A highly emotional and inspiring book launch of Jyotsnaben Shah, Consulting Editor of "Gujarat Samachar" Gujarati books "Jeevan Ek Sur Anek" and "Tamara...
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1st Oct 2022 | Updated at 09:59am 1st Oct 2022
SBI’s centenary celebration explores benefits of the UK-India FTA
The State Bank of India (SBI) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) organised an economic conclave on Thursday 10 March 2022 with a reference to the roadmap 2030, agreed between the UK and India to double bilateral trades in...
50th anniversary of Bangladesh-India friendship celebrated in London
Maitri Diwas (Friendship Day) was celebrated on 6 December 2021 marking 50 Years of India-Bangladesh Diplomatic ties. The occasion was observed in London by the High Commission of India and Bangladesh High Commission by jointly organising a...
Uganda fundraiser event in Leicester
A fundraiser event in Leicester next month to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan exodus is expected to bring together scores of people from home and abroad.
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...
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...
UK-based business, ProjectCHAKRA, has been awarded the Progressive Education Delivery Award at the prestigious PIEoneer Awards, which are the only global...
Reports of unrest between Hindu and Muslim comm-unities emerged after the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan on 28th August. Post the match,...
At some point during the broadcast of the late monarch’s lying in a state ceremony at Westminster Hall, you may have witnessed a spectacle of a minute...
The recent trouble in Leicester is a warning that interracial violence could surface at any time. This would lead
On behalf of the British Indian community on Monday 12th September, Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar held a prayer meeting via Zoom. It was a unique multilingual and multifaith meeting in which people paid tribute to the late Queen and pledged...
Messages from the community
Over 200 devotees of Birmingham Pragati Mandal (BPM) gathered last Saturday for the commencement of Shraadh, an important religious annual period in the Hindu calendar.
Prideview has announced the opening of its new office in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Manisha Tailor, MBE, is the Assistant Head of Coaching (U9-U16) at QPR Football Club, and the only person of South Asian heritage to be working as a coach...
