The Indian-origin Rishi Sunak-led United Kingdom government announced it was opening its second ballot under the UK-India Young Professional Scheme for Indians aged between 18 and 30 years with graduate-level qualifications for visas to the UK.
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UK Indian-origin PM Sunak apologises for ban against LGBT people serving in military
United Kingdom’s Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today said a previous ban on the deployment of LGBT community members in the armed forces was an “appalling failure” of the British state.
Visa applicants’ NHS fees to rise ‘significantly’: UK PM Rishi Sunak
Indian-origin United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that visa applicants from around the world, including Indians, will have to pay an increased National Health Service (NHS) fee and health surcharge to meet the country’s public sector wage increase.
British woman gets 7-year jail sentence in killing of Indian-origin woman
A 56-year-old British woman will serve seven years in jail for the manslaughter of an elderly Indian-origin patient while both were patients at a UK hospital.
Tunisian man admits to killing Indian-origin student in UK
A Tunisian man held for killing Indian-origin student Sabita Thanwani at her university accommodation in the Clerkenwell area of north London in March last year has pled guilty in court.
Family lawyer in death of Indian-origin minor alleges medical negligence; UK official calls for health warning on protein drinks
A senior official in the United Kingdom called for health warnings on protein drinks after the death of a 16-year-old Indian-origin boy, even as his family’s lawyer told the press that the case demonstrated ‘a woeful gap’ between paediatric and adult care.
Indian-origin psychiatrist in UK gets six years in jail for moderating child sex abuse site
Indian-origin psychiatrist Kabir Garg, 33, from Lewisham, south-east London, has pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to facilitating the exploitation of children.
Indian-origin student in Cardiff jailed for carrying drunk woman to his flat, raping her
Preet Vikal, 20, an Indian student in the UK has been jailed for raping a drunk and semi-conscious woman he had met in a club last year.
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.
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.
