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A Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Sialkot with its origin dating back 1,000 years in a time gone by, has been reopened for people after shutting for the last 72 years during partition. The Hindu stopped visiting the Shawala Teja Singh Temple built by Sardar Teja Singh after a mob damaged...

In a country like Singapore, where race is a sensitive issue, an advertisement triggered anger which featured a Chinese origin actor with his skin darkened to portray different races, prompting an apology from the country's state-owned broadcaster. Singapore is home to ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians, and Muslim Malays, as well...

An Indian origin Scotland Yard officer was convicted for fraudulently planning to claim £18,415 after a staged road crash and claim compensation later. Hardeep Dehal has been sentenced to 30 months’ immediate custody. According to a pre-planned arrangement which took place on March 2016, the driver of a delivery van, Raiyaan...

Hours after United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed three Indian origin leaders - Priti Patel, Alok Sharma, and Rishi Sunak - in key portfolios, they attended their first Cabinet meeting on Thursday morning at 10, Downing Street. The 47-year-old Priti Patel will now be in charge of the UK’s...

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi wanted in India for massive frauds and financial irregularities, has been given extended custody till August 22 by London’s Westminster Court on Thursday. Nirav Modi is at the center of the Rs 11,300-crore fraudery case involving the Punjab National Bank (PNB) and had escaped days...

The freshly-anointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom appointed Indian origin British Conservative Party politician Rishi Sunak to the role of chief secretary to the Treasury under new chancellor Sajid Javid. Rishi Sunak is the son-in-law of Indian IT company Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy. Hampshire-born Sunak, 39, has been...

An Indian origin British politician Priti Patel on Thursday took charge as Britain’s home secretary, becoming the first woman of ethnic minority descent to hold the office. She was among the most vocal critics of Theresa May's Brexit strategy. She succeeds Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid, who moves to the Treasury department...

Boris Johnson, who is set to be the new British Prime Minister, has a close India connection. His estranged wife MarinWheeler, whom he married in 1993, is half Indian. Wheeler is the niece of the late editor and writer Khushwant Singh. Before they announced their separation last year after 25...

Boris Johnson, who will take over as prime minister later on Wednesday, is likely to appoint Indian origin Members of Parliament (MPs) such as Priti Patel, Alok Sharma and Rishi Sunak to key roles to put together a team that reflects ‘modern, multicultural Britain’. A day after he was elected...

The Indian origin organizer of a "car cruise" event that resulted in at least 17 people being injured in southern England laid blame on rogue racers for cars crashing into spectators lined up on the side of the streets. Rix Sidhu said he was "devastated" after the crash, which occurred...