One hundred and fifty years ago, a short lyrical phrase, Vande Mataram, quietly entered India’s cultural consciousness.
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13th Mar 2026 | Updated at 03:51pm 13th Mar 2026
Hindu community raises more than £100,000 to legally challenge Council's plan to sell Peterborough temple site
Since Peterborough City Council opted to sell the Bharat Hindu Samaj Mandir site to settle its debts—selecting Khadija Mosque as the preferred purchaser in December—a lot has transpired.
A royal walk through Britain’s Hindu heartland
Leicester’s famed Golden Mile, long regarded as the beating heart of Britain’s Hindu diaspora, witnessed an extraordinary moment as Catherine, Princess of Wales stepped into its vibrant streets, bringing with her not only royal attention but...
West Midlands delegation visits Ahmedabad to boost ties
A 37-member West Midlands delegation, led by Mayor Richard Parker and officials including Manoj Ladwa and Neil Rami, visited Ahmedabad to strengthen economic, cultural, and educational ties, coinciding with the inaugural Commonwealth Connect...
India’s AI Summit marks global tech turning point
Over the past week, Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi has emerged as a central hub for the global tech community, hosting the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which attracted over 250,000 participants from more than 60 countries.Addressing world leaders,...
Communities step up to help stranded travellers
- 11 Mar 2026
Rising Iran-Israel tensions have led to widespread airspace closures across West Asia, disrupting flights and stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers.Major hubs like Dubai International and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International have scaled back...
British Asians stranded amid travel chaos
- 03 Mar 2026
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and major Gulf airports suspended operations due to turmoil caused by the US-Israel war on Iran, stranding hundreds of thousands of travellers.Special evacuation flights were arranged from the UAE, while...
Hundreds of people of Indian origin and Bangladeshi-origin Hindus braved cold, heavy rain to protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday, urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take stronger action to condemn what they...
Suella Braverman did not slip quietly out of the Conservative Party. She left with an accusation of “betrayal” and a sense of theatrical finality, likening her defection to Reform UK to a political divorce.
For Shama Tatler, now Baroness Shah, entering the House of Lords was never part of a carefully plotted political trajectory. Her’s is not the story of...
Twenty-five years after the devastating Gujarat earthquake struck on Republic Day in 2001, memories of loss, resilience and rebuilding remain deeply etched across the state. At 8.46 am on January 26, a magnitude 7.6 quake with its epicentre...
India strongly rebutted Pakistan at the United Nations, dismissing what it called a false narrative on Operation Sindoor and asserting that Islamabad has no locus standi to comment on India’s internal matters, including Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a stinging attack on the ruling DMK during a massive NDA rally in Maduranthakam.
A horrific act of violence has claimed the life of Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, a 23-year-old Hindu mechanic, in Narsingdi, Bangladesh.
Renowned astronaut Sunita Williams has officially retired from NASA, bringing a storied 27-year career to a close.
Opposition leader, Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, escaped soldiers at his home, though he refuses to say how. His current location is unknown. He claims Uganda’s January 15 presidential election was “a complete falsehood” and...
