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Peterborough charity raises £22,000 towards aid for Pakistan

 Shujah Saklain, co-founder of the Children of Adam charity (Image by Nadia Gyane/BBC) A charity in the UK has raised £22,000 in just a few hours to provide essential aid to those who have lost their homes and belongings due to the flood in Pakistan. Children of Adam, a Peterborough charity, revealed that the funds […]

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Urgent appeal launched to help many affected by the floods in Pakistan

Image by NDTV File Disaster has struck Pakistan after millions of people have been affected by the severe floods. As a result, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has now launched an urgent appeal, with fifteen UK charities including the British Red Cross and Oxfam seeking donations from the public as the water levels in the

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Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan becomes the second-highest wicket-taker in T20Is

Image courtesy: BCCI Photo Rising star of cricket, Rashid Khan has set the record by becoming the second-highest wicket-taker in the T20I format on Tuesday. The Afghan spinner accomplished the remarkable feat at the ongoing Asian Cup 2022, during his side’s Group B tie against Bangladesh. During the 16th over of the Bangladesh innings, Rashid

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West Dunbartonshire Council unanimously agrees to back the release of Jagtar Singh Johal

Image courtesy: sikh24.com The government has been urged to do something about the release of Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been unlawlfully held captive in India as a prisoner since 2017. However, despite multiple appelas, the government has said that it cannot comment on a pending legal case. Recently, media reports have stated that

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New BAPS Hindu Temple to be constructed in Paris

BAPS Hindu Mandir A new project under the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) is underway in Paris, France with a foundation stone-laying ceremony set to take place this weekend. BAPS, which is a renowned international socio-spiritual organisation affiliated to the UN and with major centres across the world including London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, New

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Footballer Nadia Khan selected to make her international debut for the Pakistan football team

Image by Sky Sports Doncaster Rovers Belles star Nadia Khan\’s is set to make her international debut for the Pakistan women\’s national team. Sky Sports News reported that the Rovers Belles midfielder is set to fly to Kathmandu this weekend to meet with her new Pakistan team-mates, who are returning to international action in the

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Indian National Students Association, UK launch a fundraiser for three Indian students who died in a horrific crash

Image by Police Scotland Three Indian students, including two Leicester University students and a graduate from the institute, died in a horrific car-lorry collision while on a holiday in the Appin area of Argyll in the Scottish West Highlands, according to reports. This led the Indian National Students Association, UK to launch a fundraiser for

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Soho Theatre appoints its first Mumbai-based producer to promote India and UK’s comedy scene

– Image courtesy: Broadway World UK  Sumit Naganath has joined Soho Theatre as its first Mumbai-based Comedy Producer, part of our ongoing work in bringing the best Indian comedy to the UK and the best UK comedy to India, in partnership with Mumbai arts organisation G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture. At forefront of the burgeoning comedy scene

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Scottish man tortured in India after UK intelligence agencies facilitated his arrest

Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested in Punjab, India 5 years ago Britain’s intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a British Sikh man now being held in an Indian prison on terrorism charges and conspiracy to murder. Jagtar Singh Johal, a 35-year-old British national from Dumbarton in Scotland, was arrested while in Punjab

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British anthropologist challenges deportation from Kerala at Delhi High Court

Image by BBC The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Union government’s stand on a plea filed by UK-based anthropologist Filippo Osella challenging his deportation from Kerala in March this year. Osella, a scholar who has published books about Kerala, had arrived in Thiruvananthapuram to attend a conference on March 24. But he was

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