Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T10:58:54+00:00August 14th, 2020|iGLOBAL, iWellness|
The UK began trials of a new smartphone app this week designed to track Covid-19 infections within the community, with versions also available in languages such as Punjabi, Gujarati, Bangla and Urdu to ensure a wider outreach.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T11:03:00+00:00August 11th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
A pair of gold-plated spectacles believed to have been worn by Mahatma Gandhi and presented as a gift in the 1900s have attracted mega bids since they went on the online auction circuit, hitting a whopping £50,000 and far surpassing the initial estimate of £15,000.
Nadia Hatink2020-08-20T03:44:17+00:00August 9th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
The UK government said that it will be suspending the use of a digital tool to process visas amid a legal challenge that claimed it amounted to “racism” as the computer algorithm discriminated against applicants on the basis of nationality by design.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T10:50:57+00:00July 29th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
Noor Inayat Khan, the first Indian-origin World War II spy for Britain, and Khudadad Khan, the first soldier of the British Indian Army to become the recipient of the prestigious Victoria Cross – the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, are among those in the running for a new series of commemorative coins.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T07:31:33+00:00July 24th, 2020|iGLOBAL, iWellness|
If adults spent no more than two hours watching television each day, they could minimise their exposure to the health risks associated with the sedentary activity of watching TV, according to a new UK study published this week.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T07:31:58+00:00July 24th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
A Global Indian professional who has worked across leading public and private sector forms in the UK has been selected as the new Chair of Highways England, the UK government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's highways and major road infrastructure.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T07:55:34+00:00July 18th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
A statue of Robert Clive, referred to as "Clive of India" for his role in establishing Britain’s colonial domination over India in the early years of the British Empire, has been saved from removal from its pride of place in Shrewsbury town centre in western England after a local council voted against its removal.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T08:09:04+00:00July 13th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
The Indian diaspora is playing a key role in the fight against Covid-19. Indian communities around the world are standing with and supporting vulnerable communities that have been severely impacted by this pandemic.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T08:33:53+00:00June 26th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
Britain’s leading doctors’ associations are calling on the UK government for an automatic fee-free extension of the short-term visas of many Indian doctors stranded in the coronavirus lockdown as they await their international qualification exams in the UK.
Nadia Hatink2020-09-07T09:21:18+00:00June 24th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel recently came out fighting against Opposition Labour Party MPs who accused her of using her Indian heritage to “gaslight” the "very real racism" faced by minority communities in the UK.
