All stories by Aditi Khanna
Minor girl charged with killing 80-year-old Indian origin man in UK
Rediff.com16 Dec 2024A 12-year-old girl has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of 80-year-old Bhim Sen Kohli, who was killed in a park near Leicester in September. Kohli was attacked while walking his dog and died in hospital from a neck injury. A 15-year-old boy, who was 14 at the time of the incident, has also been charged with murder in connection with the case.
No buyer for Gandhi's Dandi march garland at UK auction
Rediff.com12 Dec 2024A garland presented to Mahatma Gandhi during the iconic Dandi March of the Indian freedom struggle in 1930 failed to meet its estimated price at a UK auction. The garland, which was presented to Gandhi by the wife of his personal physician, Dr Balvantrai N Kanuga, was offered as part of an "Islamic and Indian Art" sale by Lyon & Turnbull in London. Despite failing to find a buyer at the auction, the auction house said it has received significant interest since the sale and hopes to sell it to the highest bidder.
UK PM's office apologises for Diwali reception menu
Rediff.com15 Nov 2024Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office on Friday apologised for a 'mistake' in the organisation of its Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street after some British Hindus objected to non-vegetarian food and alcohol being served at the gathering.
British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space novel
Rediff.com13 Nov 2024British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her 'ambitious and beautiful' Orbital, which becomes the first novel set in space to win the GBP 50,000 literary prize selected from a historic shortlist that was dominated by women this year.
India ranks 105th in Global Hunger Index, in 'serious' category
Rediff.com12 Oct 2024India's GHI Score is based on the values of four component indicators: 13.7 per cent of the population is undernourished, 35.5 per cent of children under five are stunted with 18.7 per cent of them being wasted, and 2.9 per cent of children die before their fifth birthday, the report notes.
UK auction house withdraws sale of 'Naga Human Skull'
Rediff.com9 Oct 2024A United Kingdom auction house has withdrawn a 'Naga Human Skull' from its lots for a live online sale on Wednesday following outcry in India over the issue.
Pak origin man convicted of murdering Indian restaurateur in UK
Rediff.com13 Sep 2024Khalid was on Wednesday found guilty of murdering Pattabhiraman following a trial at Reading Crown Court that lasted 28 days.
After riots, UK to train school kids to spot fake news
Rediff.com11 Aug 2024Schoolchildren will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under proposed changes to the curriculum in the wake of far-right riots across United Kingdom cities fuelled by misinformation on social media.
India alerts citizens about UK travel amid violent clashes
Rediff.com6 Aug 2024"Indian travellers would be aware of recent disturbances in some parts of the United Kingdom. The High Commission of India in London is closely monitoring the situation," reads the message entitled 'Advisory for Indian Citizens Visiting the UK.'
UK PM calls emergency meet amid unprecedented rioting
Rediff.com5 Aug 2024British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called an emergency COBRA meeting of senior ministers and police chiefs at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday after a weekend of riots across several cities in the country, which he termed a 'far-right thuggery' that will face the full force of the law.
Mosque, cops attacked as vigil for UK stabbing victims turns violent
Rediff.com31 Jul 2024A far-right mob targeted a mosque in north-west England that saw three young girls fatally stabbed during a peaceful vigil in their memory and around 40 police officers suffered injuries in the disorder.
UK knife attack leaves 3 children dead, 5 critical
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024The police force on Tuesday reiterated the incident is "not currently being treated as terror-related and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it".
Meet British Indian MP Lisa Nandy, PM Starmer's new culture secretary
Rediff.com6 Jul 2024The 44-year-old politician, who was among the final three contestants in the Labour Party's leadership contest against her boss in January 2020, has been serving in his shadow cabinet ever since.
Starmer storm sweeps Sunak out of 10 Downing Street
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024Sunak, 44, was facing the impossible challenge of overcoming voter anger against the incumbent Tories after 14 years in power. The 61-year-old Keir Starmer-led Labour Party, meanwhile, maintained a strong lead over the Tories throughout the six-week campaign.
What new UK PM Keir Starmer's win means for India
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024'What my Labour government will seek with India is a relationship based on our shared values of democracy and aspiration. That will seek a free trade agreement (FTA), we share that ambition, but also a new strategic partnership for global security, climate security, economic security'
UK polls: Record 26 Indian-origin MPs elected to House of Commons
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024Navendu Mishra (Stockport) and Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) were among the other Labour MPs re-elected with convincing majorities.
Will Sunak be re-elected? Voting begins in UK polls
Rediff.com4 Jul 2024The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened across the United Kingdom on Thursday, with millions expected to turn out to cast their votes in the general election.
Can Sunak turn the tide against Labour for record second term?
Rediff.com2 Jul 2024All pre-election opinion polls indicate a strong majority for the Opposition Labour Party, forcing the incumbent Sunak-led Conservatives on the back foot to caution voters against handing a "supermajority" to the Keir Starmer-led Labour.
UK polls: Sunak, rival Starmer hit temple trail to woo British Hindu voters
Rediff.com2 Jul 2024While 44-year-old Sunak was at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden on Sunday to promise to keep trying to "make the community proud", 61-year-old Starmer chose another north London Swaminarayan Temple in Kingsbury on Friday to reiterate his commitment to building a "strategic partnership with India".
Swiss court sentences Hindujas to jail, family files appeal
Rediff.com22 Jun 2024Britain's wealthiest family, the Hindujas, have said they were 'appalled' by a Swiss court's ruling of jail terms for some members and have filed an appeal in a higher court challenging the verdict finding them guilty of exploiting vulnerable domestic workers from India at their villa in Geneva.