Sotheby’s auction house announce that a collection of never-before-seen modern Indian art, including unpublished artworks by artists VS Gaitonde and Ram Kumar, will be offered for auction for the first time in London later this month.
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Prince Harry repays tax payer money used for renovation of Frogmore Cottage
Britain’s Prince Harry has reportedly repaid the GBP 2.4 million pound refurbishment cost for a cottage on the grounds of Queen Elizabeth II’s Windsor estate, the family home he shares with wife Meghan Markle.
UK PM Boris Johnson issues October 15 deadline for Brexit-deal
British chief negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier are now due to meet in London starting Tuesday for an eighth round of negotiations.
Nirav Modi’s extradition trial begins in London court
Fugitive Indian diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition case related to the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering charges brought by the Indian government opened for a five-day hearing in a United Kingdom court today.
Nirav Modi case verdict to be made after final hearing set for December 1
The judgment in the extradition trial of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case will be handed down in the UK after December 1.
Inaugural British South Asian youth summit resolves to decolonise education in UK
The inaugural British South Asian Youth Summit was hosted virtually by veteran Indian-origin British MP Virendra Sharma and concluded with a memorandum of understanding calling for the decolonisation of education in the United Kingdom to cover all aspects of history, including the realities of the B
British-Indian 8-year-old Milan raises GBP 1,000 for National Literacy Trust challenge
Eight-year-old Milan Kumar participated in the #FitforLit cycling challenge to raise GBP 1,000 for the National Literacy Trust and share his love of reading with others.
British-Indian physician awarded for volunteer work helping NHS charity
Ravi Solanki, an Indian-origin physician, is among 19 winners of the United Kingdom’s Royal Academy of Engineering President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling COVID-19 throughout the UK.
UK Labour Party India group says Kashmir motion not official policy
United Kingdom’s Opposition Labour Party is determined to rebuild trust and win back Indian-origin voters alienated following a controversial Kashmir motion passed at the party’s conference last year, the Labour Friends of India (LFIN) group announced.
Labour Party launches campaign to search for more British-Indian representatives
Labour Friends of India (LFIN), the diaspora representative group of the United Kingdom’s Opposition Labour Party, launched its new ‘Mahatma Gandhi Future Leaders Programme’ to encourage greater Indian diaspora representation in the elected offices of the party.
