UK cabinet split over visa bonds for Indians
London: The divisions within Britain's Conservative-led coalition government have been exposed over the controversial plans to impose 3,000 pound visa bonds on visitors from countries like India. UK business secretary Vince Cable, from the Liberal Democrat Party, on Wednesday warned of the negative impact the yet-to-be-finalised scheme would have on relations with India.
"The reaction to it from our friends in India and elsewhere, whe
UK loses bid to extradite Indian-origin terror suspect to US
London: The UK government on Wednesday failed to overturn a European Court ruling blocking the extradition to the US of a British Indian terror suspect accused of conspiring with radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza. Sending Haroon Aswat - a British citi
No Indian university in worlds top 200
London: US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University has topped an authoritative list of the world’s top 200 university rankings that did not figure any educational institutions from India. Indian Institute of Tec
Nigel Evans re-arrested for indecent assault
London: House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans was arrested on Tuesday over fresh allegations of indecent assault on two people, BBC reported. The 55-year-old Tory MP has been arrested for the third time since May when allegations of rape, sexua
British-Asian girls 'hidden target of sex abuse gangs'
London: The sexual abuse of British girls of South Asian origin is going unreported because authorities tend to focus on gangs that target white youngsters, according to a study released on Tuesday. Although there has been a series of high-profile Br
'Nothing was done about Diana's murder claims'
London: A high-ranking British Army officer has acknowledged for the first time that after learning of claims of alleged SAS involvement in Prince's Diana's death nothing was done for almost two years, a media report said on Monday. Lt Col PH Hagues
Armed police challenge Prince Andrew in Buckingham
London: In a case of mistaken identity, armed police challenged Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II's son, only to apologise later for the incident that occurred after royal guards stepped up security following a break-in at the monarch's official resi
Controversial Wonga on way to India
London: A controversial British loan provider, Wonga, is on its way to tap into India's expanding middle class in need of short-term finance by acquiring majority stake in a Chennai-based company. Wonga is known in the UK as a 'pay-day lender' due to
Major security breach at Buckingham Palace, 2 held
London: Two men have been arrested after a trespassing and burglary incident at Buckingham Palace — the official residence of the British monarch — the most serious security breaches at the building in decades.
British authorities
