Illustration by Ellie Foreman-Peck A majority in the cheering crowd were categorical that Sunak’s Indian heritage and ethnic minority background had no part to play in the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister. “This country is not racist. For Rishi to reach this stage, it proves that […]
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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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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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Image courtesy: Muzz YouTube channel From 18 July to 17 August, tech giant Apple’s app store celebrated South Asian Heritage Month by highlighting a range of brilliant apps ideated and designed by British South Asian creators. From menopause-support app to children’s educational platforms, check out some of these unique and pioneering apps and games, all
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Image by John Phillips/Getty Images British Asian journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan was announced as the host of BBC’s quiz programme University Challenge starting autumn of 2023. The Kolkata-born cricket enthusiast will succeed Jeremy Paxman who has been its quizmaster since the show was revived by the corporation in 1994. Rajan, 39, was appointed as
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Osman Yousefzada’s first intervention (Image by The British Council/PA) A multidisciplinary artist has teamed up with renowned British institutions to celebrate his family’s Pakistani roots and mark South Asian Heritage Month. Osman Yousefzada has been working with the British Council and the V&A for the exhibit – What is Seen and What is Not –
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A 7-year-old British Asian girl was invited along with others to Downing Street to recognise and celebrate the work of climate change activists. Aleesha Gadhia from Nottinghamshire recently won the \’Child Of Britain Awards 2022\’ which was presented to her by TV anchor Eamon Holmes. She is the first youth ambassador for Cool Earth, which
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Image by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The New Jersey man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie told the New York Post in an interview published Wednesday that he was “surprised” the author had survived the attack. “When I heard he survived, I was surprised, I guess,” Hadi Matar, 24, told the tabloid, which said they held a video
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Vishal and his son Johaan (Image by MyLondon) A five-year-old boy was left with severe burns after touching a lightbulb at a Croydon dessert shop which left him \’traumatised\’, unable to sleep and \’scared to touch anything\’. Johaan Jain was with his father Vishal Jain and sister when the incident occurred at Crepes and Cones
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Image by Independent Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank’s former British Indian co-CEO, who played a crucial role in the development of the German bank, has died after a nearly five-year battle with cancer. Deutsche Bank said in a statement Saturday that it “mourns the death of its former Co-CEO Anshu Jain, who passed away in the
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