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Illegal immigrants won’t be able to stay: UK PM Rishi Sunak


British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced a clamp down on illegal migration with a new proposed law to tackle the issue of migrants crossing over into the UK illegally and dangerously in small boats from across the English Channel. The British Indian leader had made cracking down on this illegal route between...

British Sikh MP’s security beefed up after threatening email


Britain's first female Sikh Member of Parliament, Preet Kaur Gill, said she was forced to bolster her security after receiving a "direct threat" by email asking her to "watch your back".  Preet Kaur Gill, 50, is the Opposition Labour MP for Birmingham, Edgbaston, and a frontbench politician as the shadow secretary of state for international...

Extradited Indian man charged with murder in Australia


Brisbane, Australia: Australian police in the northeast city of Cairns charged Indian national Rajwinder Singh with murder Thursday, two years after Australia first applied for his extradition from India. Singh, 38, has denied killing Toyah Cordingley, 24, as she walked her dog along Wangetti Beach north of Cairns in October 2018. He arrived Wednesday under police...

Australian cops fatally shoot Indian man who allegedly stabbed a cleaner


A 32-year-old Indian national was shot dead by Australian police on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed a cleaner at a train station in Sydney and threatened law enforcement officers, media reports said.  Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed, who hails from Tamil Nadu, was identified by the Consulate General of India in Sydney as the man who...

Man, illiterate till 18, becomes youngest black Cambridge professor


London: Jason Arday has created history by becoming the youngest Black professor at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. His journey is all the more remarkable because he was illiterate until an adult; Arday, 37, couldn’t read or write till 18. Also diagnosed with autism and global development delay - he couldn't even...

Putin will be killed by his inner circle: Zelenskyy


Moscow: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has been busy resisting the Russian attacks for over a year now, claimed that Vladimir Putin’s end will be at the hands of his close allies. “Carnivores will eat the carnivore,” Zelenskyy said without mincing any words. Zelenskyy made the comments in a Ukrainian documentary called Year, produced by journalist...

Khalistan supporters storm Indian Consulate in Australia’s Brisbane days after Jaishankar’s visit


Supporters of the Khalistan movement attacked the Indian Consulate in Brisbane in Australia’s Queensland and raised their flag at the office last week, a report in Australia Today indicated. The attack is the latest in a series of such radical activities against the Indian community in the country.  The attack on the Indian Consulate comes...

Dragon and the Elephant: An uneasy calm in Himalayas


By Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee  India and China held another round of diplomatic talks last week to review the situation of Line of Actual Control (LAC), and discussed proposals for disengagement in the remaining area in an ‘open and constructive’ manner while Depsang and Demchock remain the flash points. There have been bilateral ‘Peace and Tranquility...

Young Professional Scheme: UK announces 2,400 visas for Indians


The UK government has invited 2,400 visa applications for Indians under the UK-India Young Professional Scheme. The ballots for the Young Professional visa will open on February 28, according to the British High Commission in India. Indian citizens between 18 and 30 years of age can enter the ballot if they meet other relevant...