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NRIs celebrate Telangana festival of Bonalu in West London

Over 800 NRIs gathered in London to celebrate the Hindu festival of Bonalu, organised by the Telangana Association of United Kingdom (TAUK).

Increase in number of Indian students applying to UK universities

The latest data revealed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK's centralised university application system, has...

British Punjabi organisation founder withdraws from British Indian Awards

Three hundred British Indians have been shortlisted as finalists for the Seventh British Indian Awards 2019, but not all of them are happy...

Report: Chinese, Indian employees highest earners in the UK

A new analysis by the UK’s Office for National Statistics showed that in 2018, employees of Chinese, Indian and mixed or multiple...

British PM candidate Boris Johnson pledges improved trade ties with India if elected

Boris Johnson, the former UK foreign secretary and the frontrunner in the race to replace Theresa May as British Prime Minister, has pledged...

Indian ride-hailing service Ola to launch in London

India’s biggest ride-hailing platform Ola Cabs run by ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd has received approval from London’s transport regulator...

OYO, Kunal Nayyar among Indian-origin winners at UK-India Awards

The annual UK-India Awards, which commemorate people and organisations who have had an impact on UK-India ties, saw a host of Indian expats...

UK-India Week: Interactions across three continents at Global Leaders’ Summit

UK-India Week’s cornerstone event, the India Inc Leaders’ Summit, which took place between June 25 and 27, saw interactions among...

Yoga helps us gain control over our mind and body, says 9-year-old prodigy

Meet 9-year-old yoga prodigy Ishwar Sharma - one of the youngest yet most active proponents of the practice and its benefits. Ishwar is an...

UK Parliament marks India Day to kick off UK-India Week 2019

The 2019 UK-India Week got off to a running start with the UK Parliament celebrating the first-ever India Day. The event was marked by...

UK-India week 2019 in London: The event line-up

The second edition of the UK-India week will be held at Westminster House in London from June 24-28.

Harmonisers with a bleeding heart

India’s Swamibapa pipe band is not your trendy troupe of long-haired lip-splitters strutting their stuff by belting out ear-splitting...

India tops tech visa applications to the UK

India, along with the US, has the highest number of visa applications for the UK's technology sector, according to the latest data from a UK...

UK Police identify body as missing Indian origin doctor

The Avon and Somerset police in the United Kingdom confirmed the death of Indian-origin doctor Uma Kulkarni, who was reported missing early...

India, UK experts discuss clean cooling solutions as The Only Planet heats up

Experts from UK and India put their heads together in London to work out sustainable cooling solutions for mankind even as planet getting...

100 years on, British Indian author Saurav Dutt immortalises victims of Jallianwala Bagh massacre in new book

On the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, British Indian author Saurav Dutt honours the victims of the infamous bloodbath...

Two Indian-origin MPs lead Brexit blockade against Theresa May govt

Indian-origin MPs Priti Patel and Suella Braverman are among a steadfast group of hard-Brexiteers within Theresa May’s Conservative Party...

Queen of England hails 'vibrant diaspora', Indian origin NHS doctors in meeting with HCI Ghanashyam

Highlighting the extensive employment of Indian origin doctors in the UK and the 'vibrant Indian diaspora', the land's monarch interacted...

UKIBC, Telangana sign MoU on investments, economic growth in state

Telangana Government has signed an MoU with UK India Business Council to mobilise investments and businesses from the UK into the state that...

Ola launches autorickshaw service in Liverpool

Following the launch of its service in the UK last year, Indian ride-hailing firm Ola has introduced autorickshaw services in Liverpool.

British Airways apologises after flight to Germany landed in Scotland instead

Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Dusseldorf got a shock when their plane landed more than 965 km away in Edinburgh...

Indian origin billionaire converts old Scotland Yard HQ into luxury hotel

Capping a series of high profile acquisitions by Indian investors, an Indian origin billionaire has converted one of London's iconic...

UK refers Nirav Modi's extradition request to court, says ED

Following an expose by a leading UK daily newspaper, the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is once again in the limelight.

Would resign tomorrow if Scotland Yard still ‘institutionally racist’, says Indian origin cop Neil Basu

Indian origin policeman Neil Basu, head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terror operations, stated that there have been many changes to the UK...

Liquor baron Mallya to appeal UK's green light on extradition to India

Following the UK government's agreement to the extradition of the embattled Kingfisher boss, a defiant Vijay Mallya has confirmed his plans...