaches by tech...
Brunel University is launching a sports hijab in hopes of encouraging more Muslim women to play sports.According to the 2017 study by Sports England just 18% of Muslim women participate in regular sport, against 30% of the UK's female population....
The Prince of Wales unveiled a $100 million fund to empower women in South Asia by channelling bond investors' funds which will create better education and job opportunities in the sub-continent. The Outcomes Fund announced at the Buckingham...
In February 1928, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel wrote to the Governor of Bombay Leslie Wilson that unless the tax collection arrangements in Bardoli district were reviewed, the farmers from the region would refuse to pay taxes.
Kashmiri Pandits/Hindus in the UK organised Exodus Day by holding a special meeting in the House of Commons, London on Thursday 17 January, which was joined by Hindu organisations, British politicians, senior officials from the High Commission...
Britain’s Miss and Mrs Grand Finale took place on 2nd Feb 2019 at one of London’s top luxury 5-star hotel, Grange St Paul's, next to St Paul's Cathedral.
Manchester-based Indian-owned Hero Cycles is announcing their ambitious plans to unleash an export drive, in partnership with Cheshire e-commerce giant The Hut Group, for its new bike brand – Insync.
