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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......

UK MP Keith Vaz caught in male prostitute scandal

Keith Vaz, Britain’s longest serving Indian-origin MP, was on Sunday embroiled in a sex scandal after a newspaper claimed he had paid for male prostitutes. The Labour MP from Leicester since......

Keith Vaz re-elected chair of UK Parliament committee

Keith Vaz, Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP was on Thursday re-elected as chair of the British Parliament's influential Home Affairs Select Committee, even as a controversy rages over his......

Scandal-hit Keith Vaz quits as Home Affairs Committee chairman

Britain's longest serving Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday resigned from his post as chair of the influential House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee in the wake of being......

Keith Vaz named most influential Asian in UK

Keith Vaz, the Indian-origin Labour member of Parliament, has emerged as Britain's most influential Asian in a list of 101 powerful people from the region, which includes the likes of steel tycoon......

Keith Vaz wary of Indian govt's FDI in retail stand

Indian-origin Labour Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has advised Indian legislators to be careful while handling the issue of foreign direct investment in retail, cautioning that a major dominance......

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 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......

House of Commons to discuss EU mango ban crisis

The 28-member European Union's ban on the import of Indian mangoes will figure in a debate in Britain's House of Commons next week, amidst widespread criticism of the ban from exporters and......

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......

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......

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......

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,......

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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