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Financial fraudster Vijay Mallya sentenced to jail by the Supreme Court of India

Image by Getty Images/BBC The Supreme Court of India has sentenced business tycoon Vijay Mallya to four months in prison for not obeying previous court orders related to the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines. The Airlines, which was the country’s second largest air carrier, collapsed over ten years ago and many of the loans given to […]

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Sajid Javid and others pull out of the leadership race

Image by Parliament UK/The Spectator Having failed to garner enough support, former Health Secretary Sajid Javid pulled out of the race to become the next Prime Minister of the UK minutes before the Commons committee room announcement. This comes after ex-Transport Secretary Grant Shapps decided to step away as he did not get the nominations

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Blackburn parents’ highly qualified children make them proud

The Buttar family faced many hardships when they first arrived in the UK Proud parents Hafeez and Yasmin Buttar, who first arrived in the UK in 2001, celebrated their daughter Hania\’s graduation from Cardiff University after completing a five-year course. This was a special occasion as all three children of the couple – Hamid, Salman, and

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UK Foreign Office warns against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka

Image by Justin Lane/EPA/The Guardian The UK Foreign Office advised all the people in the country against travelling to Sri Lanka for reasons other than essential travel last week as the South Asian country’s economic crisis grows deeper. The British Government stated: “Sri Lanka is experiencing a severe economic crisis which has led to shortages of

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Diversity in Politics: Tory MPs from various racial backgrounds come forward as leadership candidates

Image by Parliament UK/The Spectator In what is being seen as a diverse race to become the next Prime Minister, former Chancellor of the UK, Rishi Sunak, is currently leading the campaign to replace Boris Johnson after he announced his resignation.  The ten candidates who have come forward in the race to be elected as

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Manchester woman successfully beats breast cancer after a clinical trial

Indian-origin Jasmin David was part of a clinical trial that saved her life 51-year-old Jasmin David, an Indian-origin woman from Fallowfield, Manchester recently celebrated after emerging victorious from a tough battle against breast cancer. David was told that she had a few months to live by her doctors when she became a part of a

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Oldham man organises dinner to raise funds for those affected by Bangladesh floods

 Amin Babor Chowdhury (right) with the guests at the charity dinner The recent floods in Bangladesh have received international focus due to the sheer devastation it has caused to the lives of many.  In an effort to provide aid to those suffering the most, Oldham resident Amin Babor Chowdhury, 40, organised a charity dinner which was

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Bollywood film ‘Tehran’ to be shot across Glasgow resulting in closure of several streets

Actor John Abraham released the first look of the film ahead of starting the shoot As filming of upcoming Bollywood action thriller film ‘Tehran’ begins in Glasgow, many commuters have been warned of road closures across the city.  The movie, which stars actor John Abraham in the lead role, is said to be a ‘geo-political

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Largest open air Eid event organised in Belfast for the first time

Around 1000 people were seen attending the first-ever open air Eid event in Belfast on Saturday  ‘The largest open air Eid event’ was organized for the first time ever in Northern Ireland this year. Attended by thousands at the Davitts GAA club pitches, the day was marked by many families and youngsters coming together to

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Gurkha Cup 2022 sees the presence of thousands of community members

Organised by Nepali community organization Tamu Dhee UK, the 20th edition of Gurkha Cup was organised on July 3 at the Queen’s Avenue Sports Ground in Aldershot. Considered to be one of the biggest football events for the South Asian Community in the UK, this year saw the attendance and participation of thousands of current

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