Man arrested for crashing car into Downing Street gates; security cordon in Whitehall

Armed police in London have arrested one man after a car crashed into the gates of the United Kingdom prime minister’s Downing Street office and residence in central London today, Scotland Yard said.

Tipu Sultan’s personal sword auctioned for record price of INR 140 crore

The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of Mysuru, sold for INR 140 crore (GBP 14 million pounds or USD 17.4 million) at an auction in London.

Setback for Indian students in UK as new policy restricts dependents’ visas

New restrictions to student visa routes in the United Kingdom will restrict the ability of international students, including Indians, to bring family members on all but post-graduate research routes with them.

Former UK PM Boris Johnson will soon have baby number eight with wife number three

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, already a father of seven, is soon to have his third child with current wife Carrie Johnson, who announced this on Instagram. This takes his offspring count to eight.

Indian-origin UK billionaire SP Hinduja dead at 87

Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, the billionaire Indian-origin patriarch of Britain’s richest family and chair of the globe-spanning Hinduja Group, has died in London, his family confirmed.

British-Indian Home Secretary Suella Braverman sounds warning about mass immigration

Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman issued a warning against “unsustainable” mass and rapid migration into the country and called for action to cut growing migrant numbers.

King Charles coronation: Arrest of anti-monarchy protesters comes under review by British MPs

As King Charles III spends his first ‘work week’ following the May 6 coronation, Members of the UK Parliament are set to look into how the Metropolitan Police handled the anti-monarchy protests in London.

Indian student in UK sent email threatening Salman Khan, claim cops

The Mumbai Police today issued a look out circular (LOC) against an Indian student pursuing medical education in the United Kingdom for allegedly sending a threatening email to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, an official said.

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