- Sunday, May 19, 2024
Two Indian-origin brothers, Abhijeet Abhijeet, 26, and Robin Gartan, 27, have been apprehended by Australian police following the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old MTech student from India. The incident unfolded during a dispute at a residence in Melbourne's southeast. "Navjeet's friend (another Indian student) had asked him to accompany him…
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is all set for her third voyage into space on Tuesday as she assumes command of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on its maiden crewed test flight. Departing from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US, the spacecraft will carry Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station…
An Indian student studying for an MTech degree in Australia was stabbed to death during a confrontation among fellow Indian students. Police are currently seeking two Indian-origin brothers in connection with the incident. Navjeet Sandhu, aged 22, was fatally attacked with a knife when he attempted to intervene in a…
Prime minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday promised to work "as hard as ever" after a disastrous set of election results saw his Conservative Party being unseated across several local authorities. The British Indian leader admitted his disappointment after Andy Street, the party's popular Mayor of West Midlands, narrowly lost to…
Tarun Ghulati, an Indian-origin contender for London's mayoral position in the local elections on Thursday, has expressed determination to combat crime in the wake of a recent fatal sword attack on the city's streets. The incident, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old boy, has reinforced Ghulati's belief that London…
Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2024. Sakshi Malik, India's only female Olympic medalist in wrestling, has been acknowledged for her role in combating alleged sexual harassment within the sport. Alongside wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia,…
For 23-year-old Indian-origin student Mehak Chandel, who is in the running to be crowned Miss England 2024, the challenges she faced in tackling acne have motivated her to promote inclusivity for all skin types in the field of modelling. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Southall-born Mehak, who holds a…
Mathi Alagan, an Indian-origin Singaporean actor, says it was an "incredible opportunity" to feature in Dev Patel's directorial debut Monkey Man. Inspired by the legend of Lord Hanuman, Monkey Man is set in Mumbai and features Patel as Kid, who is out to avenge a past wrong. Alagan expressed gratitude…
A 25-year-old Indian student who was missing since March 5 was found dead in the US city of Cleveland, the second death within a week in the country and the eleventh such incident this year. Mohammad Abdul Arfath, hailing from Hyderabad, arrived in the US last year in May to…
An Indian student has died in the US and the police investigations are underway, the Indian consulate in New York said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Uma Satya Sai Gadde based in Cleveland, Ohio. The consulate said it is in touch with Gadde's family in India. “All…
CHANEL CEO Leena Nair has said she “really, really cares about people and puts them at the centre of everything” she does, adding that it isn’t about lip service for her. Nair, who became CEO of the luxury fashion house in 2021, also described how she has been a “champion…
AMID a string of tragic and concerning incidents involving Indian students in the US, former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi has advised them to be "watchful", respect local laws and urged them to not engage in drugs or excessive drinking to ensure their safety and security in the country. Nooyi,…
AN Indian student died in Boston, US, and initial investigation has ruled out any foul play, officials said on Monday (18). “Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of Abhijeeth Paruchuru, an Indian student in Boston,” the Consulate General of India in New York said in a post on…
AN Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter died in a "suspicious" fire that destroyed their home in Canada's Ontario province, according to police. A fire engulfed a home at the Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive area of Brampton on March 7, Peel Police said on Friday (15). After…
Joe Biden and rival Donald Trump each won enough delegates Tuesday to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race, networks projected, all but assuring a rematch and setting up one of the longest election campaigns in US history. The results in four statewide elections Tuesday, the latest in…
IN yet another deadly attack on Indian Americans in the US in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri. Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer Amarnath Ghosh, who migrated to the US from West Bengal last year…
Citing "strong evidence" of election rigging in Pakistan, a group of influential lawmakers, including Muslim legislators, belonging to the ruling Democratic Party has urged US President Joe Biden to withhold "recognition" of a new government in Islamabad until a transparent and credible investigation is conducted. The February 8 general election,…
As Donald Trump appears poised to receive a third presidential nomination from the Republican Party, according to media reports, a straw poll conducted at a significant conservative activists' gathering indicated that Indian-origin biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem were tied as the leading candidates to become…
A man of Indian origin was arrested in Chicago related to an investigation of a human smuggling incident from January 2022. This case involves an event where a family of four, including two children from Gujarat, was discovered frozen to death. They were attempting an illegal entry into the US…
India-born media executive Dr Samir Shah was on Thursday confirmed as the new BBC chairman after his selection cleared the stages of scrutiny to be approved by King Charles III this week. Shah, who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, was picked as the government's preferred candidate…
Authorities in the US suspect Anand Henry, an Indian-origin former Meta software engineer, of murdering his wife and twin sons, then committing suicide with a gun, in a murder-suicide incident in California. Henry, 37, and his wife, Alice Benziger, 36, were found dead in the bathroom of their home in…
CAMBRIDGE does not need to become Britain’s Silicon Valley to be successful – as more talent from south Asia are being attracted to the city, according to experts. They highlighted Indian-origin entrepreneurs – such as Dr Sai Shivareddy, founder of battery firm Nyobolt – who are at the forefront of…
A nine-member gang of Indian-origin criminals found guilty of smuggling goods and migrants have been placed under Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs) by the UK authorities. Swander Dhal, 38, Jasbir Kapoor, 36, Diljan Malhotra, 48, Charan Singh, 46, Valjeet Singh, 35, Jasbir Dhal Singh, 33, Jaginder Kapoor, 48, Jacdar Kapour,…
A federal grand jury has arrested two men of Indian origin for their involvement in orchestrating armed robberies as part of a visa fraud conspiracy. Rambhai Patel, 36, and Balwinder Singh, 39, were indicted on one count each of conspiracy to commit visa fraud in Boston, Massachusetts. Patel was arrested…
BREXIT complicated the already convoluted communal politics of Northern Ireland, but the role of the British prime minister Rishi Sunak in bringing about power sharing in Stormont has been praised by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). “Credit to Rishi Sunak, he delivered where others haven’t,”…
Actress Geraldine Viswanathan has joined the cast of Marvel Studios' upcoming movie Thunderbolts after the departure of The Bear star Ayo Edebiri. Viswanathan, an Indian-origin Australian actor, has replaced Edebiri, who left the project due to scheduling issues, reported entertainment news outlet Deadline. The film, which was officially announced at…
Indian-origin filmmaker Gurinder Chadha on Tuesday said she is working on a festive film in the same vein as Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, but her Scrooge will be “an Indian Tory who hates refugees”. Appearing in front of the Culture, Media, and Sport Committee at Westminster, Chadha said it…
INDIA’S prime minister, Narendra Modi, does not give press interviews, so why did he choose to give one just before Christmas to the Financial Times, of all papers? The FT, a respected newspaper with digital subscribers all over the world, has been sustained in its relentless attacks on the ruling…
BRITISH SIKH army officer and physiotherapist Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as Polar Preet for her Antarctic expeditions, has claimed a new world record for becoming the world’s fastest woman to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition. The 33-year-old took to her blog on Sunday (31) to update that she…
THE UK government’s choice of Samir Shah as the next BBC chairman has brought joy in India, his country of birth. "We are proud of him and this is a well-deserved achievement," his cousin Sujata Kango said in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) in the Maharashtra state where the media veteran…
KRYSTLE KAUL, an Indian-origin foreign policy and national security expert with roots in Kashmir, has announced that she will run for the US House of Representatives from Virginia with a focus on core issues like public safety, education and healthcare. Kaul, if elected in 2024, would be only the second…
AUTHORITIES in the US last week rescued a 20-year-old Indian student, who was held captive for months without access to a bathroom, was allegedly beaten up and forced to work at three homes by his cousin and two other Indian-origin men. The student, whose name was not disclosed, spent months…
Dave Sharma, Australia's first Indian-origin lawmaker in Parliament since 2019, was sworn in as a Senator on Monday (4) following his win in the New South Wales Liberal Senate race. Sharma, who represented the Sydney seat of Wentworth until his defeat at the 2022 election, beat former New South Wales…
Ishwar Sharma bagged the Europe Cup 2023 in the Boys 12-14 category in the competition organised by the International Yoga Sports Federation on 18 and 19 November A 13-year-old Indian-origin yoga prodigy from south-east England, boasting a collection of awards, secured yet another Gold Medal at the 2023 European Yoga…
A drug dealer who claimed to be a 'pharmacist' has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after the death of an Indian-origin University of Cambridge student. Benjamin Brown was tracked down by the Cambridgeshire Police after officers found 20-year-old Keshava Iyengar dead in a friend's room at Trinity College, Cambridge University,…
THE Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the UK representing 95,000 members, has elected the first Indian-origin president in its 205-year history in professor Anusha Shah (top). As the institution’s 159th president, Shah took charge of her new role…
FORMER home secretary Suella Braverman said she was “confused” at the manner of her sacking, claiming that prime minister Rishi Sunak had agreed for her to write a newspaper column which he then pointed to as the reason for her removal from cabinet. In an opinion piece published in the…
A 52-year-old Indian-origin man was killed on the spot after being struck by a car in the US state of Ohio, according to the police. Piyush Patel, a resident of Brunswick city, was hit by a car on Saturday (18) evening while he was walking on Substation Road, the Ohio…
A MOLE has been kind enough to send Eastern Eye a transcript of Monday’s (13) telephone conversation between Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman. Rishi: Morning Suella, I have something to say to you… Suella: Who’s that? Rishi: Rishi…. Suella: Which Rishi? Rishi: Rishi Sunak, prime minister….. Suella: Oh, that Rishi.…
The secretary of state for Energy and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, Britain's latest Indian-origin Cabinet minister, highlighted the common energy and climate change objectives between the two nations in her inaugural diaspora speech. The 38-year-old Goan-origin Conservative MP, promoted by prime minister Rishi Sunak in a recent Cabinet reshuffle, joked…
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, recognised as Vaxzevria in Europe and licensed as Covishield in India, is confronting a legal challenge in the High Court in London, a media report said on Thursday (9). According to ‘The Daily Telegraph', UK-based pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca could face a number of further claims based…
Rishi Sunak is facing mounting pressure to dismiss Suella Braverman over her comments about the Metropolitan Police which were made without the approval of the prime minister. Opposition parties are demanding removal of the home secretary as investigations are launched into her article on the pro-Palestine march. Braverman had suggested…
HAILING from India originally, Joshua Bethania has been making a big impact on the UK stand-up comedy scene in the past few years with winning performances, great acclaim and recognition for his talent. The young London-based funny man is joining an impressive line-up of comedians on The Indians Are Coming…
BESTSELLING author Amish Tripathi has concluded his tenure as Director of the Nehru Centre and Minister for Culture and Education at the High Commission of India in London. Over the course of four years, he actively coordinated numerous India-focused cultural events in the capital. The 49-year-old diplomat oversaw the Nehru…
Bestselling author Amish Tripathi has concluded his tenure as Director of the Nehru Centre and Minister for Culture and Education at the High Commission of India in London. Over the course of four years, he actively coordinated numerous India-focused cultural events in the capital. The 49-year-old diplomat oversaw the Nehru…
WHAT is the most important difference between Ireland and the United Kingdom? The answer is Brexit. Ireland is taking full advantage of its continued membership of the European Union – and seeking to attract new investment from India. This is why Ireland has opened a consulate in Mumbai, India’s commercial…
INDIAN-ORIGIN academics from the University of Oxford and a south Asian historian from King’s College London are among 30 winners of the UK’s £3-million 2023 Leverhulme Trust award, which recognises exceptional research across different fields. Professor Amia Srinivasan from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Oxford has been…
At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack orchestrated by the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, official sources and members of the community confirmed on Sunday (15). Lieutenant Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Ashdod,…
PRIME minister Rishi Sunak made repeated references to his family and his background during his first Conservative conference as the governing party’s leader in Manchester on Wednesday (4). Introduced onto the stage by his wife Akshata Murty who praised his honesty, Sunak pointed to his cabinet colleagues to drive home…
THE just-announced shortlist for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023 includes Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Indian-origin author Siddharth Kara. According to the FT, “Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the…
AN inquest opened on Monday (25) into the deaths of two teenagers who got into difficulty while swimming in Northern Ireland. Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, both 16 and belonging to the local Kerala community in County Derry, drowned while swimming in the Enagh Lough, or Enagh Lake, in August…
The parent company of Penguin Random House, Bertelsmann, announced on Monday (18) that Nihar Malaviya, an Indian-origin publishing executive, has been appointed as the permanent CEO of the New York-based international publishing group. This decision comes after Malaviya served as the interim chief executive for nine months. Malaviya, 48, took…
THE Old War Office (OWO) of Britain's World War II era prime minister Winston Churchill is all set to open its doors to the public this month as a brand-new luxury hotel in the heart of London, after a multi-million-pound makeover in keeping with its historic setting by the Hinduja…
Nandini Das from the UK and Kris Manjapra from the US, both with Indian heritage are among the six global writers announced on Tuesday (12) for the 2023 British Academy Book Prize, for Global Cultural Understanding, a prestigious international non-fiction award valued at GBP 25,000. Nandini Das, originally from India,…
As India prepares to host the G20 Summit, a group of nine retired judges has reached out to the leaders of G20 nations, urging them to seek a compassionate resolution by repatriating Indian children who have been separated from their parents by state child agencies in Western Europe, the UK,…
Prime minister Rishi Sunak emphasised the significance of India's diversity and its remarkable achievements, asserting that it is the opportune moment for the nation to assume the G20 presidency. He praised prime minister Narendra Modi's leadership over the past year and highlighted that India's leadership in the G20 comes at…
WHAT does prime minister discuss at the dinner table with his Indian parents-in-law? Is it Indian politics or the challenges of running Britain? Neither. It's cricket. "The most political we tend to get is in our discussion of cricket. I've agreed that my daughters can support India when it comes…
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak's family will prepare a banquet in New Delhi this week in his honour as the leader will be in India to attend the G20 summit. The family will host a feast with flower bouquets and "non-stop dancing" to Punjabi music in the Indian capital on Thursday…
TO honour a fallen national hero, a stretch of a highway in California, US, has been named after 33-year-old Indian-origin police officer Ronil Singh who was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant in 2018. The stretch of Highway 33 in Newman was dedicated last week to Singh from the…
RETAIL major Frasers Group has continued to up its stake in Boohoo, taking its total shareholding in the Manchester-based rival to 10.42 per cent. On July 31, Frasers revealed that its shareholding in Boohoo had gone up from 6.8 per cent to 7.8 per cent. The Mike Ashley-founded company said…
WITH Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore's presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the votes in the presidential election held on Friday (1). "Singaporeans have chosen Tharman Shanmugaratnam to be our next president…
Singaporean citizens participated in the nation's first contested presidential election on Friday (1), in over a decade. This three-way race features former minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who aspires to become the next Singaporean-born Indian-origin head of the state. Eligible voters started casting their ballots at 8 a.m. when polling stations opened.…
QUEEN Camilla has unveiled a new portrait of the Indian-origin spy and descendent of Tipu Sultan, Noor Inayat Khan, at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Club in London to honour her sacrifice as an undercover agent for Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the World War II. Camilla on Tuesday…
GATE Theatre’s Brassic FM, which opens next Monday (4), will showcase an “unfiltered and unique” take on the working class, as seen through the lens of a pirate radio station. Co-created by poet Zia Ahmed and artistic director Stef O’Driscoll, Brassic FM is described as a love letter to working…
Two Indian-origin singers Lara Raj and Ezrela are among the 20 contestants vying for a shot at stardom as they compete to become a part of a new global girl group, South Korean music giant HYBE and American record label Geffen Records have announced. Hybe, which manages the global K-pop…
FOUR men in their 20s have been charged with the murder of a 23-year-old Indian-origin delivery driver after an attack in Shrewsbury. Aurman Singh was pronounced dead at the scene when West Mercia Police attended reports of an attack in the Berwick Avenue area of the city on August 21.…
SINGAPORE-BORN Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam was on Tuesday (22) officially announced as a candidate for the prosperous city-state's presidential election on September 1, along with two Chinese-origin former business executives. Tharman, 66, former investment chief of state-owned company, Ng Kok Song, 75, former head of the state-run insurance company and Tan…
A UK-born Indian-origin consultant paediatrician at a hospital in northern England is among those who raised concerns and helped convict a nurse found guilty of killing seven babies by a UK court. Dr Ravi Jayaram, from the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, said some of those lives could have…
INDIAN high commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, has said that a global Britain and an internationalist India must be closer partners in this age of geopolitical strife. "Fortunately, the foundation for ties that transcend our complex history exists: a living bridge of two million Indian-origin Britons, 950 Indian investor…
TESLA’S Indian-origin accounting officer has been made the electric carmaker's chief finance officer. Vaibhav Taneja succeeds Zachary Kirkhorn who stepped down from the position after 13 years of association with the Austin-based company headed by billionaire Elon Musk. Kirkhorn, who had succeeded Indian-American Deepak Ahuja as the CFO in 2019,…
FRASERS GROUP has again raised its stake in Boohoo, saying the Manchester-based online fashion retailer is an “attractive proposition”. A filing to the London Stock Exchange revealed on Monday (31) that Frasers’s shareholding in Boohoo went up by a percentage point from 6.8 per cent to 7.8 per cent. It…
INDIAN-AMERICAN Hirsh Vardhan Singh has announced his bid for the White House. He is the third person of Indian-origin after Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy to join the crowded Republican field of candidates vying to become US president in 2024. In a video message posted on Twitter, Singh, 38, said that…
SRI LANKA tightened security last Sunday (23) as activists lit oil lamps in Colombo commemorating the hundreds killed in 1983 anti-Tamil riots that fuelled a deadly civil war. "Let's not forget the slaughter of Tamils," read a banner carried by members of North-South Solidarity, a group of rights defenders from…
INDIA said it is working with the UK and several other countries to modernise its intellectual property (IP) standards. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said the process to harmonise India’s protocols with international standards is “high on our agenda” for the fast-paced growth of the country’s economy. Goyal attended…
INDIAN commerce and Industry minister, Piyush Goyal, has counterpart in UK, Kemi Badenoch to discuss the progress of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. “ (We) discussed how both sides can add further momentum to the India-UK FTA negotiations for a mutually beneficial deal,” Goyal said in…
FOUR Indian-Americans have been named to the Forbes' list of America's most successful businesswomen in 2023. Jayshree Ullal, Neerja Sethi, Neha Narkhede, and Indra Nooyi are the four women among 100 featured on the list, according to Forbes India. Silicon Valley engineer and Cisco veteran, Jayshree Ullal, tops the list…
He rode a bike off a cliff, fought on a moving train, hung from a plane, and now, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has proved he can speak in Hindi as well. In an interview with Canadian news outlet ETalk, the actor was praised by the journalist for fluency in various…
A 56-year-old woman, who admitted to the manslaughter of an elderly Indian-origin patient while they were both receiving medical care at a hospital in the UK, has been handed a seven-year prison sentence. Philomena Wilson, known as Brenda, was a patient at City Hospital in Birmingham in January 2021 when…
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has acknowledged having experienced racism while growing up in Southampton. Reacting to last week’s damning report that claimed discrimination in English cricket, he said racism “stings” and “hurts”. Sunak, son of an Indian-origin couple who migrated to the UK from east Africa, told the BBC: "Of…
A WEEKEND article in the Financial Times set out to explain “How India is slowly moving into the American orbit.” The reality is that India is not moving into the American orbit nor America into India’s, but for some decades now the two countries have been drawing closer together. One…
SPORTSWEAR group Frasers has bought a five per cent stake in fashion retailer Boohoo for £22 million, seeking “potential synergies” between the two businesses.Frasers announced the deal on Tuesday (20), a day after it disclosed an 8.9 per cent stake in electricals retailer Currys.In a filing to the London Stock…
Indian filmmaker Karan Johar was honoured by the British Parliament for his contribution to the "global entertainment industry" as he completes 25 years as a filmmaker in 2023. Johar shared the news on his official Instagram account on Tuesday, the same day his longtime friend and superstar Shah Rukh Khan…
Netflix has dropped the first look at filmmaker Aditya Thayi’s controversial documentary film King of Clones along with announcing its premiere date for June 23, 2023. The documentary film, which has a runtime of 1 hour and 25 minutes, is based on the life and works of South Korean scientist…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN man has been stabbed to death in London, just two days after incidents of knife attacks in the UK which saw the deaths of a British Indian teen and a student from Hyderabad. Aravind Sasikumar, 38, was found with knife injuries on June 16 after officers were called…
With the next UK general election looming over the horizon, upwardly-mobile British Indians will be a critical voter constituency in various parts of the country. In recent times, there has been a fraying of relations between the wider British Indian population and the Labour Party. In the 2015 general election,…
A 27-YEAR-OLD Indian-origin woman has been stabbed to death in north London. Scotland Yard on Wednesday (14) said two men were arrested in connection with the murder. The incident took place at a residential property in Neeld Crescent, Wembley on Tuesday (13). While the murder victim is yet to be…
India’s top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi travelled from Washington DC to New York in a truck and engaged in a conversation with the driver that centred around the everyday lives of Indian-origin truck drivers in the US. The former Congress party president’s journey in the truck during his recent visit…
SIR IVAN MENEZES, alcoholic drinks giant Diageo’s long-serving Indian-origin chief executive, has passed after surgery on a stomach ulcer. He was 63. His death came on Monday (5) with his family at his side, the maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka said in a statement, crediting him for…
Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio on Tuesday was spotted breaking bread with Indian-origin British model Neelam Gill and his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken, in London. As per media reports, the trio was joined by a few close friends. The Titanic star hid his face when the paparazzi spotted him. He was wearing…
An Indian-origin father-son duo has been elected to the Hertsmere borough council in southern England. Prabhakar Kaza was elected from the Borehamwood Kenilworth ward as a Labour and Cooperative candidate in the May 4 election while his son Aaditya of the Labour Party emerged victorious from the Borehamwood Hillside seat.…
A Missouri man who drove a rented box truck into security barriers near the White House was charged with threatening the president after what authorities appear to believe was a deliberate crash. According to a witness, investigators pull a Nazi swastika flag from inside the truck, which plowed into barriers…
Aditi Rao Hydari and Indian-origin British actress Paige Sandhu have been confirmed as female leads for an upcoming Indo-British production, titled Lioness. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Kajri Babbar, the film tells the story of two British Punjabi women living in the UK a century apart. It is basically…
King Charles III's coronation ceremony commences today. Several Indians will be part of the coronation ceremony to represent the nation at the royal event in London. Vice President Jaideep Dhankar along with his wife Sudesh Dhankar will represent India at the royal spectacle among numerous celebrities and heads of government…
The upcoming Coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday (06) will host a congregation of 2,200 attendees, including royal figures, global leaders, and several Indian community workers who have been involved with the monarch's charitable initiatives during his tenure as the Prince of Wales, Buckingham…
Buckingham Palace has announced that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty will lead a procession of flag-bearers during the Coronation ceremony of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6. The UK's flag will be carried by a high-ranking Royal Air Force (RAF) cadet.…
The UK government has reported the arrest of 60 moped drivers, including Indians, Brazilians, and Algerians, who were working illegally for major food delivery firms in the country. The crackdown on illegal migration to the UK lasted a week, during which the arrests were made for offenses such as illegal…
Indian-origin tycoon Mike Jatania has put up Denham Place for sale, more than two decades after he bought the Buckinghamshire mansion. The Grade I-listed stately home, designed by 18th-century landscape architect Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, comes with a price tag of £75 million. If a sale goes through at around the…
The UK government has assured the House of Commons that it takes the security of the Indian High Commission in London "extremely seriously". In fact, on Monday (17) Security Minister Tom Tugendhat vowed to respond robustly to any criminal incidents that may occur at diplomatic missions in the country. Tugendhat's…
An Indian-origin mastermind of a fake designer clothing scam has been convicted of tax fraud in the UK. Socks manufacturer Arif Patel, 55, was accused of trying to steal around £97 million through VAT repayment claims on false exports of textiles and mobile phones with the help of a criminal…
A federal jury in the US has convicted two Indian-origin executives of a Chicago-based start-up on charges of orchestrating a corporate fraud scheme that defrauded the company's clients, lenders, and investors of $1 billion. After a 10-week long trial, Rishi Shah, co-founder and former CEO of health technology firm Outcome…
A group of British Pakistanis has written an open letter to the prime minister Rishi Sunak, requesting him to clarify the comments made by his home secretary, Suella Braverman. According to the group, Braverman's remarks have caused harm to their community in relation to the child sexual exploitation carried out…
More than a third of Britons with ethnic and religious minority backgrounds have experienced racial abuse, a comprehensive new study revealed, despite the UK society looking inclusive with an Indian-origin prime minister.“Britain is not close to being a racially just society,” the research by St Andrews University, Manchester University and…
Rishi Sunak, UK's first Indian-origin Prime Minister, and his wife Akshata Murty have expressed pride over Sudha Murty's Padma Bhushan recognition, which is the third-highest civilian award in India. Akshata, who is also the First Lady at 10 Downing Street, attended the ceremony in New Delhi and shared her emotions…
A BRITISH parliamentary delegation will arrive in New Delhi on Sunday (9) for a four-city tour to explore two-way trade and research and development collaborations. The cross-party delegation, being led by Indian-origin peer Baroness Sandy Verma, is scheduled to hold meetings with senior ministers and business leaders with the backing…
American conglomerate Honeywell has announced the company’s ‘veteran’ Vimal Kapur as its next chief executive officer. Currently working as the president and chief operating officer, the Indian-origin business executive will assume his new role on June 1, succeeding Darius Adamczyk who will stay at the company as its chairman. Kapur…
INDIA offers remarkable opportunities for entrepreneurs and companies over the next few decades, a top Indian American entrepreneur has said. "The opportunity (in India) is remarkable and that is an incredible testament to the incredible work that the (Indian) government, the public sector, the private sector and the not-for-profit sector…
INDIA’S Congress MP Rahul Gandhi told British parliamentarians that functioning microphones in his country’s Parliament are often “silenced” to quieten the opposition. During an event organised by veteran Indian-origin Labour MP Virendra Sharma in the Grand Committee Room within the House of Commons complex in London on Monday (6), Gandhi…
A DIVERSITY and inclusivity specialist has urged the UK to learn from the boom in the number of Indian-origin CEOs of major organisations and cultivate talent from ethnic minority communities. Last week, US president Joe Biden nominated the former CEO of Mastercard, Ajay Banga, as a preferred candidate to lead…
Home secretary Suella Braverman believes political correctness has helped Islamist extremists function under the country's radar by creating a blind spot. The Indian-origin leader also said that a "highly coordinated" Islamist network had remained largely unchallenged as it promoted propaganda and warped ideology, a report by The Times said. Speaking…
RAHUL GANDHI, the former president of India’s opposition Congress, arrived in the UK on Tuesday (28) to kick off his week-long tour with an address at the University of Cambridge. He will also hold discussions with Indian diaspora groups in London. The MP, who is a visiting fellow of the…
INDIAN-AMERICAN Bobby Jindal, the former governor of Louisiana state, came out in defence of White House hopeful Nikki Haley, saying she should not be criticised or praised for her gender or ethnicity. Jindal was the first Indian-American to have entered the race for US presidency in 2016. He dropped out…
Neal Mohan, a longtime Indian American YouTube executive, will be the new CEO of the Google-owned video sharing platform. Mohan, a Stanford graduate and a senior advertising and product executive who joined Google in 2008, will join the elite club of global tech chiefs of Indian origin such as Google…
BRITISH Asian stand-up comedy is thriving with multiple shows happening on a weekly basis, but it all started with pioneers like Jeff Mirza. The legendary funny man laid the foundation for many fabulous talents, and today he balances making audiences laugh on the live circuit with a thriving acting career.…
The wife of a 41-year-old Indian-origin doctor accused of attempting to murder his family, including his two children, in a car crash in the US has said that she doesn't want him to be prosecuted, media reports said. Dharmesh A Patel, a physician from Pasadena, California, was accused of intentionally…
A 41-year-old Indian-origin man accused of intentionally driving a Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two children inside pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges in a Redwood City courthouse on Thursday. "He is charged with three counts of pre-meditated and deliberate attempted murder," said San Mateo County…
A review into the UK government's scheme set up to prevent terrorism has flagged the radicalisation of UK Muslims over Kashmir and "potentially toxic" pro-Khalistan extremism as some of the areas of growing concern and made recommendations for improvements to tackle Islamist extremism as the "primary threat" to the country.…
In a shocking case that has dominated headlines in the UK, an Indian-origin judge on Tuesday handed down 36 life sentences to a serial rapist convicted of violent and brutal sexual offences against a dozen women over a 17-year period as a Scotland Yard police officer. Justice Parmjit Kaur "Bobbie"…
Hollywood actor-writer Mindy Kaling says she is in awe of India's Pink City Jaipur, its culture, food and people. Kaling, best known for playing Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom "The Office" and creating Netflix show "Never Have I Ever", was on a brief trip to Jaipur, Rajasthan. The 43-year-old…
As a special gesture, Rishi Sunak will join the National Security Advisor (NSA) Dialogue 'for a while' between Ajit Doval and Tim Barrow in London.The High Commission of India in London tweeted and informed about the same and said that the governments of both countries value strengthening strategic partnerships in…
Rishi Sunak has spoken of his motivation behind taking on the top job at 10 Downing Street in the wake of intense political turmoil last year as his “dharma”. In a televised interview with ‘Talk TV’ host Piers Morgan at his Downing Street home to mark 100 days in the…
More could have been done to protect an Indian-origin couple murdered by their son by taking note of early warning signs about his violent behaviour and poor mental health, according to a new report this week into the fatal attack in Oldbury in 2020. Anmol Chana was sentenced to life…
Rishi Sunak marked his 100th day in office as the first non-white British Prime Minister on Thursday with a slick new video for social media pledging to deliver change, amidst multiple challenges, including spiralling inflation. The UK's first Indian-origin Prime Minister took charge at 10 Downing Street a day after…
The Indian High Commission in London hosted its annual Republic Day celebrations at the historic Guildhall with music, dance and glimpses from the Kartavya Path parade in New Delhi. Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami addressed the gathering of British parliamentarians, community leaders, diplomats, entrepreneurs, and members of…
A 23-year-old Indian-origin woman has died after being struck by a Seattle police patrol vehicle in South Lake Union in the United States, the Seattle police department said in a statement. The victim was shifted to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition after she was hit by the police patrol…
Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor in the US, has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organisation that brings the state's top scientists and researchers to advance research, innovation and business in Texas. The TAMEST board of directors on…
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman is said to be on a collision course with the country's education department over plans to cut the period of stay allowed for overseas students under a post-study visa route, according to a UK media report on Wednesday (25). The new Graduate Visa route, which…
The House of Lords member Dolar Amarshi Popat on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Director General of BBC Broadcasting House Tim Davie asking him to stop the screening of the second part of the documentary series to avoid exasperating the already tense situation between British Hindus and Muslims in…
Prime Minster Rishi Sunak is seen as more trustworthy, more economically competent and more likely to win votes than his former boss, Boris Johnson, in a new survey of voting intentions that was released on Saturday.The Savanta ComRes survey for The Independent newspaper found that Johnson’s perceived popularity as the Conservative…
A 66-year-old Indian-origin gas station employee was shot dead during an armed robbery in the US city of Philadelphia and police are searching for three men in connection with the murder, according to media reports.Philadelphia police on Thursday released a surveillance video showing the three suspects wanted for killing the…
Lord Rami Ranger, a prominent member of the House of Lords of the UK Parliament, has lodged a protest with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over its documentary series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "I am appalled by the documentary produced by the BBC implicating the Hon. Prime Minister of…
A British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist has set a new world record for the longest solo, unsupported, and unassisted polar expedition by a woman. Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as Polar Preet having already completed a trekking challenge to become the first Indian-origin woman to set the record of a…
Google will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe, its CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday, becoming the latest tech giant after Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon to retrench staff en mass amid the global economic downturn. In an email to employees, the Indian-origin CEO said: "I have some difficult news…
The BBC on Friday (20) defended its controversial series on prime minister Narendra Modi as a “rigorously researched” documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned the programme as a “propaganda piece” lacking objectivity. “The documentary was rigorously researched according to the highest editorial…
India considers the full implementation of the 13th Amendment in Sri Lanka “critical” for achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, underlining that New Delhi has always supported both the political and economic stability in the island nation. India has been pressing…
Defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the BBC documentary series, saying he "doesn't agree with the characterization" of his Indian counterpart. Sunak made these remarks on the controversial documentary that was raised in the Parliament by Pakistan-origin MP Imran Hussain. "The UK…
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has ordered the extradition of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused middleman and consultant in arms deals, to India to face charges of tax evasion and money laundering. According to Home Office sources, the extradition was ordered last week and Bhandari now has 14 days until the…
High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vikram K Doraiswami and Matthew Rycroft, the permanent secretary at the Home Office of the UK signed and exchanged letters for formalising the Young Professional Scheme at an event in London on Monday. The event took place at the High Commission of India…
A 35-year-old man has been found guilty in the 2021 killing of a five-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US state of Louisiana. A stray bullet struck Mya Patel's head on March 20, 2021, when she was playing in her motel room in Shreveport. She was rushed to a hospital but…
Nirav D Shah, an Indian-origin epidemiologist, has been appointed Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making him the second-in-command at the national public health agency.Shah, who is in his mid-forties, is currently the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.Shah will…
A 41-year-old Indian-origin driver has been charged in Australia over an accident that killed four passengers from India when his car collided with a utility vehicle, according to media reports. Harinder Singh, who remains in hospital under police guard, was charged on Wednesday with four counts of dangerous driving causing…
Indian-origin Cabinet minister Ranj Pillai will on January 14 take oath as the tenth premier of Canada’s territory of Yukon, becoming the second politician of Indian heritage to head a region in the country, according to a media report on Tuesday (10). Pillai, whose roots can be traced from Kerala,…
An Indian-origin man has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Toll Road Authority and the Grand Parkway Toll Road authority in the US state of Texas. Swapan Dhairyawan, 57, was appointed last week based on his background, community outreach, and financial expertise. “I am proud…
A 39-year-old Indian-origin man has been charged with capital murder for allegedly stabbing to death his 9-year-old son in the US state of Texas, police said. Subramanian Ponnazhakan was charged on Sunday for stabbing his son on January 6, and his warrant was set for USD one million, the Mckinney…
Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh has been sworn in as a Harris county judge, becoming the first female Sikh judge in the US. Singh was born and raised in Houston and now lives in Bellaire with her husband and two children. She was sworn in as a judge of the Harris…
An Indian-origin man, Dharmesh A Patel, has been arrested for attempted murder and child abuse after California Highway Patrol officials say he intentionally drove his car over a cliff with his wife and two children, reported ABC News. The Southern California man faces multiple charges on suspicion of attempted murder…
An Indian-origin teenager is in the ICU of a hospital in Durban after receiving serious injuries when her hair got caught in a go-kart at an entertainment centre. Kristen Govender, 15, has started a second week in the ICU where she is being treated for spinal bruising, spinal cord damage,…
A 41-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse after he intentionally drove a Tesla off a cliff with his wife and two children inside, according to media reports. Dharmesh A Patel of Pasadena, California, will be booked into San Mateo…
In a tragic incident, a 2-year-old Indian-origin boy has been killed in a car crash on Christmas in the US State of Nevada. Aarav Muthyala of Irvine, California, died from blunt force injuries of the head in the minivan rollover crash, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported. The Clark County…
Rishi Sunak struck a cautious note with his first New Year message as British Prime Minister on Saturday (31) as he warned that the UK’s problems won’t go away in 2023, at the end of an “tough” 12 months. The 42-year-old Indian-origin leader, who took charge as the UK’s Prime…
An Indian-origin pharmacist who supplied a drug addict with illegal under-the-counter drugs has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by a court in the UK. Dushyant Patel, 67, a London pharmacist with more than 40 years experience, had supplied Class C drugs, or drugs that are illegal under UK law…
Akshata Murty, the Indian wife of Rishi Sunak, plans to make 10 Downing Street a more accessible place during her tenure as UK First Lady and has offered a peek into the official residence of the British Prime Minister, according to a magazine feature released on Wednesday (28). The February…
Vivek Malek, a 45-year-old Indian-origin attorney has been appointed as the first non-white treasurer of the US state of Missouri, according to an announcement made by Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday. Malek, who moved from Rohtak in Haryana to what's called Missouri's Bootheel in 2002 to get his master's degree…
Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the UK's record on race amid a brewing row over controversial remarks by a columnist attacking Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle, who is of African-American heritage. Sunak was addressing questions posed by reporters during a visit to the Latvian capital of…
A 40-year-old Sikh man has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his wife at their home in Canada's British Columbia province, police said. Navinder Gill was charged last week for stabbing 40-year-old Harpreet Kaur Gill on December 7 in Surrey, a Canadian police statement said. On December 7,…
Leo Varadkar, the Irish leader of Indian heritage, is back for a second term as prime minister. Varadkar's father Ashok Varadkar, a doctor, hailed from Varad, around 500 km from Mumbai. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1960s. In a historic development, Britain got its first Asian-origin Prime…
An Indian-origin woman was arrested in the United States for allegedly tossing her newborn into a Florida inlet in 2018, The New York Post reported. The 29-year-old woman, Arya Singh, confessed to her crime after being brought into custody, Palm Beach Sheriff officials said during a press conference on Thursday…
An Indian-origin woman, identified by police as Anju Asok, and her two young children died after being found with serious injuries at their home Petherton Court, Kettering, local police said as they launched a murder investigation on Friday. A 52-year-old man, believed to be the woman's husband, has been arrested…
Netizens are amused to see the US women's under-19 cricket Squad for the ICC women's T20 world cup as majority of the players are of Indian-origin. The announcement of the team evoked hilarious response from social media users as many called the US team as 'India B team'. Geetika Kodali…
Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Wednesday pledged to work hard to destroy the business model of "people smugglers" after the deaths of four migrants attempting to cross the English Channel to reach the UK border illegally in a small boat. As a major search and rescue operation was mounted,…
Fashion retailer Boohoo’s co-founder Carol Kane has parted with about a per cent of the group’s shares to settle her divorce.The entrepreneur transferred more than 13.3 million shares in the group worth about £5.4m to Mark White, an interior designer, who she had married in 2016 after 30 years together.Following…
A 24-year-old Indian-origin Sikh man has died of gunshot wounds in Alberta province of Canada. After the Edmonton medical examiner completed the autopsy, the police cited homicide as the reason for his death. The victim, identified as Sanraj Singh, was located by the police in southeast Edmonton when they responded…
An Indian-origin professor at Stanford claimed Twitter had blacklisted him before the social media company was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. Jay Bhattacharya said he visited Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco after he was invited by Musk to meet him and learn more about the blacklist he was added…
A 40-year-old Sikh woman has been killed at her home in Canada and her husband arrested as a suspect, according to Canadian police. Harpreet Kaur was stabbed multiple times at her home in Surrey, British Columbia on Wednesday night in Surrey, CBC news reported on Friday. The Royal Canadian Mounted…
Nihar Malaviya, an Indian-origin publishing executive, has been named interim CEO of New York-based international publishing group Penguin Random House after its current chief executive officer Markus Dohle announced he is stepping down from the role. Malaviya, who has been President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the publisher’s American…
Sushmita Shukla, an Indian-origin veteran of the insurance industry, has been appointed as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, making her the second-ranking officer at the prominent institution. The appointment was approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve…
Theranos former chief operating officer, Indian-origin Ramesh Sunny Balwani, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for fraud that prosecutors said risked patient health and defrauded the blood testing company's investors of millions of dollars. Balwani, 57, of Fremont was sentenced Wednesday in California to 12 years and…
A 21-year-old Canadian-Sikh woman has been shot dead, in an apparent "targeted" killing in Canada's Ontario province, according to the police. The victim, identified as Pawanpreet Kaur from Brampton, was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant on Saturday night in Mississauga city of Ontario province, according to a press release…
The reappointment of Suella Braverman as the British home secretary by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets a “dangerous precedent” for how breaches of the ministerial code are dealt with, a cross-party parliamentary panel said in a report on Friday. Braverman, 42, had resigned from the Cabinet of former prime minister…
London, Nov 30 (PTI) Britain’s King Charles III is expected to officially open a new gurdwara and learn about its work within the local community during his first tour as monarch of the eastern England region of Bedfordshire. According to local media reports, the 74-year-old will inaugurate the Guru Nanak…
A store owned by an Indian-origin businessman was attacked by a group of young armed robbers in New Zealand and they held a knife to a worker's neck during the horrifying incident, a media report said, days after a shopkeeper of Indian descent was killed during an alleged robbery. The…
Eight-year-old Indian-origin girl Aleesha Gadhia won the Rushcliffe Council's Young Person of the Year 2022 Award at an event in Rushcliffe Arena on Thursday (24). Nominated by the Lady Mayor of Rushcliffe, Aleesha, who is from West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, works on raising awareness to tackle climate change and save…
One month on since Rishi Sunak took charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister, indications on Friday are that his popularity with the UK electorate remains on stronger ground than that of the governing Conservative Party. The 42-year-old former chancellor had pitched himself as a steady hand to steer the…
The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a person accused of killing an Australian woman in Queensland in 2018. The Australian Police had offered 1 million Australian dollars to exchange information about the accused Rajwinder Singh who killed Toyah Cordingley in 2018. Accused Rajwinder Singh was arrested after a joint operation…
British Indian singer Jaz Dhami started a fundraising appeal for brother who had been diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer and was given just 'six months to live'. Dhami's brother Harvey has been diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an incurable and the most aggressive brain cancer, three months ago. "Harvey has a…
Prema S Naraynasamy pleaded guilty to 48 charges - mostly of voluntarily causing hurt to her daughter’s maid Piang Ngaih Don. A 64-year-old Indian-origin grandmother in Singapore, who abused her daughter's maid from Myanmar until she died, on Monday pleaded guilty to her role in the fatal abuse, a media…
A 13-year-old Indian schoolgirl travelled to London to receive her Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) Prize from Queen Consort Camilla for a true story based on the Forest Man of India, Jadav Molai Payeng. Maulika Pandey from India's northern state of Uttarakhand was named the Junior Runner-up for her essay…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK government remains committed to working “as quickly as possible” towards a successful conclusion to the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India, as the majority of the substantive negotiation conversations were completed at the end of last month. At a…
The US has once again categorically dismissed former Pakistan premier Imran Khan's allegations that Washington orchestrated a conspiracy to oust him from power and reiterated its resolve not to let "propaganda, misinformation and disinformation" affect the bilateral ties. The sharp response from the US came on Wednesday, days after Khan…
Rishi Sunak on Wednesday highlighted the strong bonds between India and Britain during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the two leaders discussing areas where the UK and India are working increasingly closely including defence and security. In the meeting held on the sidelines of the G20 summit…
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday signed a new agreement with neighbouring France, which will see enhanced French patrols to curb the rising number of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel into England in dangerous small boats. The Indian-origin minister is in France to finalise the new arrangement, which…
Nimisha Madhvani, the Ugandan high commissioner to the UK, on Thursday (10) met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London and presented her letters of credence as the African nation's high commissioner in London. The monarch, who took over following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in…
A 41-year-old Indian-origin Sikh volunteer, who experienced ethnic slurs because of his beard and turban, was honoured along with three others with the prestigious 2023 New South Wales Australian of the Year Award for supporting the community during floods, bushfires, drought and the pandemic. The New South Wales government made…
Ties between the United Kingdom and India will remain on a “phenomenal upward trajectory” under Indian-origin UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, that country’s former premier Boris Johnson said on Saturday. The two countries need each other now more than ever as “we live in dangerous and turbulent times”, he said.…
London has evolved as a diverse city over the decades with more than 300 languages spoken in the British capital now. While Transport of London allows its staff and others to wear any religious symbols today, the situation was different earlier. A look at its transformation as a multicultural city…
Writer and philanthropist Sudha Murthy on Wednesday (9) prayed for the well-being of her son-in-law and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at a temple in coastal Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district. Murthy, who arrived in Devgad tehsil of the district, around 500 km from Mumbai, the previous evening, visited the Durga Devi…
More than 300 doctors representing diverse specialties took part in the annual conference and gala awards dinner of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) UK was held at the City Hall in Cardiff, Wales, between Friday (4) and Sunday (6). BAPIO represents Indian-origin doctors working in the…
Indian-origin British actor Sanjeev Bhaskar has been tapped by BritBox International to play the central character in the drama series Inspector Singh Investigates. According to the entertainment website Deadline, the three-part crime drama will be shot in Malaysia. It is based on the novel of the same name by author…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday (2) that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision to skip the meeting in Sharm El Sheikh to focus on domestic issues and the economic crisis in the UK. Sunak took to Twitter to…
Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as the prime minister of Britain on September 6 with a promise to kick off a new era of growth by shaking up the country's economy. But the Conservative leader instead faced turmoil -- both on the economic and political front -- and it eventually…
Noted comedian and television host Trevor Noah has defended himself following a row over his comments on the appointment of Britain’s new premier, saying he never said “the entire UK is racist” and was only responding to those who do not want Rishi Sunak in that role. Sunak, Britain’s first…
Actor Ravi Patel is set to play a pivotal character in Fox's upcoming comedy series "Animal Control". According to the entertainment website Variety, the single-camera show features Joel McHale and Vella Lovell in lead roles. It is described as a "workplace comedy following a group of Animal Control workers whose…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday (27) came under fresh pressure on the re-appointment of Indian-origin Suella Braverman as home secretary after two Conservative MPs questioned his decision, days after she quit over data breaches Braverman, 42, resigned from the Cabinet of former prime minister Liz Truss last week,…
Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday (27) thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for congratulating him on his new role, saying he was "excited" about what the two great democracies can achieve as they deepen their security, defence and economic partnership. His comment came soon after Prime Minister…
As soon as it was confirmed that Indian-origin Rishi Sunak was set to take charge as the 57th Prime Minister of Britain, a host of Bollywood celebrities, including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, took to social media to congratulate the politician. However, veteran actress Neetu Kapoor reacted to the news in a…
Newly-appointed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his family will be returning to live in a smaller flat above No 10 Downing Street as they were “very happy there,” his spokesperson has said. No 10 Downing Street has been the residence of British prime ministers since 1735, says the government’s…
Extending Diwali greetings to everyone, Britain's newly-appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed that he will do everything to build a Britain where children and grandchildren can light their Diyas and look to the future with hope. Sunak, 42, attended a Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street here on Wednesday…
Comedian Trevor Noah put up a defense for new British leader Rishi Sunak after the first Indian-origin prime minister of the country was questioned by some racists over his non-white origins. Trevor Noah on his 'Daily Show' played a clip from a British radio show in which a caller explained…
As communities grapple with hate crimes and darkness, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has urged people to live in the spirit of Lord Ram, Sita, and Diwali and be the beacon of light and hope each day of the year. There's too much darkness. We have been engulfed in…
The Liberal Democrats have called for a Cabinet Office probe into Indian-origin Suella Braverman's re-appointment as the UK Home Secretary by Rishi Sunak, days after being forced to resign for breaching the ministerial code, a media report said on Wednesday. Braverman, 42, whose scathing resignation letter precipitated Liz Truss' exit…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday called Rishi Sunak's appointment as the UK Prime Minister an "astonishing" development that shows that Britain has outgrown its "racism". While talking to ANI, Tharoor called the decision extraordinary at multiple levels. "Firstly because he is not of English, Scottish or Anglo-Saxon origin, but…
UK High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis termed the appointment of the first Hindu Prime Minister to the UK, Rishi Sunak, a "historic moment." "The election of the first Hindu PM of Britain is a historic moment," says Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India, in Hindi. Envoy Ellis on…
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, on Tuesday, lauded Rishi Sunak for becoming the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Taking to Instagram, Amitabh dropped a picture which he captioned, “Jai Bharat .. now the UK finally has a new viceroy as its Prime Minister from the Mother Country.” In…
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak on Tuesday witnessed both bricks and bouquets from the UK media as he scripted history by becoming the first person of colour to become the Prime Minister of Britain, which in the past had colonised most of the world, with some news outlets acknowledging his leadership as…
As Rishi Sunak takes over as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister on October 25, 2022, there is renewed hope that the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will get a much-needed impetus after the Diwali deadline for draft completion was missed amid political turmoil in the U.K. While the October timeline…
Rishi Sunak becoming UK's Prime Minister is "our Barack Obama moment," said the leader of a Hindu temple that was set up by the Indian-origin leader's grandfather. Rishi Sunak, 42, on Monday won the race to lead the Conservative Party and is now set to become Britain's first prime minister…
Priti Patel, a loyalist of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on October 24 came out in support of Rishi Sunak to take over at 10 Downing Street as the Conservative Party leader after her former boss withdrew from the leadership contest. The Indian-origin former Home Secretary, who resigned from…
Priti Patel, who served as British Home Secretary in former prime minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Saturday endorsed her ex-boss as the best-placed candidate to replace Liz Truss at 10 Downing Street. The Indian-origin MP, who had remained conspicuously silent over her choice of Conservative Party leader in the last…
Conservative British politician of Indian descent Rishi Sunak is quick off the mark to bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the British Prime Ministership having secured more than a hundred nominations - which is the minimum requirement to contest for the post. Sunak, late Friday became the…
Veteran Indian-origin economist Sushil Wadhwani has been invited to advise the UK government on the economy and financial markets as the country grapples with surging inflation and a weakening sterling. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer in the outgoing government, announced the formation of the Economic Advisory Council comprising…
A 45-year-old Indian-origin Canadian Sikh has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two of his children were killed in their home in Montreal, according to a media report. Kamaljit Arora has been accused of killing his son and daughter, aged 11 and 13 respectively, on October 17.…
One family gave New York a taste of the big fat Indian wedding when they shut down Broadway to celebrate the joyful occasion. The clip of the desi marriage procession which is a very common sight in India has grabbed attention online and has gone viral, for the vigour and…
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the UK is eager to secure a trade deal with India to boost both economies and that Brexit has meant that Britain no longer has a Eurocentric mindset towards trade or visas. Addressing a Diwali event organised by UK-based India Global Forum (IGF) in…
Former Indian-origin chancellor Rishi Sunak would beat his rival Liz Truss if the Conservative Party leadership election is held now as a result of what is dubbed as "buyer's remorse" among the voting Tory members, according to a new poll on Tuesday. A YouGov poll of Tory members found 55…
British-Indian businessman Karan Bilimoria has disagreed with UK home secretary Suella Braverman that Indians are the "largest group of people who overstay" their visas in the UK. Speaking with Economic Times Online over phone, Lord Bilimoria, a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, said he was surprised because the…
Hundreds of people attended the funeral services for four members of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including a baby girl, who were kidnapped and killed by a man earlier this month in the US State of California. The Sikh family of four, 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her…
British Prime Minister Liz Truss, just over a month into the job, is already seen as increasingly unlikely to ride out the turbulence within her own Conservative Party and the financial markets, with her former leadership rival Rishi Sunak the odds-on favourite to make a comeback for 10 Downing Street.…
A Korean student, who allegedly stabbed his Indian-origin roommate to death in their dormitory at the prestigious Purdue University has been charged with murder, according to US media reports. Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity major from Seoul ruthlessly attacked Varun Manish Chheda on October 5 by stabbing him multiple…
The main suspect who kidnapped and killed four members of a Sikh family, including a baby girl, in California has entered a not guilty plea in court, the authorities said. The Sikh family of eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her 36-year-old father Jasdeep Singh, and her 39-year-old…
The controversial Kohinoor diamond is unlikely to be part of the royal spectacle during the upcoming coronation of the new monarch, considering the “political sensitivities” surrounding the Indian-origin gem. Media reports previously said Queen Consort Camilla would get to wear the crown containing the 105-carat precious stone held in a…
The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) is reportedly on the verge of collapse after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over visa overstayers from the country, a UK media report claimed on Wednesday. The Times' newspaper quoted government sources to…
On the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan's 80th birthday, Keith Vaz, who is Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP, has written a letter to the British PM Liz Truss, suggesting that the Bollywood superstar be given an honorary knighthood, a privilege that in the past has been bestowed on film director Steven Spielberg,…
An Indian-origin doctor living in the US took philanthropy to the next level by donating all her wealth to her alma mater in her native country.Immunologist Uma Devi Gavini donated Rs 200 million (£2.2m) to the Government General Hospital in Guntur in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh where…
The man involved in the kidnapping and killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old baby, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one for each life lost, authorities in California said. The Sikh family of four, 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her 36-year-old…
Preet Kaur Gill, a British Sikh member of Parliament for the Opposition Labour Party, has written to UK ministers calling for “urgent action” over a spike in anti-Sikh hate crimes in the country. In her role as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Sikhs, Gill has…
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday (10) handed a junior trade minister's job to an ally of her leadership rival Rishi Sunak, in a move seen as an attempt to rally the governing Conservative Party behind her and curb rebellious moves on the backbenches. Greg Hands, a vocal supporter…
Henrico county police in the US state of Virginia have launched an investigation into the racist vandalism of a local Indian restaurant.The walls of India K’ Raja restaurant were spray-painted with offensive words and phrases in the latest instance of growing racism and hate crimes against Indian-origin people.According to the…
A former Infosys executive has accused the American arm of the IT major of discriminatory preferences in recruitment, including a direction to avoid hiring professionals of Indian-origin.In her lawsuit, Jill Prejean said that during her stint as the vice president of talent acquisition at Infosys, several partners or executives consistently…
"This is the story of our American dream gone wrong," the grieving wife of an Indian-origin Sikh man killed along with three members of his brother's family, including an 8-month-old baby, has said. Bodies of 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri and the baby's uncle,…
The suspect in the killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old baby girl, had once worked for the family's trucking business and had a longstanding dispute with them that got "pretty nasty" and culminated in an act of senseless killing, authorities and a relative said. Merced County Sheriff…
India has countered U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not "worked very well" to say that India had initiated action on all cases raised with it under the agreement. In response to a PTI query about Ms. Braverman’s interview in ‘ The…
President Joe Biden has nominated US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy to serve as the country's representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation. Dr Murthy, 45, will serve in the new position alongside his continued duties as the US Surgeon General, the White House said in a…
Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has cast doubts over a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with India over the issue of migration and branded Indians as the “largest group of people who overstay” their visas in the UK. Expressing concerns over what she feared would be an “open borders”…
Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has blamed the recent “riots” in Leicester following an India-Pakistan cricket match on uncontrolled migration into the UK and the failure of newcomers to integrate. In her first speech since being appointed home minister at the Conservative Party annual conference in Birmingham on Tuesday…
There has been no call for ransom till now, said a relative of the Indian-origin family who were abducted in California on Monday. In a conversation with ANI, one of the relatives, residing in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, said, "Their car was found burnt 20-25 km away from their office. Their mobile…
Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Tuesday accused her Conservative Party colleagues of plotting a “coup” against Prime Minister Liz Truss, forcing the party leader into a U-turn over plans to abolish the top rate of income tax for the country's highest earners. On the sidelines of the governing party's…
Britain’s King Charles III hosted his first major event in Scotland for the South Asian diaspora since becoming monarch last month as a celebration of charity initiatives geared towards the region. The event for the British Asian Trust, founded by him as the Prince of Wales in 2007 to tackle…
An 8-month-old girl and her parents were among four people abducted from Merced County in California on Monday (local time), authorities said. Merced County Sheriff's Office in a statement on Monday said that 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri along with 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were…
Vivek Lall, an Indian-origin General Atomics Global Corporation chief executive, is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden with the citation of 'With Grateful Recognition'. The citation was given to Lall, who has done PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University in Kansas, by the…
Former chancellor Rishi Sunak’s warning against increased government borrowing amid elevated inflation has become a social media trend as the pound plummeted after the UK unveiled its mini-budget last week.His successor Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday announced a multi-billion-pound package to support households and businesses. The current chancellor reduced taxes and…
POLITICIANS, religious leaders and members of the public have spoken of their pride at attending the funeral of the Queen and laying to rest the “greatest monarch” ever. The Queen’s funeral service took place on Monday (19) at Westminster Abbey, where hundreds of heads of states, foreign royalty and public…
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has met with local police officers and Hindu and Muslim community leaders in Leicester and assured them that thugs behind recent violent clashes would face the full force of the law. During a visit to the eastern England city on Thursday, the Indian-origin Cabinet minister…
Leaders of the Hindu and Muslim communities in the eastern England city of Leicester presented a united front on Tuesday as they appealed for harmony in the wake of violent clashes following an India-Pakistan cricket match, which has led to 47 arrests. Pradyumna Das, President of the city’s ISKCON Temple,…
Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel, an Indian-origin intelligence service officer, has been appointed as the Inspector-General of Intelligence (IGI) of South Africa by the country's Parliament. The IGI has the legislated power to investigate allegations of abuse in South Africa's three main intelligence services, namely the State Security Agency, Military Intelligence and…
First is always special. Cambridgeshire-born Indian-origin actor Himesh Patel who made it to the shortlist of nominees for the Emmy Awards for the first time ever was all smiles before heading to the ceremony on Tuesday. For his Emmys look, Patel sported a patterned suit jacket with a black shirt…
Queen Elizabeth II’s love for India and the Commonwealth, shared by her son and successor King Charles III, were the recurring themes as Indian-origin members of Parliament, peers and diaspora groups paid tribute to the late monarch. In special sittings of the Houses of Parliament over the past few days…
Two ancestral properties of UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's father in North Goa have been grabbed by an unidentified person, said an official as quoted by news agency PTI. Following the incident, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Goa police registered a case and launched a probe into the matter.…
With Charles succeeding his mother Queen Elizabeth II as the British monarch, his wife Camilla is set to get the crown which holds the famous Indian-origin Kohinoor diamond.The Queen Concert will receive the crown when the formal coronation of the new king takes place after the mourning of Elizabeth who…
A veteran political commentator and former BBC journalist has apologised for a “unacceptable” racist remark on the diverse cabinet of new prime minister Liz Truss. Iain Macwhirter’s “coconut cabinet” jibe on the appointment of people of colour to the three great offices of the government, sparked outrage on social media…
A joint funeral was held for two Indian-origin boys who drowned in a Northern Ireland lake as their college mates mourned the “exemplary young men”. Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, both aged 16, were out cycling on Monday but they got into difficulty while swimming at Lough Enagh in Londonderry.…
Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran in leading and advising global consumer-facing brands, has been named as the new CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, joining a growing cohort of Indian-origin business leaders at the helm of global corporations. Narasimhan, 55 was previously the CEO of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser, a multinational consumer health,…
A man has been arrested following a scuffle in the Belgrave area of Leicester — which is predominantly Indian-origin — during the celebration of India’s victory over Pakistan in an Asia Cup T20 cricket match over the weekend. A video circulated on social media shows a few men throwing punches…
The tragic death of a pregnant Indian woman in Portugal while being shifted between crisis-hit hospitals has led to the resignation of the country's health minister Marta Temido while authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. The 34-year-old Indian woman reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest during an ambulance transfer…
Rishi Sunak struck a personal note in the final hustings event before the election for a new Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister concludes, as he thanked his parents and wife Akshata Murty for their support. Addressing a teeming concert venue at Wembley in London on Wednesday night, the…
Rishi Sunak pledged to work "night and day" for the “best country in the world” as the election campaign to take over from Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and the new British Prime Minister entered its final stage on Wednesday, with the very last hustings event set for…
Last month, Indian-origin yoga prodigy Ishwar Sharma was honoured by the government of the southern Indian state of Karnataka at the Yogathon 2022 event held at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, the state capital. He was honoured by the state's sports minister, C Narayanagowda. At 12, Ishwar is already an…
Conservative leadership aspirant Rishi Sunak has slammed the “wrong” policies of the government during its pandemic response, including too much authority given to scientists.The former chancellor, a known critic of economically painful lockdowns, claimed he had been in favour of keeping schools open but his “emotional” argument was met with…
US President Joe Biden has appointed more than 130 Indian-Americans to key positions in his administration so far, the best representation from the community that makes up around one per cent of the American population. In doing so he has not only fulfilled his promise to the community that he…
Britain's prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has said he wants to change the UK-India relationship to make it a more two-way exchange that opens up easy access to UK students and companies in India. Addressing a gathering of British Indian Conservative Party members who are voting in the election to…
EARLIER this year, talking about her love of books, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, revealed that Vikram Seth is her favourite author. She said of her trips to India: “I’ve been lucky enough to see a lot of these wonderful old manuscripts and these illustrated books, you know, these ancient,…
Britain's prime ministerial candidate, Rishi Sunak, took some time out of a hectic campaign schedule to make a visit to a Hare Krishna temple on the outskirts of London to celebrate Janmashtami. Sunak, 42, who swore his oath of allegiance on being elected member of Parliament in the House of…
Kolkata-born journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan will host the BBC’s quiz programme University Challenge from the autumn of 2023. He will succeed Jeremy Paxman who has been its quizmaster since the show was revived by the corporation in 1994. Rajan, a cricket enthusiast, was appointed as the BBC’s media editor…
Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank's former India-born co-CEO, who played a crucial role in the development of the German bank, has died after a nearly five-year battle with cancer.Deutsche Bank said in a statement Saturday that it "mourns the death of its former Co-CEO Anshu Jain, who passed away in the…
Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended leaving his successor, either former Chancellor Rishi Sunak or Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, to deal with the soaring inflation and cost-of-living crisis, saying he is confident the government will have the fiscal firepower and the headroom to look after people. Addressing a…
A LEGAL case between Conservative peer Michelle Mone and Indian-origin financial consultant Richard Lynton-Jones over a “racist slur” has ended with the baroness paying £50,000 to settle his claim. “Both parties have settled their differences on a no fault or damages basis… and the matter is now concluded,” the peer’s…
The Indian Consulate in New York City has expressed grief over the death of Mandeep Kaur, an Indian-origin who committed suicide and said that it will render all kinds of assistance required. This comes after Kaur, who was tortured at the hands of her husband, allegedly committed suicide on August…
Police in Canada have issued a public warning identifying 11 men, of whom nine are of Indian origin, linked to extreme levels of gang violence. The public have been warned to avoid being near them. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) in partnership with Vancouver Police…
Attorney general Suella Braverman said she scrapped diversity training which “does nothing to create solidarity and support but rather keeps emphasising difference”. The Indian-origin Tory politician called the diversity industry a “new religion” where zealots sought to “punish unbelievers while others are too scared to speak out”. The staff of…
Rishi Sunak said he would reform legislation to treat those who vilify the UK as “extremists”, as the Conservative leadership candidate pledged to do “whatever it takes” to keep the country safe.He also promised to refocus the deradicalisation programme Prevent on Islamic extremism as the biggest threat to the security…
Google has asked its employees to improve their productivity after the tech giant’s parent Alphabet reported a drop in its profit last week. With the global macro-economic environment looking uncertain, Google launched “Simplicity Sprint”, an initiative to crowdsource ideas for quicker product development from its 1,70,000 full-time employees. It’s an…
The Spice Tailor, a meal kits company founded by an Indian-origin couple, has been sold to Premier Foods for an initial consideration of £43.8 million.The Spice Tailor, specialised in Indian and South East Asian food, has clocked a compounded annual growth of more than 20 per cent over the last…
It has been dubbed a bruising blue on blue battle, a reference to attacks within different factions of the governing Conservative Party as they turn on each other in the leadership contest to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader and British Prime Minister.Ahead of a key head-on televised BBC debate…
A rare record awaits Britain's Rishi Sunak if he wins the race to become the prime minister, according to a report. Sunak will be the sixth person of Indian origin in the world to hold the highest position. US-based non-profit organisation Indiaspora has recently released a detailed list of people…
Conservative leadership candidate Rishi Sunak revealed he rushed back home from the US in December last year to stop Britain from “sleepwalking into a national lockdown”.The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was raging around Christmas time last year triggering fears that the country would have to take harsh measures to…
Indian business magnate Anand Mahindra’s meme on the ongoing political developments in the UK has amused social media users.The image he posted on Twitter shows the British prime minister’s official residence decorated in the traditional Indian way - a garland of mango leaves (toran) adorning the top of the front…
Priti Patel, widely expected to become another Indian-origin candidate in the race for the post of Conservative Party leader and the next British prime minister, on Tuesday ruled out a bid, saying she was "grateful" for the encouragement but her focus remains on her current job as Home Secretary. "I…
It is always good to have a deadline to work towards while negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) but the Diwali target set for the India-UK FTA by the outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not have to be set in stone, according to strategic and industry experts here.…
While fuel prices are going through the roof, an Indian-origin gas station owner in the United States takes a part of the burden on himself from his customers.Jaswinder Singh, who runs a Valero Food Mart in Phoenix in the southwestern US state of Arizona, buys fuel from his supplier at…
HARINI LOGAN, a 14-year-old Indian-American eighth-grader from Texas, spelled 21 words correctly to win the prestigious 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She defeated Vikram Raju in a marathon, first-of-its-kind spell-off, a format that tested the contestants on how many words they could correctly spell within 90 seconds. Logan took home the…
A 26-year-old Indian-origin doctor who played an important role during the coronavirus pandemic securing early access to vaccines and therapeutics for Singapore, is among the three recipients of the bond-free Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship given to outstanding Singaporeans to help them pursue postgraduate studies. Dr M Premikha will get an…
GRADUATES from the world's top 50 non-UK universities, including Indian students, can now come and work in Britain through a new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route launched in London on Monday (30). In a joint announcement, Indian-origin UK cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel said the new "exciting"…
A YOUNG Indian-origin research fellow at the University of Oxford has been nominated for the Member of the British Empire (MBE) award.Nikita Ved, 32, is chosen for the honour because of her services to public health, particularly in tackling the vaccine hesitancy during the Covid-19 pandemic. She has co-founded the…
Having led his Labour party to victory in the recent local elections, the law graduate from Delhi University took oath as the first citizen of the borough at Southwark Cathedral over the weekend. Under his stewardship, Labour emerged victorious over the Liberal Democrats in London Bridge and West Bermondsey seats.…
BRITAIN'S chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty are among the richest people in the UK with their combined fortune estimated at £730 million.The couple made their debut in the annual Sunday Times Rich List on Friday (20), ranked 222. Indian-origin Hinduja brothers are at the…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN teenager, specialising in Bharatanatyam, won the title at BBC Young Dancer 2022.Adhya Shastry, from Reading, said her win in the talent show was the beginning of her journey in the creative world where she likes to explore “endless possibilities”.Ten dancers, aged 17-24 years, vied for the title at…
A NEW UK-India Industry Task Force, a joint commission to increase cross-industry collaboration and push the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) over the line, was launched on Monday (9).The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have created the new task force as part of…
INDIAN-ORIGIN rice magnate based in the Middle East has been emerged as a major Tory donor, donating through a foreign-owned company with millions of pounds of debt, according to a report. Karan Chanana, 49, the head of the global rice brand Amira, has donated more than £220,000 to the Conservative…
BRITISH INDIAN boxer Jordan Flynn-Dhanjal has said that he wants to be the first Sikh world champion. Flynn-Dhanjal, who loves Indian food, has racked up four professional wins, with his fast hands attracting large crowds. He is all set for his fifth fight on Saturday (30) at Bracknell Leisure Centre,…
THE MINIMUM age for marriage in England and Wales has been raised from 16 to 18 years, making it illegal for anyone facilitating underage marriages.Under a bill cleared by the UK Parliament on Tuesday (26), religious or cultural marriages not registered with a couples' local council will also fall within…
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones -- and one day, potentially flying taxis -- launched Monday (25) in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. Air-One, a so-called "vertiport" for drones and future electric vehicles taking off and landing vertically, was…
OUTSPOKEN counterterrorism chief Neil Basu is believed to be in contention to head the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).The Indian-origin assistant commissioner of the Met Police is likely to be interviewed for the role of director-general of the NCA later this week.The post became vacant after Dame Lynne Owens stepped…
AN Indian-origin doctor practising in Scotland was on Thursday (14) found guilty of sex offences against 48 female patients over 35 years.Krishna Singh, 72, a general practitioner (GP), was accused of kissing, groping, giving inappropriate examinations and making sleazy comments, charges that he had denied during a trial at the…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN soft drinks businessman from central England has been banned from holding any company directorship for nine years after admitting inflating figures to secure a loan under a Covid-19 pandemic support scheme.Inderjit Singh Dadial, whose ban comes into effect from this week, was the sole director of Cali Juices…
INDIAN-ORIGIN author Manjeet Mann has been shortlisted for the UK's Yoto Carnegie Medal for her children's book The Crossing. Mann, a UK-based author, actress, playwright and screenwriter, has been previously shortlisted for the prize for her debut children's novel ‘Run, Rebel'. The Crossing: A tale of a little girl's friendship with…
US president Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-origin political activist Shefali Razdan Duggal as his envoy to the Netherlands, according to the White House. Duggal, 50, is an Indian immigrant to the US from Jammu and Kashmir. She has been raised in Cincinnati, Chicago, New York and Boston.…
PAKISTAN on Friday (11) warned New Delhi of "unpleasant consequences" over what it said was an Indian-originated, but unidentified high-altitude supersonic object that crashed in Pakistani territory.Pakistan foreign office said in a statement it summoned India's charge d'affaires in Islamabad to lodge a protest over what it said was the…
An Indian-origin shop manager who tried to cheat an elderly man out of his lottery winnings of £130,000 has been sentenced by a UK court to 28 months in prison. Narendra Gill checked the numbers of a lucky dip lottery ticket for 81-year-old Frank Gowland at the shop she managed…
Indian-Canadian star Lilly Singh, who recently revealed in an Instagram video that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cysts and had to be taken to the hospital, says that she wants to use her position in highlighting South Asian talent. Speaking on the inaugural day of the Jaipur Literature Festival…
INTERPOL has issued red notices against Atul and Rajesh Gupta - two of the three Indian-origin Gupta brothers - who fled South Africa with their families amid investigations into their alleged role in corruption. However, Interpol has declined a request from the South African government to issue red notices against…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN couple's divorce has been set aside by a UK court after the judge concluded that the wife had no notice of the proceedings as her signature was forged 12 years ago.Rachpal and Kewal Randhawa were married at a registry office in Slough, south-east England, in August 1978 aged…
INDIAN-ORIGIN Anna Menon will be among the crew of a new space mission announced by US billionaire Jared Isaacman, who last year led the world's first all-private space crew into orbit. Menon, a SpaceX engineer, is the wife of Indian-origin physician Anil Menon. At SpaceX she manages the development of crew…
Directed by Akarsh Khurana and Adhaar Khurana, Lionsgate Play’s second Indian original Jugaadistan is set to premiere on March 4, 2022. The series, which takes us through the dusty by-lanes of a campus, boasts of an ensemble cast including Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal…
MEGHRAJ GROUP has reaffirmed its commitment to business growth and contribution to society as the international financial services and consulting organisation celebrates its centenary.Headquartered in the British Isles, the group’s main businesses include Meghraj Capital, focused on investment banking advisory and MTC Trust & Corporate Services which provides fiduciary services.The…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson is believed to have told his Cabinet Office to inquire into the allegations of American firm Bain & Company’s involvement in the South African corruption scandal.A South African inquiry commission, which in January indicted former president Jacob Zuma and the Indian-origin Gupta family for ‘state…
What British Army captain Harpreet Chandi would tell her younger self about dealing with racism AN ASIAN Army officer who became the first ‘woman of colour’ to complete a solo trek across Antarctica last month, has revealed it took her many years to feel comfortable with the term. Captain Harpreet…
A 27-year-old Indian-origin 'super rookie' NYPD officer is being hailed as a hero after he shot a convicted felon who killed his colleague and seriously injured another while investigating a domestic-violence call in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City. Sumit Sulan is still struggling to deal with Friday's deadly…
A FINANCIAL consultant of Indian origin has demanded “unlimited damages” from Conservative peer Michelle Mone following a “racist remark” she allegedly made more than two years ago.Richard Lynton-Jones sued her with a 10-page writ, claiming her remarks caused “enormous distress, embarrassment and injury to his feelings.”His lawyers sought at least…
BRITISH Army Captain Harpreet Chandi has made history by becoming the first woman of colour to cross Antarctica unsupported. A message from the Sikh officer’s Twitter account said on Monday (3), “#polarpreet has just made #history becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition in Antarctica. She…
THE Eternal Gandhi Museum in Houston has received a grant of $475,000 from Fort Bend County under the American Rescue Plan. The facility is expected to open in 2023. The aid will help to complete the construction of the first museum in the US dedicated to preserve and promote Mahatma…
THE US has designated Indian-origin diplomat Uzra Zeya as its Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and she has been tasked with promoting "substantive dialogue" between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives in support of a negotiated agreement on Tibet. Zeya, who was once posted in New Delhi during…
There are 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with Daesh (Islamic State), says a US report. IN a report that would leave the Indian security establishment worried, the United States state department has said that there are 66 known Indian-origin fighters affiliated with global terror outfit Daesh as of November. The…
LEENA NAIR, who will become the new CEO of French fashion house Chanel in January, has joined a long list of Indian-origin corporate executives steering global brands. She is the first female, first Asian and youngest-ever chief human resource officer at Unilever, the company she joined as a management trainee…
NASA on Monday (6) announced its 10 latest trainee astronauts, who include an Indian-origin physician. Anil Menon, 45, is a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force who was previously SpaceX's first flight surgeon before an earlier stint at NASA. A physician born to parents from India and Ukraine, he…
THE news of Parag Agrawal’s appointment as CEO of Twitter last week, adding to the growing roster of Indian leaders at the helm of major US companies, has swelled the pride of the global Indian diaspora. There are now eight Indian-origin CEOs heading Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft, Alphabet (Google’s…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN investment banker has accused Conservative peer Michelle Mone of telling lies to defend her “racist” remarks referring to the colour of his skin. Richard Lynton-Jones complained that the baroness had called him “waste of a man’s white skin” during an exchange of WhatsApp messages after a yacht crash…
INDIAN-ORIGIN technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant's co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday (29). In a message posted on Twitter, Dorsey said: “After almost 16 years of having a role at our company… from co-founder to CEO…
TRIBUTES have been paid to two Asian Americans who were among the 10 dead from a lethal crowd surge at a rap concert in Texas last week. Indian-origin Bharti Shahani,22, and Pakistani-origin Danish Baig, 27, were caught up in the crowd that rushed the stage during a performance by hip-hop…
SINGAPORE has defended the execution judgement of a 33-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker. Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam was sentenced to death in 2010 for importing 42.72 grams of heroin into Singapore in 2009 in a bundle-strapped to his thigh. Both the prime minister and the foreign minister wrote to their Malaysian…
A COURT in Singapore on Tuesday (9) stayed the execution of a Malaysian man of Indian origin who has been convicted of drug trafficking after he tested positive for Covid-19. The high court suspended the scheduled execution of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, 33, until an appeal was heard during an online…
INDIA is among 27 countries to sign up to a sustainable agriculture action agenda as the first week of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow concluded, with the country committing to make farming more sustainable and less polluting. Participating countries said they would invest in the science needed for sustainable…
A SIKH officer of the British Army and physiotherapist is on a mission to become the first Indian-origin female to complete a solo, unsupported trek to the South Pole. Captain Harpreet Chandi, known as Polar Preet, will be travelling 700 miles while pulling a pulk or sledge, battling temperatures of…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi was set to arrive in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday (31) for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). He will also hold bilateral talks with his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the climate summit. Modi will reach the UK from Italy where he…
VIRENDRA SHARMA and other Asian-origin MPs in Britain have spoken about the threat facing them following the murder last week of Sir David Amess, the Conservative member for Southend West, who was stabbed 17 times in a frenzied attack. British politicians have to decide whether their traditional approach of freely…
A 25-year-old California-based Indian-origin woman techie, who travelled to Mexico to celebrate her birthday, was one of the two foreign tourists killed in a shootout between two drug gangs in the Caribbean coast resort of Tulum, according to media reports. The incident happened on Wednesday night. Anjali Ryot was killed…
BRITAIN'S home secretary Priti Patel on Tuesday (5) set out a series of crime-fighting measures, including stringent action on crimes against women, and tougher penalties for protesters disrupting highways. In her speech at the ongoing annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the senior Indian-origin politician also highlighted the progress of…
FORMER MP Keith Vaz, who has been accused of “sustained and unpleasant bullying”, has denied he will speak at a Labour event this week after his scheduled appearance caused uproar among party members. According to The Guardian, the former Leicester East MP was due to speak at a Hindus for…
A GREEN hydrogen-powered underwater transportation submarine system being developed by a company led by an Indian-origin CEO has been named among the winners of the UK government's Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. Dhruv Boruah's Oceanways won backing from the £23-million government-funded research and development (R&D) drive with its concept of a…
SUELLA Braverman, the Indian-origin cabinet minister in Britain to benefit from a new maternity leave law for ministers, has resumed working following the birth of her second child and she feels doing the office work is much easier than attending two kids at home. She is not harbouring a "mum's…
FOUR Indian Americans have been killed in the US states of New Jersey and New York after they were swept away by flash floods caused by Hurricane Ida. Hurricane Ida, which made landfall on August 29 in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, is the second-most destructive hurricane to hit the state on…
BABITA Deokaran, an Indian-origin woman in South Africa, was allegedly gunned down on Monday (23) for exposing critical information about a multi-million-dollar personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud during the Covid-19 lockdown in the country last year. The 53-year-old, who was a high official at the Gauteng provincial health department, was…
Indian-origin English actor Sarita Choudhury began her acting career with Mira Nair’s directorial, Mississippi Masala (1991), and followed it up with A Perfect Murder (1998), 3 A.M. (2001), Just a Kiss (2002), She Hate Me (2004), Lady in the Water (2006), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) and…
In an exclusive interview with Eastern Eye, India’s High Commissioner to the UK, Gaitri Issar Kumar, reveals the change in dynamics of British-Indian ties and plans to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. You came to Britain came in the midst of the pandemic; how did you settle in…
INDIA marks its 75th Independence Day at a moment when the whole world is yearning for a sustainable route out of the Covid pandemic. The country has risen to the current challenges through the resilience and sacrifice of its people – the very traits which secured its freedom as an…
US vice president Kamala Harris has been rated as the most unpopular American vice president since at least the 1970s, claimed a recent media report on Sunday (1). She has spent almost six months in her new role. Citing two recent polls where it emerged that most of the…
A wave of solidarity swept the nation as England’s multi-racial football team made its way to the Euro 2020 final. While the team just fell short in the final against Italy - losing on penalties - this youthful band of brothers delivered the country’s best showing in a major men’s…
By Amit Roy IT WAS brave of the author Nikesh Shukla to turn down the offer of an MBE, braver still to let everyone know he had refused it because it stands for ‘Member of the Order of the British Empire’. His action might had more of an impact, though,…
INDIAN-ORIGIN author Nikesh Shukla last month said that he turned down an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List because he did not wish to be associated with what it stands for — “Member of the Order of the British Empire”. “Last month I was offered an MBE for services…
Indian-Americans, who constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the US, regularly encounter discrimination and polarisation, according to a survey released on Wednesday. The report, Social Realities of Indian Americans: Results from the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey draws on the Indian-American Attitudes Survey (IAAS) - a collaboration between the Carnegie…
UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak on Saturday (5) welcomed “seismic tax reforms” agreed by the world’s richest economies at the G7 finance ministers meeting, chaired by Britain. Finance ministers meeting in London agreed to battle tax avoidance through measures to make companies pay in the countries where they…
THE THREE men who were charged with the murder of Anand Parmar, who was found dying in a car by police, have pleaded not guilty to murder at Leicester Crown Court. Jeffery Carew, 22, of Marsh Close in Leicester, Renaldo Baptiste, 34, and Jurrat Khan, 25, both of no fixed…
ANVEE BHUTANI, an Indian-origin human sciences student from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, has pledged to fight for students' rights in her role as the new president-elect of the Oxford Student Union (SU). Bhutani, who was declared the winner at the end of a closely fought byelection at…
THE HOME Office is going ahead with the deportation of the two overstaying Indian migrants despite them being released from a police van in Glasgow during a highly-publicized protest last week. The Home Office sources have recently said that the protest has only delayed the inevitable removal of the two…
By Amit Roy AN INDIAN-ORIGIN academic who was once told she was not good enough for Oxford has spoken of the hurdles she had to overcome as she was elected a fellow of the Royal Society last week. Usha Goswami is currently a fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge,…
SIX Bangladeshis, who recently returned from India, have been found to be infected with the B.1.617.2 variant of the coronavirus. One of them has succumbed to the disease. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said on Sunday (16) that the samples of 26 India returnees were tested…
THE extradition coordination between Indian and UK has fundamentally changed and improved, said Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel. A new India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) was signed between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Patel last week. MMP aims to cover the whole spectrum of immigration issues, including streamlining extradition…
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election has witnessed the victory of some ethnic minorities, elected as the Member of Scottish Parliament. Read about them below: FOYSOL CHOUDHURY: First Bangladeshi origin to mark presence in Scottish Parliament Scottish Labour’s Foysol Choudhury becomes the first ethnic minority MSP in the Lothians. He is a…
US vice president Kamala Harris has said that India's welfare is critically important to the US. She pledged that the Biden administration is determined to help India in its hour of need due to surging Covid-19 infections and deaths. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths reported by the health…
INDIAN AMERICAN physicians have sought “blanket immunity and indemnification” from the Indian government for offering their voluntary services to Covid-19 patients either virtually or in-person by flying to their home country amid an unprecedented second wave of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. The American Association of Physicians of Indian-Origin (AAPI), which…
GOOGLE CEO Sundar Pichai and his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella have assured help to India as the country grapples with a ravaging coronavirus crisis that has put enormous pressure on its hospitals due to a shortage of beds, oxygen and medical supplies. India logged a record of 3,52,991 new coronavirus…
by Dr Rakib Ehsan The new report published by the UK government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has predictably caused quite a stir. The discourse surrounding it has been of a discernibly low quality. While ardent supporters have often provided flimsy defences of the report, its passionate detractors have…
AN Indian-origin man has said his niece was among those who were injured in a mass shooting incident at the FedEx facility in the US city of Indianapolis that left eight people dead, according to a media report. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) said at least eight people died…
THE Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, a government notification has said. The global Indian diaspora has welcomed the move, reported the PTI. The OCI card is issued to people of Indian origin globally which…
Scotland Yard on Monday (8) issued a new appeal for information in connection with the killing of an Indian-origin man in west London in 2017 to mark the four-year anniversary of his death. Satnam Singh, 45, was killed four years ago and a reward of £10,000 remains on offer for…
By Amit Roy GOOD old William Shakespeare. He had this great ability to get to the heart of the matter. Take, for example, the name game. “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But would Juliet have been quite…
The union for senior civil servants in the UK, First Division Association (FDA), wants the High Court to overturn UK prime minister Boris Johnson''s decision to exonerate home secretary Priti Patel amid allegations of bullying raised within her department. In a written submission, FDA general secretary Dave Penman told the…
AN Indian-origin employee at the UN has launched a campaign to become the next secretary-general of the world organisation. Arora Akanksha, 34, launched #AroraForSG campaign against incumbent Antonio Guterres, who is seeking a second five-year term in January 2022. Currently, Akanksha is working as an audit coordinator for the United…
A NEW survey has revealed that only 56 per cent of Indian-origin people in the UK would take a Covid-19 vaccine and women are less likely to take a jab over fertility concerns. The research by the 1928 Institute follows concerns about a lower uptake of Covid-19 jabs among Britain's…
A UK court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to 11 years in prison for blackmail, voyeurism and cybercrimes. Akash Sondhi, 27, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, south-east England, hacked into the computer accounts of over 574 girls and young women to exploit them. He gained unauthorised access to hundreds of…
A Hindu ex-worker with Royal Mail has been awarded nearly £230,000 after a tribunal concluded that he had faced harassment and discrimination at work. Former manager Mathan Shunmugaraja was called a “sly dog” by one colleague and was embroiled in a dispute with another over the use of a room in…
INDIAN-ORIGIN British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta owned Liberty Steel has committed around £60 million as part of the UK’s 'Build Back Better' plan at its production hub in England. The plan aims at a sustainable recovery from the coronavirus pandemic crisis in the country. The investment plans to remove production bottlenecks…
By Amit Roy BLACK and Asian history is to be taught at Roedean, one of Britain’s top public schools for girls, its headmaster, Oliver Blond, has said. This radical step has been warmly welcomed by the Indian-origin author and human rights activist, Zerbanoo Gifford. She was at Roedean herself from…
By Amit Roy WARM tributes were paid to the British espionage writer John le Carré, author of such Cold War spy classics as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, who died last Saturday (12), aged 89. What was slightly overlooked was the feud…
RACE RELATIONS campaigner Dr Hari Shukla became one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against Covid-19 when he received his first of two Pfizer/BioNTech jab at a hospital in Newcastle on Tuesday(8). “I'm so pleased we are hopefully coming towards the end of this pandemic…
BRITISH parliamentarians have extended their support to farmers in India who are protesting against new agricultural reforms in the country. A group of 36 cross-party parliamentarians has written to UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab asking him to make representations with his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, about the impact on British…
Joe Biden will be a president who represents the best of America, his deputy and vice president-elect Kamala Harris has said, asserting that he is a leader the world will respect. Lavishing praise on 78-year-old US president-elect, Harris on Friday said that Biden will be a president for all Americans.…
AN Indian-origin economist and author resigned from the Labour Party over the readmission of former party leader Jeremy Corbyn after 'just 19 days of suspension'. Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned from the membership of the Party as it failed to 'effectively tackle antisemitic racism'. Lord Desai, 80, said that was…
SCOTTISH author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction with his first novel 'Shuggie Bain', beating five other shortlisted authors including Indian-origin Avni Doshi. Judges observed that Stuart's tale of love and alcoholism set in Glasgow in 1980s was destined to be a classic. The 44-year-old Stuart, who wins…
Indian-origin Dr Krishnan Subramanian, 46, a consultant anaesthetist at the Royal Derby Hospital in Leicester died of Covid-19 on Thursday(12). The hospital on Friday(13) paid moving tributes to the 'dedicated and committed' doctor and a minute's silence will be observed in his honour at the hospital on Monday(16). Dr Subramanian…
INDIAN-ORIGIN UK billionaire brothers-Mohsin and Zuber Issa have sold a stake in petrol station giant EG Group just weeks after buying the supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for £6.8 billion . As part of the deal two Canadian pensions funds will invest in EG Group, while Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund…
AN Indian-origin man was found guilty of manslaughter following a fatal stabbing in Southall in August last year. Gurjeet Singh Lall, 36, St Mary’s Avenue South, Southall attacked Allan Isichei, 69, after a brief verbal row over Lall’s spitting in the street. Isichei was pronounced dead later. [caption id="attachment_118936" align="aligncenter"…
INDIAN-ORIGIN British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel group has started operations in India with production starting at Adhunik Metaliks and Zion Steel. The UK-based group, part of Sanjeev Gupta-owned diversified GFG Alliance, acquired Adhunik Metaliks and its arm Zion Steel in February for £46 million. In a statement Liberty Steel…
GLOBAL consulting major Deloitte has quit as auditor of EG Group, owned by Indian-origin British billionaires Mohsin and Zuber Issa. The exit, reportedly because of governance concerns, happened just days after the brothers became Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to business and charity. However,…
INDIAN-ORIGIN British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta on Friday(16) said that his Liberty Steel Group had made a non-binding indicative offer for the steel activities of German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp. Liberty said in a statement that it "is open to intensify the dialogue with Thyssenkrupp and would like to engage in further due…
UK-based academic Dr Edward Anderson has sparked a 'food war' on Twitter by calling South Indian staple food 'Idli' boring. On Tuesday(6) while responding to a tweet by food delivery app Zomato India which asked about 'one dish you could never understand why people like soo much' Dr Anderson said:…
INDIAN-ORIGIN US filmmaker M Night Shyamalan is teaming with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ campaign on a film making contest designed to help get out the vote. The competition, announced a day after Biden’s first debate against Donald Trump on September 29, is reaching out to aspirant filmmakers to submit a…
By Pramod Thomas INDIAN-ORIGIN hotel billionaire Surinder Arora will be relieved if his Arora Group avoids a hefty loss during the Covid-19 pandemic. The earlier estimate was to hit earnings of about £100 million this year. Arora said that the government has done a 'fantastic job' of supporting businesses, but…
INDIAN-origin independent mayoral candidate for West Midlands has formed a new local party to fight elections in May 2021. Ashvir Sangha, 31, has formed ‘Our West Midlands’ party to offer voters a 'new local alternative. “We have formed a new local party, Our West Midlands, to fight the May 2021…
INDIAN-ORIGIN UK billionaire brothers-Mohsin and Zuber Issa-are likely to take over Asda supermarket from Walmart as they and the private equity firm TDR Capital have been emerged as preferred bidders. Issa brothers have already been associated with the supermarket retailer through EG Group, their petrol forecourt business. According to reports,…
Ayushmann Khurrana kickstarted his Bollywood career in the year 2012 with the film Vicky Donor. In these eight years, he has starred in many amazing movies like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Andhadhun, Badhaai Ho, Article 15, and more. He has won many awards including…
UK fashion retail chain New Look received green light from landlords on Tuesday (15) for its company voluntary arrangement (CVA). Through CVA, the company wanted to move over 400 of its stores on to turnover-based rents approved by creditors, saving over 11,000 jobs. Tuesday's vote was crucial for the firm…
UK fashion retail chain New Look, founded by Indian-origin entrepreneur Tom Singh, now depends on around 300 landlords to save its 496 branches and more than 11,000 staff. On Tuesday (15), the landlords will vote on a controversial so-called company voluntary arrangement (CVA) – the firm's second in two years…
INDIA's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has asked supporters in the US to not use its name in the presidential polls, stressing that the India-US ties enjoy bipartisan support America. The unambiguous directive to the Overseas Friends of BJP-USA from the party's foreign affairs department head Vijay Chauthaiwale was apparently aimed…
An Indian-origin professor’s Oxford-based company on Tuesday (8) announced that its Indian partner, the Serum Institute of India (SIIPL), has begun trials of a novel virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine targeting Covid-19 which has the potential to offer a groundbreaking new approach to fighting the pandemic. Prof Sumi Biswas, chief executive…
AIMING to woo the influential Indian-American voters numbering over two million, the Trump campaign has released a video commercial that has short clips from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches and US President Donald Trump's historic address in Ahmedabad. Modi and Trump addressed a huge crowd in the capital city…
An Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling COVID-19 throughout the UK. Ravi Solanki, a physician working on neurodegenerative diseases, along with Raymond Siems, an engineer working in machine learning, were awarded…
Labour Friends of India, a representative group part of the Labour Party, on Saturday launched its new 'Mahatma Gandhi Future Leaders Programme' to encourage greater Indian diaspora representation in the elected offices of the party. The group said that its new programme will cover modules such as community engagement, communications,…
Former US president Barack Obama has joined top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to praise Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris'' selection as the party''s vice presidential candidate in the November election, saying Joe Biden has "nailed this decision". Presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice…
Leading Indian-American groups and individuals, including former Pepsico chief Indra Nooyi, have hailed the nomination of Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris as Democratic vice presidential candidate, saying it was a "great choice" and a "moment of pride" for the entire community in the US. However, there were also some community members…
Two minor children with Indian nationality, aged 11 and 9, are caught up in the foster care system in England, with local authorities wanting to change their citizenship status to British amid a legal row with their parents, which has landed in the UK’s Court of Appeal. In a judgement…
Campaigners in the UK on Tuesday (4) sought to clarify confusion arising out of recent reports of Mahatma Gandhi being featured on a future commemorative coin being mistakenly associated with a separate drive for ethnic minority representation on British legal tender. The UK's Treasury department confirmed that the commemorative coin…
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak on Sunday (2) backed a campaign for influential ethnic minority figures to be featured on a set of UK coins to celebrate Britain’s diversity. Mahatma Gandhi is in the running as an influential Commonwealth figure, as the UK’s Royal Mint considers the plans as part of…
A healthcare charity is leading a campaign for the UK government to translate its COVID-19 public health guidance in languages like Gujarati, Bengali and Urdu, amid safety concerns for those who do not speak English well. Doctors of the World UK and over 20 local authorities, public health bodies and…
UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering a proposal for influential ethnic minority figures to be featured on a set of UK coins to celebrate Britain’s diversity. According to The Sunday Telegraph, plans have been submitted to the Royal Mint to work out some proposals as the…
A group of Indian-origin doctors has warned that inherent racial bias in medical research and practice could be exacerbating the disproportionately severe impact of COVID-19 among ethnic minorities in the UK and globally, as they call for a wider study into lifestyle-related risks among them. While metabolic syndrome (MetS) that…
THE National Crime Agency (NCA) in UK has recovered over £1 million worth of assets from a Nigerian fraudster and his Indian-origin British partner. They had led extravagant lifestyles despite their combined declared annual income never exceeding £49,000. The high court has ordered Ayodele Oluseye Odewale (also known as Ayodele…
TWO Indian-origin experts were included in the new commission looking into race disparity in the UK. Lord Ajay Kakkar, Professor of surgery at University College London (UCL), director of the Thrombosis Research Institute, chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission and chair of the King's Fund, and Dr Samir Shah, CEO…
UK-based Indian-origin entrepreneur Lord Swraj Paul has donated $5 million through his family's Ambika Paul Foundation to his alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Kresge Auditorium, a landmark that serves as a venue for community and cultural activities at the university. Following this, the large hall in the auditorium…
UK business secretary Alok Sharma on Wednesday (1) published a new Research and Development Roadmap to lay out plans for what the British government says will cement the UK's place as a leading "research and science superpower". It includes the creation of a new Office for Talent to be based…
by LAUREN CODLING AN NHS doctor has praised the health service for giving him a “sense of belonging”, as the beloved institution marks its 72nd birthday on Sunday (5). Dr Mohan Bhat is the associate medical director and consultant old age psychiatrist for the Older Adults Mental Health Team &…
Describing India and the US as "natural allies," the country's envoy in Washington has said that India’s partnership with America was critical in translating its "bold vision" for development into reality. Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, speaking at the Hudson Institute, an influential American think-tank, said India and the US…
BRITAIN has imposed a stringent lockdown on Leicester following a flare-up of the novel coronavirus, implementing Prime Minister Boris Johnson's “whack-a-mole” or localised clamp-down strategy. The re-imposition of stricter social distancing norms meant all non-essential shops will close from Tuesday (30) and schools for most pupils, except those of key…
by LAUREN CODLING A LACK of enrolment of foreign students in British universities could lead to “lost networks and connections, and hamper the future influence of the UK among the next generation of leaders,” an expert has warned. Following the Covid-19 outbreak earlier this year, a survey by the British…
PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND has outlined a seven-point plan for ensuring better coronavirus protection to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. The set of recommendations were compiled as part of a review published on June 2 that said BAME people up to 50 per cent more likely to die due…
THE British Medical Association has urged the government to explain on why it did not publish "the full report" on the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. On Thursday (11), a British-Indian academic, who had peer-reviewed a recent Public Health England inquiry paper on tackling…
INDIAN-ORIGIN California Senator Kamala Harris helped former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to raise $3.5 million during the virtual mega fund raiser. Tuesday's (9) fundraiser is the second-largest single event haul so far for the Biden campaign, which raised $4 million at an event in early…
By Amit Roy EASTERN EYE was considering doing an interview with the Indian-origin entrepreneur Nirmal Sethia when he hit the national headlines last Monday (25) for quite an unexpected reason – there was panic in north London when a “big cat” was spotted in the garden of his spacious home…
A group of 85 distressed Indians in the US have launched a SOS campaign to travel back home, urging the Indian government to allow their minor children having American citizenship with valid Indian visas to accompany them to India. Travel to India by a non-Indian citizen, except for certain categories…
THE Natural History Museum has appointed the first Muslim to its board of trustees, it was announced this week. Harris Bokhari OBE is the first British-born Muslim trustee of a major British museum. Bokhari, who is also a board member of the Princes’ Trust Mosaic Initiative and founder of the…
By Amit Roy THE 75th anniversary of VE day last week came and went without much acknowledgement of the Indian contribution to allied victory. The Indian-origin historian Kusoom Vadgama, who has long tried to highlight the role played by Indian soldiers, said: “I am glued to the media, but no…
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of strong India-US collaboration, India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said. "COVID-19 has made us recognise the need for collaborations more than ever before. Our prime minister (Narendra Modi) has emphasised a global coordinated response to deal with the challenges…
The UK on Friday (8) paid tributes to an estimated 87,000 Indian martyrs who had fought as part of the British Army as it observed a two-minute silence to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. With about 2.5 million men, the Indian Army of the Second World…
Technopreneur Vin Murria became the largest shareholder in M&C Saatchi as she acquired 13.25 per cent stake in the troubled advertising firm. Following the announcement, shares of the company zoomed 30 per cent and reduced its recent losses. The deal happened for an undisclosed amount and it is also unclear…
Indian-origin NHS nurse dies of COVID-19 at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on April 30. Married mother-of-three, Philomina Cherian, 63, was in the job for nearly four decades, and was due to retire in two years. Mrs Cherian's death has been announced after the department of health and social care…
Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the UK's National Health Service (NHS) frontline medics and…
Indian-origin historian Dr. Prashant Kidambi has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2020 for his book 'Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire'. Six authors were included in the list, for the £60,000 book prize which is the most valuable non-fiction writing prize in the UK,…
An online fundraising drive to cover the funeral expenses of an Indian-origin woman, who died of COVID-19 while her daughter is battling the deadly virus, attracted over £6,000 within a day. Anusuya Chandra Mohan, in her 60s, passed away recently and her family in the UK and India were keen…
The UK’s leading doctors’ union on Friday (17) called on the government to ensure its review into the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities must be informed by the real-time data collection for the real effect. The British Medical Association (BMA) welcomed Downing Street’s announcement…
By Amit Roy ONE day when the coronavirus pandemic is over – and it will be over – there will be an inquiry into how the government in the UK handled the crisis. But we don’t need to wait for an inquiry to realise that the lack of proper gowns,…
The UK could end up being one of the worst-hit European countries in the coronavirus pandemic, a senior scientific adviser to the government warned on Sunday. Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust who sits on the British government’s scientific advisory committee SAGE, said Britain is facing the highest…
The Labour Party on Saturday (11) joined calls alongside doctors doctors for a probe into the disproportionate number of black and minority ethnic (BAME) medics dying from the novel coronavirus in the country. The move comes as UK health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed that 19 NHS workers have died with…
Indian-origin doctors in the UK have initiated an in-depth research into the role of ethnicity in greater susceptibility of BAME communities to develop more critical symptoms of Covid-19. A report by the UK's Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) this week had revealed that the country’s ethnic minority…
A 98-year-old Indian-origin woman has pleasantly surprised her doctors and family after beating Covid-19 to return to her home in Scotland within days of her hospital admission. Daphne Shah, who turns 99 in July, was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee with a high temperature, persistent cough and breathing difficulties…
British foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Monday (6) confirmed that flights are being fixed from India to bring British nationals stranded in the coronavirus lockdown back to the UK this week. During the daily Downing Street press briefing, the senior Cabinet minister revealed that the UK’s death toll from the…
Lisa Nandy on Monday (6) promised a constructive Opposition to the British government as she got to work as the UK's shadow foreign secretary in the newly-elected Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's top team. The 40-year-old MP for Wigan in Greater Manchester was one of the first appointments to be…
INDIAN doctors working with the NHS have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scrap an “unfair and discriminatory” surcharge imposed on foreign doctors, many of whom are on the front line against the coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 9,500 people in the country. The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS),…
The UK''s strict three-week lockdown announced by prime minister Boris Johnson to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus remains in question with the country's underground trains seen packed during the rush hour on Tuesday as people continue using the limited services in operation. Johnson on Monday enforced the strictest…
HUNDREDS of Indian doctors on Friday (20) started responding to the UK government’s call for recently retired medics to return to work, and assist the over-burdened NHS. The UK’s Department for Health had written to over 65,000 retired doctors and nurses in England and Wales, asking them to help the…
By Amit Roy RISHI SUNAK certainly impressed with his first budget speech as chancellor of the exchequer. And it is heartening when an Indian-origin politician can get up in the Commons and embrace Britain as “our country”. It is encouraging that he is putting money into science and research and…
NEXT month, the race for the Labour leader and deputy leader will come to a close. Following Jeremy Corbyn’s resignation in December, Indian-origin MP Lisa Nandy announced she would be standing as a candidate to succeed him. Meanwhile, fellow ethnic minority MPs Rosena Allin-Khan and Dawn Butler are both running…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's first Budget is set to make the cost of long-term visas to Britain higher with a major hike in the compulsory health fee charged on migrants from countries, including India. Sunak, born in the UK to a general practitioner father and pharmacist mother, announced that the Immigration…
BRITISH INDIAN World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan will get a “fitting tribute” with an exhibition on her life and times set to be launched on the eve of Women’s Day (8). The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) will unveil the exhibition, titled ‘Noor Inayat Khan: A Woman of…
UK home secretary Priti Patel has expressed her “regret” over the recent resignation of the top civil servant in her ministry, Sir Philip Rutnam, and stressed that she valued the work of all her aides in the UK Home Office. In her first response to the controversy surrounding Rutnam’s shock…
Cardiff-based entrepreneur and India’s Honorary Consul in Wales Raj Aggarwal OBE has become the first Indian-origin Honorary Captain in the Royal Navy. His latest promotion, equivalent to that of Colonel in the Army, was approved by the Queen. The official promotion ceremony was held in Birmingham on February 28 which…
INDIA added more than three billionaires (in US dollar terms) every month in 2019, taking the tally to 138, says a report. China and the US occupied the first and second spot with 799 and 626 billionaires, respectively. In total, India got 34 new billionaires to take the count to…
HARRY KHINDA, an Indian-origin restaurateur, who runs ‘The Crafty Indian’ restaurant in northern England, has replaced plastic with stainless steel tiffin box, inspired by his father. “The inspiration came from our desire to stop using single-use plastic containers and carrier bags,” says Khinda. His family hails from Punjab before settling…
Indian-origin CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella will visit India later this month, the company has said. However, the company did not give details about the dates and cities he is likely to visit. The US president Donald Trump is scheduled to visit India on February 24 and 25. Reports said Nadella…
SEVERAL South African Indian-origin teachers who sought lucrative opportunities in Wuhan in China are now too scared to leave their homes amid the coronavirus epidemic. Family members who have been in contact with some of the teachers shared the concerns that they have, but almost all declined to be named…
A team led by an Indian-origin scientist Professor S S Vasan has grown the first batch of the virus in a laboratory at Melbourne’s Doherty Institute to create a vaccine against the deadly novel coronavirus (nCov), in Australia. This is believed to be a breakthrough in the research against the…
NOTING that there is an "unlimited potential" in Indo-US relations, India's new Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said the two countries will stand shoulder to shoulder to combat terrorism and the Jihadi culture that is invading the world over. The 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer on…
The United States deported 1,616 Indians in 2019, the highest in five years. When compared to the previous year, there is a threefold increase in these numbers. As many as 611 Indians were deported from the US in 2018, according to data obtained from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
American tech giant IBM has named IITian Arvind Krishna as its next CEO. He succeeds Virginia Rometty, who described him as the “right CEO for the next era at IBM”. Rometty, 62, who will retire on April 6, described Krishna, 57, as a “brilliant technologist who has played a significant role…
False narratives and propaganda are being spread against India by mutating forms of terrorism to create disharmony, threaten peace and prevent progress in the country, India's High Commissioner to the UK Ruchi Ghanashyam said in London. Addressing a gathering of Indian diaspora members and UK ministers and officials at the…
CONSERVATIVE party chairman James Cleverly said strengthening ties between India and the UK was a “key objective” for Britain. In a speech at Guildhall to mark the 71st Republic Day celebrations of India in London on Monday (27), Cleverly said there was “a renewed sense of ambition on both sides”…
A 10-YEAR-OLD Indian-origin boy was stabbed in the neck in a seemingly random street attack while out with his mother and brother in Leicester in the UK, police said. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Monday (20) on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the attack, which took place on Saturday (18).…
A DRUNKEN row over unpaid work has ended in the murder of three Indian-origin builders in east London on Sunday (19). The deceased have been identified as Narinder Singh, 26, Harinder Kumar, 22, and Baljit Singh, 34. The Sikh men were stabbed to death and found covered in blood near Seven Kings…
By Amit Roy INDIA ranks a dismal 84th in “passport power” in a world ranking based on the number of countries an Indian national can visit without a prior visa – 58. The ranking of the world’s passports is done by the Henley Passport Index, “based on data from…
Senator Kamala Harris, who ended her presidential campaign on a disappointing note last month could still find herself in the White House after Democratic Party frontrunner Joe Biden said he would consider her "for anything" she would be interested in, including the position of vice president. Harris, who was once…
AN Asian-origin woman MP who comfortably progressed to the second round of the Labour Party's leadership race this week has called on the opposition party to be "brave" and elect her. Lisa Nandy ranks third in a five-way race, which is led by shadow Brexit secretary Kier Starmer followed by…
MICROSOFT'S Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella has voiced concern over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying what is happening is "sad" and he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant lead a multinational company in India that benefits its economy. The Hyderabad-born Nadella, 52, also stressed that every country should…
The UK government on Monday announced to double fast-track visas for scientists from around the world, including India. UK home secretary Priti Patel said the number of eligible fellowships which can offer accelerated endorsement for visas for scientists wanting to conduct research in the UK will double from 62 to…
AN Indian-origin general practitioner has spoken out about the toll a jail sentence for sexual assault has taken on his life after he was exonerated of the charge following a Court of Appeal hearing in the UK. Rajeshkumar Mehta was found guilty at a Birmingham Crown Court trial in April…
A 57-YEAR-old Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver has been brutally assaulted and hit with a with a barbeque grill cover in the head in front of his home in the US state of California, media reports said, second such attack in less than a fortnight. Baljeet Singh Sidhu, who works as…
AN Indian-origin man has been found guilty of attempted murder after he stabbing three people repeatedly with a knife, it was reported on Wednesday (18). Satya Thakor, 35, knifed two women and a man at a property in Wraysbury, Berkshire, on 14 May. The women were aged 58 and 34…
THREE Indian-origin ministers, including UK home secretary Priti Patel, have retained their posts in prime minister Boris Johnson's Cabinet, which met on Tuesday (17) ahead of the first Parliament session since the Conservative Party won a strong 80-seat majority in the General Election last week. The newly-elected MPs and ministers…
by LAUREN CODLING ASIAN academics said women pursuing STEM subjects should not be deterred despite analysis revealing white researchers are more likely to receive funding for their research than ethnic minorities. Analysis of data from seven UK research councils last month showed that when compared to BAME researchers, white academics…
British Asian candidates across both the Conservative and Labour parties on Friday (13) registered strong results in the UK's general election, with around a dozen MPs retaining their seats alongside some new faces. Prime minister Boris Johnson clinched an emphatic victory in Thursday's election, setting the UK on course for…
A RECORD number of ethnic minority MPs have been elected in the general election, figures revealed on Friday morning (13). One in ten representatives are now from an ethnic minority background, an increase from a decade ago when the figure was one in 40. There will be 65 BAME MPs…
BRITAIN'S Asian diaspora on Friday (13) hailed the impressive victory of prime minister Boris Johnson in the historic General Election, which saw unprecedented activism by the community members against the Opposition Labour Party's perceived anti-India stance. Britain’s first December election in nearly a century was called by prime minister Johnson…
A 53-YEAR-OLD Indian-origin man has been jailed for 20 years by a UK court for leaving his neighbour in east London with "catastrophic injuries" after throwing acid over him during an argument. Santokh Johal must serve a minimum of 15 years behind bars with the remainder on licence or parole,…
An Indian-origin doctor, who exploited women’s cancer fears to carry out invasive intimate examinations, was found guilty of sexually assaulting multiple women by a UK court on Tuesday (10). Manish Shah, a general practitioner (GP), was convicted of 25 counts of sexual assault and assault by penetration on six women…
With just days to go before the UK General Election on Thursday (12), the new Parliament set to be voted in is expected to be the most diverse in Britain's history based on projections and what experts believe has been a late surge in diversity from the country's main political…
THE number of black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) board executives recorded a decline over the past year, latest study showed. The latest study highlighted that the dip in the BAME top executive numbers is as a result of the UK companies' failure to improve the ethnic diversity of their…
An Indian-origin man sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for handling 19 stolen vehicles worth over £700,000 last year has been ordered to pay back £1.4 million Chirag Patel was subject to a confiscation order under the UK's Proceeds of Crime Act at Croydon Crown Court on Friday and the confiscation…
TWO Indian-origin persons have pleaded guilty for their role in smuggling millions of pounds worth illegal drugs into the UK. The gang, headed by Wasim Hussain and Nazarat Hussain, set up a series of front companies which were involved in the importation of chicken from the Netherlands. Two brothers Manjinder…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN man who was responsible for the handling of 19 stolen vehicles worth over £700,000 has been ordered to pay back £1,369,661. Chirag Patel, 40, of Croydon, was subject to a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act at Croydon Crown Court on Friday (29). Patel also received…
THE man who stabbed and killed two people in the London Bridge terrorist attack on Friday (29) has been identified as a convicted terrorist who was jailed seven years ago over a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp on land owned by his…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN shopkeeper has found a unique idea in a bid to prevent shoplifting in the UK. The shopkeeper from Kent has displayed CCTV images of alleged shoplifters on his store window. The new trick which displays the images of thieves was intended to discourage people from shoplifting, said Sham…
A BRITISH court has sentenced three women for a total of 15 months while two others were handed community service. The court found them guilty of abusive actions towards a 94-year-old Indian-origin woman in a care home in north-west London. Paniben Shah was abused by the women, many of who…
AN INDIAN-ORIGIN man convicted of being involved in a multi-million-pound money laundering operation has been jailed for eight years on Thursday (28). The Leicester resident was also disqualified from being a company director for eight years. Chauhan Vijay Yogendrasinh, 55, was the director of Belgrave-based Rushi Investments Limited - a company which appeared to…
BRITISH Indians in London organised a candlelight march on Tuesday (26) to express solidarity with the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. As many as 400 members of the Indian diaspora took part in the event commemorating the sacrifice of the brave Indian policemen and armed forces in the tragedy.…
THE Conservative party has selected a Gujarat-born woman as its candidate for the Barking constituency for general elections in the UK next month. Indian-origin Tamkeen Shaikh was born and raised in the country’s western city of Ahmedabad. Shaikh said in a tweet:"Delighted to be selected as the Conservative Party Candidate…
TEN Indian-origin suspected members of an organised crime group believed to have flown an estimated £15.5 million out of the UK to Dubai in suitcases have been charged by the British authorities. The nine men and one woman, aged between 30 and 44, were arrested on Wednesday (20), as part…
WITH Jet Airways shutting down in April, the Lufthansa airline group is planning to "strengthen" its partnership with Indian airlines like Vistara and Air India in 2020, the top Indian official of the largest European carrier said. Moreover, apart from launching a Munich-Bengaluru flight service in April, the airline does…
GLOBAL chemical producer Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) said it has joined hands with the Recycling Partnership. Recycling Partnership is a non-profit leader improving how America recycles. IVL’s collaboration with the Recycling Partnership will promote the US residential recycling rates and increase the availability of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET)…
INDORAMA Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) has announced on Wednesday (20) that it has completed the acquisition of Sinterama. Sinterama is global polyester automotive interiors and high-performance coloured yarns manufacturer. “This acquisition elevates IVL’s capability to deliver comprehensive and innovative solutions in highly specialised applications, including coloured polyester yarns for…
A woman who choked an Indian-origin man to death had googled ways to "kill and get away with it," a court has heard. Jamie Lee Dolheguy invited Maulin Rathod to her address in Victoria, Melbourne, in July 2018 after meeting him on a dating app. While they were in bed,…
INDIAN-origin US Senator Kamala Harris and Hindu Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard engaged in a war of words during the Democratic primary presidential debate. Harris accused Gabbard of criticising former US president Barack Obama during his administration, while Gabbard slammed her for "continuing to traffic in lies". The two Democratic presidential aspirants,…
A LONDON-based Muslim lobbying group is continuing its efforts to oust 14 Tories in the December elections. British prime minister Boris Johnson and an Indian-origin MP, minister for international development Alok Sharma, are among the 14 members whom the British Muslim organisation is campaigning heavily to replace. Bob Blackman MP,…
B&M European Value Retail wrote down the value of its German unit Jawoll and put it under review. The latest move by the company came as the unit turned into a loss-maker earlier this week. Jawoll, which was acquired by the B&M in 2014, recorded a 3.2 per cent rise…
AN Indian-origin owner of a local technical training school in San Diego pleaded guilty to defrauding the US Department of Veterans Affairs of over $29 million in education benefits meant for veterans. Nimesh Shah, 36, owner of Blue Star Learning, pleaded guilty to defrauding the department of veterans affairs out…
THE Labour party's failure to select enough number of British Indian candidates to contest in the upcoming general elections has attracted severe criticism. Labour Friends of India (LFIN), the representative diaspora group of the party, on Wednesday (13) noted that the relation between the Indian community and Labour has already…
An Indian-origin taxi driver found guilty of sexually assaulting a female passenger when she was in an "extremely vulnerable condition" during a ride back to her home in London was sentenced to 16 months in prison by a UK court on Tuesday (12). Temur Shah, who worked for ride hailing…
An Indian-origin writer has spoken about her grandfather''s unique friendship with a fellow soldier during World War II as the UK marks Remembrance Sunday in honour of those from the Indian subcontinent who fought with the British in the two World Wars. Nima Suchak said that Remembrance had not felt…
An Indian-origin British journalist critical of prime minister Narendra Modi has lost his Indian overseas citizenship, a move campaigners said underlined the government's hostility to a free press. The home ministry said Thursday that Aatish Taseer had "concealed the fact that his late father was of Pakistani origin" and was…
A British-Indian couple on Tuesday (5) took their local council authority in south-east England to court over alleged discrimination that prevented them from adopting a baby from their local adoption service. Sandeep and Reena Mander launched their case with the help of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission against…
An Indian-origin baby, who was born prematurely at 30 weeks and was close to death with a respiratory infection, celebrated her first birthday recently thanks to a pioneering technique by doctors at a UK hospital that helped her breathe. Reva Malvankar weighed less than three pounds at birth last year.…
An Indian-origin man who raped and robbed a woman at knife-point in south-east England has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by a UK court. Diljeet Grewal was found guilty of rape, sexual assault and aggravated burglary at Islewoth Crown Court and sentenced on Friday to 15 years behind bars,…
US VOTERS of Indian-origin and other Asian countries' descent have thrown their weight behind Democratic presidential aspirant Joe Biden in the race to the 2020 nominations. Supporting Biden, Indian-Americans and members of other Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community on October 26 launched "AAPIs for Biden" in Las Vegas. "'AAPIs…
Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into a crowdfunding page set up online seeking funds to hire a 'contract killer' for Gina Miller, the prominent Indian-origin anti-Brexit campaigner who has won two major landmark court rulings over Parliament supremacy. The 53-year-old investment fund manager, born Gina Nadira Singh in British…
RECKITT BENCKISER’S new boss Laxman Narasimhan said last week he will tackle the company’s problems “as a matter of urgency”. The company was hit by weak sales of cold and flu medicine in the US and poor demand for baby products in China. Narasimhan took over as the consumer giant’s…
TOP US lawmakers, including Indian-origin legislators Kamala Harris, Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, and Ami Bera celebrated Diwali and underlined that the festival reminds one to welcome positivity in their lives. The lawmakers observed Diwali on Friday (25), two days ahead of the festival of lights being celebrated in…
SOUTH AFRICA’S Eskom is taking legal action against Deloitte Consulting for the recovery of funds amounting to £10.91 million. The cash-strapped state power company alleges that the sum of £10.91m is related to improperly-awarded work during 2016. Eskom has a debt of over £23.71 billion and is dependent on government…
SOUTH AFRICAN authorities are to launch a fresh attempt to seize the billions of rands that Indian-origin Gupta brothers illegally took out of the country after allegedly acquiring it through irregular deals with state departments, a media report said. According to the report in Sunday Times, the Asset Forfeiture Unit…
The Indian government has been granted permission by the UK High Court to appeal for the extradition of a UK-based couple to face charges of murder of their adopted son in India in 2017. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which represents the Indian authorities in court extradition proceedings, said…
A 53-year-old Indian-origin IT professional has been arrested after he dramatically walked into a Northern California police station along with a dead body in his car and confessed to have killed three others at his apartment, over 350 kilometres away, according to US media reports. All four victims are related…
UK food manufacturer 2 Sisters Food Group, owned by Indian-origin businessman Ranjit Singh Boparan, has announced the sale of its puddings business for £67 million. The group founded by Boparan, who is referred to as "chicken king" being among the largest suppliers of poultry in the UK, confirmed on Thursday…
Tushar Atre, an Indian-origin tech millionaire, was found dead in his girlfriend's car hours after the owner of a digital marketing company in the US was allegedly kidnapped from his posh California home, according to media reports. Atre, 50, owner of AtreNet Inc, a web design company that caters to…
CROYDON-based wholesaler, Hi-Line Wines, has gone into liquidation. Managing Director Sharmmi Jeganmogan said: “Supermarkets have taken over the corner shops and off licences.” “Every day shops are closing but new chain store branches are opening. My sales have gone down to less than half every month. We couldn’t keep up…
The UK’s Opposition Labour Party on Wednesday (25) passed an emergency motion on Kashmir calling for party leader Jeremy Corbyn to seek international observers to "enter" the region and demand the right of self-determination for its people, drawing criticism from the Indian diaspora representatives who described it as "ill conceived"…
An Indian-origin entrepreneur's London-headquartered start-up is leading the UK capital's financial technology boom as it overtakes New York in the sector, according to a report released on Monday (23). Among fintech investment deals on a global level, London has taken top spot in 2019, with a total of 114 deals,…
The UK's senior-most counter-terrorism officer has warned that far-right extremism poses the fastest growing terror threat to Britain, as even young children are being groomed by right-wing extremists. Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, Scotland Yard's Indian-origin chief of counter-terror policing, said around 10 per cent of 800 live investigations now involve…