Indian investors have been acquiring large lots mainly for residential conversions.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is expected to host US President Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace ahead of the G7 summit scheduled between June 11 and 13.
Friday's hearing is expected to be presided over by Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, the same judge who had ordered the extradition of former Kingfisher Airlines boss Vijay Mallya last December.
'And because she was very close to Indira Gandhi, she was close to me.' 'Sonia is a wonderful person'
Besides the passports, Modi also possesses multiple residency cards, some of them expired, but covering countries/regions such as the UAE, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Apart from meeting members of the Royal Family, US President Trump is expected to discuss climate change and Chinese technology firm Huawei during his talks with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday.
The judge also asked the Indian government to provide within 14 days the information on which prison he will be held at.
More than 2,000 people were on Wednesday evacuated from buildings in central London as toxic smoke filled the streets after an electrical fault triggered a massive underground fire near the Indian High Commission in London as well as the London School of Economics.
The department of health said 29,474 people have tested positive for the virus, an increase of 4,324 cases since Tuesday, as the country remains under lockdown with the government's advice for people to stay at home and observe strict social distancing when outside for exercising or buying essentials.
The 47-year-old faces allegations that he publicly released secret documents relating to the United States.
In the face of climate disaster, a new environmental movement by the name of Extinction Rebellion has risen up, and they will make sure you hear their plea -- 'To governments of the world: we declared a climate and ecological emergency. You did not do enough. To everybody else: rebel' The environmental group, which was founded in the United Kingdom, has planned a large coordinated movement -- called International Rebellion -- in more than 60 global cities. Demonstrators blocked roads and bridges leading to the Palace of Westminster in central London. They staged a "die-in" in Wellington, New Zealand. They obstructed a major roundabout in Berlin and splattered fake blood on Wall Street's "Charging Bull" sculpture. Here are some of the most powerful images from the movement.
The diamond merchant wanted in India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated $2-billion Punjab National Bank scam case, lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge ruled that he does have a case to answer before the Indian courts.
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We present some of the best photographs clicked across the globe in the month of January, 2014.
Most of the legal cases in the UK are switching to videolink and telephonic options where possible, with all new jury trials suspended amid the social distancing rules in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
France's World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to a charge of drink driving, British media reported on Wednesday.
A man, who threatened to blow himself up after barricading himself in a central London shop overnight, has been arrested following a five-hour stand-off with police.
The company said the dress code issue involving Thorp at its central London office was "not a PwC policy".
The photo has resonated with many as a moment of humanity that jarred with the broader narrative of violent scuffles between clashing demonstrators.
A 26-year-old Sikh man was on Friday jailed for 10 years in London for making an attempt on the life of Lt Gen (retd) Kuldip Singh Brar, who led the 1984 Operation Bluestar to flush out extremists from the Golden Temple.
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He claims that his offer to pay back the debt owed by his now-defunct airline had been rebuffed by the banks and the Indian government.
Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said that post-Brexit the United Kingdom should "try and be as close to the European Union as we can be".
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Here's a recap of all the events that shaped the world from the previous week.
The real estate developer may have deferred its IPO and realty may be in the dumps, but that hasn't stopped it from making acquisitions worth Rs 12,000 crore.
From lights to colourful markets, the world is all lit up to celebrate the holiday cheer! Here are images from around the world.
Modi's defence team doubled the bail security to 2 million pounds and offered he would stay on 24-hour curfew at his London flat.
A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport after one of the engines of the aircraft caught fire, forcing authorities to briefly shut down the airport, Europe's busiest.
The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss, an avid cricket fan, is wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an alleged Rs 9,000 crores.
Isabella and Parker had exchanged vows in the presence of close pals on September 18.
Rafael Nadal and the world's best men's tennis players found themselves having to endure a 4 a.m. meeting in the freezing cold after fire alarms forced them to evacuate their central London hotel on Tuesday.
The owners of the Australian radio station that carried out the prank call which apparently led to an Indian-origin nurse's suicide said today that the tragedy was 'unforeseeable', promising immediate action and review of broadcasting processes.
The funeral of former British Premier Margaret Thatcher will be held on April 17, the UK government announced on Tuesday, while undertakers removed the body of the 'Iron Lady' from the Ritz Hotel, where she died of a stroke at the age of 87.
Two Muslim men appeared in court on Monday on charges of brutally hacking to death a British soldier on a London street in May. Michael Adebolajo, 28, made his first court appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London since being charged by police for the murder of soldier Drummer Lee Rigby.
Images of one of the UK's most famous landmarks, the London Eye.
Termed as the most anticipated pregnancy since the Princess Diana's, British Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage.
No charges will be brought against two Australian DJs over a hoax call to a British hospital treating Prince William's wife Kate that led to the suicide of a Indian-origin nurse, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday.
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