UK court begins hearing on allowing Hindu pyres

A top British court on Tuesday began a landmark judicial review on allowing funeral pyres according to Hindu rites, a decision that could impact millions of Indian diaspora living in the United......

UK Hindus fight for cremation right

In a significant case for the 559,000 Hindus in Britain, a British court will review whether open air cremations are unlawful. Davender Kumar Ghai, 68, from Gosforth, Newcastle, had organised an......

UK: Indian's open-air cremation sparks legal row

The body of a 31-year-old Sikh was consigned to flames in a Northumberland field in Britain's first open-air cremation in 72 years, prompting investigations into whether it breached laws against......