A British Sikh senior medical professional with over 30 years of general practice (GP) experience has been knighted by King Charles III in the 2024 New Year Honours list. Dr Amritpal Singh Hungin, Emeritus Professor of General Practice at Newcastle University, receives a Knighthood for services to medicine. He is part of a list that […]
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Missing Indian student Gurashman Singh Bhatia found dead in London; police appeal for information
Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom are appealing for information to piece together the last movements of Gurashman Singh Bhatia, a missing Indian student whose body was found by police divers in a lake in the Canary Wharf area of east London. In its appeal for information, dated December 20, 2023, the Met Police said […]
Indian-origin reporter goes undercover to reveal high levels of staff exploitation in UK care homes
A UK-based Indian-origin reporter from Kerala, who went undercover as a care assistant in a care home for the elderly in north-east England, has revealed worrying levels of staff exploitation. India is one of the main overseas sources of care home and nursing staff in the United Kingdom. According to data published in May 2022 […]
Diwali comes to 10 Downing Street as UK PM Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty light lamps
10 Downing Street was decorated in a theme of vibrant marigolds and candles, as the first couple marked a year since Rishi Sunak took charge as the UK’s first Prime Minister of Indian heritage.
4 Indian-origin men in England charged with murder of Indian-origin delivery driver
The delivery driver, named Aurman Singh, was pronounced dead at the scene when the local West Mercia Police attended to reports of an attack in the Berwick Avenue area of Shrewsbury, western England.
Health executives ‘potentially facilitated’ mass murderer, says Indian-origin doctor about UK baby-killer nurse
The nurse’s trial and the guilty verdict has put the focus on the highly paid executives who tried to brush the doctors’ concerns aside, in order to maintain the hospital’s image.
UK government opening second visa ballot for young Indian professionals
The Indian-origin Rishi Sunak-led United Kingdom government announced it was opening its second ballot under the UK-India Young Professional Scheme for Indians aged between 18 and 30 years with graduate-level qualifications for visas to the UK.
Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia buys a historic mansion in the UK for a staggering INR. 1,200 cr
The opulent Hanover Lodge estate in London is now owned by Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia’ since his recent acquisition of the property for a staggering 113 million pounds (Rs 1,200 cr).
Visa applicants’ NHS fees to rise ‘significantly’: UK PM Rishi Sunak
Indian-origin United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that visa applicants from around the world, including Indians, will have to pay an increased National Health Service (NHS) fee and health surcharge to meet the country’s public sector wage increase.
Scotland Police looking into harassment claims against Sikh-origin comic
The Scotland police have said inquiries are ongoing related to harassment allegations from a number of women against a Scottish Sikh former BBC presenter and food writer.
