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Cardiff girl recites capitals and currencies of 195 countries in record time

Image by Cardiff Council Eight-year-old British Indian girl, Anne Winston has created the world record as she became the youngest person to recite the capitals of 195 countries along with their currencies in 7 minutes and 15 seconds in Cardiff, Wales, according to reports. Anne Winston from Kerala in southern India achieved the feat during […]

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Glasgow doctor secures her medical license after being struck off by the tribunal

Image by Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd. A Glasgow doctor who was dismissed for taking a nap during a busy shift at the A&E ward  and stripped off her license, has received it back. 33-year-old Dr Raisah Sawati was found asleep on a bench and wrapped in a blanket by a nurse at the Fairfield Hospital

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UK and India welcome ‘landmark’ agreement to recognise educational qualifications

Image by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images/Bloomberg The UK and India on Thursday 21 July signed an agreement to recognise each other’s higher education qualifications in a move welcomed by British universities. The Memorandum of Understanding, part of the UK-India Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) agreed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year,

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Young Edinburgh woman reported missing with police growing increasingly concerned

Maryam was reported missing on July 20 A woman has been reported missing from Edinburgh after growing concerns for her welfare. According to Edinburgh Live, police in the capital city of Scotland have issued an urgent missing person’s appeal to help trace Maryam Arshad, 24, who was last seen on Wednesday, July 20. According to

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Man raises £20,000 to provide aid to people affected by Bangladesh floods

22-year-old Milad Sarwar recently launched a fundraiser campaign and managed to collect more than £20,000 towards the ongoing flood relief effort in Bangladesh in just two days. The young man created a page on GoFundMe to collect the funds as part of his effort to do more charity work. Sarwar said, “About two years ago

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Birmingham bhangra artist Balwinder Safri makes a miraculous recovery

Balwinder Singh Safri British Indian bhangra artist Balwinder Safri made a “miracle” recovery and was discharged from the hospital after being in a coma for 86 days. Safri, a Birmingham resident, was admitted to the hospital on April 20 and underwent a heart surgery before going into a coma. His family had been warned and

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Belfast Asian Women’s Academy and GAA Club come together to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month

Image by Belfast Asian Women\’s Academy (BAWA) Women from the Belfast Asian Women’s Academy (BAWA) are set to learn how to play Gaelic football, another skill added to their long list of talents. The BAWA comprises of women from across Asia who have made the Northern Irish city their home. To mark South Asian Heritage Month

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Bradford grocery retailer SaveCo partners with local charity Age UK Bradford District

Image by Chris Maher/Age UK Bradford District Bradford based cash and carry grocery retailer SaveCo, which offers exotic spices, world foods, household goods and halal meat to its customers, recently announced its new local charity partner – Age UK Bradford District. CEO of SaveCo, Shiraz Ahmed said, “As our company’s digital presence has grown, it has

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Quuwatul Islam Mosque organises an event to honour emergency service workers

Image by Blog Preston The Quuwatul Islam Mosque in Preston made a remarkable gesture towards those who worked tirelessly during the covid-19 pandemic by organising an event to honour them. The mosque, showed its appreciation to the emergency services and celebrated their services in Lancashire to provide support to the community. The event was marked

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Regal Foods International’s pathbreaking success leads to royal meeting

Regal Food Products Group CEO, Younis Chaudhry, was recently invited to Buckingham Palace for a royal reception to celebrate the company’s overseas success and Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for International Trade win. The royal reception held at the palace was hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales, The Princess Royal, The Duke and Duchess of

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