Sikh woman killed by speeding police bike
London: A 78-year-old British Sikh woman died after being hit by a speeding police motorcycle here, officials said on Thursday. After a week-long inquest into Harbhajan Kaur's death, police found that nobody was to blame and described her as a victim of a "tragic accident". However, Kaur's family asked for a fresh investigation into the role of the London police officer, who was seriously injured in the collision. "This
Indian-origin woman goes missing in UK
London: A 34-year-old Indian-origin woman has gone missing in the UK, prompting police to appeal for information to trace her. Seemberjeet Kaur, from Wibsey, went missing after taking a taxi to Shipley at about 10am yesterday. Police said they
Honeymoon murder: Dewani stalls extradition to S Africa
London: British-Indian businessman Shrien Dewani has won an appeal against his extradition to South Africa to face charges of plotting the murder of his Indo-Swedish wife while on honeymoon there in 2010. A panel of three High Court judges,
Sikh organisation given 450,000 pounds to fund research
London: A lottery fund in Britain has provided 450,000 pounds to a Sikh organisation to fund research into regimental histories of Sikh soldiers in the British Indian Army during World War I. The United Kingdom Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA) has
'Windmills of Your Mind' singer Noel Harrison dies
London: British actor and musician Noel Harrison, who sang the Academy Award-winning ballad "The Windmills of Your Mind," has died at 79. Harrison's wife, Lori Chapman, said on Tuesday that he suffered a heart attack after a performan
UK drive to get Sikhs on organ donor list
London: A new drive has been launched to overcome the extreme shortage of British Sikhs on the organ donation list of the UK. Members of the Asian community are more likely to need a transplant but wait longer than the general population in Britain f
UK Deputy PM in cash for honours row involving Indian donors
London: Britain's deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been caught in a "cash for honours" row after two Indian-origin multi-millionaires, who are among the biggest donors to his party were lined up for honorary titles. The Liberal Democrat
British court backs Indian doctors' exam bias fight
London: A group representing Indian-origin doctors in Britain has won a minor victory in its legal battle against suspected racial bias within the country's medical examination system. The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) ap
Indian boy bags photography award with Chambal crocodile
London: A 14-year-old Indian boy camped out overnight on the banks of the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh to click the winning shot of a crocodile that bagged him this year's Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award. Udayan Rao Pawar shot the fr
