Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day-long tour of Varanasi, on Friday mocked the opposition for questioning his ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana saying their experiments to alleviate poverty failed to help the poor. “I am surprised that those who did not open a single account in the banks are showing their concern that the accounts are not being ...

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she believes Subhas Chandra Bose was alive after 1945, the first head of government to publicly indicate the freedom-fighter did not die in the purported air crash in Taiwan. Banerjee’s comments came soon after her government made public 64 classified files related to the freedom-fighter who is said to have ...

UNICEF says attacks by armed extremist group Boko Haram have forced 500,000 children to flee their homes in the last five months. The U.N.’s children agency says 1.4 million children overall are “on the run” in Nigeria and neighboring countries where the group has sown terror in recent months. More than half of the 1.2 million children who have fled ...

A new Tesco Metro was welcomed to Roman Road in Bow on Thursday by residents and the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, following an announcement that 31% of the new jobs have been secured by local long-term unemployed residents. Mayor John Biggs cut the ribbon to open Roman Road’s new supermarket at 12.30pm during an opening ceremony which was also attended ...

One of Lancashire’s most renowned Indian chefs, Abdul Momin Khan, and his brothers have opened a new restaurant at 145 Redlam in the Mill Hill ward of the borough of Darwen and Blackburn, in north-west England. On Tuesday, 8th September Achari officially celebrated the launch of the new restaurant. Achari aims to meet the expectations of local diners by striking ...

Long established community organisation Probashi Balagonj-Osmaninagar Education Trust organised its general meeting on 30th August at Montefiore Centre in East London.  The trustees discussed on modernisation of education stipends and actions and activities undertook by the organisation in past. The general meeting was presided over by the President Badrul Islam and conducted by General Secretary Harun-Ur-Rashid.  Guest who addressed the ...

Tower Hamlets Council was presented with a portrait of former Poplar mayor George Lansbury at the Local History Library & Archives. Nigel Whiskin, the great grandson of George Lansbury was joined by the Mayor John Biggs who formally accepted the portrait on behalf of the council. The oil painting by John Flanagan was recently exhibited at the history library as ...

West London Awami Leage organised a Duwa Mahfil and discussion meeting praying for peace for the incorporeal soul of late Welfare Minister and MP for Mowlvibazar-3 Syed Mohsin Ali.  BBCA Secretary Shanoor Khan conducted the Munajat. President of West London Awami League Alhaj Ustar Ali presided over the condolence meeting and Secretary Shohidur Rahman conducted it.  Organising Secretary of UK ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :: Provide support to Bangladesh by sharing knowledge on countering radicalisation, provide assistance in cyber space management and monitor UK based NGOs with links to religious extremism said Prof Abul Barkat. Prof Abul Barkat, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka was speaking at a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh and the UK: Countering Religious Radicalisation & ...

Tower Hamlets Independents have today called for Labour to ‘put their money where their mouth is’ on the refugee crisis and accept our fair share of Syrian refugees into the borough. The call was made as Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to accept 20,000 refugees by 2020, Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper called for councils to take on refugees ...