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NRIs protest rise in UK cremation charge

A rise in the fee for cremation in Leicester has raised the hackles of Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities in the east Midlands town with a large minority of Indian origin.The local council proposes......

UK: Indian jewellery shops high on burglars' list

With rising prices of gold, Indian-owned jewellery shops in United Kingdom's east Midlands town of Leicester have become major targets of burglaries that saw at least two shops -- Alankar and Bipin......

Indian taxi driver attacked, robbed in UK

An Indian-origin taxi driver in east Midland town of Leicester has suffered injuries and lost his vehicle during an unprovoked attack by two passengers while he was dropping them at night.Bharat......

UK: Sikhs upset over desecration of war memorial

The large Sikh community in the west Midlands town of Coventry is outraged after a memorial in honour of Sikh soldiers was desecrated by miscreants, who tied a pig's head to the structure.The war......

UK: Popular Indian-origin radio jockey dead

Santosh Prashar, a noted Indian-origin radio presenter based in Coventry in the east Midlands, has died. He was 80.Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to......

Tatas shelves plan to shut JLR Midlands plant

India's Tata Group owned Jaguar Land Rover has scrapped plans to close one of its UK plants. According to the Daily Telegraph, the luxury carmaker, which employs 16,000 people, agreed a deal with......

British Midland woos India Inc

A UK government-funded organization British Midland, dedicated to attracting international businesses to the region comprising East Midlands and West Midlands, is eyeing around 40 investors from......

UK firms keen on trade with India

Britain has urged companies in the west Midlands to look beyond established economies and exploit export opportunities offered by India and China.British Trade Minister Lord Digby Jones, who......

Indian cos flourish in West Midlands

Indian investments in the West Midlands in the UK has more than doubled in the last two years, it was officially stated on Tuesday.More than 1,000 jobs have been created since 2006 by 14 companies,......

bmi plans automated check-in

UK's second-largest full service scheduled airline bmi (British Midland) is planning to set up automated check-in kiosks at Mumbai's international airport to expedite check-in process.The airline......

FA Cup: Derby, Forest draw

East Midlands neighbours Derby County and Nottingham Forest fought out a lively 1-1 draw in an all-Championship (second division) fourth round FA Cup tie at Pride Park on Friday. It was a special......

Sorensen earns point for Villa

Aston Villa missed out on third spot in the Premier League when they were held 0-0 at Wigan Athletic on Sunday.The Midlands club were second best for much of the game against a tenacious Wigan side......

Herbert leaves Midland, future uncertain

Briton Johnny Herbert has left the Midland Formula One team after their takeover by Dutch sportscar maker Spyker. Herbert, winner of three grands prix with Benetton and Stewart in the 1990s, was......

Midland defends dumping Karthikeyan

Defending the decision to dump Narain Karthikeyan after the rookie's maiden season last year, Midland's MF1 team said Tiago Monteiro was a better bet than the Indian and that's why the Portuguese......

Midland confirm Monteiro alongside Albers

Portugal's Tiago Monteiro will drive for Midland this season alongside Dutchman Christijan Albers, the new Russian-licensed Formula One team confirmed on Friday. Germans Markus Winkelhock and......

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Ameritox Joins with Progressive Medical in Urine Drug Monitoring Network to Help Improve Care of Injured Workers

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