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2 men jailed for attempting to smuggle Indian migrants into UK
London: Two London-based men have been sentenced to over 10 years behind bars after being convicted of breaching UK immigration law by trying to smuggle four Indian migrants in a hidden van…
- World
UK PM Keir Starmer hopes for peace in Middle East in Christmas message
London: Keir Starmer has said he will be hoping for peace in the Middle East, the birthplace of the Christmas story, and a brighter future for all in his first festive message…
- Middle East
Saudi wealth fund PIF acquires 15 pc stake in Heathrow Airport
In a significant move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has acquired a 15 percent stake in FGP TopCo, which is the holding company of London‘s Heathrow Airport. The…
- India
Four Indian students injured in road accident in UK; one dead
A tragic road accident in Leicestershire, UK, has left four Indian students seriously injured. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday morning, also resulted in the death of 32-year-old Indian student Chiranjeevi Panguluri,…
- World
Muhammad is most common name for boys in United Kingdom
Muhammad has become the most favourable name for baby boys in the United Kingdom (UK), topping the traditional names like Noah and Oliver. The rise of Muhammad as a most popular name…
- World
UK’s MP Priti demands protection for Hindus amid rising violence in Bangladesh
London: Indian-origin UK MP Priti Patel on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, calling it “senseless” and “horrendous.” Patel, a Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary, urged…
- Offbeat
10-yr-old Indian origin kid scores higher IQ than Einstein and Hawking
Krish Arora, an Indian-origin British boy achieved the miraculous feat of possessing an IQ of 162, higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. The high IQ possessed by Krish has made him…
- World
UK PM Starmer announces relaunch of FTA talks with India
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that trade talks with India would be relaunched in the new year, following a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the…
- World
UK Police launch hunt for husband of woman found murdered in car boot
London: The UK police investigating the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, whose body was recovered from a car boot in east London, have launched a manhunt for her Indian-origin husband who they…
- Business
UK’s Guardian withdraws from X, Musk says ‘they are irrelevant’
Washington: Calling it “a toxic media platform”, Britain’s leading daily Guardian on Wednesday announced that it will stop posting content on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X from its official accounts, a…
- World
Rishi Sunak bows out as UK opposition leader on Diwali
London: Rishi Sunak bowed out as UK Opposition Leader in Parliament on Wednesday, October 30 with a reference to his career’s Diwali milestones, being appointed the country’s first Prime Minister of Indian…
- World
UK PM Keir Starmer paves way for ‘tough decisions’ in Budget
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday paved the way for “tough decisions” on tax rises that are expected in the Labour Party-led government’s first Budget since its landslide general election…
- India
UK’s ex-min claims blocking India FTA over visa demands: Reports
London: Britain’s former business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is the frontrunner to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party chief and Opposition Leader, has claimed that she blocked the India-UK free…
- World
UK asks India to cooperate with Canada’s legal process
London: A day after the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Keir Starmer, his counterpart from the United Kingdom, the UK Foreign Office on Wednesday stated that the Indian government’s cooperation…
- World
UK announces USD 82 billion investment plan
London: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled a private investment plan worth 63 billion pounds (US$82.30 billion), which will create nearly 38,000 jobs and double last year’s amount of investment in the country.…
