Indian-origin Labour MP Lisa Nandy has emerged a frontrunner to replace party leader Jeremy Corbyn after the party’s disastrous election result last week.
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As Uber loses its London license, Indian firm Ola makes plans to expand into the UK capital
Indian ride-sharing firm Ola has begun signing up drivers in London ahead of plans to launch services in the capital “in the coming weeks”.
UK police charges 10 Indian-origin members of gang for smuggling, trafficking
British police have charged 10 suspected Indian-origin members of an organised crime group believed to have flown an estimated GBP 15.5 million out of the United Kingdom to Dubai.
British-Indian Labour group slams party for lack of Indian-origin poll candidates
Labour Friends of India (LFIN), the diaspora group affiliated with the United Kingdom’s Labour Party, on Wednesday issued a statement condemning its party’s failure to select enough Indian-origin candidates to contest the upcoming General Election.
British-Indian man imprisoned over Islamophobic tweets
An Indian-origin British man who posted Islamophobic rants on social media in the wake of a terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert last year has been sentenced to 20 months in jail.
Scotland Yard bans anti-India protesters from vicinity of Indian High Commission
Scotland Yard has imposed a ban on British Kashmiri protestors from assembling outside the Indian High Commission on Sunday for an anti-India Diwali protest in London. The protest was against the lockdown of the state following the revocation of Article 370.
Indian-origin people among targets of rising hate crime wave in the UK
The police in England and Wales recorded over 100,000 incidents of hate crime in 2018-19, including many affecting members of the Indian community and those following Islam, Hindu and Sikh faiths, official Home Office figures show.
Indian-origin parents of child who died in an accident demand review of UK’s highway system
Following the death of their eight-year-old son in a road accident, the Indian-origin parents are calling for a review of the United Kingdom’s ‘smart motorways’ system.
Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee helps raise funds for Kolkata’s underprivileged children
Indian-origin Miss England 2019 Bhasha Mukherjee took part in a drive to help raise funds for a United Kingdom (UK) charity working with underprivileged children in Kolkata as part of her beauty with a purpose mission.
Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz demands party rescind Kashmir resolution
Indian-origin Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has demanded the Labour Party rescind an emergency resolution passed calling for international intervention in Kashmir.
