UK immigration system in intensive care: Keith Vaz
London: A parliamentary committee led by Britain's senior-most Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz has strongly criticised the UK's immigration system, saying it is in "intensive care". Vaz, chair of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, warned of impending chaos with border exit checks from April 2015. "Our immigration system has left A&E (accident and emergency) and has entered intensive care," he said, in ref
Leaders in UK pay tribute to Sardar Patel
London: Representatives and dignitaries in the UK paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel here on his 64th death anniversary. The executive council of Sardar Patel Memorial Society (SPMS) UK observed the anniversary of Late Bharat Ratna Sardar Patel
Indian-origin Shriti Vadera to chair British bank
London: Indian-origin Shriti Vadera has been appointed as chairman of Santander UK, becoming the first woman to head a major British bank. 52-year-old Vadera, former minister in the UK's finance ministry, will join the board of Santander UK as joint
3 Indians vie for $1 million prize for outstanding teachers
London: Three teachers from India have made it to the top 50 exceptional teachers shortlisted for a new $ 1 million Global Teacher Prize. The teachers, two from Gujarat and one from West Bengal, were selected from nearly 5,000 nominations from 127 co
Indian-origin doctor in court for offering abortion in UK
London: A 46-year-old Indian-origin doctor in the UK has appeared before a court after being accused of planning an abortion based on the sex of the unborn baby, the first of its kind case ever to come to court in Britain. Dr Prabha Sivaraman, appear
Gandhijis grandson joins Mahatma Gandhi trust in UK
London: Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi and NRI businessman Rami Ranger have joined the UK-based Gandhi Memorial Trust as trustees. The trust has been set up by NRI economist Lord Meghnad Desai to raise funds for the Gandhi statue to be
UK police apologise to Sikh taxi driver over turban burning
London: British police today apologised to a Sikh taxi driver for not taking seriously a vicious hate crime last year when a group of drunken women attacked and racially abused him before ripping off his turban and burning it. The attack happened in
Indian nun helping UK police raid brothels run by traffickers
London: A "a tiny, bird-like nun" from Indiain the UK has emerged as an integral part of police raids on brothels run by human traffickers here. Sister Ancy Mathew is providing care for women freed from clutches of criminals in London, The
Statue of Indian-origin British fighter pilot unveiled in Kent
London: A statue of Mahinder Singh Pujji, an Indian-origin fighter pilot who had served in Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was unveiled in Kent. Pujji had died at the age of 92 in the Gravesend town of Britain's Kent coun
