- Thursday
29 July 2021
London
UK PM, Chancellor to self-isolate after Health Secretary tests COVID positive
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will self-isolate as they have come in contact with...
SonyLIV web show 'Chutzpah' explores global internet culture; set to stream from July 23
SonyLIV and Maddock Outsider have released the trailer of their web show, Chutzpah, which is set to live stream from July 23. It features...
Britain eases norms for amber list countries, UAE still on red list
Fully inoculated British residents returning from amber list countries will no longer need to quarantine. However, anyone vaccinated outside...
COVID-19 impact: Singapore sees a drop in rental costs for expatriates
Singapore Housing News - Singapore saw its rent rates take a dip in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on tourism, according...
Welcome to London! L&P’s Hemin Bharucha's shout out to global companies
“Six and a half per cent of London’s population is of Indian-origin, either first-generation or second generation,” said Hemin...
UK court orders extradition of Nirav Modi in PNB fraud case
Wanted for fraud and money laundering in the INR 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, a UK court today ordered the extradition of...
India among countries to ban flights to UK following reports of new coronavirus strain
India today announced that it had joined the list of countries that have temporarily banned flights from the United Kingdom after the...
Thousands protest against farm laws outside Indian high commission in London
A massive demonstration was held yesterday in front of the Indian high commission in London with many raising Khalistani flags.
Indian teacher wins million-dollar global teacher prize; opts to split half with other finalists
Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale was announced the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020 at a virtual ceremony broadcast from the Natural...
Mumbai-based wildlife photographer Aishwarya Sridhar has become the first Indian woman to win the 56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
Cannot extradite Mallya till secret matter resolved, UK tells India
The United Kingdom has conveyed to India that fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya cannot be extradited till the resolution of a "secret legal"...
SIA launches digital version of the Star Alliance Connection Service
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has become the launch airline for the digital version of the Star Alliance Connection Service.
The Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom dropped Indian-origin entrepreneur-activist Geeta Sidhu Robb as a prospective London mayoral...
Sotheby's set to auction private collection of Modern Indian art in London
Sotheby's auction house announce that a collection of never-before-seen modern Indian art, including unpublished artworks by artists VS...
HCI London set to bring Shiva statue stolen in 1998 to India
A late ninth century stone statue of Lord Shiva, stolen from a temple in Rajasthan and smuggled to the United Kingdom, is set to be returned...
UK cracks down with enhanced measures to fight COVID-19
Prime Minister Boris Johnson also told Londoners to pay special attention to these measures and follow them strictly as the disease is...
Indian diaspora in Europe protests against Delhi riots, calls for Amit Shah to resign
Indians across Europe turned out for protests against the recent riots in New Delhi with several diaspora groups in London calling for the...
‘Multiple errors’ in extradition judgment, claim Mallya’s lawyers
Embattled Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday appeared before the Royal Courts of Justice in London for his appeal against...
In Pics: Republic Day celebrations from around the world
Indians across the world enthusiastically celebrated the 71st Republic Day and participated in various cultural events, including unfurling...
To mark Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on Thursday, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held an interactive group digital...
British Museum acquires Indian Pahari watercolour for GBP 440,000
An 18th-century watercolour Indian Pahari painting, said to be “a masterpiece unparalleled in North Indian art”, has been acquired by...
New UK visa plan to hire doctors, nurses from India and other countries
The United Kingdom government on Thursday announced plans to introduce a new visa for qualified doctors and nurses from countries around the...
CAA: What NRIs have to say about the contentious issue
The BJP government’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) controversy has had an extremely divisive effect in India, with Opposition political...
Indian government to post customs officers in consulates to check money laundering
The Indian government has announced plans for posting customs sleuths in London, Hong Kong, Dubai and Brussels to regulate trade-based money...
As Uber loses its London license, Indian firm Ola makes plans to expand into the UK capital
Indian ride-sharing firm Ola has begun signing up drivers in London ahead of plans to launch services in the capital "in the coming weeks".