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Indians outshine Britons by age 16
London, Sep 16 Indian and Chinese students, who lag behind at age five, outshine white British children in exams when they reach age 16, a study has revealed.
UK remembers 21 Sikh soldiers
London, Sep 13 Prominent members of the Sikh community in the United Kingdom, and a former senior official of the British Army are planning to establish a permanent national memorial to mark the sacrifice of 21 Sikh soldiers, who had laid down their lives in the battle of Saragarhi on September 12, 1897.
Maths graduates in India to teach UK kids
London, Sep 10 Indian maths graduates are being trained to give tuition to British children via telephone and internet round the clock, a report said on Friday.
PIO claims to crack toughest sum
London, Aug 11 An Indian-origin computer scientist based in the U.S. claims to have solved one of the world's most complex mathematical riddles.
'I am a practising Hindu'
London, Aug 6 Hollywood star Julia Roberts reveals that she has been practising Hinduism after filming her new movie 'Eat, Pray and Love' in India.
‘Recognise re-emerging India’
London, Aug 2 Britain needs to recognise the opportunities presented by a re-emerging India, Business Secretary Vince Cable says, while reflecting on his visit to India as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's delegation.
Scottish varsity ties up with Pune College
London, Aug 2 The Glasgow Caledonian University of Scotland and India's Fergusson College, Pune, have agreed to develop joint curriculum for postgraduate students of various courses in life science.
India to be asked for views on immigration cap
London, July 29 Amid reports here that Britain may consult India on the proposed permanent immigration cap on non-EU workers, Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz says he will be writing to New Delhi in his capacity as chairman of British parliament's home affairs select committee, inviting its views on the cap.
Civil aviation sector grows 22 pc
London, July 28 India's civil aviation sector has grown by 22 percent in the first six months of this year, according to Boeing India president Dinesh Keskar.
UK to review rejected pleas
London, July 26 The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced it will review applications of migrants whose pleas were refused solely because they failed to meet the financial requirements for maintenance.
25 pc UK babies born to Indians, Pakistanis
London, July 22 Almost a quarter of babies in Britain are born to immigrant mothers, mostly from India, Pakistan and Poland.
India-origin Briton offers world's costliest car wash
London, July 20 An Indian origin man has started offering the world's most expensive car wash service in Britain at 7,200 pounds.
Paes wins Wimbledon mixed doubles
London, July 4 India's Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat South African Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond of the US 6-4, 7-6 (5) to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title here on Sunday.
Anand Sharma meets British PM
London, June 30 Britain is committed to an 'enhanced partnership' with India, British Business Secretary Vince Cable on Tuesday assured visiting Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma.
NRI playwright wins award in Britain
London, June 30 Well-known actor-playwright Sudha Bhuchar and artistic director Kristine Landon-Smith, joint founders of London-based Tamasha Theatre Company, have won this year's prestigious First Women Awards in the entertainment category.
Indian millionaires’ count up 50 pc
London, June 24 Buoyed by strong stock markets, the net wealth of Asian millionaires is now more than that of their European counterparts for the first time while the number of millionaires in India has increased by 50 percent in 2009, according to a new survey by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Capgemini.
London crowd throng at 'Raavan' premiere
London, June 18 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan joined the Bachchan family here for the world premiere of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Raavan', pulling in huge crowds that wanted to see Big B and King Khan together.
3 Indians selected in UK football contest
London, June 17 Six Asian-origin youngsters, including three of Indian origin, have been selected in a competition organised by the Chelsea Football Club to scout for football talent from the Asian community in the United Kingdom.
Tagore works fetch £1.6 bn at Sotheby
London, June 16 A dozen works of art by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore fetched a record 1.6 billion pounds at an auction by Sotheby's on Tuesday. The pre-sale estimates of the works were 250,000 pounds.
Initiative for art looted during British rule
London, June 1 Britain expects India to shortly ask yet again for the return of its artefacts allegedly looted during the colonial period and now showcased in various British museums.
Kingfisher voted among best carriers
London, May 31 Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines has been voted the best Indian carrier and Finnair the best in north Europe in a global survey by an independent research agency — often called the Oscars of airline industry.
British peerage for Indian tycoon
London, May 28 A Ugandan-born Indian business tycoon, who gave the Conservatives over 200,000 pounds in donations, will be nominated for a British peerage by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Tony Blair joins Khosla’s US firm
London, May 25 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has landed a job as adviser to Indian-born billionaire Vinod Khosla's US-based venture capital firm, says he shares a 'clear vision' with the tycoon, 'one of the earliest leaders in cleantech investment'.
Crowe fancies working in Bollywood
London, May 14 Hollywood star Russell Crowe wants to do a typical Bollywood movie and says he can do his own singing and can dance a little bit too. The actor, whose 'Robin Hood' opened the 63rd Cannes International film festival, is even talking to a couple of Indian financiers.
David Cameron is friend of India
London, May 13 Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron is an admirer of India and feels that relations with New Delhi 'should go deeper'.
Sharma wins in Ealing Southall
London, May 7 Indian origin Labour candidate Virendra Sharma, formerly a bus conductor, Friday retained the Ealing Southall constituency in the British general election.
Tipu's sword fetches 500,000 pounds
London, April 15 Seven years after Indian liqour baron Vijay Mallya bought a sword of Tipu Sultan, a majestic sabre of the Mysore king fetched 505,250 pounds at a Sotheby's auction here.
Kapoor’s tower finds place at London Olympic Park
London, April 1 A 115-metre steel tower designed by Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor, which is being compared to the Eiffel Tower of Paris, will be constructed at 2012 Olympic Games stadium in London.
Extradition: ‘Tiger’ Hanif test case
London, March 25 Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram left for home Tuesday after meeting key British ministers days before a British judge is to rule on India's request to extradite Tiger Hanif, a key suspect in the 1993 Surat twin bomb blasts.
Indian-origin economist named cult ‘messiah’
London, March 25 A British economist of Indian origin has been left perplexed after being hailed by a cult as its 'chosen one' who it believes was hiding in the Himalayas for 2,000 years.
Vaz siblings set for UK parliament
London, March 23 The sister of Britain's longest serving MP of Indian origin has been selected as the Labour candidate in a ‘safe’ seat in a move that could present the world's oldest parliament with its first Indian-origin female lawmaker as well as a rare brother-sister duo.
World's oldest brokerage vanishes under Indian umbrella
London, March 19 The world's oldest brokerage firm has faded into history after its famous name was scratched out by its Indian owners as part of ambitious plans to establish a global financial services umbrella.
Indian-born MP found dead in UK
London, March 16 Ashok Kumar, a prominent British MP of Indian origin, was on Monday found dead at his home in northern England, his office said.
EU told to beef up Delhi embassy
London, March 8 Britain and Sweden have urged the European Union (EU) to build bigger embassies in New Delhi, saying such a move was needed for 'shaping the world of tomorrow' through its planned new diplomatic corps.
EU trade chief to visit India
Brussels, Feb 26 The European Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, is seeking to boost the European Union's ties with key Asian nations by embarking on a trip to Singapore, Vietnam and India next week, officials said on Thursday.
Force India sixth quickest
Barcelona, Feb 26 Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi clocked the sixth fastest time of one minute and 24.064 seconds around the 4.655 Kms long Circuit de Catalunya on the first day of the concluding pre-season Formula One test session.
UK wants India-EU trade deal by 2010
London, Feb 23 Britain is pushing for the rapid conclusion of a long-delayed free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation Europe Union, saying it would help remove bottlenecks that are holding up trade and jobs at both ends.
NRI killed for cigarettes, sweets
London, Feb 22 British police have launched a murder hunt after a gang of teenagers in northern England killed an Indian-origin shopkeeper described by locals as a 'gentleman, who would do anything for anyone'.
Hyderabad airport among top five
London, Feb 17 The Hyderabad international airport has been named amongst the world's top five in the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passenger survey along with the ones at Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing.
'MNIK' becomes biggest grosser in UK
London, Feb 17 Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's new movie 'My Name is Khan' has become the most successful Bollywood film in British box office history.
UK football club keen to buy IPL team
London, Feb 16 A Premier League football club of Britain has shown interest in buying one of the two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchises to be sold at a base price of $225 million, a media report said.
East India Co now owned by Indian
London, Feb 15 With just around a month to go for the re-launch of the East India Company — the world's first multinational whose forces once ruled much of the globe — its new Indian owner says he is overwhelmed by 'a huge feeling of redemption'. It's been a long, emotional and personal journey for Sanjiv Mehta, a Mumbai-born entrepreneur who completed the process of buying the East India Company (EIC) in 2005 from the '30 or 40' people who owned it.
Force India's Sutil goes third quickest
Jerez (Spain), Feb 13 With wet weather playing havoc with the Formula One testing programme, Adrian Sutil of Force India squeezed in a third quickest time of 1 minute, 21.428 seconds during a brief period when rains let up here.
Scotland Yard launches Hindu forum
London, Feb 11 The Metropolitan Police Service, also known as Scotland Yard, has joined forces with London's Hindu community to 'discuss the safety concerns of Hindus in Britain'.
Use approved channels to send money: UK
London, Feb 10 The British government warned on Tuesday that people sending money abroad from Britain should only use the services that have been authorised or registered with the Financial Services Authorities (FSA).
East India Co coming to India!
London, Feb 9 East India Company, whose forces once ruled over much of India, is coming to India again but under Indian ownership this time around, a British newspaper reported on Monday.
'We have a right to wear the Kirpan'
London, Feb 9 Britain's first Asian judge, who is due to be knighted by the Queen, Monday defended his right to wear the Kirpan and warned schools they could be guilty of discrimination if they ban Sikh pupils from wearing the ceremonial dagger.
India tops my agenda: UK leader
London, Feb 6 Opposition leader David Cameron, bidding to become the next prime minister of Britain, put bettering relations with India on the top of his international agenda.
India, UK agree on N-deal text
London, Feb 5 A long-delayed agreement between India and Britain to cooperate on civil nuclear energy is ready for signing after the two sides reached agreement on its text on Thursday, their Commerce Ministers said.
UK MP seeks action over Oz attacks
London, Feb 5 A British MP representing one of the largest Indian-origin settlements in Europe has demanded to be told what actions the Australian government is taking to prevent further violent attacks on Indians living in Australia.
UK looking to Haryana to tackle Alzheimer's
London, Feb 5 The small town of Ballabgarh in Haryana has become the focus of a major international medical probe after figures this week showed more Britons than ever before are afflicted by the debilitating Alzheimer's disease.
UK consortium to build roads in India
London, Feb 3 A group of key British construction companies has set up a consortium to build roads and highways in India, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday.
'Umbilical cord connects us'
Port-of-Spain, Feb 2 India and Trinidad and Tobago are connected by 'an umbilical cord' and both nations share a common diversity, Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra said here.
Indian head for Amnesty International
London, Feb 2 Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary-general.
Gandhi wing mooted at Trinidad's library
Port-of-Spain, Feb 2 The Indian High Commission has proposed that a Mahatma Gandhi section be established at the National Library here.
Gupta sculpture goes on sale in UK
London, Feb 2 A monumental sculptural installation by Indian artist Subodh Gupta — a 10-foot tall tower of copper cooking vessels — is to go under the hammer at London auctioneers Sotheby's.
UK school wows with marble temple
London, Feb 1 Adorned with classroom shrines and a grand marble temple, Britain's first state-funded Hindu school has opened its doors to the British media after fending off allegations it would promote religious segregation.
Indian origin sculptor makes his way to UK’s rich list
London, Feb 1 Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor, famous for his massive installations around the world, has joined the ranks of Britain's super-rich artists and is now considering buying a five million pound country mansion, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Indian origin sculptor makes his way to UK’s rich list
London, Feb 1 Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor, famous for his massive installations around the world, has joined the ranks of Britain's super-rich artists and is now considering buying a five million pound country mansion, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
UK school wows with marble temple
London, Feb 1 Adorned with classroom shrines and a grand marble temple, Britain's first state-funded Hindu school has opened its doors to the British media after fending off allegations it would promote religious segregation.
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