The spectacles are expected to fetch between GBP 10,000-15,000 in the auction.
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50 books in 3 months: 8-year-old British-Indian boy Milan Kumar wins accolades for his precocious reading habits
Eight year old boy earned himself a congratulatory note from none other than the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles for completing a 50-book, year-long lockdown reading challenge in just three months.
It’s a made-in-India Hero Cycles bike for UK PM Boris Johnson as he launches a cycling drive
The Viking Pro bike is part of India’s Hero Motors Company owned Insync brand, designed in Manchester and made in India by parent company Hero Cycles.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering proposal to feature ethnic-minority figures on coins
UK News: Indian-origin 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.
UK government cannot set a timeline for Mallya’s extradition: UK envoy
The UK government had earlier indicated that Mallya is unlikely to be extradited to India anytime soon, as there is a legal issue that needs to be resolved before his extradition can be arranged.
Diaspora Group to conduct first-ever British-Indian census in UK
The India League, a UK-based diaspora group founded in 1916 announced it will be conducting the first-ever British-Indian Census around Britain’s estimated 1.5 million Indian-origin population.
Historians’ open letter to UK Home Office protests misrepresentation of Colonial era, slavery in citizenship test
Prominent historians both in and outside the United Kingdom have posted an open letter protesting the ongoing misrepresentation of slavery, the British Empire and Colonial India in a key handbook that is required reading for migrants for a qualifying examination regarding their residency in the UK.
Council votes to not remove “racist” statue of Robert Clive in Shrewsbury, UK
In a vote held this week, 28 councillors chose to take no action on the statue, while 17 voted in favour of action.
UK Cabinet Ministers highlight relationship with India at global summit
The strength of the UK-India relationship was on full display at the recent India Global Week conference organised in London
Indian banks pushing for bankruptcy order against Mallya to be enforced in UK court
A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) are pursuing a bankruptcy order against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya in the High Court in England.
