Blog – Page 285 – Indians at UK

Tata Steel NSE -0.88 % on Thursday unveiled its transformation plans for a steel tube making site in the UK’s East Midlands, which the Indian steel major said will give the business the best chance of a strong future. Work has started at the 150-acre site at Corby, which produces vital products for everything from...

UK peers debate freedoms in India, minister points to close India-UK ties

Peers in Britain’s House of Lords held a debate on the issue of “freedoms of non-governmental organisations, academics and other groups in India” and called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take up the issues directly with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during his visit to New Delhi next month. The “India: Restrictions on Freedom”...

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Boris Johnson’s India visit to finalise ‘Roadmap 2030’ for India-UK ties

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India from April 25 and is set to agree on a ‘Roadmap 2030’ for re-energized India-UK relations across trade and investment and climate action, the Indian High Commission in London said on Thursday. Earlier, Downing Street had confirmed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in India, Johnson...

Global fashion brand apologises, removes leather lining in Ganesha handbag after protest by Indians in UK

A global fashion brand known for its bedazzled handbags issued an apology. It ceased the production of a Ganesha clutch bag with leather lining after protests by Indian diaspora groups in the UK. Judith Leiber said its goal is to create unique handbags that celebrate different cultures and that it would replace the lining with...

UK finds 77 cases of COVID-19 variant first found in India

UK health authorities have identified 77 cases of the highly infectious B.1.617 variant of coronavirus which causes COVID-19, first found in India, and has designated it a Variant Under Investigation (VUI). Public Health England (PHE), which releases weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of Variants of Concern (VOC) and VUI in the...

Indian-origin schoolgirl youngest on UK team for Europe Math Olympiad

A 13-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl has become the youngest to be selected for the UK team, which will compete at the prestigious European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad to be hosted by the eastern European country of Georgia next month. Aanya Goyal, a student of Alleyn’s School in Dulwich, south London, used the extended period of lockdown last...

Indians studying at London universities register ‘astonishing’ growth

The UK capital is by far the most attractive destination of choice for Indian students coming to study at British universities, rising from third place in 2018-19 to become the second-largest international student market for London in 2019-20. According to new data released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), 13,435 Indian students are enrolled...

OCI cardholders now required to get document re-issued only once at age of 20

New Delhi: Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will now be required to get their document re-issued only once at the age of 20 instead of multiple times needed to be done currently. According to the Union home ministry, a person who has got registration as an OCI cardholder prior to attaining the age of 20...

UK gives green light to Nirav Modi extradition

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