All stories by Aditi Khanna
India raps European parliament for vote on Manipur violence
Rediff.com13 Jul 2023Responding to media queries on the development, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that "such interference in India's internal affairs is unacceptable, and reflects a colonial mindset".
English seaside village remembers Indian soldiers' sacrifice in WWI
Rediff.com13 Jul 2023A seaside village in southern England commemorated the contributions and sacrifice of Indian soldiers who fought in World War I, known as the Great War, at a memorial created in honour of the army hospitals that cared for the wounded at the time.
'I have crazy dreams': Salman Rushdie on knife attack
Rediff.com13 Jul 2023Rushdie said he was in "two minds" about whether to face his alleged attacker, who has pleaded not guilty, in court.
In a first, UK Parl complex plays host to Indian Independence Day celebration
Rediff.com11 Jul 2023British Indian think tank 1928 Institute organised a special roundtable entitled 'India and the Indo-Pacific' bringing together the High Commissioners of India, Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, Nepal, among others, ahead of the reception in the River Room of the House of Lords on Monday evening.
Indian jailed for 40 years for murdering wife, 2 kids in UK
Rediff.com4 Jul 2023"While you were squeezing the life out of your wife, your children can be heard crying in the background for their mummy. It is clear that they heard what was going on and knew that she was being hurt by you," the judge noted in his sentencing remarks.
Pak billionaire's son didn't want to go on Titanic sub
Rediff.com23 Jun 2023Suleman Dawood, 19, was on board the vessel with Shahzada Dawood as a Father's Day bonding trip when their small submarine is believed to have imploded, killing all five on board, including British billionaire-explorer Hamish Hamilton.
London ex-teacher paid money to have children in India sexually abused
Rediff.com22 Jun 2023A former deputy head teacher of a London primary school has pleaded guilty to paying and instructing teenagers in India to abuse younger children.
Rishi Sunak shares mother's homemade barfi with Zelensky
Rediff.com19 Jun 2023The incident goes back to last month when Sunak made a quick visit to his hometown of Southampton to launch a new government scheme for the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) to expand the role of high street pharmacies.
Indian-origin man sentenced to 7 yrs for raping drunk woman in UK
Rediff.com18 Jun 2023A 20-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to six years and nine months' imprisonment in the Welsh capital of Cardiff after admitting to raping a woman in London.
UK engg grad charged with murder of Indian-origin teen, 2 others
Rediff.com16 Jun 2023The Nottinghamshire police said Valdo Calocane has also been charged with three counts of attempted murder of three victims injured in the attack and will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Saturday.
Brazilian man charged with murder of Indian student in London
Rediff.com15 Jun 2023A 23-year-old man was on Thursday charged with the murder of Indian student Tejaswini Kontham and the attempted murder of her friend at a residential address in Wembley, north London.
Indian-origin teenage varsity student among 3 killed in UK knife attacks
Rediff.com14 Jun 2023Nottinghamshire police said the 31-year-old suspect, who remains in custody, then went on to stab a man in his 50s to death and also attempted to run over three people - still in hospital - with a van stolen from that man.
UK to remove Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive sites
Rediff.com8 Jun 2023It says the move builds on action taken last year to halt the installation of new equipment on the government estate and will provide "reassurance" that departments are removing surveillance equipment from sensitive sites.
Harry is first British royal to make court appearance in over 100 years
Rediff.com6 Jun 2023Prince Harry on Tuesday became the first senior British royal to give evidence in a high court trial in over 100 years as he appeared in the witness box here to allege unlawful information gathering, including phone hacking, by journalists working for the Mirror Group Newspapers.
Britain imposes export ban on Tipu Sultan's rare sporting gun
Rediff.com29 May 2023A rare 18th century decorated gun made in India for Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and valued at around GBP 2 million, has been barred from export to allow time for a UK-based institution to acquire it for the public study of a "fraught period" in India-UK history.
Car crashes into gates of British PM's residence, 1 arrested
Rediff.com26 May 2023'At around 16:20hrs [local time] a car collided with the gates of Downing Street on Whitehall,' the Met Police said in a statement.
Freedom of expression under threats worldwide, including India, warns Rushdie
Rediff.com16 May 2023In a video message from New York on Monday night, the 75-year-old Mumbai-born author who has lived under the shadow of a fatwa since The Satanic Verses was published in the 1980s said it was important to continue to fight for the freedom to express and to publish.
King Charles III crowned UK's new monarch
Rediff.com6 May 2023The king and his wife, Camilla, the queen consort, travelled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey -- a distance of 2.2-km -- at a stately pace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach bearing a gilded crown, which was commissioned for Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
Rishi Sunak creates history at King Charles coronation
Rediff.com6 May 2023The 42-year-old British Hindu leader read from the Epistle to the Colossians from the New Testament reflecting the theme of service to others, in keeping with the recent tradition of UK Prime Ministers giving readings at State occasions.
King Charles III: The monarch who has a great love for India
Rediff.com6 May 2023He last visited India in November 2019 and also celebrated his 71st birthday with schoolchildren in Mumbai and earlier this week he told British Indian peer Lord Karan Bilimoria at a pre-Coronation reception that he looks forward to making a State Visit to India soon.