Image by British Asian Trust BT and the British Asian Trust recently announced that they will work together for a further three years to empower 200,000 adolescent girls with digital and life skills at an event yesterday hosted by the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, at his residence in New Delhi. In addition, […]
Image by Twitter @kabulnewstv On Sunday, 14 November, the Taliban Supreme leader gave an obligatory order for full implementation of sharia law in Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban have carried out several public floggings on women and men accusing them of adultery, theft, same-sex sexual conduct or kidnapping, in different provinces in Afghanistan. This interpretation of Islamic law includes
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Image by Pradeep Shakya/UN Women The UK Government is launching the second edition of its Women’s Leadership Mentoring Programme. It has invited young women to apply for the chance to be a part of the second cohort of a year-long mentoring programme. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to be mentored by a female ambassador
When asked to describe 2022 in a word, the public chose a phrase which describes ‘the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past twelve months’. Oxford Dictionaries on Monday revealed that in an online vote, “goblin mode” has been selected as the word of the year. The term is defined as “a type of behavior
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Image by Getty Former England captain turned commentator Nasser Hussain praised Ben Stokes for leading his team to a famous Test victory in Rawalpindi against Pakistan. Ollie Robinson and James Anderson each took four wickets on Day 5 as the visitors defeated Pakistan by 74 runs. \”I do not think I\’ve seen a better week of
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Image by Twitter @CTurnerFCDO The British Foreign Secretary, The Rt. Hon. James Cleverly MP, has announced the appointment of Dr Christian Turner CMG to a senior diplomatic position in London as Director General Geopolitical (Political Director) at the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). This is a position equivalent to Under Secretary of State. Currently
Image by Facebook @gcdirector British film director Gurinder Chadha OBE, known for films like Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice, is set to direct and produce a Disney musical feature, inspired by a dynamic princess from Indian history. According to entertainment news website Deadline, Chadha will co-write the script of the film with Paul
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Image by Barclays Chief executive of British bank Barclays, Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan, has been diagnosed with cancer, the bank has said. Known as Venkat within the bank, the boss will undergo an intensive treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in New York. Non-hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, a network
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Image by gov.uk The return of the England Test team comes amid a standout year for UK-Pakistan sporting and cultural ties, coinciding with the 75-year anniversary of UK-Pakistan relations, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the England T20 Pakistan cricket tour and the World Cup T20 England-Pakistan final. The Tests mark a highpoint, as 2022 draws to a
Image by Human Appeal The AidEx Humanitarian Hero Award was won by Dr Mohammed Ashmawey, CEO of Human Appeal on 16 November in Brussels at AidEx 2022. The award sets out to recognise and celebrate stand-out individuals from the humanitarian aid and development community. The three shortlisted finalists also included Qasim Rashid Ahmad, Founder and
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