portugaljoined the allies and was part of forces fought over in east africa, but all now members of the commonwealth. and rwanda. and the ambassador of ireland martin fraser and the ambassador of nepal will lay wreaths together. gyan chandra acharya. in the first world war, something like 200,000 people from ireland volunteered, this was before partition, to fight. and the gurkhas of course have for many years been part of the british army, way back in 1816, the first commission, today, over3,000 in 1816, the first commission, today, over 3,000 of them serve in the british army. the chief of the
LONDON, Oct 18: Prayers for peace recited by priests from the Hare Krishna Temple and the lighting of candles marked this year’s Deepavali celebrations in the Houses of Parliament complex in London. The celebration was held in the State Rooms of the Speaker’s House, described as the grandest residence within the Palace of Westminster, on Monday evening. It marked the largest Deepavali event of its kind in the Parliament complex, which brought together cross-party parliamentarians, diplomats, community leaders and International […]
Prayers for peace recited by priests from the Hare Krishna Temple and the lighting of candles marked this year's Diwali celebrations in the Houses of Parliament complex in London.