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What UK’s new ‘high potential visa’ means for Indian students
Indian-origin UK Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel in a joint announcement new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route for Indian students to work in UK.
Gujarat-based architect Balkrishna Doshi bags prestigious UK medal
Ahmedabad-based Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi will be honoured with the prestigious UK medal, Royal Gold Medal 2022 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Johnson’s two-day visit: UK, India aim to forge defence, diplomatic, economic ties
News: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during his two-day visit to India, discussed strategic defence, diplomatic and economic partnership, with his India counterpart PM Narendra Modi.
British Airways plane nearly overturned by wind while trying to land
A British Airways plane was forced to abort a landing at the Heathrow airport due to high winds and nearly overturned.
Odds favour Rishi Sunak as next UK PM if Johnson steps down
Rishi Sunak News: Odds have favoured Indian-origin Chancellor Rishi Sunak as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom if Boris Johnson resigns.
UK Sikh MP draws flak for tweet on Punjab’s ‘sacrilege’ incident
The United Kingdom’s first female Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has drawn criticism over a tweet that condemned the alleged sacrilege incidents at the Golden Temple and Kapurthala village as well as lynching of the alleged culprit.
UK reports surge of 10,000 Omicron cases
Cases in the United Kingdom of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus jumped sharply to almost 25,000.
Johnson, Modi launch Green Grid Initiative at COP26 summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson jointly launched a new flagship international initiative late yesterday night at the COP26 World Leaders’ Summit in Glasgow
COVID politics: India hockey team pulls out of CWG 2022
Indian men’s and women’s hockey team have pulled out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, citing concerns over the mandatory 10-day quarantine rule imposed by the United Kingdom as part of its recently-revised international travel SOP on tavellers from India.