Image by Team Saiful Arakani/BBC UK based charity Islamic Relief is preparing to respond to a huge fire in the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh that has destroyed shelters and left around 12,000 people homeless. According to reports, the fire began around 2.40pm on Sunday afternoon at Camp 11. Many such fire incidents have […]
Image by Twitter @JamesCleverly India on Wednesday, 1 March, called upon G20 Nations to adopt multilateral action for faster extradition of fugitive economic offenders and recovery of assets both on the domestic front and abroad. Chairing the first Anti-Corruption working group meeting of G20 nations in Gurugram, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
Jagtar Singh Johal’s campaign poster (Image by STV) Leader of the Labour Party and the family of Scottish Sikh man Jagtar Singh Johal have pointed out that Rishi Sunak and the Foreign Office appear to be scaling back the UK’s support for him. Johal, who has been held in prison in India for over five
Image by BLOOMBERG A new way forward for a prosperous, stable future for Northern Ireland was set out on Monday 27 February, rewriting the Treaty to fix the practical problems for the people and businesses of Northern Ireland. It is said to protect Northern Ireland’s place within the Union, and restores the balance of the
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Image by the British Asian Trust International development charity the British Asian Trust has welcomed Bharath Visweswariah as the new Executive Director India. The charity, which was founded in 2007 by King Charles III, has mentioned that Visweswariah brings over 20 years of experience in development and management consulting to the role. He has worked
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Image by Twitter @MuslimCouncil The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) gave its response to the heavily trailed ‘independent’ review on the Prevent strand of the Government’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy earlier this month. The organisation believes that the review will make Britain less safe and will make British Muslims feel particularly vulnerable as it attempts to play down
Image by West Yorkshire Police Police investigating a fatal collision in Leeds have released details of the woman that died in the incident and issued a renewed appeal for witnesses recently. Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari, aged 28, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred at the junction of Stanningley Road and
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Jonathan Kennedy, Director Arts, British Council in India (Image by the British Council) By Swarupa Tripathy The Director of Arts for British Council in India, Jonathan Kennedy, has had an elaborate career promoting Indian theatre and arts for more than a decade. In his current role, he is responsible for developing national strategy and working with
LinkedIn Hafizul Rahman A footballer whose career was cut short due to a knee injury has made it his mission to inspire the next generation of players. Hafizul Rahman, 21, has over 14 years of experience playing football with professional clubs like Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. He then got the opportunity
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Image by The Siasat Daily UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attended the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Bengaluru on 23 February in his first overseas visit since taking office. The trip aims to strengthen the already productive UK-India economic relationship and deepen ties to increase new investment and bringing
