The General Election may be some five months away but judging by the opening salvos from David Cameron and Ed Millband the voting public is going to be subjected to relentless claims and counter claims that the other Party cannot be trusted...
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17th Jan 2026 | Updated at 03:04am 17th Jan 2026
SOAS announces fellowship honouring Ambedkar and Karunanidhi
The SOAS South Asia Institute has invited applications for the Ambedkar–Kalaignar Visiting Fellowship for Social Justice and Federalism, a new programme that honours the transformative legacies of B R Ambedkar and M Karunanidhi.
£300 million bailout for struggling pubs sparks controversy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil a £300 million bailout for pubs pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by rising business rates, marking Labour’s 12th major policy U-turn since taking office.
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
PM Modi and Chancellor Merz pledge ‘economic partnership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on January 12, 2026, marking his first official visit to India since taking office.The two leaders paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi,...
Johannesburg's BAPS temple unveils Nilkanth Varni statue
- 07 Jan 2026
A 42-foot bronze statue of Nilkanth Varni, the 18th-century yogi, was unveiled at the BAPS temple in Johannesburg, South Africa. This statue, the tallest bronze figure in the country, also ranks as the fourth-tallest in Africa, alongside Nigeria’s...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
Uneasy balance of a changing world
- 14 Jan 2026
US forces raid Venezuela, abducts Maduro
- 07 Jan 2026
A man caught with a fraudulently obtained passport and driving licence, to help secure residence in the UK, has been jailed for two months.
Counterfeit dolls of the characters from Disney's hit movie 'Frozen' could be circulating with deadly consequences in Walsall, council authorities have...
Solihull student, Ulrika Dandekar, known as 'Riya' to her friends and family, died at the tender age of 21 early in the morning last week. The brave young...
Call taxi and autorickshaw drivers across Tamil Nadu will soon be allowed to run vehicles only with a licence from the state government which will contain a unique driver identity number (UDIN)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu promised the farmers that he would make the VGTM region, now part of the Capital Region Development Authority as the political and cultural capital of the State and urged the farmers not to...
The Karnataka High Court began hearing on an appeal filed by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa challenging her conviction in the disproportionate assets...
DMK treasurer and heir-apparent M K Stalin denied reports that he was in the race for the position of party general secretary, a post currently held by...
Political parties in Tamil Nadu have branded Bollywood actor Salman Khan “traitor” and “betrayer” after he campaigned for Sri Lankan president during his...
Bengaluru is sitting on a time bomb, even as police look the other way
