Katherine Birbalsingh, often referred to as “Britain’s strictest headmistress”, welcomed the ruling that upheld her ban on prayer rituals, after a Muslim pupil sought to legally challenge it as discriminatory.
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Indian mission in London celebrates Baisakhi with bhangra and tribute to Sikh tenets
Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami and Deputy High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh were among senior diplomats who adorned turbans for the festive occasion.
Indian High Commission in London launches Chalo India, Living Bridges campaigns
The ‘Chalo India Global Diaspora Campaign’, which was announced by Indian PM Narendra Modi in Srinagar, kicked off in London on March 8.
UK Opposition launches Labour Indians group to connect with diaspora
The Labour Party’s shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, marked the launch of “Labour Indians” in the Houses of Parliament complex in London.
Band of doctors: Fronted by a British Indian NHS doc, Gulz is touring the United Kingdom
The lead singer and songwriter is now busy rehearsing with his four bandmates for their next live gig in Birmingham on March 16.
8 arrested in “collision” death of Indian restaurant manager in Reading, UK
An individual named Shazeb Khalid, aged 24, arrested on suspicion of murder, has since been charged and appeared at Reading Magistrates.
Birmingham University, UK, apologises for confusing Sikh langar with Islamic campaign
Several people took to social media to comment on the error, with remarks such as “shocking” and “unbelievable”.
Indian man in UK pleads guilty to stabbing his 19-year-old wife to death
Sahil was arrested at the crime scene at Ash Tree Way in Croydon, the couple’s residential address, on suspicion of the murder of Mehak on October 29, 2023, evening.
“I did it again… just a little faster,” says British Indian army officer about her solo ski expedition to South Pole
Antarctica, the last continent on Earth, has few human footsteps; but of what there is, the ski tracks left by Preet Chandi are very special. Nicknamed “Polar Preet”, the British Army officer of Indian origin recently finished yet another unsupported solo skiing expedition to Antarctica for the year 2023. She announced her success with an […]
British Hindus and British Indians suffer UK media-driven social bias focused on “cows, curry, caste”
A new report titled ‘British media and perception: A survey for British Hindus and British Indians’ has revealed that the Indian-origin community in the United Kingdom suffers from social bias due to various inaccuracies and imbalance in media reporting. The highlight of the survey is that the error-riddled and unbalanced UK media reporting “is contributing […]
