BBC documentary on PM Modi a 'propaganda' to push 'discredited narrative', 'colonial mindset': India
Jan 20, 2023, at 02:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India strongly condemned a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday, calling it a "propaganda piece designed to push a discredited narrative" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a response.
Jan 18, 2023, at 04:11 am
London: British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has ordered the extradition of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused middleman and consultant in arms deals, for trial in an Indian court in tax evasion and money laundering cases, media reported.
India, UK participate in 15th Foreign Office Consultations
Jan 16, 2023, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi: The 15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held on Jan 16 in New Delhi.
PM Modi speaks to King Charles III of the UK on phone, discusses climate action
Jan 04, 2023, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the telephone with King Charles III of the United Kingdom on Tuesday.
Indian origin nurse, two kids found dead in UK's Northampton; parents accuse son-in-law
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:36 am
Kottayam (Kerala)/IBNS: An Indian-origin nurse from Kerala and her two young children, living in Kettering in the Northampton region of eastern England, died of grievous injuries on Thursday. The woman’s parents have now alleged that her husband was a "cruel" man and he beat their daughter regularly, media reported.
UK PM Rishi Sunak vows to bring down overall immigration
Nov 26, 2022, at 02:27 am
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is likely to announce drastic measures to cut down immigration, a move that could affect India the most, media reported.
After PM Modi-Rishi Sunak meet, UK gives go-ahead to 3,000 annual visas for Indians
Nov 16, 2022, at 07:59 pm
London/New Delhi/IBNS: The United Kingdom has given a go-ahead to the scheme facilitating 3,000 young professionals from India to travel annually to the country and work for upto two years following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak.
PNB Scam: UK court rejects Nirmav Modi's plea opposing extradition to India
Nov 10, 2022, at 02:39 am
Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi, who is the main accused in Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has moved a step closer to extradition to India after a UK court rejected his plea against it, according to media reports.
PM Modi, Rishi Sunak discuss India-UK trade in their first call
Oct 28, 2022, at 03:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Rishi Sunak and congratulated him on assuming charge as the UK Prime Minister.
Amitabh Bachchan jibes at the UK after Rishi Sunak's elevation as PM
Oct 25, 2022, at 05:53 pm
Acting legend Amitabh Bachchan joined the list of people who are showering their wishes on Indian-origin British MP Rishi Sunak, who Monday won the race to become the United Kingdom Prime Minister.
Oct 25, 2022, at 05:09 pm
Billionaire businessman Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is "confident" that his son-in-law Rishi Sunak, an Indian-origin British politician, will "do his best" as the United Kingdom Prime Minister, a day after the latter won the race to lead the country.
'Look forward to working closely together on global issues': PM Modi congratulates Rishi Sunak
Oct 25, 2022, at 04:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin British politician, who takes on as the next UK Prime Minister creating history after his predecessor Liz Truss stepped down.
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:06 pm
London/IBNS: The prospect of Boris Johnson making it into the final stage of the Tory Party leadership race should be taken "very" seriously, according to the founder of the ConservativeHome website.
India, UK to create new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation
Oct 19, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Gandhinagar: Defence industry organisations from India and the UK have come together to create a new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation.
India counters UK Home Secy's claim over Visa overstayers
Oct 07, 2022, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not worked well, India said it had taken action on all cases which were raised under the agreement, media reports said.
Sep 22, 2022, at 05:01 pm
New York/UNI: India has shared its concerns over the security of the Indian community in the United Kingdom with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in the backdrop of the violence and vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Leicester.
Leicester violence: Indian High Commission condemns, seeks immediate action
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:44 pm
The Indian High Commission in the UK has condemned the violence against the Indian community and vandalising of Hindu religious premises in Leicester.
President Droupadi Murmu arrives in London to attend Queen's funeral
Sep 18, 2022, at 03:03 pm
London: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London on Saturday (September 17) to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government.
India receives largest share of UK student, work visas as Covid eases; overtakes China
Aug 26, 2022, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics published Thursday show that nearly 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022 – an 89% increase from the previous year.
Vikram K. Doraiswami appointed as next Indian envoy to UK
Aug 24, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi: Vikram K. Doraiswami has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday.
UK unveil plaque to commemorate Bengal-Britain medical ties on National Doctors’ Day 2022
Jul 01, 2022, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The United Kingdom marked the 140th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. C. Roy and National Doctors’ Day by unveiling a commemorative plaque at the office here Friday.
Modi, Johnson announce India-UK Free Trade Agreement to be concluded by 2022 end
Apr 22, 2022, at 08:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India and the United Kingdom have decided to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries by the end of this year.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to visit India on Mar 31
Mar 28, 2022, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit India on Mar 31, Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
PM Modi, Boris Johnson discuss Ukraine crisis over phone call
Mar 23, 2022, at 04:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday spoke on phone with his United Kingdom counterpart Boris Johnson to discuss the Ukraine situation.
Supreme Court reserves order on sentencing of Vijay Mallya
Mar 11, 2022, at 12:29 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the quantum of sentence in a contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, found guilty of contempt for not disclosing full particulars of assets in a case between the SBI and the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.
Flight carrying 219 Indians from war-torn Ukraine lands in Mumbai
Feb 27, 2022, at 02:06 am
India today evacuated 219 Indian citizens stranded in conflict-wracked Ukraine from neighbouring Romania as the Ukraine's airspace has been close for civil aircraft operations.
Flight with 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine lands in Mumbai from Romania
Feb 27, 2022, at 01:46 am
A flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from conflict-wracked Ukraine lands in Mumbai.
PM Modi to address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit tomorrow
Feb 11, 2022, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of the One Ocean Summit at 2:30 PM through a video message on Friday.
Global Technology Summit 2021 to be held today
Dec 14, 2021, at 02:39 pm
New York: The 6th edition of Global Technology Summit (GTS) will be held from Dec 14-16, 2021.
More relief for Indian travellers, UK will now recognise Covaxin from Nov 22
Nov 09, 2021, at 03:13 pm
London/New Delhi/UNI: In more relief for Indian travellers, Britain said on Monday that from November 22 it will recognise Covid-19 vaccines on the WHO’s Emergency Use Listing, including Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.