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Race to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister begins in UK
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and former Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey have also confirmed their intentions to stand, the BBC reported.
UK waitress mistakenly serves wine worth over Rs 4 lakh, restaurant defends her
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Dead rats used to smuggle drugs into UK prison
London: Criminals are using dead rats to smuggle proscribed material, like drugs and mobile phones, into a prison in the UK, the media reported on Monday. Staff at HMP Guys Marsh in Dorset discovered three rodents stitched up across their stomachs. Subsequent investigation revealed the animals had been stuffed with[Read More…]
UK: Superbaby survives 25 heart attacks in one day
Theo Fry, a 19 months toddler suffered more than two dozen heart attacks, all in just one day but little Theo defeated them all and survived. Fry has been facing cardiac problem since he was barely a week old soon. Before he could turn one, he had already seen through[Read More…]
India likely to surpass UK in largest economy rankings of 2019: PwC Report
New Delhi: India and France are likely to surpass the UK in the 2019 rankings of world’s largest economies, according to the latest projections by British consultancy multinational PwC. PwC’s annual Global Economy Watch projects real GDP growth in 2019 of 7.6 per cent for India 1.6 per cent for[Read More…]
UK court orders Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India
A court in the United Kingdom orders Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India today to face charges of financial irregularities running into thousands of crores. The 62-year-old former boss of Kingfisher Airlines has been on bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant in April last year.
Proud moment! India’s Sir JC Bose among nominees to feature on UK 50 Pound note
Indian physicist and physiologist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was recently among the nominated names to become the face of United Kingdom’s 50 Pound currency bill. UK’s Bank of England – similar to India’s Reserve Bank of India – announced that it will be redesigning the 50 UK Pound currency note,[Read More…]
UK announces draft agreement with EU on Brexit
London: Negotiators from the United Kingdom and the European Union have formulated a draft Brexit agreement, the office of Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday. A special Cabinet meeting has been set for Wednesday to “consider the draft agreement the negotiating teams have reached in Brussels, and to decide on[Read More…]
Hours after World War I tribute, War memorial intended to honour Sikh soldiers vandalised in UK
Just a few days after unveiling the 10 feet tall, bronze statue of a Sikh soldier in Smethwick, Birmingham, it has been vandalized and inscribed with controversial messages. Inaugurated on November 4 on public land outside Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, it was funded by the gurdwara’s congregation. However, the sculpture[Read More…]
Indians to get Schengen ‘priority’ visa soon at lower charges for these 26 countries
There is some good news for Indian passport holders who need to travel to European states at a short notice. As per the media reports, the Schengen states that include 26 European countries, may soon offer priority visas to holders of the Indian passport. As reported by a national daily[Read More…]
Coca Cola likely to buy Costa Coffee chain for $5.1 billion
Coca Cola has paid $5.1 billion to buy Costa Coffee chain, the UK’s biggest coffee chain, as the fizzy drinks maker becomes the latest company to tap into the hot market for coffee. The company said on Friday it will buy the Costa coffee brand from British firm Whitbread in[Read More…]
Skripal Attack: Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions over Novichok use
The US government has said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the city of Salisbury in March. The attack left[Read More…]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan urges UK govt to provide easy visa to Indian students
Considering India to be one of the countries highly respected for its excellence in higher education, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed his concerns with India, urging the United Kingdom government to add India to the list of low-risk countries and avail the students with simplified visa application process. In a[Read More…]
Muslim woman takes stand against Islamophobia, explains why she wears hijab
A video of a Muslim teacher, Latifa Abuchakra, speaking at the NEU-NUT Section Annual conference 2018 has gone viral. Latifa takes a compelling stand against OFSTED- UK’s largest teaching union, the chief of which faced immense backlash after she questioned and allegedly pressured schools to ban the Muslim hijab. “Shame[Read More…]
England becoming Home to Indian Fugitives: Wrong Message to India
England is known in India as a country which respected rule of Law, Constitution, Democracy and right to dissent. But recently England is becoming very unpopular in India as many fugitives who have cheated Indian Banks, doing Illegal Trade, Supporting Terrorism, underworld Don’s, Child Kidnappers, criminals, fraudsters and scamsters to[Read More…]
Insights from Syria: How Do You Sleep At Night, Mr. President?
Insights from Syria, 3rd March 2018. The United Kingdom’s attempt to restore some semblance of global diplomacy by calling the UNHCR Conference in Geneva to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ghouta yesterday made one thing absolutely clear: the axis of power relations across the globe and the character of power in[Read More…]
Fake news to shut an Indian eatery in UK
A fake news could force to shut down an Indian eatery in the UK. This comes after a fake news report which said that it served human meat went viral on Facebook earlier this week. Users can then post the article directly on Facebook. Shinra Begum, the owner of ‘KarriTwist’ in[Read More…]
As slippery as a Mallya
Soon after making it to the headlines for being arrested in London, it took only three hours for businessman Vijay Mallya to bail himself out of custody. Mallya, who has left a number of Indian banks in worries over unpaid loans of about Rs 9,000 crore tied to his now[Read More…]
Shots fired outside UK Parliament; Palace of Westminster on lockdown
Several shots have reportedly been fired outside the UK Parliament in London. The Palace of Westminster was put under lockdown. Conflicting reports suggest that one or two assailants were shot by police outside the UK parliament in London. At least a dozen people were injured in the incident that took place on Westminster[Read More…]
First time in 150 years: India overtakes UK’s economy
In a substantial growth, India has managed to surpass its erstwhile colonial master United Kingdom in terms of economy – first time after almost 150 years. The feat was achieved as a result of Britain’s recent Brexit-related issues along with India’s rapid economic development. Significantly, the striking shift has been[Read More…]
We’ve sped up the process but are not increasing visa numbers: Theresa May in Delhi
Theresa May has rejected calls to relax Indian visa rules, saying the UK has a ‘good system’ for applications. The British Prime Minister, who is in Delhi to pave the way for the UK’s first post-Brexit trade deal, said the UK was already able to attract ‘the brightest and the[Read More…]