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UK govt promises relief to wrongly accused post office managers
London: Hundreds of post office managers across the UKin, wrongly accused of theft and fraud because of a computer hiccup, were thrown a lifeline by the government. This incident, described as one…
- World
British Sikh medic knighted in King Charles III’s 2024 New Year Honours
London: A British Sikh senior medical professional with over 30 years of general practice (GP) experience has been knighted by King Charles III in the 2024 New Year Honours list. Dr Amritpal…
- India
Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws, get President’s assent
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday gave assent to the three new criminal justice bills which were cleared by Parliament last week. The three new laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,…
- World
Prince Harry wins awarded GBP 1,40,000 in phone hacking lawsuit
London: Prince Harry on Friday declared it was a “great day for truth as well as accountability” after a London High Court judge ruled that he had been a victim of phone…
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British government makes it tougher for Indians to work in UK
London: An estimated 300,000 non-Britons – many of them Indians – will be affected by the British government on Monday raising the bar for people eligible to apply for skilled worker visas…
- India
Jaishankar holds ‘good discussion’ with British NSA Barrow on regional and global challenges
London: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met British National Security Adviser Tim Barrow and held a “good discussion” with him on regional and global challenges. Jaishankar is on a five-day…
- Middle East
British couple in Egypt died after room fumigated for bedbugs
Cairo: A devastating incident unfolded during a vacation for a British couple, John and Susan Cooper, who tragically lost their lives due to carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt,…
- World
British Sikh gets 9 years in jail for plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth II
London: A crossbow-wielding British Sikh who had threatened to “assassinate the Queen in revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre” in 2021, has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a…
- India
British Sikh man jailed for 9 yrs over assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth II
London: A British Sikh crossbow-armed intruder who pleaded guilty to committing treason after telling royal guards at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021 that he was there to kill Queen Elizabeth II…
- World
UK PM Rishi Sunak says hopes to get free trade deal with India done
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated his commitment to closer India-UK ties across different sectors, including a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Addressing a reception by the…
- Technology
British chip designer Arm valued at nearly $60 bn up 25% in Nasdaq debut
San Francisco: British chip designing giant Arm, which was valued at almost $60 billion at the open, has jumped about 25 per cent during its first day of trading after selling shares…
- India
UK not to call for release of British Sikh detained in India: Report
London: As British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the ongoing G20 Summit in Delhi, the UK government has decided not to call for the release of its national imprisoned in India on…
- India
Sengol documentary produced by IGNCA: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: The documentary on the history of the Sengol, which the government claimed signified the transfer of power from the British to independent India, relied on government records, institutional memory and…
- World
Palestinian schoolchildren refused entry visas for UK visit
The British Home Office has refused to grant a group of Palestinian students entry visas to visit Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester in England, local media reported. The teacher who helped…
- India
Mahzooz draw: 67-yr-old British expat becomes 51st guaranteed millionaire
Abu Dhabi: A 67-year-old Dubai-based British expat expatriate won a guaranteed raffle prize of Dirham one million (Rs 2,23,51,745) in the 136th Mahzooz weekly draw. The winner Timothy James Stares— matched five…
