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Saffron Group celebrates \’Taste of India\’ at Bolton dinner

  A business networking group hosted the Indian Consul General at a special celebration in Bolton. The Saffron Group’s \’Taste of India\’ dinner at the Holiday Inn was attended by 140 guests from across Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The event was supported by headline sponsors Tyreoo and Bolton Holiday Inn.  Indian Consul General, Dr Venkatachalam Murugan […]

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Slough Councillors under pressure to unite & support the 1984 Sikh Genocide

Image by The Sikh Federation The Sikh Federation (UK) Slough branch that has hundreds of local members and supporters has written to all Slough councillors ahead of Slough Borough Council motion on the 1984 Sikh Genocide. Four separate letters have been sent to the group leaders for the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Independent group

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Police Officer suspended following Manchester Airport incident

Image by Nq/X A Greater Manchester Police officer has been suspended from all duties after a video emerged showing a man being kicked as he lay on the floor at Manchester Airport. The incident happened at the airport\’s Terminal 2 on Tuesday evening at just after 8.30pm. Greater Manchester Police said the incident following an earlier

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Several Pro-Palestine protesters arrested outside Foreign Office

Image by Lucy North/PA Nine pro-Palestine activists were arrested yesterday for blocking the entrance to the Foreign Office, in what organisers described as a “heavy-handed” approach by police. Around 200 demonstrators, led by Workers for a Free Palestine, gathered outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Whitehall at around 8.30am on Wednesday to accuse

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Anjem Choudary faces life in prison following terror conviction

Image by Dominic Lipinski/PA Anjem Choudary (pictured above) could face life in jail after being found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation and encouraging support for it through online meetings. Following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court, Choudary was convicted on Tuesday of taking a “caretaker role” in directing Al-Muhajiroun (ALM). Prosecutors said Choudary directed the

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Four siblings celebrate graduating together with first-class degrees

Image by Adrian Greenhalgh  Four siblings celebrated success as they graduated together with first-class degrees from the borough’s university. Bilal, Umer, Hajra and Amina Naseer took to the stage at the University of Bolton’s degree ceremony at the Albert Halls on Wednesday. Bilal, aged 28, Umer, 27, Hajra, 26, and Amina, 25, moved to the

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LT Foods expands footprints to the United Kingdom to tap the £1 billion rice and rice-based food market

  LT Foods, the more than 70-year-old Indian-origin global FMCG Company in the consumer food space, has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art facility in the United Kingdom (U.K.).  With this new facility, LT Foods is set to revolutionize the rice market in the U.K. and meet the growing demand for authentic and premium rice and rice-based

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British Asian theatre production achieves a historic milestone in the West End

  Mrs. Kapoor\’s Daughter\’s Wedding has made history by becoming the most successful British Asian touring show ever, concluding its grand tour with a sell-out performance at the prestigious Adelphi Theatre in London\’s West End on July 16th. The production, directed by the visionary Archana Kumar, not only captivated a record-breaking audience but also celebrated

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Southbank Centre announces International Performance & Dance programme for 2024-2025

Image by Westend61 Southbank Centre announces International Performance & Dance programme for 2024-2025 The Southbank Centre has announced the 2024-2025 International Performance & Dance programme, featuring an array of international work, contemporary collaborations, and brand-new work from award-winning companies and artists from the UK, Ireland, Nigeria, Poland, Australia, Canada and beyond.  The programme aims to

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