News for 'Hindu Forum of Britain'

UK Hindu forum condemns Manipur blast

UK Hindu forum condemns Manipur blast

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

Hindu Forum of Britain secretary general Ramesh Kallidai also condemned the attack, saying "Terrorism is a real challenge for countries like India, Britain and the USA."

UK: Hindu organisation opposes stamp

UK: Hindu organisation opposes stamp

Rediff.com2 Nov 2005

The image is one of a series of six mother and child stamps that go on sale on Tuesday.

Hindu leader joins Auschwitz visit

Hindu leader joins Auschwitz visit

Rediff.com19 Mar 2006

'Visiting Auschwitz was shocking and deeply moving'

'Hindu voters in UK can play a crucial role'

'Hindu voters in UK can play a crucial role'

Rediff.com9 Apr 2010

Asking the Hindu community to make their votes count, United Kingdom's largest representative body of Hindus has said that the community could play a crucial role in some key marginal seats in the general election scheduled for May 6.

EU must not alter Kashmir report: UK Indians

EU must not alter Kashmir report: UK Indians

Rediff.com22 Jan 2007

The UK Hindu organizations are urging the European parliament to adopt the report in its entirety, without making any of the 400 and off amendments sought by the Pakistan government.

UK takes up harassment of Hindus with Kazakh Prez

UK takes up harassment of Hindus with Kazakh Prez

Rediff.com22 Nov 2006

Ashok Kumar, MP, has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons.

Welsh Assembly defers slaughter of sacred bull

Welsh Assembly defers slaughter of sacred bull

Rediff.com17 May 2007

According to the Hindu Forum of Britain, the authorities, who were planning to slaughter the bull next week, have now delayed this action.

UK: NRI wins award for community service

UK: NRI wins award for community service

Rediff.com26 Apr 2006

In a message on the occasion, British Prime Minister Tony Blair congratulated the forum on its success at promoting the positive achievements of the Hindu community.

New British Gujarati parliamentary group meets with diaspora resistance

New British Gujarati parliamentary group meets with diaspora resistance

Rediff.com18 Apr 2023

A number of Indian diaspora organisations in the UK have issued letters objecting to the creation of a new cross-party parliamentary group for British Gujaratis, warning that the move could be "divisive".

Faith hate crime against Hindus and Sikhs in UK

Faith hate crime against Hindus and Sikhs in UK

Rediff.com8 Sep 2005

There were as many as 932 instances of such hate crimes against Indians, predominantly Hindus and Sikhs, as opposed to approximately 600 instances of faith hate crimes against Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims.

Malaysia: Indians charged with sedition freed

Malaysia: Indians charged with sedition freed

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

The three charged for sedition were part of an NGO rights group, the organisation Hindu Rights Action Force or Hindraf. Hindraf is in the forefront of a fight for the rights of Indian Malaysians who feel they have been marginalised since Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957.

UK's new five pound bill sparks protest from Hindus

UK's new five pound bill sparks protest from Hindus

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

The group has been encouraging people to sign a petition calling for the withdrawal of the notes as vegans and vegetarians continued to express outrage at the use of tallow, a substance derived from animal fat.

Suella Braverman quits as UK Home Secy over 'mistake'

Suella Braverman quits as UK Home Secy over 'mistake'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

"I have made a mistake; I accept responsibility; I resign," the 42-year-old barrister said.

Good opportunity to make India a tourist hotspot

Good opportunity to make India a tourist hotspot

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

The rise in India's relative attractions lie in the precipitous decline in safety of the more popular destinations, notes Kanika Datta.

Why the battle for Sanskrit needs to be joined

Why the battle for Sanskrit needs to be joined

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

'It is a great misfortune that the Nehruvian Stalinists of India have colluded with the grand project of demeaning and destroying Sanskrit. Today, the number of Sanskritists in India is low, and falling,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.

Exclusive! Why Tulsi Gabbard doesn't want Hillary as Prez

Exclusive! Why Tulsi Gabbard doesn't want Hillary as Prez

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

'A vote for Hillary means a vote for endless wars of trying to overthrow governments and rebuilding foreign countries.' 'A vote for Bernie Sanders means an end to these interventionist wars, and instead spending our money and precious resources rebuilding our own country,' Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the only Hindu-American in the United States Congress, tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com