• Saturday, March 29, 2025

New Sikh court in UK to address family disputes

BRITISH-SIKH lawyers in the UK have established a new court as a platform to resolve family and civil disputes in the community, a media report in the country said on Thursday (25).  The court came into existence last weekend at a ceremony at the Old Hall at Lincoln’s Inn in…

Indian, Korean firms ink $3b green energy joint venture

SOUTH KOREA'S  LTech UVC has recently signed with ACME Group, a leading Indian energy conglomerate, a new business agreement in Dubai, UAE, to further the two Asian economies' aspirations in the field of green energy. LTech UVC, which is a global producer of green energy resources based on green hydrogen…

BJP MP rakes up ‘India-Pakistan’ analogy as heavyweight opponent files…

AKHILESH YDAV, former chief minister of the north western Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a key face of India's opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), has filed his nomination from the constituency of Kannauj, a seat he had previously represented in the Lok Sabha or Lower House of…

April 25 is World Malaria Day: Reckoning India’s challenges &…

WHILE India has pledged to eliminate malaria by 2030, healthcare experts feel malaria continues to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the country. Limited access to healthcare and lack of affordability continue to plague the rural health in the country and states such as Odisha,…

Controversial Indian YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins Modi’s BJP, says it…

MANISH KASHYAP, a controversial YouTuber from the eastern Indian state of Bihar, who was arrested last year over alleged 'fake videos' claiming attacks on migrants from his state in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, on Thursday (25) joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming it was the Hindu nationalist…

India top court broadens Patanjali ads hearing to include FMCG…

THE Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (23) expanded the scope of its hearing in the Patanjali Ayurved case, taking a stern view of misleading advertisements by FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) firms and sought response from three federal ministries of the country on measures they have taken to restrict practices…

Indian Sikh pilgrim dies of heart attack in Pakistan during…

AN Indian Sikh pilgrim visiting the city of Lahore in Pakistan for a Baisakhi festival has died of cardiac arrest, official sources in Pakistan told news agency Press Trust of India. The deceased, Sardar Jangir Singh, was among nearly 2,400 Sikh pilgrims who reached Lahore from Patiala in India's Punjab…

Sam Pitroda hits back at Modi amid ‘inheritance tax’ row,…

The Indian opposition Congress's pledge of "wealth redistribution" in its manifesto for the ongoing national elections has seen an ugly war of words erupting between it and prime minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sam Pitroda, who leads Overseas Indian Congress that reaches out to the…

Explained: what is US inheritance tax that India’s Sam Pitroda…

SAM Pitroda, chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, has triggered a massive political controversy in India by remarking on the opposition Indian National Congress ‘wealth redistribution’ promise in its manifesto for the ongoing general elections. The 81-year-old cited the inheritance tax, as it exists in some states of the United States,…

Lord Hanuman’s birthday celebrated at Leicester temple

ON the holy occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, marking the birthday of Hindu god Lord Hanuman, a special ceremony was held in Salangpur Dham in Melton Road, Leicester, following six days of festivities. A priest travelled from India to the UK from India to preside over the celebrations that took place…