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In its 10th edition, Serendipity Arts Festival goes global and celebrates 10 years in 10 cities, starting with Birmingham, the UK. The four-day festival, from May 23-26, will showcase South Asian artistry to foster a cross-cultural dialogue.

Sculpture celebrating women in hijab to be unveiled in Birmingham next month

The artwork, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, is being called “Strength of the Hijab”. It was designed by Luke Perry and will be installed in the Smethwick area of the West Midlands in October.

UK’s second-largest city Birmingham declares itself effectively bankrupt

Birmingham City Council, which is run by the Opposition Labour Party and is the largest local authority in Europe comprising over 100 councillors, issued a Section 114 notice on Tuesday to say that all new expenditures with the exception of protecting vulnerable people and statutory services will stop immediately.

Birmingham gets first British Indian Lord Mayor

Lal, who is from the Ravidassia community of British Sikhs, was born in the village of Pakhowal in Hoshiarpur before he moved to the UK

All England Championships: Treesa-Gayatri enter quarterfinals; Sen, Satwik-Chirag ousted

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa and Gayatri continued their rise as they shocked former world No. 1 pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 21-14, 24-22 in a pulsating contest.

36 hours in Birmingham, the UK: Chaotic but charming, with diversity in every corner

It's a city where ocean currents of the global population have been meeting across centuries. There'll be enough Indians to make you feel right at home, but at times, Birmingham will jolt you wide awake. Here's what to do and see in the English city over a long weekend.

Indian-origin doctor saves passenger’s life on Air India flight – twice

An Indian-origin doctor has described how he battled for five hours to save the life of a passenger on a flight from UK to India.

2022 CWG silver: Priyanka Goswami’s dream is to get race walking attention, one step at a time

The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games silver medallist wants more success, but also recognition for the sport that’s the unglamorous athletic cousin to sprinting.

President Droupadi Murmu lauds Lakshya Sen, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran for winning medals at CWG 2022

”The young and energetic Lakshya Sen makes India proud! Congratulations on winning the badminton gold at #CommonwealthGames. The way you bounced back with a commanding display symbolises a bold new India that is determined to win. You make our tricolour go up again at Birmingham,” the president tweeted.

Commonwealth Games 2022 | India wins three boxing gold at CWG in Birmingham

India won three boxing gold medals on the penultimate day of action at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on August 8. Nitu Ghanghas, Zareen Nikhat and Amit all punched their way to convincing 5-0 victories at the NEC.

Bajrang Punia defends men's 65kg gold, Anshu Malik bags silver on 21st birthday

Such was Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang’s dominance in the 65kg competition that he won three of his four bouts inside first rounds.

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Murali Sreeshankar wins historic silver in men’s long jump for India

Sreeshankar gave India its first medal in the event since Suresh Babu won bronze in 1978.

Commonwealth Games 2022: India's schedule on day 8

Following is India's schedule at the Commonwealth Games on the eight day on Friday.

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Lovepreet Singh claims bronze, other updates of India's performance

"I could not have been happier. This was my first big competition at the International stage and I produced my best ever show to return with a medal," said Lovepreet Singh.

Commonwealth Games: India's schedule for day six

Following is India's schedule at the Commonwealth Games on the sixth day.

Silver in CWG will go long way in making badminton even more popular: PM Modi

"Badminton is among the most admired sports in India. The Silver medal in the CWG will go a long way in making the game even more popular and ensuring more people pursue it in the times to come," Modi tweeted.

Anand Mahindra after India's gold in Lawn Bowls: 'I’d better learn what this game is all about'

Lawn Bowls is one of the oldest sport in the Commonwealth Games, and has featured in every edition since 1930.

CWG 2022: India wins historic gold in Lawn Bowls. What the game is all about

Lawn Bowls is one of the oldest sport in the Commonwealth Games. It has has featured in every edition since 1930.

Lawn Bowls: Indian women ensure historic first CWG medal in 'fours' format

This will be India’s maiden final appearance in the women’s fours format of the competition.

2022 Commonwealth Games: Bindyarani Devi clinches silver in women's 55kg weightlifting

Bindyarani was in the bronze medal finish after the snatch section with a personal best of 86kg, behind Olarinoye (92kg) and Fraer (89kg).

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold medal

With her total lift of 201 Kg, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and CWG record in snatch. She obliterated the Games record in clean and jerk as well as total lift.

India midfielder Navjot Kaur to fly back home after testing positive for COVID-19

The 27-year-old from Kurukshetra had been in isolation for the past two days. Sonika replaces her in the 18-member Indian women’s squad. India opened their campaign with a 5-0 win over Ghana on July 29.

Commonwealth Games 2022: India beats Ghana 5-0 in Women's hockey

The Indian women’s hockey team beat Ghana 4-0 in their opening game at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday.

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Some stunning moments from the opening ceremony

As many as 72 countries and territories are represented at the sporting event made up of mostly former British colonies. More than 5,000 athletes have arrived in England for the competition

Birmingham CWG begins with spectacular opening ceremony

Drummer-percussionist Abraham Paddy Tetteh started things off at the Alexander Stadium that was packed to the rafters, and then, Indian classical vocalist and composer Ranjana Ghatak took the lead, the section intended to showcase the diversity of the city.