Breaking News
UK
Business & Economics
UK inflation falls by more than anticipated to 2-year low of 3.9% in Nov
London (TIP)- Inflation in the UK as measured by the consumer prices index eased back to its lowest level in more than two years, official figures showed on December 20, in a development that is […]
Indian Americans
Indian Americans
Indian-origin undercover reporter Balakrishnan Balagopal finds exploitation of care workers in UK
LONDON (TIP): A UK-based reporter from Kerala who went undercover as a care assistant in a care home for the elderly in north-east England discovered worrying levels of exploitation of staff, many of them recruited […]
Indian Americans
Editorials
Business & Economics
Tatas to invest £4 bn to build EV battery plant in UK
Tata Group on Wednesday , July 19, announced an investment of £4 billion (about Rs 42,500 crore) in setting up a flagship factory to make batteries for Jaguar Land Rover as well as other manufacturers. […]
World
UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay raises in push to end strikes
LONDON (TIP): The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises on July 13 in a bid to end an array of strikes, including a five-day walkout from doctors in Britain’s publicly funded […]
Sports News
Business & Economics
Why food prices are falling on world markets but not on kitchen tables?
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread — to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go vegetarian, dropping beef and chicken […]
India
NSA Doval to raise London HC violence with UK counterpart
New Delhi (TIP)- India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected to raise the incident at the Indian High Commission in London during a protest and the pulling down of Indian National Flag by extremists […]
India
Delhi Police lodge FIR under UAPA over violence at Indian Mission in UK
New Delhi (TIP)- The special cell of the Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with the protest in front of the Indian High Commission in the UK on March 19, officials said on […]
World
‘Prolific shoplifter’ convicted of multiple frauds in UK
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin woman, who prosecutors said shoplifted on an industrial scale and deceived shops into refunding her for items that she had never actually purchased, has been convicted by a UK court of […]
India
India
UK
Teachers, civil servants join mass strike in UK
London (TIP): Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on February 1, with unions threatening more disruption […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin entrepreneur Manish Tiwari conferred Freedom of the City of London Honor
LONDON (TIP): A British-Indian entrepreneur and founder of an ethnic minority-focused marketing agency has been conferred the Freedom of the City of London honor for his contributions to the financial hub of the UK capital. […]
World
Breaking News
India abstains on UNHRC resolution to investigate human rights violations, crimes in Russia-Ukraine war
The resolution was adopted with 32 votes in favor, two against (Russia and Eritrea) and 13 abstentions, including India, China, Pakistan, Sudan and Venezuela GENEVA/ UNITED NATIONS (TIP): India on Friday, March 4, abstained in […]
Coronavirus
Easing lockdown could lead to 3rd Covid-19 wave in UK: Scientists warn govt
London (TIP): British scientists have warned that the British government is risking a third wave of Covid-19 by easing the lockdown too soon, local media reported. “There are areas in West Yorkshire, the Black Country […]
Breaking News
Indian American Congressman raises concern over challenges being faced by democracies around world including US, India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Democracies around the world, including the US and India, are facing challenges, Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said. “Today, one cannot escape the feeling that America’s democratic institutions are facing unprecedented threats,” […]
Comments
One year of pandemic
Vaccine a bright spot, but no dearth of challenges A year has passed since the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic after over a lakh cases of Covid-19 were confirmed across the world, transforming […]
Breaking News
World
UK actors settle phone hacking claims with tabloid publisher
London (TIP): British television presenter and writer David Walliams and “Doc Martin” star Martin Clunes were among several actors who formally settled damages Thursday with a newspaper publisher over phone hacking claims. Walliams, a judge […]
Breaking News