British Sikh activist to surrender before police
London: A British Sikh co-founder of a far-right group that protests Islamic extremism, who fled from jail ahead of a court hearing last week, will reportedly hand himself in to police. The trial of Guramit Singh Kalirai, a 31-year-old English Defence League (EDL) activist, was going on at Nottingham Crown Court for taking part in an alleged attempted armed robbery but he fled ahead of the court hearing. He was given a jail sentence for six and a
Hackers steal 2.9 mn Adobe users' secret details
London: Multinational software giant Adobe has revealed that a sophisticated hacking attempt has caused theft of encrypted data related to its 2.9 million customers, including customers' names, passwords and credit card numbers. “Our investigat
Tipu Sultan's sword, royal treasures in Sotheby's auction
London: Weapons, rare paintings, pottery as well as jewelled treasures that once belonged to Tipu Sultan, Deccan kingdoms, the Mughals and among other royals are included in Sotheby's first-ever auction of Imperial India here on October 9. "Art
UK visa bond: Minister admits deadlock
London: UK home secretary Theresa May, the driving force behind plans to introduce a controversial 3,000 pound visa bond for visitors from certain countries including India, has admitted the scheme remains deadlocked due to coalition doubts. Add
Sikh man sues bank for insulting turban
London: A British Sikh man is suing the bank where he worked for race and religious discrimination after colleagues allegedly interfered with his turban and asked whether it "flashed red in an emergency". Harminder Dhanota, an informat
Climber finds Indians treasure chest on Mont Blanc
Paris: A mountain climber has discovered a stash of Indian jewels in the French Alps which are believed to have been onboard Air India flight that crashed half a century ago. The shoe-box size metal container with emeralds, rubies and sapphires neatl
Indian-origin medical student dies in UK
London: An Indian-origin medical student at King's College here died when she was hit by a train soon after a row with a fellow student. Anita Trivedi's family fears she may have killed herself as a result of bullying at college. A British Transport
Indian-origin landlord jailed over boy's death in UK
London: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for the death of a seven-year-old in a fire at a property owned by him in the East Midlands region of England. Ajit Singh was jailed for failing to take general fire precautions i
Soldier N who claimed SAS hand in Diana's death flees UK
London: A former SAS soldier who had made the sensational claim that the elite British army regiment had a hand in Princess Diana's death has fled the UK before he could be quizzed by police, a media report has said. Known only as Soldier N, the form
