By Jai

English Defence League leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka “Tommy Robinson”) has a history of making statements indicating that his actions are racially-motivated. For example, during an interview on 27 January 2010, Yaxley-Lennon made the following remarks: “Within 30 or 40 years in this country we are a complete minority to Muslims, because of the Muslim demographics…..Our culture and our race will disappear in this country.”

By Shamik Das

Friends of the Earth today described the UK government’s omission of shipping emissions in its climate targets as “like an alcoholic giving up all booze except whisky”.

By Agencies

A British judge jailed disgraced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt, two of his bowlers and their agent Thursday for their part in a fixing scandal which rocked the international game to its core.

 By Rima Saini

With an inspiring discussion that many would loathe to conclude, the second lecture in the joint series of RSA conferences organised in conjunction with the Samosa and City University explored the relationship between Britain, Pakistan, and the Pakistani Diaspora.

By Pervez Hoodbhoy

Six years ago, while on a speaking tour of nearly 25 schools, colleges and universities across India, I discovered that only a handful of students had ever seen a living, breathing Pakistani. None had heard an academic from across the border speak. A 12-year old school student, who obviously did not know Hindi and Urdu were similar, wondered aloud how a real Pakistani could be speaking their language. For these puzzled students, Pakistanis are alien people belonging to an adversary country, not next-door neighbours.

By Abhirup Bhunia

India, Pakistan and Nepal are at the forefront of a looming South Asian energy crisis. Developing nations, particularly dominant Asian players like China and India, have driven the world economy for a while now. But in what is likely to have a calamitous effect on industries and consequently on growth outlooks in the emerging nations, sources of energy are expiring or are in short supply.