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An Indian-origin schoolboy who is under-11 United Kingdom national yoga champion has been titled the 'British Indian of the Year' in the young achiever category for his accomplishments in the field. An 8-year-old Ishwar Sharma in both individual and artistic yoga has won a series of titles and in June...

Nearly 93 Indians have been caught up in United Kingdom's 'Windrush' immigration scandal as the UK government yesterday released latest figures of Commonwealth nationals involved in the row over their citizenship rights. The actual scale of Indians affected by the Windrush scandal come out as 93 Indian nationals have been...

An Indian descent man on Wednesday won 40,000 pounds in damages from the United Kingdom authorities for unlawfully confining him in an immigration center that prevented him from caring for his four-year-old daughter. The man, who can only be named as AJS, won his lawful battle over "false imprisonment" and...

Britain's one of the senior-most Indian descent female officers has been placed on restricted duties as Scotland Yard probes allegations that she broke the regulations on being nominated for a royal honor. Parm Sandhu, presently serving as Temporary Chief Superintendent with the Metropolitan Police, has formerly served with a "gross...

An Indian-origin finance consultant from North London was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman after a night out drinking with his colleagues. Sanjay Naker, 28, a married man from north London, at Inner London Crown Court had denied three charges of rape, one charge...

A United Kingdom Judge has issued an enforcement order in favor of a consortium of 13 Indian banks, seeking to retrieve funds owed to them by beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya who is fighting extradition to India on fraud and money laundering pleadings worth nearly Rs. 9,000 crore. The order...

In order to preclude the closure of one of the United Kingdom's ample independent Hindu faith schools, the Swaminarayan School, thousands of people have signed a petition. The Akshar Educational Trust, which runs the school set up in 1992, had proclaimed its closure earlier this month as part of a...

An Indian-origin scientist working on creating a robotic hand covered in alleged "brainy skin" that mimics the human sense of touch has won 1.5 million pounds in funding for the project. Ravinder Dahiya, Professor of Electronics and Nanoengineering said the idea of futuristic "thinking skin", that may be used one...

Indian-origin Members of Parliament (MPs) are among 70 lawmakers in Britain lobbying British Prime Minister Theresa May to step in at the "highest levels" with the Indian authority over allegations of ill-treating against a British Sikh murder suspect lodged in a Punjab jail. Earlier this year, in November, Jagtar Singh...

An Indian descent businesswoman with an intent to amass funds to combat child trafficking in India is training to swim across the English Channel. Leah Chowdhry, of the United Kindom who runs professional childcare service will set off from Dover to Calais in France on Wednesday to raise funds for...