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PM Rishi Sunak’s daughter, Anoushka Sunak, performs Kuchipudi at a dance festival in London

Anoushka Sunak, the daughter of British prime minister Rishi Sunak and his entrepreneur wife Akshata Murthy, recently performed at ‘Rang’, an international Kuchipudi dance festival in London on Friday, 25 November. The event was organized by acclaimed Kuchipudi dancer Arunima Kumar and saw performances by over a hundred artists between the ages of four and […]

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Shamima Begum’s appeal underway, could face death penalty if she went to Bangladesh

Image by BBC/The Guardian Shamima Begum, who is contending the removal of her UK citizenship after she left the country to go to Syria in 2015, could face capital punishment if she were to return to Bangladesh, her country of origin, a court heard. Begum, who joined the terrorist organization ISIS at the age of

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Vedanta launches drive to feed 2 million children in India

 Image by Vedanta Resources Ltd. On Children’s Day this year, Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited founded by London-based British billionaire Anil Agarwal, launched its feeding drive to serve 2 million meals to children across Nand Ghars, a flagship social impact project under Anil Agarwal Foundation. This drive is a part of the

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Sri Lanka tourism and travel industry showcased at World Travel Market in London

All images by srilankahc.uk The Sri Lanka High Commission in London facilitated the participation of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and 57 partners of the travel trade at the World Travel Market (WTM) which was held at the ExCeL London from 7- 9 November, 2022. The Sri Lanka pavilion was declared open by Minister of

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Teenage Bradford boy ‘murdered’ in Pakistan while on a holiday

Image by YorkshireLive A teenage British boy is reported to have been killed while on a holiday in Pakistan with his mother. Adil Khan, 14, who was from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was shot dead when he was on his way to his relatives’ house. His mother was with him when the tragic incident occurred. The

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Human Appeal commence rebuild following devastating Pakistan floods

Image by Getty Following this year’s unprecedented and deadly floods which brought widespread devastation to Pakistan, damaging over 2 million homes and displacing 33 million people in the country, UK humanitarian aid charity, Human Appeal, has launched plans to build flood-resistant homes in the country. One of the first international aid organisations to begin such

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Islamic State bride Shamima Begum begins her appeal over the removal of UK citizenship

Image by BBC Shamima Begum, who fled the UK to go to Syria at the age of 15, is set to begin her appeal over the removal of her British citizenship. Prior to fleeing, Begum lived in east London and went to school in the city. She, along with Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, left

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Britain to offer 3000 visas each year to degree-educated Indians

Image by Twitter @RishiSunak Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met PM Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia this week. This was the first meeting between the two leaders where Modi congratulated Sunak on assuming office as the top leader last month. The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the state of

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PM Rishi Sunak holds talks with several world leaders at the G20 summit

Image by Simon Walker/No 10 Downing Street Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met several world leaders including US President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia this week. On Tuesday, 15 November, the leaders agreed on the national and international importance of the strong UK-US relationship, particularly given the challenging economic times the world

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the G20 summit, sets out a five-point economic action plan for leaders to address

Image by GOV.UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for coordinated global action to address international economic instability and the rising cost of living at the G20 Summit this week. The meeting in Indonesia comes as countries around the world face huge economic difficulties, caused or exacerbated by the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Every household on the

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