- Saturday, March 01, 2025
LORD DHOLAKIA has questioned the government’s commitment to levelling up and equal opportunities for ethnic minorities in the Parliament. According to him, the actions set out by the government’s levelling-up plan do not go nearly far enough to create a more inclusive society. While responding to the minister for work…
The release of the government’s response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities was warmly welcomed by doctors and medical professionals across the country like myself. I was delighted to see the government finally getting to grips on addressing health disparities within ethnic minority communities. The report titled “Inclusive…
Ramadan is going to be particularly special this year, as people around the country prepare to celebrate, breaking their fasts together with the whole family for the first time since 2019. Asda is excited to help families prepare to make every Sehri and Iftar meal a success on this very…
TECHNOLOGY bellwether Google’s senior officials have been accused of wrongfully shielding sensitive information from US federal investigators probing antitrust allegations against the company. The Google staffers facing the accusation of hiding emails from investigators by invoking legal privilege include its CEO Sundar Pichai. In a filing to the US District…
A City broker, who lied to his boss on several occasions, has lost a case for race discrimination, harassment and unfair dismissal, a media report said. According to a report in the MailOnline, an employment tribunal hearing held in central London heard that Priyank Thakkar, who earned £60,000-a-year, took a Friday…
BRITAIN‘S economy will grow more slowly this year than previously predicted and inflation will be much higher, chancellor of exchequer Rishi Sunak said as he gave a budget update which included measures to ease a cost-of-living squeeze. Sunak, announcing forecasts drawn up by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), said on Wednesday…
CHINA’s foreign minister will visit New Delhi for talks on Friday (25), an Indian official said, though neither side has formally announced what would be the purpose of the highest-level visit since border clashes soured relations two years ago. Foreign minister Wang Yi attended a conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…
INDIA’S civil aviation regulator has put the Boeing 737 fleets of the country’s carriers on “enhanced surveillance” after a China Eastern Airlines aircraft of the same make crashed on Monday (21). Three Indian carriers – SpiceJet, Vistara and Air India Express – have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets. Directorate…
A formal FA investigation has been launched against England football team’s diversity consultant over bullying allegations, according to a media report. An internal probe started against Edleen John, the governing body’s director of international relations, corporate affairs and co-partner for equality, diversity and inclusion, the MailOnline reported. According to the report, the FA’s human…
THE Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has alleged that Indian agency workers hired to replace P&O Ferries crews in Dover are being paid £1.81 an hour, reported the BBC. Terming the low pay as a ‘shocking exploitation’, the union added that the firm also betrayed the sacked employees. P&O Ferries…
