Antarctica, the last continent on Earth, has few human footsteps; but of what there is, the ski tracks left by Preet Chandi are very special. Nicknamed “Polar Preet”, the British Army officer of Indian origin recently finished yet another unsupported solo skiing expedition to Antarctica for the year 2023. She announced her success with an […]
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UK: Girl virtually ‘gangraped’ in metaverse, police begins probe
British Police have started investigating the alleged gangrape of a girl’s ‘avatar’ in a virtual reality game, media reports said. This is believed to be the first case of this kind to be probed that involves Metaverse. The alleged victim, identified only as a girl under 16, was wearing a virtual reality headset in an […]
British Hindus and British Indians suffer UK media-driven social bias focused on “cows, curry, caste”
A new report titled ‘British media and perception: A survey for British Hindus and British Indians’ has revealed that the Indian-origin community in the United Kingdom suffers from social bias due to various inaccuracies and imbalance in media reporting. The highlight of the survey is that the error-riddled and unbalanced UK media reporting “is contributing […]
British Sikh doctor Amritpal Singh Hungin knighted in King Charles III’s 2024 New Year Honours
A British Sikh senior medical professional with over 30 years of general practice (GP) experience has been knighted by King Charles III in the 2024 New Year Honours list. Dr Amritpal Singh Hungin, Emeritus Professor of General Practice at Newcastle University, receives a Knighthood for services to medicine. He is part of a list that […]
American Airlines flight makes struggling landing at London Airport amid high winds
An American Airlines flight struggled and experienced a bumpy landing at the Heathrow Airport in London amid strong winds caused due to Storm Gerrit on Wednesday (December 27, 2023). A video of the landing was shared on X by BigJetTV where the wings of the Boeing 777 were seen tilting and angling towards the ground on […]
Indian entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath, Neerja Birla join advisory council of King Charles-founded charity
Well-known Indian entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath and Dr Neerja Birla have been appointed to the India Advisory Council of the British Asian Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III when he was the Prince of Wales. Kamath, Co-founder of one of India’s largest stockbrokers Zerodha, besides the wealth management firm True Beacon and the venture […]
Missing Indian student Gurashman Singh Bhatia found dead in London; police appeal for information
Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom are appealing for information to piece together the last movements of Gurashman Singh Bhatia, a missing Indian student whose body was found by police divers in a lake in the Canary Wharf area of east London. In its appeal for information, dated December 20, 2023, the Met Police said […]
UK: Inflation rate drops to 3.9%, country records its lowest figure in 2 years
The British government’s inflation rate has dropped sharply to touch the lowest level figure of 3.9 percent, as per official data released on Wednesday (December 20, 2023). Data showed the inflation dropped banking on falling petrol prices. In November, the Consumer Prices Index touched 3.9 percent. It stood at 4.6 percent in October. “The Consumer […]
Indian-origin reporter goes undercover to reveal high levels of staff exploitation in UK care homes
A UK-based Indian-origin reporter from Kerala, who went undercover as a care assistant in a care home for the elderly in north-east England, has revealed worrying levels of staff exploitation. India is one of the main overseas sources of care home and nursing staff in the United Kingdom. According to data published in May 2022 […]
Rishi Sunak’s Mission Rwanda: British PM survives crunch vote on illegal immigrant policy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday survived a crunch vote in the UK Parliament as none of his party MPs voted against the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill. However, several of the ruling Conservative Party’s representatives in Parliament abstained from voting. Right after yesterday’s vote, Sunak tweeted: “MPs have voted to pass the Safety of […]