Tag: Indians in UK

Indian students start studies in UK universities despite pandemic

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A significant number of students from India have managed to travel to the United Kingdom despite COVID-19 restrictions to take up courses across universities and are adjusting to the blended learning approach.

Indian-origin UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak gears up to present Budget on Wednesday

Rishi Sunak, United Kingdom’s first Indian-origin finance minister, is reportedly set to scrap an unpopular tax on women’s sanitary products as well as announce supporting resources to the National Health Service to battle COVID-19 in the UK’s post-Brexit Budget on Wednesday.

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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal meets NRIs during UK visit

Indian Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal interacted with the Indian diaspora in London on Sunday as part of his three-day visit to the United Kingdom (UK).

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Viral video labels Indian-origin principal as ‘Hitler’ over hijab controversy

An Indian-origin principal at one of the UK’s leading state-funded schools was branded as ‘Hitler’ on social media over her efforts to ban the ‘hijab’ for very young students.

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Lord Diljit Rana to set up football academy in native village in Punjab

Giving back to his native community, British politician of Indian-origin Lord Diljit Rana hired a UEFA licensed coach named Tommy Taylor to establish a football academy at his native village Sanghol in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district.

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About Tag: Indians in UK

United Kingdom is an ethnically diverse society. 2011 Census data of UK shows that amongst the 56 million residents in England and Wales, 1.4 million identify with the Indian ethnic group.