A new campaign with the motto ‘Alive with Opportunity’ has been launched by Kemi Badenoch, Business and Trade Secretary, UK, with the aim of doubling trade with India by 2030.
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Health executives ‘potentially facilitated’ mass murderer, says Indian-origin doctor about UK baby-killer nurse
The nurse’s trial and the guilty verdict has put the focus on the highly paid executives who tried to brush the doctors’ concerns aside, in order to maintain the hospital’s image.
Lucy Letby: British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies, British govt orders independent inquiry
Lucy Letby, 33, a nurse in the UK, has left the world shocked after she was convicted of murdering newborn babies at the hospital where she worked.
Hindu temple in British Columbia, Canada, vandalised by Khalistan supporters; incident is latest in a series of attacks
Two supporters of the Khalistan extremist movement intruded into Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey, British Columbia, and vandalised the premises with “anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti”.
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Manoj Pande speaks of tech-driven complexities in battle during Sandhurst parade
General Pande delivered a historic address at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK. He reviewed the Sovereign’s Parade that marks the Sandhurst cadets’ passing out ceremony.
UK government opening second visa ballot for young Indian professionals
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.
Sari gets its day under the London sun, with a walkathon to celebrate India’s National Handloom Day
National Handloom Day in India is celebrated annually on August 7. This year, a “sari walkathon” has been planned on August 6 (Sunday) in central London, from the iconic Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square.
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.
Singapore passport topples Japan to take the No. 1 rank on Henley Passport Index 2023
Passport power is measured by the number of countries that grant visa-free (or visa-on-arrival) access to holders of a particular passport, and the Singapore passport gets visa-free entry to 192 destinations out of the 227 listed on this index.
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.
