Leprosy is a persistent problem in the tea-growing area of Moulvibazar District, Sylhet, where leprosy management has been neglected for many years, due to poorly funded and under-equipped health system structures. Poor case detection and the lack of early treatment have led to an increase in disabilities caused by leprosy,…
Twenty-three-year-old Anjali Sinha, from Essex who recently won Miss London 2022 is now gearing up for Miss England final 2022 in Coventry this year – the only contest in the country that goes for Miss World. In a freewheeling interview with Eastern Eye, the beauty pageant winner who is also…
The Rt. Hon. Shailesh Vara MP has paid tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II in a speech to Parliament. Mr. Vara spoke of the Queen’s extraordinary sense of duty and commitment to public service and her impact on the UK, the Commonwealth, and the world. Mr. Vara also spoke of…
Unfounded rumours on social media – about an attempted kidnap of a teenage girl and attacks on a mosque – fuelled trouble in Leicester earlier this month, a media report said. Tensions flared up between Hindu and Muslim groups leading to disorder on September 17 and further protests the next…
Subhanu Saxena has taken over as the new chairman of The Bhavan London. He succeeded Joginder Sanger who stepped down from the position to make way for his successor. Sanger joined The Bhavan London in the late 1970s and became a part of its executive committee after a decade. Saxena’s…
Shah Rukh Khan posted a photo of himself on his social media account and well, we just can’t keep our eyes off! SRK posted a shirtless photo of himself on Instagram and wrote, “Tum hoti toh kaisa hota….Tum iss baat pe hairaan hoti, Tum iss baat pe kitni hansti…….Tum hoti…
Months after Britney Spears’ conservatorship terminated, the singer, on Monday, penned a post in which she criticised her family and her former management group. In the note, she spoke about how badly she was treated by security members. She cited the example of another 90s pop icon Jennifer Lopez to…
Half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria, which remains one of the world’s most devastating diseases. In 2021 alone, it infected 241 million and killed 627,000 people, mostly children aged below five years old in sub-Saharan Africa, the Imperial College of London informs. Scientists have engineered mosquitoes…
British South Asian women living in Leicester have come together to denounce the recent “senseless violence” in the city and call for peaceful coexistence of communities. Tensions between Hindu and Muslim groups, apparently triggered by an India-Pakistan cricket match in last August, escalated to disorder earlier this month leading to…
British member of parliament (MP) Bob Blackman on Thursday (22) came forward in support of the Hindu community after violence between Hindu and Muslim communities have affected areas such as Leicester, saying he condemned “violent attacks on Hindu temples in Leicester and Smethwick” and cautioned that the Hindu festivals of…