UK to unveil Gandhi statue on March 14
London: The much-awaited Mahatma Gandhi's bronze statue at Britain's historic Parliament Square here will be unveiled on March 14, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Sunday. The announcement came as the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust surpassed the 1-million pound mark in donations, with steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal adding 100,000 pounds and the Infosys Board chaired by K V Kamath 250,000 pounds in the last few weeks. Finance Minister Arun J
UK to honour Indian soldiers at World War I event on March 5
London: The UK will honour the Indian soldiers who fought alongside their British officers during the World War I with special plaques to be unveiled at a war memorial next month. The National Memorial Arboretum at Staffordshire in the West Midlands
Sikh langars feeding homeless in UK
London: Sikhs in the UK are taking the concept of langar or free meals served in gurdwaras to the streets of Britain to feed the country's growing homeless population. The Sikh Welfare and Awareness Team (SWAT), a relatively new British charity, deci
British Army mulls proposal to raise new Sikh regiment
London: The British Army is examining proposals to re-establish a Sikh Regiment, along the lines of the erstwhile British Indian Army. Chief of the general staff, General Sir Nicholas Carter, is looking into the feasibility of a Sikh unit, including
UK business chiefs appeal over Indian students
London: Britain's senior business leaders have issued an appeal to the UK government to curb the sharp drop in international students from countries like India. According to statistics released recently by the UK's Higher Education Statistics A
India-UK centres to minimise antibiotics abuse
London: A new multi-million pound India-UK collaboration will fund three new global centres to focus on research into antibiotics and tackling major world health problems. The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and India's Department for Biotechnology
Indian academic plans Mahabharata Twitter sequel
London: A UK-based Indian academic, who has retold the ancient Sanskrit epic 'Mahabharata' in a series of tweets, is now preparing for a sequel to the Twitter version, this time from the perspective of its key villain Duryodhana. Chindu Sreedharan, a
Indian man loses court bid to stay in UK
London: A 40-year-old Indian national, who has been living in Britain illegally for nearly 18 years, has lost his latest court battle to stay on in the country and faces deportation back to India. The man, identified as "Mr Singh" in court
Gandhi statue charity appoints new trustees in UK
London: A charity set up in the UK to raise funds for a statue of Mahatma Gandhi to be installed at Parliament Square in London this year today appointed four new trustees. Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's UK-based entrepreneur daughter Aks
