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Beijing vows to punish Dalai supporters

Chinese authorities have pledged to punish officials who follow Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and "support activities of splitting the country'', the official media reported, citing the Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)

શ્રી વિલ્સડન સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિરમાં તુલસી વિવાહનું આયોજન

શ્રી વિલ્સડન સ્વામિનારાયણ મંદિર ખાતે તાજેતરમાં તુલસી વિવાહનું ભક્તિભાવપૂર્વક આયોજન કરાયું હતું. આ પ્રસંગે સૌએ માતા તુલસી વુંદા અને ભગવાન શાલિગ્રામ – વિષ્ણુના લગ્ન, ભજન સત્સંગ અને મહાપ્રસાદનો લાભ લીધો હતો.

Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd. Southall Branch Moves into New Premises

On November 3rd, Punjab National Bank (International) Ltd, Southall Branch, moved into newly refurbished premises at 110, Southall Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 1RB. The new branch premises were inaugurated by Shri.T.S.Saini (President, Multicultural Society) and Mr.Bhupinder Singh, MD, of Punjab National Bank (International) Limited.

UAE blacklists Islamic Relief

British aid charity 'Islamic Relief', who have been enlisted to work on £12.5 million valued projects with the Department for International Development, involved in helping children affected by the Syria conflict remain in school and improved the quality of lives in Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and Sudan through “Islamic microfinance” schemes, were chastised as a terrorist outfit by the United Arab Emirates.

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Islamic Relief aid workers

The Loomba Foundation, a UN accredited global NGO working for the cause of poor widows and their children, and BSE Ltd. (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.), Asia’s first and India’s fastest Stock Exchange, today hosted a conference entitled ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: Empowering Poor Widows in India’. The event encouraged corporate India to channel their mandatory 2% Corporate Social Responsibility provision in the new Companies Act for the benefit of impoverished widows.

New figures have revealed that in 2010, there has been a 13% rise in the number of self employed people. It is not evident if this has been caused by the decline in the employment rate, but making use of the opportunity well, the Labour party has decided to hold a summit for self-employed workers. It is evident that this summit will please the Asian community to a great extend, who have one of the highest percentage of self employed people, mostly engaged in variety of businesses, amongst the ethnic communities.

A High Court in London made legal history when it banned two Birmingham-based men, aged 27 and 31, who were suspected of sexual predation, from approaching girls under the age of 18. This was facilitated by the use of a civil injunction in lieu of a criminal hearing proceeding which made it easier to penalise the men's actions more specifically and immediately.

Amidst immigration debates running for the last few weeks, a plan of stricter border control, by the Labour party which may lead to the recruitment of 1,000 more border and immigration enforcement staff, has faced severe backlash by the Home Secretary, who has criticised that this scheme could possibly fund only 59 new members of staff.