London Mayor and Chief Rabbi take action to help refugees and those in need 29/11/2016 1:10 pm Rupanjana Dutta Key political and religious figures were among 40,000 volunteers all around the world hosting tea parties, making teddy bears, wrapping Christmas presents, cooking meals and collecting goods for refugees and the most vulnerable in society, as part of Mitzvah Day – the UK’s biggest faith-based day of social action.
Nikki Haley the pride and joy of Indian-Americans 29/11/2016 4:57 am Anand Pillai On November 22, 2016, Governor Nikki R Haley of South Carolina was chosen by US President-elect Donald Trump to serve as US ambassador to the United Nations, becoming first Indian-American to be appointed to a Cabinet-level post in the US administration.
Serena Rees: Laying bare the naked truth 29/11/2016 7:08 am Anand Pillai She loves things to be spectacular but she is not a diva. We are talking about Serena Rees, a successful British businesswoman of Kashmiri Indian descent but more known for being the co-founder of Agent Provocateur.
British Sikhs suffer increasing racist abuse, says report 29/11/2016 9:27 am Rupanjana Dutta One in five British Sikhs has been the victim of racist abuse or discrimination in the past one year, including from public officials, according to a survey. The poll of 45559 Sikhs released on Friday, by the Sikh Network, prompted calls from a committee of MPs for the Home Office to address the discrimination against Britain's 420,000 strong Sikh community.
Tata Steels ousts Mistry, brings OP Bhatt as interim chairman 30/11/2016 5:28 am Mitul Paniker Tata Steel board has ousted Cyrus Mistry as chairman of the company, bringing in former State Bank of India chairman, OP Bhatt as the interim chairman till the extraordinary general meeting on December 21
