UK
Indian-origin Siobhan Benita declares intention to contest election for London mayor
Monday, February 27th, 2012
London, February 23: Forthcoming elections to the post of London mayor is basically a contest between the 'Big 2' - incumbent Boris Johnson and Labour's Ken Livingstone - but an Indian-origin independent woman candidate is making waves with a positive campaign and high profile supporters.
Siobhan Benita, 40, is one of ...London holds pre-Olympics terror attack drill
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
London, February 23:Â Emergency services in London joined forces to carry out the largest emergency practice drill ever seen in the British capital ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
This time, 2,500 people were involved in the exercise, which centred around a fictitious terrorist attack on Oxford Street underground station Aug 8, set ...
Indian-origin British hotelier Jasminder Singh sued by parents
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
London, February 23:Â Parents of a 60-year-old Indian-origin hotelier, reportedly one of Britain's wealthiest men, are sueing him for 100 million pounds (around $157 million), claiming their son took the family business for himself. Jasminder Singh, chairman of the Radisson Edwardian Hotels, is accused of renouncing the Sikh tradition of sharing ...Indian in UK Sarbjit Singh jailed for driving test offence
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Bhangra singer Garry Sandhu among 16 Indians held in UK
Friday, February 17th, 2012
London, February 16:Â A singer from Punjab is among 16 Indians arrested in a series of operations by Britain's immigration officials for offences that include entering into arrangements with EU nationals to register bogus marriages in order to stay in the UK.
Official sources here said operations were carried out in recent ...IOC wants IOA to ‘drop Dow as London Olympics sponsor’
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
New Delhi, February 16:Â The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) urged the government Thursday to intervene after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to drop Dow Chemicals as a London Olympics sponsor.
IOA acting president V K Malhotra said he was not convinced by IOC's argument that Dow was not to blame for ...UK stabbing case: Praveen Reddy’s condition improves
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Hyderabad, February 14: The condition of Praveen Reddy, who was stabbed in the neck, chest and abdomen several times and thrown out of the apartment where he lived in London in a brawl with his room-mates on Thursday, improved on Monday, according to family sources.
"Doctors told my father that Praveen's condition has ...Praveen Reddy stabbing: 3 Indians to appear before court on March 2
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
London, February 14:  Three Indians charged with the attempted murder of Praveen Reddy, an MBA student here, will appear in custody before a court on March 2.
The three - Amareshwar Arava, 25, Sai Kishore Balguri, 25, and Nishanth Puttapaka, 23 - were produced before the Thames Magistrates' Court on Monday, and charged ...2012 Goa elections: Keith Vaz’s political outing draws flak
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Panaji, February 14: British MP of Indian origin Keith Vaz's electoral campaigning on Sunday for a controversial political family in Goa, has triggered outrage in the Goan diasopra and on internet.
Vaz shared the stage with Valanka Alemao, one of the four members of the Alemao family contesting the March 3 ...












