Public sexual harassment was made a specific offence through government-backed legislation returning to Parliament on 9th December.
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30th Jan 2023 | Updated at 03:59pm 30th Jan 2023
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...
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...
While Britain continues to promote multiculturalism and boasts of diversity and inclusion, we continue to read stories of racist attacks and incidents...
The nominations for the UK’s most prominent and longstanding celebration of British Asian achievement across multiple fields are now open.
25-year-old Nikita Pathakji has been crowned as the MasterChef: The Professionals Champion 2022.
While Britain continues to promote multiculturalism and boasts of diversity and inclusion, we continue to read stories of racist attacks and incidents on a daily basis. Yet, people of colour play a vital role in contributing to the British economy,...
A new teaching and research programme in Jainism has been launched at Birmingham University, courtesy $1.5-million donation from a group of philanthropists who reportedly hail from the Indian diaspora.
On Tuesday, prime minister Rishi Sunak announced a five-point plan for "tackling illegal immigration". Sunak says that it is "unfair" people come to the UK illegally, and "unfair" that people coming from safe countries take places in the asylum...
In his first major speech as Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly outlined new future partnerships policy for the next twenty years and beyond.
Citizens living in the Uk now will be able to make plans of visiting India as e-Visas have been reinstated. India has reversed its policy by excluding British travellers from the eVisa scheme.
Virendra Sharma, MP for Ealing Southall, is backing the campaign to commemorate the brave pilots and navigators of the Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU) during the Second World War.
