- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
AN Indian community organisation in Sutton conducted Ganeshotsav celebration in the city during the weekend, a statement said. Sutton Mitra Mandal organised the event under a specially erected 3,400 sqft marquee at Beddington Park in Beddington on Saturday (23) and Sunday (24). The celebration encompassed various Indian traditions, including the…
THE US has expressed concern to Sri Lanka about the likely visit of a Chinese research ship in October that could also cause worries in India, which previously raised security concerns over docking by China’s spy vessels, according to a media report. US under-secretary Victoria Nuland, who met Sri Lankan…
LONDON’s Drummond Street, known for its immigrant-owned businesses, is facing a severe economic challenge due to the HS2 high-speed rail project. Originally intended to improve connections between London, Birmingham, and Manchester, HS2’s delayed and over-budget construction near Euston station has disrupted the once-thriving area, reported the Times. For many local businesses,…
ARMY chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries, including the US, met in India on Tuesday (26) to discuss threats facing the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of concern at an increasingly assertive China. US Army chief Randy George said the region was “critically important”, speaking to reporters alongside his…
A SCULPTURE has been installed in Leicester to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ugandan Asian migration to the city. The colourful 15-foot-tall artwork put up on Belgrave Roundabout consists of an archway and features Ugandan flowers, birds and animals. Entitled ‘Sculptural Gateway’, it symbolises the struggles faced by the people…
China has refused to further expand cooperation in the areas of energy, water management, and climate change under the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it emerged on Tuesday (26) signalling a strain in the ‘ironclad’ friendship between the allies. Cash-strapped Pakistan also gave up its opposition to setting up a…
THIS could feel like a long year for Keir Starmer. The Labour leader seems ever more likely to emerge as prime minister once the general election is eventually held, but whether he can seal the deal with the British public is unlikely to be put to the test any time…
ANTI-MUSLIM hate speech incidents in India averaged more than one a day in the first half of 2023 and were seen most in states with upcoming elections, according to a report by Hindutva Watch, a Washington-based group monitoring attacks on minorities. There were 255 documented incidents of hate speech gatherings…
PAKISTAN said on Monday (25) it was investigating two local distributors of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s Avastin cancer drug after 12 diabetic patients injected with the drug went blind. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) said the health authorities in Punjab, the most populous province, had launched the investigation…
A COPYRIGHT infringement case between two Indian photoblogs has caught public attention after Humans of New York founder Brandon Stanton slammed the “profit motive” behind the art of storytelling. Humans of Bombay (HOB), launched in Mumbai in 2014, has sued its rival People of India, claiming infringement of intellectual property…
