Category: Business
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Hindus welcome Air India’s inclusive meal changes
In November 2024, Air India announced it would no longer serve Halal meat as the default non-vegetarian option on its flights, citing a move toward inclusivity for Hindu and Sikh dietary preferences. Muslim passengers can still request Halal meals. The decision follows years of advocacy by Hindu and Sikh groups, who objected to Halal as…
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Labour Chair Denies Awareness of Anti-Hindu MPs in Party
On Friday, 28 June 2024, Asian Voice in collaboration with the City Hindus Network and the City Sikhs, held a political hustings for the run-up to the UK General Election. The panel consisted of Anneliese Dodds (Labour), Felicity Buchan (Conservative), Lord Christopher Fox (Lib Dems) and Dr Pallavi Devulapalli (Greens), where they were questioned on…
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Hindu Chairman heralds new era for English Football Club
February 2024: Florida based entrepreneur Shilen Patel and his Father Kiran Patel acquired an 87.8% stake in West Bromwich Albion. Known locally as ‘the Baggies’, this West Midlands football club was formed in 1878. Shilen Patel, who also has a minority share in Italian Series A club, Bologna, is now the Chairman of West Bromwich…
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Toxic culture of Western ‘Yoga Studios’
Hindu practitioner, Puravi Joshi, describes the superficial nature of this western appropriation of ‘Yoga’ that disrespects and mocks Hinduism. Practising Hindus have long been aware of how the West has reduced Yoga, into a type of physical exercise, ignoring its wider remit on inner and outer purity, character building and spirituality. Writing in the Daily…
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Women in Tech and Finance
On Thursday 2nd February 2023, City Hindus Network and City Sikhs Network held an event in the Houses of Parliament, featuring a panel of inspirational female entrepreneurs from the Finance and Tech industry, and a professor of entrepreneurship. The event was chaired by Lord Kamall, who facilitated a thought provoking and inspiring discussion between the…