Image by Twitter @tariqahmadbt Lord (Tariq) Ahmad is in India for a visit that will accelerate UK-India collaboration on science, technology and health, following a landmark agreement on science, research and innovation signed by the two countries in April. Building on the ambitions for the UK-India relationship set out in the 2030 Roadmap, Lord Ahmad […]
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Image by Instagram @hari_budha_magar Hari Budha Magar, former Corporal in the British Army’s legendary Gurkha regiment, has made history by becoming the first double above-the-knee amputee to conquer Mount Everest. Budha Magar lost both of his legs during a mission in Afghanistan following an IED explosion in 2010. Not wanting his disability to be a
Image by European Union The UK is providing an additional £2.3 million (over 300 million Taka) in humanitarian support for the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. This new UK support will provide Rohingya communities with health care, shelter, and basic site management support. It will also strengthen safeguarding systems for Rohingya refugees and
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Image by GOV.UK Harjinder Kang was been appointed as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) to South Asia and Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, succeeding Alan Gemmell OBE on 3 May. HMTCs lead the UK’s overseas effort to promote UK trade, investment, trade policy and export finance. As the new Trade Commissioner for South Asia, Harjinder
Image by Muslim Hands Comedian Tez Ilyas has partnered with international NGO Muslim Hands this Ramadan to raise thousands of pounds to help those impacted by conflict and climate change in Lebanon and Pakistan. On 31st March 2023, Ilyas and a group of ten volunteers from all over the UK welcomed the month of Ramadan
Image by UK Parliament The International Trade Committee published its report on UK trade negotiations with India last month. In their report, MPs noted that the briefings they received from Government on the negotiations, designed to inform the Committee’s all-important scrutiny, have been extremely limited in scope. Even requests for basic information were met with
Launched in 1973, a Falkland’s warship is set to be turned into a museum in Glasgow. HMS Ambuscade, later known as PNS Tariq, which was being used by the Pakistan navy has been decommissioned and will be turned into a shipbuilding museum on the River Clyde. The Type 21 Frigate was built at Yarrows Shipbuilders
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Image by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan have taken to the streets in protest across the world, voicing their disappointment over his arrest on Tuesday, 9 May. Khan was arrested by security forces at the High Court in the capital, Islamabad on corruption charges. Numerous officers were seen in
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Image by Twitter @AlexWEllis The British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis hosted a reception and screening of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla, at his residence in New Delhi. This historic milestone was celebrated in the UK over a special long weekend with events to bring the UK together,
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Image by BAPA Swaminarayan Sanstha Revered Mahant Swami Maharaj was cheerfully welcomed to the UK and Europe by thousands of devotees and well-wishers on Tuesday, 2 May at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London. Several people filled the Mandir steadily at the early hours of 3.30am, eagerly awaiting their first darshan of him in London since
