While most children are still learning the rules, Bodhana Sivanandan is already thinking several moves ahead, outsmarting players far older and more experienced than her.Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has become England’s highest-rated...

Menaka Guruswamy, a senior Supreme Court advocate, has become India’s first openly queer Rajya Sabha MP, nominated by the Trinamool Congress (TMC).At 51, she joins five women among TMC’s 13 upper house MPs and has pledged to champion equality,...

Rini Sampath, an Indian-origin professional, has become the first South Asian candidate to qualify for the mayoral ballot in Washington, DC.

Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically died in a drowning accident while filming in Odisha. The 43-year-old was shooting a dance sequence for the serial ‘Bhole Baba Paar Karega’ at Talsari beach when he and a co-star slipped into a...

India impressed at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2026, with Pramod Bhagat emerging as the standout performer.The Paralympic champion secured one gold and two silver medals, leading India’s strong campaign. He clinched gold in the...

As Britain prepares for a defining democratic moment, millions will make their way to the ballot box on May 7, marking the most significant wave of elections since the 2024 general election. 

On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, I felt inspired to pen this column. It is a truly blessed coincidence that exactly 50 years ago, in 1976, on this very day, we assumed responsibility for Gujarat Samachar. With the continued support,...

The rising cost of living in the UK is now being felt in an unexpected and deeply personal area: funerals. New research suggests that global events, including the ongoing conflict involving Iran, are beginning to push up funeral costs as higher...

For British Indians this dual lens is an advantage. You can appreciate Easter not as “someone else’s festival”, but as a parallel narrative. Take resurrection. In Christianity, Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus – death is not the end, renewal...