• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Claudia Webbe MP says Leicester violence left people traumatised

While calm has been restored in Leicester amid “proactive patrols”, local MP Claudia Webbe has said people in her constituency left traumatised by the recent violence are too “scared” to go out. Community tensions in the English city, apparently sparked by a cricket match between India and Pakistan in Dubai…

British Muslims & Hindus should always be allies, not adversaries:…

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged to take a stand against all forms of hatred, intolerance and extremism amid reports of ‘large-scale unrest’ and ‘serious disorder’ in Leicester following communal clashes over the weekend. In a series of tweets, Khan said that British Muslims and British Hindus should always be…

Hotter temperatures linked to increase in kidney stones – Study

According to a new study, doctors have warned that in the coming decades, rising temperatures due to the climate crisis will lead to a rise in people suffering from kidney stones. Kidney stone disease is a painful condition caused by hard deposits of minerals like calcium that develop in concentrated…

Modi has influential voice on world stage, welcome his intervention:…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a powerful, influential voice on the world stage and the Russian leadership respects India’s position on the global arena, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said, emphasising that London hopes President Vladimir Putin listens to those voices who are calling for peace amid the Ukraine…

Indian foreign minister speaks to British counterpart over Indians’ security…

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his British counterpart James Cleverly and shared India’s concern about the security and welfare of the Indian community in the UK. His remarks came in the wake of recent reports of violence in several UK cities against the Indian community. Jaishankar…

Apple may move a quarter of iPhone production to India…

Apple Inc may make one out of four iPhones in India by 2025, J.P.Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, as the tech giant moves some production away from China, amid mounting geopolitical tensions and strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the country. The brokerage expects Apple to move about 5% of iPhone 14…

India’s Hindu right-wing VHP speaks out on UK violence; writes…

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday stressed on the need to take prompt action against the alleged violence against Hindus in Leicester and Birmingham. In a letter to British prime minister Liz Truss, VHP said they are alarmed at the ongoing violence in Leicester in which a large number…

House of the Dragons producer and writer suggests the show…

Sara Hess, who is the executive producer and writer of the ongoing Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, has suggested the show may depict sexual violence in the future. Interestingly, she has previously said that the show would not feature in the first season. Hess spoke to Vanity…

Eight out of ten Britons will be overweight or obese…

The UK is in the grip of an “obesity emergency” that threatens to bankrupt the NHS and cut lives short, a report warns. According to experts, more than eight in ten Britons will be overweight or obese by 2060 – costing the economy £142 billion a year, the Daily Mail…

Finding freedom from an unhappy marriage

WHY SONIA GUPTA THREW A DIVORCE PARTY AFTER SPLIT Only those who have gone through a divorce know how painful it is and, perhaps, more so within the south Asian community because of outdated attitudes. But now an empowered generation is changing that and taking control of their lives, which…