Katherine Birbalsingh, often referred to as “Britain’s strictest headmistress”, welcomed the ruling that upheld her ban on prayer rituals, after a Muslim pupil sought to legally challenge it as discriminatory.
Category: NRI/PIO Stories
Substantial increase in attack on Hindus in US, says PIO Congressman Shri Thanedar
Thanedar and four other Indian-American lawmakers have recently written to the US Department of Justice seeking an investigation into the recent surge in attacks on Hindu temples and places of worship.
Andhra Pradesh-born US entrepreneur Gopi Thotakura to become first Indian space tourist
The Indian-born entrepreneur is the co-founder of Preserve Life Corp, a centre for holistic wellness and applied health, located near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Band of doctors: Fronted by a British Indian NHS doc, Gulz is touring the United Kingdom
The lead singer and songwriter is now busy rehearsing with his four bandmates for their next live gig in Birmingham on March 16.
Indian diaspora in Mexico gets new Ram Temple, with pran pratishtha by American priest
The priest, of Caucasian appearance but dressed in the traditional clothes of an Indian purohit (priest), garlanded three small statues of Ram, Sita, and Lakshman.
Indian-American Preesha Chakraborty, aged 9, named in world’s brightest students list
Preesha is a Warm Spring Elementary school student in Fremont, California, and she took the US-based Johns Hopkins Center’s test in the summer of 2023 as a Grade 3 student, said a media release.
Ram Mandir inauguration: Mauritius grants special 2-hour break to Hindu officials
Hinduism is the largest religion in Mauritius, with Hindus representing approximately 48.5 per cent of the population in 2011.
Indian-origin UK driver gets 6 years in jail for racing in traffic and killing British Sikh woman
Arjun Dosanjh and his 51-year-old co-accused Jacek Wiatrowski were racing each other in traffic. Their dangerous competition led to a collision with Surinder Kaur, 81.
“I did it again… just a little faster,” says British Indian army officer about her solo ski expedition to South Pole
Antarctica, the last continent on Earth, has few human footsteps; but of what there is, the ski tracks left by Preet Chandi are very special. Nicknamed “Polar Preet”, the British Army officer of Indian origin recently finished yet another unsupported solo skiing expedition to Antarctica for the year 2023. She announced her success with an […]
British Hindus and British Indians suffer UK media-driven social bias focused on “cows, curry, caste”
A new report titled ‘British media and perception: A survey for British Hindus and British Indians’ has revealed that the Indian-origin community in the United Kingdom suffers from social bias due to various inaccuracies and imbalance in media reporting. The highlight of the survey is that the error-riddled and unbalanced UK media reporting “is contributing […]