In succession to an Honouring Ceremony which was held to show our respect of the Octogenarians in 2011 and November 2014 by Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar along with ‘Sangat Centre’, and the ‘Lohana Community South London’ will once again...
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17th Jan 2026 | Updated at 04:33am 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
Born in Padana on 1.1.1915, to parents Karamshi Khimji and Pachiben, Jasodaben moved to Thika when she was just 10 months old. Her schooling was in Nairobi as there were no schools in Thika.
Abul "Abz" Hussain, who was expelled from George Galloway’s Respect party for racism and anti-Semitism, is serving as a magistrate in London. He describes himself as a "follower of David Icke," the conspiracy theorist who believes that the world...
Heartfelt congratulations have been sent to Premjibhai Vaghela, former Manager of Standard Bank Dar-es-Salaam on his 99th birthday.
A letter from Sir Winston Churchill's future sister-in-law has been discovered which shows his family had concerns that he might convert to Islam.
The 2015 New Year Honours list was published on Wednesday 31 December, recognising the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people right across the United Kingdom, from Penzance to the Shetland Islands.
On the 6th December 2014, NHSF Kingston University participated in the London & South Zone Sports Competition in Kho-Kho.
As the year ends, one in which an Indian spacecraft reached Mars and we make our New Year Resolutions to make our lives renewed and purposeful, I am reminded of the words of cosmologist Carl Sagan, “Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective,...
Detectives have been handed a dossier naming six serving parliamentarians accused of involvement in a Westminster paedophile ring, it has been reported.
A series of giant candles created by Turner prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor will be lit and placed around the UK in January to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
