India is among seven countries to join a UK-led campaign against end-to-end encryption of messages by social media giants such as Facebook, which they say hinder law enforcement by blocking all access to them.
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Was too fat when I contracted COVID-19, have lost 26 pounds: Boris Johnson
During an online party conference, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was too fat when he became gravely ill with COVID-19 and that he has since lost 26 pounds (11.79 kg).
Indian-origin brothers acquire majority stake in UK supermarket chain
Indian-origin billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa announced plans to acquire a majority stake in the leading UK supermarket chain Asda from its US owner Walmart.
Indian-origin professor led group speaks out against UK’s anti-coronavirus measures
A prominent Indian-origin Oxford University academic is leading a group of over 30 academics who have expressed their doubts over the UK government’s localised and national lockdown approach to tackling a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
British-Indian minister Alok Sharma announces government investment to tackle space debris
United Kingdom’s Indian-origin Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma confirmed a GBP 1-million government investment to be divided between seven companies to tackle the dangers presented by space debris to satellites of everyday importance.
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
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.
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.
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.
