Image by narendramodi.in Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom over the telephone on 3 January, 2023. As this was the prime minister\’s first conversation with the King after he assumed the Office of the Sovereign of the UK, Modi conveyed his best wishes to the King […]
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Image by AP The Taliban last week banned women from attending universities in Afghanistan, leading to worldwide condemnation. The reasoning behind the step, which has left many women devastated, was that they were not following the proper Islamic dress code and concerns about interaction of students of the opposite gender. Female university students were locked
Image courtesy: Hindu Matters in Britain On the occasion of the centennial birth anniversary of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the Westminster City Council on Wednesday, 7 December paid a special tribute to the revered spiritual guru (master). A plaque was unveiled at Victoria Tower Gardens, in Westminster, Central London, with the message: “In blessed memory of
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Image by Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre “The devastation left by the floods in Pakistan is still very much raw and the desperation is apparent. The latest estimates place around 2,000 people dead, thousands injured and more than 2 million homes damaged or destroyed. Millions of people remain displaced in make-shift tents, as flood
Image by Asian Image The ‘running man’ of Oldham provided help to school children in raising an amount of £3,500 towards Pakistan flood relief efforts recently. Afruz Miah, who ran from Oldham to London while on a fast during Ramadan, came to be popularly known as the ‘running man’. His daughter studies at St Thomas
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Azeem Rafiq (Image by Sky News) British Asian cricketer Azeem Rafiq has said that the sport is still “in denial” over the rampant racism that still exists, which has driven him and his family out of the country. The former Yorkshire spinner appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee on Tuesday, more
Image by reddiff.com 2022 has not been a great year for Bollywood, with several mediocre films having tanked at the box office and the usual rut of remakes which the audience is steadily getting tired of. Even the music albums which used to be the saving grace of films which were shabbily put together, have seen
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Image by BCCL Controversial Indian godman Nithyananda’s UK representative was invited to a Diwali function at the House of Lords this year, which has been the subject of much controversy and criticism. Nithyananda, who ran several Hindu temples and ashrams in India, fled the country in 2019 after several charges against him were filed for
Image by UNICEF/PAKISTAN/Asad Zaidi British High Commissioner, Dr Christian Turner CMG, visited Islamabad Model School for Girls, Jaba Taili, Islamabad on Thursday, to observe how an innovative approach to professional development of teachers is delivering improved learning outcomes. The High Commissioner visited classrooms where teachers are using tailored lesson plans, catering to the different learning levels
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Image by Instagram @afiablogs The ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has been a star-studded event, with several well-known faces seen attending the event. A number of Bollywood celebrities were spotted, including Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Last week, Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan
