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Will try to get back Shivaji’s sword from UK: Maharashtra minister
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Sunday said he would visit the United Kingdom next month and try to get back a sword and a dagger used by warrior king Chhatrapati…
- World
Survey indicates UK PM Rishi Sunak may benefit from undecided voters
London: As England gears up for local elections next month, a new survey on Saturday indicates that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may be poised to benefit somewhat from a swing towards the ruling…
- Telangana
British man pleads guilty to ISIS related terror charges in UK
London: A British man arrested at Heathrow Airport over a year ago when he flew back from Pakistan pleaded guilty on Friday to travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS)…
- World
British Pakistani group writes to UK PM Sunak over Braverman’s remarks
London: A British Pakistani diaspora group has written an open letter to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging him to clarify the remarks of his Home Secretary Suella Braverman which, they say,…
- India
Sikh sentenced in UK for targeting Dalits in offensive post
London: A 68-year-old Indian-origin Sikh in the UK has been prosecuted and sentenced to 18 weeks in jail for posting hate speech on social media targeting Dalit communities. Amrik Bajwa, 68, of…
- World
Shots fired near Sikh temple in UK, 3 arrested
London: Police in the UK have stepped up patrols and arrested three people after shots were fired near a Sikh temple in Wolverhampton in central England. “We were called shortly before 7…
- World
Indian-origin candidates line up for Leicester Mayor role in UK
London: Two Indian-origin candidates are lined up to go head-to-head for the post of Leicester Mayor in the local elections coming up in the UK early next month. Conservative Party councillor Sanjay…
- World
Colonial-era file sheds light on Indian jewels in UK’s royal treasury
London: The discovery of a colonial-era file from the archives of the India Office, the then-British government department responsible for its rule over the Indian subcontinent, has shed light on many precious…
- News
Watch: PM of Scotland Humza Yousaf’s oath in Urdu as MP in 2016
Pakistani-origin, Humza Yousaf took his oath in Urdu after he was officially elected as Scotland’s sixth First Minister. Yousaf, 37, is the first Muslim, and the youngest ever to hold the post…
- World
Local health board in UK to recruit 900 overseas nurses, mostly Indians: Report
London: A local health board in the UK could be recruiting as many as 900 nurses, mostly from Kerala, in the course of next four years to address workforce shortages, which is…
- Telangana
KTR invited to speak at ‘Ideas for India’ conference in UK
Hyderabad: Global advisory firm EPG has invited Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao to speak at the second edition of the ‘Ideas for India’ conference to be held in London on May…
- World
Pakistan vs UK on ‘grooming gangs’ abusing white English girls
Islamabad: Condemning UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s “discriminatory and xenophobic” remarks against Pakistani men, the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday warned of the serious repercussions of such comments, media reports said.…
- World
Invites issued for King Charles’ coronation on May 6
London: Invites for the May 6 coronation of the UK’s King Charles III have been issued by the Buckingham Palace. Along with the ornately illustrated invitation from “King Charles III and Queen…
- World
Indian-origin man jailed in UK for harassing parents for money
London: A 49-year-old Indian-origin man from the West Midlands region of England, who had earlier been handed restraining orders, has now been sentenced to two years imprisonment for harassing his parents for…
- India
Modi remark row: Former IPL boss threatens to take Rahul Gandhi to court in UK
London: Former IPL chief Lalit Modi, accused of financial irregularities in India, launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi on Thursday and threatened to take the senior Congress leader to court in…