• Monday, March 03, 2025

India mission attack: Navendu Mishra MP, 7 Labour leaders write…

Navendu Mishra MP on Tuesday (21) wrote to the Indian high commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, expressing solidarity in the wake of the protest and vandalism that took place at the high commission on Sunday (19) by pro-Khalistan mob that also attempted to pull down the Indian national flag.…

Beijing journalist explains why people of China find India PM…

While India's relations with neighbouring China have not exactly witnessed good times under the prime ministership of Narendra Modi as the two countries have found themselves at loggerheads on a number of a number of times over border since 2014, a journalist in China has said that the Indian prime…

India finishes at 126 out of 146 nations in World…

India might be making fast progress on the economic front, rubbing shoulders with some of the world's top economies but when it comes to happiness, it seems the south Asian nation still has miles to go to catch up with even some of its crisis-torn neighbours. The country, which is…

‘Indian restaurants across globe to serve more millet foods’

Indian restaurants globally are expected to serve more millet flour-based dishes in near future, given the health benefits of these multi-grains among the busy urbanites, a Singapore-based Indian restaurateur has said. The United Nations has declared “The Millet Year 2023”, which the 40-year maritime industry veteran believes has the strong…

Hours before vandalism, protesters tried to burn down India consulate…

Two men on Sunday (19) tried to set the Indian consulate in San Francisco, US, on fire, hours before the vandalism that took place the next day, said one report. Senior Indian diplomats also informed their counterparts in the US in the wake of the act of vandalism at the…

Trump failed to disclose gifts worth $250k, including $47K from…

Former US president Donald Trump failed to disclose gifts worth $250,000 (£204,295) given to the first family by foreign leaders that included $47,000 (£38,407) worth of gifts by Indian leaders, including prime minister Narendra Modi, former president Ram Nath Kovind and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath, a partisan…

Here’s when Ramadan 2023 moon sighting will take place

Ramadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, is observed by Muslims across the world. It is the time when the community engages in fasting, praying and introspection. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk on every day during Ramadan -- abstaining from food, water and other physical needs. The fast…

The curious case of Deandra Dottin, who was deemed unfit…

Former West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin has expressed shock over her exclusion from the ongoing inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) in India saying while she was fit to represent Gujarat Giants in the tournament despite the franchise announcing her withdrawal on "medical" grounds. According to a report by the BBC…

India court slams Punjab government, police over Khalistan leader escape:…

A top court in India on Tuesday (21) slammed the government and police of the northern state of Punjab over the escape of Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh and sought a report about their operation. The Punjab and Haryana high court told the government that it has 80,000 policemen and yet…

Hotelier Vinu Bhattessa receives OBE from King Charles III

Noted hotelier Kishorkant (Vinu) Bhattessa, who was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty The Queen in the Birthday Honours List for 2022, received his honour from King Charles III at Windsor Castle on February 14. A longstanding trustee of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in the UK,…