London: Newly discovered documents indicate that the British government concealed how often it administered so-called "virginity tests" to female immigrants from India hoping to enter the country in the 1970s on marriage visas. The documents, unearthed by legal researchers Marinella Marmo and Evan Smith from Australia's Flinders University, showed that the tests meant to prove that women coming into Britain to marry were virgins had been administered more than 80...
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London: Tens of thousands of people on Saturday demonstrated against British Government's cuts in public spending in one of the biggest protests in the capital since the rally against war in Iraq in 2003. Around 400,000 activists and campaigners descended on London, far outstripping the 100,000 anticipated by organisers the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The centre of the capital was brought to a halt by swarms of protesters. Spin-off groups...06:48 AM, Mar 27, 2011
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