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Rishi Sunak declares wife’s link to childcare firm amid probe
London, April 19 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared his wifes shareholding in a childcare company that could benefit from a new government policy, four years after she invested in the firm, a much-delayed new register of ministers interests has shown, according to a media report. In a footnote ...Muslim pupils tell Hindu classmates in UK to convert: Report
London, April 19 Hindu students in the UK are targets of bullying and racial discrimination in classrooms with Muslim pupils telling them to change their religion to make their lives easier, according to a London-based think tank. The Telegraph reported quoting a study by the Henry Jackson Society that Muslim ...Severe Covid raises risk of life-threatening heart rhythm problem by 16x
London, April 19 Patients with severe Covid-19 requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop life-threatening ventricular tachycardia -- a heart rhythm condition -- within six months compared to those without severe infection, according to a research. A heart rhythm problem (arrhythmia) is caused by irregular electrical signals ...Newly-formed parliamentary group for British Gujaratis termed ‘divisive’
London, April 18 A British Indian organisation has objected to the newly-formed parliamentary group for Gujaratis, calling it divisive, and an attack on the unity of the British Indian community. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Gujaratis is chaired, and was set up last month by UK MP Gareth ...Long Covid smell loss linked to changes in brain: Study
London, April 18 People living with long Covid who suffer from loss of smell show different patterns of activity in certain regions of the brain, a new study has found. The research from University College London used MRI scanning to compare the brain activity of people with long Covid who ...NIA takes over probe into attack on Indian High Commission in London by Khalistani supporters
New Delhi, April 18 The NIA has taken over the case of attack by pro-Khalistan protesters on the Indian High Commission in London on March 19, confirmed the agency to IANS on Tuesday. The case was earlier registered with the Special Cell of the Delhi Police. Earlier, the Union Ministry ...Ireland grants highest number of work permits to Indians in Q1 2023
New Delhi, April 18 Ireland granted the highest number of work permits, approximately 40 per cent, to Indian nationals, according to data released by the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the first three months of 2023. Of the total of 7,264 work permits issued to third-country citizens, ...UK Sikh temple warns after Indians lured with fake visas, job offers
London, April 17 A Sikh temple in the UK has issued warnings after fraudsters impersonating as its members tried to trick people in India by making false job and visa promises with an intent of extracting money from them, media reports said. The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend placed ...PMs Modi, Sunak agree on need for early conclusion of trade talks
New Delhi, April 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak on Thursday, during which the two leaders agreed on the need for early conclusion of a mutually beneficial free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The discussions between the two Prime ...British-Indian businessman jailed for forging mother’s will
London, April 14 A 71-year-old Indian-origin businessman has been jailed for more than five years in the UK for forging his mother's will to inherit a 40 million-pound share of the family's palm oil plantation in Malaysia. Girish Dahyabhai Patel from Highgate, north London, was sentenced for five-and-a-half years at ...