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The United Kingdom government has unveiled plans to offer support to Indian soldiers who battled for Britain throughout the two World Wars yet lost out on pensions and else benefits accrued to British armed forces personnel at the time. The UK International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said the government is...

An Indian-origin research scientist has been crowned the winner of a popular baking show on British television after winning over the judges with his elaborately-designed cakes and pastries. The 30-year-old Rahul Mandal was declared the winner of Channel 4's 'Great British Bake Off' on Tuesday night after impressing the judges...

An Indian-born chef Asma Khan, who is well known as the owner and chef of an acclaimed Indian restaurant Darjeeling Express is set to become the first British chef to feature on Netflix's "Chef's Table." For the past few decades, both in her native land, Rajasthan and in her home,...

A micro-brewery in northern England had made it official earlier this week that it was removing 'Ganesh' as the brand name of a special beer it had brewed a few months ago. West Yorkshire based Brewery Limited, had launched a special beer called "Ganesh" in August. The beer contained coriander,...

An Indian-origin man who waged a long run of harassment and intimidation against a woman in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to six years. The 35-year-old Sirtaj Bhangal was jailed at Isleworth Crown Court in London on Friday after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to owning of an...

Two men who found guilty earlier this year of fatally stabbing an Indian-origin man in west London's Southall suburb, have been sentenced to a total of 40 years in jail. The 48-year-old Balbir Johal was attacked in March and admitted to hospital with stab injuries. He died a short time...

British Sikhs have expressed concerns that the United Kingdom government's updated strategy to battle hate crime may be failing to amply acknowledge the problem of "Islamophobia on Sikhs", or attacks on the community members for being mistaken as Muslims. The Network of Sikh Organizations (NSO), a representative body for gurdwaras...

An Indian-origin man, who was imprisoned earlier this year for his active involvement in a money laundering scam, has been asked to forfeit £62,000 by the United Kingdom court. According to local media reports, Nilesh Sheth, 54, a former banker pleaded guilty to his role in assisting Romanian criminals to...

An Indian-origin British spy during World War 2, Noor Inayat Khan is among the top 50 likely to be figured on a £50 note which is yet to be issued by the Bank of England. The post-Brexit 50-pound note is the highest-denomination note in the United Kingdom which is set...

Among 16 men, an Indian-origin ringleader has been jailed for a combined period of more than 200 years for being part of a grooming mob which sexually abused vulnerable adolescent girls in the West Yorkshire region of England. The 35-year-old Amere Singh Dhaliwal was jailed for life with a minimum...