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27 January 2023
UK immigration
Sunak gives nod to 3,000 UK visas for Indians
Rishi Sunak has given a green signal to a new youth mobility partnership scheme that will offer 3,000 visas to 18-30-year-old...
Suella Braverman under fire during UK PM Sunak's PMQs
During Indian-origin UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's second PM Questions session, controversial British-Indian Home Secretary Suella...
Rishi Sunak is first Indian-origin UK PM
Rishi Sunak became the UK's new Indian-origin Prime Minister after former PM Boris Johnson pulled out of the leadership race in a surprise...
Indian-origin UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigns
Indian-origin Tory MP Suella Braverman quit as United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary, creating more doubt about the survival chances of Prime...
No Diwali deadline for India-UK Free Trade pact, says UK minister
Free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India are no longer working towards a Diwali deadline, United Kingdom (UK) Trade Secretary Kemi...
Visa refusals due to 'fake papers' in Canada, Australia skyrocket
When the pandemic began, student visa refusals in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US reached an all-time high due to closed borders.
89% rise in UK visas granted to Indians in a year, says study
Amid reports of long delays or high rejection rates for visa to the West, the latest UK Immigration Statistics today show an 89 per cent...
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...
UK tube station gets Bangla signboard; Mamata calls it ‘cultural win’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it a “victory of culture and heritage” after London’s Whitechapel tube station has...
UK eases quarantine regulations for Indians fully vaccinated with Covishield
Starting from October 11, Indian travellers fully vaccinated with both doses of Covishield will not require to be quarantined in the United...
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...
Shashi Tharoor among prominent Indians attacking UK's new COVID travel policy for India
Prominent Indian politicians and celebrities have gone on the record condemning the United Kingdom government's newest COVID-19 travel...
UK eases travel restrictions for travellers from India, moves it to 'amber' list
Travellers from India to the UK will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine at home. They must take a COVID test three days before departure...
UK needs at least 50k nurses until 2024: Labour Department
The United Kingdom (UK) needs at least 50,000 nurses until 2024 as it opens its labour market for more job opportunities for Filipino...
UK’s new graduate immigration route to benefit Indian students
The United Kingdom (UK) last week opened a new graduate immigration route that will benefit Indian students, allowing them to stay longer in...
Former India F1 driver Karun Chandhok becomes youngest-ever Motorsport UK director
Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has become the youngest-ever person to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Motorsport UK, the...
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...
Travel agents say Indians keen on travelling to UK for COVID-19 vaccine
Travel agents stated they have started receiving inquiries from Indians who want to travel to the UK as soon as possible to get the Covid-19...
British firms invested GBP 140 mn in India in 2020 despite pandemic: Report
The latest Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) and Ernst & Young Sterling Access' report, which examines trade between the UK and...
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...
Diaspora Group to conduct first-ever British-Indian census in UK
The India League, a UK-based diaspora group founded in 1916 announced it will be conducting the first-ever British-Indian Census around...
Prominent historians both in and outside the United Kingdom have posted an open letter protesting the ongoing misrepresentation of slavery,...
International flights to resume to select destinations, says Indian Aviation Minister
The Indian Union Civil Aviation Ministry announced that limited international flights are set to start operations to the United States from...
Indian students to benefit from UK's three-year PhD post-study visa programme
The United Kingdom officially announced that as part of the new Graduate Route, international students who complete a PhD can stay in the...
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel launches working group to tackle migrant issues
The United Kingdom's Indian-origin Home Secretary Priti Patel launched a new cross-government review panel to address issues faced by the...