London, April 6: A facility that allowed Indian students to work here for two years after their courses are over will be closed from tomorrow as part of the Cameron government's drive to cut migration, which may put-off those aspiring to study in the UK. Under the Tier 1 (Post-study work) route, ...

New Delhi, April 3: Mahatma Gandhi's descendants have expressed regret over the forthcoming auction of a "clump of soil with drops of the Mahatma's blood collected from the site of his assassination" by the British auction house Mullock's. "The auctioning of the clump of soil with a few claimed drops of Mahatma ...

London, April 3: Britain has changed immigration rules to ensure that migrant-spouses from India and other non-EU countries who become victims of domestic violence here are given access to public funds to help them escape abuse. Every year, many spouses holding Indian citizenship arrive in the UK to join their married ...

Chennai, April 2: The Rupert Murdoch-led Star Group Monday bagged the six-year broadcast and digital rights of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for all international and domestic matches at home. The Star Group beat Multi Screen Media (Sony), which owns the telecast rights of the Indian Premier League ...

New Delhi, April 2: India's top boxer Vijender Singh, who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Games, said he has got used to the pressure of expectations and hoped to book his London berth in the forthcoming Asia Olympic qualifying tournament starting Wednesday in Astana, Kazakhstan. Vijender, a middleweight boxer ...

London, March 31: Up to 400 children, including from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, were coerced into or threatened with marriage in Britain last year, a government report has said. A girl aged five was the youngest victim, the Daily Mail reported citing figures from the Home Office's Forced Marriage Unit. Ministers are considering ...

London, March 31: Indian-origin bride Anni Dewani is seen beaming with happiness as she walks along a hotel corridor in Cape Town with husband Shrien just before her horrific contract killing, according to a new CCTV footage. Murder suspect Shrien's extradition to South Africa has been temporarily halted on mental health grounds. The ...

London, March 31: In temporary relief for NRI businessman Shrien Dewani, the British High Court Friday halted on mental health grounds his extradition to South Africa to face trial for the murder of his wife in a fake car-jacking during the couple’s honeymoon in Cape Town in 2010. The high-profile extradition case ...

New York, March 29:  An Indian-origin lawyer is part of the defence team of embattled former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn who is fighting to have a civil lawsuit against him in a sexual assualt case dismissed. Amit Mehta, along with William Taylor and Hugh Campbell, is defending Strauss-Kahn in the civil ...

London, March 28:  A 'remorseful' Indian-origin driver in the UK, who mowed down a woman in a hit-and-run case and drove-off from the scene to surf the Internet on the consequences of his actions, has dodged a prison sentence. Balram Singh, 21, sped through a red light and ploughed into Kate ...