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THE 63rd REPUBLIC DAY
R-DAY IN PICTURES
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Taste of India in Queen's b'day menu
London, May 29: Delicious and spicy Indian food is so popular in Britain that it is all set to figure in the 'Great British Menu' that would be served to Queen Elizabeth and her 300 guests on her birthday on June 17. Award for cookbook by Indian London, May 25: Great Indian Feasts, the latest cookbook by Britain-based celebrity chef Mridula Baljekar, has won the 'Gourmand World Cookbook Award' in the 'Best Asian Cuisine Cookbook' category. UK varsity, ISRO in R&D tie-up London, May 24: The east Midlands town of Leicester with a large minority of Indian origin has further deepened its ties with India - this time in the field of space research. More Indians now in diamond body Brussels, May 10: Indian diamond traders, who control more than half of Antwerp's diamond trade, have gained ground in the trade's main governing body for the first time, winning five of the six elected seats. US-returned couple does charity work Balasore (Orissa), May 4: A woman who ran a laundry and dry cleaning shop in the United States donated her ancestral property in Orissa to charity to fulfil the wish of her lawyer father who died 17 years ago. Indian American in Ohio house fray New York, May 5: An Indian American, Jay Goyal, has won the Democratic primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives. Noted Cambridge scholar passes away London, April 29: A pall of gloom has descended over academics and students of South Asian studies in Cambridge and elsewhere following the passing away of Rajnarayan Chandavarkar, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Ravi meets UK parliamentary team New Delhi, April 28: A four-member delegation of the British Parliamentary Select Committee on Home Affairs called on Minister for Overseas indian Affairs Vayalar Ravihere on April 27. Honour for British Indian London, April 28: Nat Puri, a prominent British Indian Nottingham industrialist, has been honoured with the first Excellence in Community Service award instituted by the Hindu Forum of Britain. PM lauds Indian diaspora in Germany Berlin, April 25: It was a big moment for the over 50,000-strong Indian community in Germany with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh showering praises on them for enriching their adopted home with their talent and shaping the image of a resurgent "India on the move". India to boost ties with Holland PIOs New Delhi, April 19: The Government of India is planning to support a project to strengthen the longstanding ties between the people of Indian origin (PIOs) in Holland with the land of their forefathers. Keith Vaz sets up novel scheme London, April 17: Keith Vaz, a British MP of Indian origin, has launched an educational exchange scheme in memory of his mother that will enable a teacher from his home state of Goa to spend a term teaching at a school in Leicester. Cash crisis hits Indian doctors in UK London, April 11: Apart from changes in work rules that have adversely affected Indian doctors' employment prospects, a financial crisis has gripped several hospitals in Britain's National Health Service (NHS), leading to hundreds of job losses. Mittal stays richest Asian in UK London, April 11: Noted industrialist Lakshmi Mittal remains the richest Asian in Britain in 2006 with a wealth of £14.8 billion, according to Philip Beresford, author of the Sunday Times Rich List. Gurinder Chadha to direct 'Dallas' film London, April 7: British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha is being tipped to direct the film version of the hit 1980s TV series Dallas. New rule hits Indian doctors in UK London, April 6: Panic has set in among thousands of doctors from the Indian subcontinent after new rules that came into effect made work permits mandatory for non-European Union doctors to work in the National Health Service (NHS). Indian in fray for literary prize London, April 6: Rana Dasgupta, a British writer of Indian origin who now lives in India, has been short-listed for what is considered the world's biggest award for a single short story. Honour for Gujarati comedian London, April 4: Dipak Joshi and his team of Gujarati comics were rewarded for their performance at the Leicester Comedy Festival, an event that attracted over 60,000 people in the town. Now, Ghalib's ghazals in Polish Warsaw, March 23: Urdu poetry is making inroads into Poland, with the ghazals of renowned 19th century poet Mirza Ghalib being translated into Polish. Top award for Indo-Canadian Stockholm, March 24: Indian-born Asit K. Biswas was on March 22 awarded the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize for "outstanding and multi-faceted contributions to global water resource issues". Programme on shadowing MPs London, March 23: The Hindu Forum of Britain has launched a Parliamentary Experience Programme under which 10 bright youngsters will tag along British parliamentarians for six months. Caparo plans 5 new plants in India London, March 21: The Caparo Group, a company owned by Lord Swraj Paul, noted industrialist of Indian origin, has announced plans to set up five new manufacturing plants in India at a cost of £100 million. UK needs Indian cooks: Vaz London, March 21: Keith Vaz, prominent British lawmaker of Indian origin, has urged the Tony Blair government to relax the immigration system so that cooks from India can obtain work permits to work in Indian restaurants in Britain. Film on London's Bengali diaspora Kolkata, March 21: A film on first generation Bengalis in Britain - London-e Probashi (At home in London) - will showcase the successful lives of immigrants from West Bengal. Meet lauds Indian diaspora's role Brussels, March 20: Non-resident Indians in Europe have not only contributed substantially to their host countries but have also remitted considerable funds to their home country, speakers at a conference on international migration here said. Gift to promote Hindi in Lithuania Vilnius, March 17: India has given $10,000 to the Centre of Oriental Studies in Vilnius University for setting up a laboratory for promoting the Hindi language in the Lithuanian capital. More Indian students enrol in British varsities London, March 14: More Indian students enrolled for courses in British universities in 2004-05 - up 14.1 percent over the previous year. TiE event held in LSE London, March 14: The UK chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) organized an event to promote young entrepreneurs at the London School of Economics (LSE). Blair's assurance to Indian students London, March 8: Prime Minister Tony Blair told a group of students in India via videophone that the new points-based immigration system would make it "easier and fairer" for them to study in Britain Sending money from UK gets easier London, March 7: A new and updated British Government sponsored leaflet has been launched that provides comprehensive information to Indian professionals about sending money to family members back home. UK to have new immigration scheme London, March 7: Britain will initiate a new Australia-style points-based system for immigration that is expected to make it easier for highly skilled workers from non-European countries including India to come to the U.K. Fisherfolk to be trained in Scotland Chennai, March 6: A fisherfolk team from Tamil Nadu and Kerala will get a chance to learn advanced fishing techniques at a Scotland college. UK varsities value Indian students London, March 6: Foreign students, including from India, are prized in British universities not only for the high fees they pay but also for their higher standards and commitment to studies than their local counterparts, academics here say. Prestigious post for Swraj Paul London, March 5: Prominent Indian origin industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has been appointed the first chancellor of the prestigious University of Westminster here. Mittal Steel to expand production in Poland Warsaw, March 5: Global steel giant Mittal Steel plans to invest $450 million this year to increase the production capacities of its plants in Poland. More Asian students in Scotland schools London, March 3: Schools in Scotland have recorded a rise in the number of students with origins in the Indian subcontinent and a decline in those categorised as "white UK", official figures reveal. Study on Hindus of UK London, March 3: For the first time, the British government is sponsoring a research project aimed at exploring and understanding the issues and aspirations of the country's Hindu population. Asians in focus in Edinburgh show London, Feb 27: A Sikh tartan, a Punjabi laird and Indians dancing to Scottish folk music are some of the highlights of a major new exhibition set to open in Edinburgh from March 10. Lord Patel is next chancellor of University of Dundee London, Feb 25: Lord Naren Patel, a celebrated obstetrics expert here who had his initial education in India, has been named the next chancellor of the University of Dundee, Scotland. Mittal upbeat on Arcelor takeover bid New Delhi, Feb 20: Indian-born steel magnate Lakshmi N. Mittal on February 20 evinced confidence that his bid to take over Luxembourg-based Arcelor would come through soon. Curry king launches unique trade link London, Feb 19: Charan Gill, one of Britain's richest Asians and better known as Glasgow's curry king, has launched a new initiative - Scotland House - in New Delhi to improve trade relations between Scotland and India. Punjab-origin man missing from Southall London, Feb 18: British authorities here and in India have intensified their search for an elderly man from Punjab who was on a visit here to see his relatives in Southall but has been missing since January 7. |
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