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UK polls: Record 26 Indian-origin MPs elected to House of Commons

A record number of around 26 Indian-origin members of Parliament have been elected to the House of Commons in the UK's general election as results were announced on Friday, with several......

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Leaders of the Hindu and Muslim communities in the eastern England city of Leicester presented a united front on Tuesday as they appealed for harmony in the wake of violent clashes following an......

RSS like Muslim Brotherhood, says Rahul in UK; BJP hits back

IMAGE: Congress president Rahul Gandhi speaks at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London on Friday. Photograph: All India Congress Committee via PTI Photo Congress president......

Will India ever get its treasures back?

'Does a thousand-year-old sculpture worshipped in a thriving religion belong to a foreign museum or the temple from which it was extracted?' Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked angrily.'They......

In a first, UK gets female Sikh, turbaned MPs

IMAGE: Preet Kaur Gill. Photograph: Kind courtesy @preet4edgbaston/Twitter Britain on Friday got its first female Sikh and first turban-wearing MPs as the general election results began......

Enforcement Directorate turns up heat on Lalit Modi

The Enforcement Directorate has started adjudicating proceedings against former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi in 16 cases of violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act and......

UK to assist India in lifting mango import ban

A British government agency will help Indian authorities to put in place measures needed ahead of the visit of an EU team to India to ensure the ban on import of Alfonso mango is......

Mango import ban: EU to send high-powered delegation to India

A high-powered team of scientific experts from the European Commission will visit India in September to check measures put in place by the country in order to help lift the EU ban on the import of......

UK hosts round-table over Indian mango ban

The British government on Thursday held talks with all the stakeholders to help lift the European Union ban on the import of Indian mangoes before the sanctioned date of December 2015. UK......

'UK working to overturn EU mango import ban'

Britain is taking action to overturn the European Union ban on import of mangoes from India though it is unlikely to be lifted before the end of this mango season, leading Indian-origin MP Keith......

PIX: British award for Salman

An unusual honour for Sallu! Salman Khan was presented a Global Diversity Award at the House of Commons on September 15 by Britain's longest-serving Asian MP, Keith Vaz. Salman tweeted the pictures......

Amitabh Bachchan's Eid message

A look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Several Bollywood stars took to Twitter to wish their fans on the festival of Eid al-Adha today: Arbaaz Khan: 'Eid Mubarak to......

PIX: Kareena Kapoor honoured by the British government

Kareena Kapoor Khan was honoured at the House of Commons, for her contribution to the global entertainment industry on October 29. The actress was honoured by Rt Hon Keith Vaz, chairman of the......

Amitabh Bachchan dines with British PM David Cameron

Here's what your favourtie Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who was the guest of honour at a charity reception for an initiative for diabetes, met British......

Slumdog kids' tea party with British MPs

Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, the child stars of Oscar-award winning film Slumdog Millionaire, have agreed to visit Britain to attend a tea party hosted in their honour at the House of......

UK's House of Commons congratulates 'magnificent' Tendulkar

A Motion was laid in the House of Commons in the UK congratulating batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on his "magnificent" career and for being an able ambassador of the game. The Early Day Motion,......

Team India felicitated in London for WC win

It may have been a nightmarish tour on field but off the field, Indian cricketers had an evening to remember when they were felicitated by the Indo-British Parliamentarians Group for their historic......

Kapil wins Global Diversity Award for Sport 2011

India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev has been chosen for the Global Diversity Award for Sports 2011 for his outstanding achievements in cricket and his recent induction into the ICC......

Leicester football team to play in Goa

Indian football will get a boost when a team from Leicester, UK, tours Goa next month to play in the Spice Jet Cup as part of an initiative to strengthen ties between the two countries. The team,......

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