UK may reconsider cancellation of post-study visa

UK may reconsider cancellation of post-study visa London: The United Kingdom may reconsider the cancellation of post-study visas for Indian students. It has just been a fortnight since the UK cancelled post-study visas. Senior British ministers are reported to have given out an assurance that they will consider post-study work for Indian students. The post-study work route, which was closed from April 6 is most likely to be made more flexible for Indian students. There was sharp...
04:33 PM, Apr 17, 2012

Praveen stabbing: 3 Indians charged in UK

Praveen stabbing: 3 Indians charged in UK London: The UK police on Sunday charged three Indians in connection with the stabbing of an Indian student from Hyderabad, Praveen Reddy, who was a student of MBA at the London Business School. Reddy was stabbed several times at a party he went for, in the Newham borough of London, on Friday. He is still said to be in a critical condition and is currently recuperating at the London Royal...
08:54 AM, Feb 13, 2012

Is UK safe for Indian students anymore?

Is UK safe for Indian students anymore? London: Yet another Indian student has come under attack in Britain. Praveen Reddy, from Hyderabad, was a student of MBA at the London Business School. On Friday night, he was stabbed several times at a party he was attending in Newham, London, the Scotland Yard said. The boy is currently recuperating at the London Royal Hospital. Praveen suffered severe abdomen and chest injuries and is currently said to be in...
07:37 AM, Feb 12, 2012

British MPs question aid commitments to India

British MPs question aid commitments to India New Delhi: Despite public unease and opposition from UK's Conservative MPs, the British government has decided to go ahead with its aid commitments to India. The British MPs had questioned the need to give aid to a prosperous India when they're battling an economic crisis back home. The row deepened after the 'The Sunday Telegraph' carried a statement quoting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee equating British aid to peanuts in 2010....
06:44 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Four admit plotting to bomb London targets

Four admit plotting to bomb London targets

An al Qaida-inspired group wanted to target the London Stock Exchange, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. ...
08:50 AM, Feb 02, 2012
Assange to appear before British Supreme Court

Assange to appear before British Supreme Court

This will be the third but not necessarily the last stage in Julian Assange's attempts to resist extradition to Sweden. ...
09:02 AM, Feb 01, 2012

London Games: Organisers firmly behind Dow

London Games: Organisers firmly behind Dow New Delhi: Despite protests by anti-Dow activists and resignation of the Ethics panel chief, the organisers of the London Olympic Games have refused to terminate their sponsorship deal with the company. Organising Committee chief executive Paul Deighton has said that Dow will stay as the Olympic sponsor. In fact the committee went to say that the responsibility to clean up the Bhopal site lies with the Indian government. This, despite...
07:14 AM, Jan 28, 2012
Resignation a moral decision: Olympics Ethics Panel chief

Resignation a moral decision: Olympics Ethics Panel chief

Meredith Alexander quit, taking a moral stance, in support of the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy and said the London Games organisers should scrap the sponsorship deal with Dow Chemicals. ...
07:51 AM, Jan 27, 2012

Indian origin man, wife killed in UK

Indian origin man, wife killed in UK New Delhi: An Indian origin man and his English wife have been murdered in Birmingham, weeks after an Indian student was killed in an apparent hate crime in Manchester. The local police named the victim as Avatar Singh Kolar, 62, and Carole Kolar, 58. The police added that their son is a police officer, who found the bodies. The case comes at a sensitive time when less than a month...
06:22 AM, Jan 12, 2012

UK: Missing Indian-origin student found dead

UK: Missing Indian-origin student found dead London: The body of 20-year-old Indian-origin student Gurdeep Hayer has been found in Manchester city centre, eight days after he went missing. Gurdeep's body was fished out of River Medlock in the city centre of Manchester on Monday and was identified on Tuesday, police said. Based in West Bromwich, Gurdeep was last seen in Manchester in the early hours of January 2. A taxi driver who picked him up from...
06:46 AM, Jan 11, 2012
Bidve murder: Indians vulnerable to attacks abroad?

Bidve murder: Indians vulnerable to attacks abroad?

Indian Student Anuj Bidve's murder in Manchester has brought the focus back on racially motivated crimes in the UK. ...
10:00 AM, Jan 10, 2012

Bidve's family makes desperate plea for justice

Bidve's family makes desperate plea for justice London: Anuj Bidve's family has been making a desperate plea for justice in the UK for their 23-year-old son who was killed on December 26. The family will visit the spot where Bidve was shot dead, and is expected to fly back home with his body on Saturday. On Thursday Anuj Bidve's parents went to the UK Parliament to discuss concerns over the investigation into his murder. A 20-year-old has...
06:11 AM, Jan 06, 2012
Decision on Assange's plea on extradition today

Decision on Assange's plea on extradition today

A High Court in London will decide on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assanges plea against extradition to Sweden. ...
10:45 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Dev Anand died in his sleep: Reports

Dev Anand died in his sleep: Reports

According to reports, Dev Anand died in his sleep at the Washington Mayfair Hotel in London. ...
01:39 PM, Dec 04, 2011

How FDI in retail affects Britain's small traders

How FDI in retail affects Britain's small traders London: As India's guess work continues over how will Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail affect small traders, Britain, in some ways, provides a model for what may happen, with several small retailers going under, but many others surviving and even flourishing. CB Patel runs some newspapers that are the voice of small businesses. He himself has been a retail businessman. When asked about the impact of the invasion of...
01:37 PM, Nov 30, 2011