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Pak gangs vandalise Hindu neighbourhoods in UK

In a horrifying incident, Pakistani organised gangs were seen vandalising and terrorising Hindus in the United Kingdom's Leicester City.

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Leicestershire police said a 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon during clashes in the city.

Leicester gloom deepens as Ranieri's men suffer FA Cup shock

If Claudio Ranieri was hoping there might be a player lurking in his reserves to salvage Leicester City's unravelling season he was left disappointed on Saturday as his side were beaten 1-0 by third-tier Millwall in the FA Cup fifth round.

UK's India-origin home secretary visits Leicester, assures full force of law

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has met with local police officers and Hindu and Muslim community leaders in Leicester and assured them that thugs behind the recent violent clashes would face the full force of the law.

British MP Keith Vaz's mother passes away

Gandhi statue vandalised in UK amid Sikh protests over Bluestar

An iconic statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the UK has been vandalised in the city of Leicester apparently in protest against the 1984 Operation Bluestar military raid on the Golden Temple.

Leicester, Birmingham to have non-white majorities

Local officials in councils of the two cities say the next census scheduled for 2011 is likely to record non-white majorities there. The forecast is based on number of children in schools, where non-whites are already in a majority.

UK polls: Record 26 Indian-origin MPs elected to House of Commons

Navendu Mishra (Stockport) and Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) were among the other Labour MPs re-elected with convincing majorities.

Football Briefs: Ranieri to manage French club Nantes

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Prince William pushes for FA reform to stay relevant

Britain's Prince William has urged the Football Association to reform its governance structure to avoid falling short of modern standards.

Football Briefs: Argentina's Lanzini ruled out of World Cup

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UK: Cautious response to 'Mahatma Gandhi Marg'

The appeal by GMC was made to the mayors of 10 cities that include London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh and Leicester to name one of their major streets as 'Mahatma Gandhi Marg'.

Gandhi's UK statue to be sculpted in Kolkata

The campaign to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Leicester, with a sizable Gujarati minority, ran into trouble when some local groups opposed the move, saying that the town should have the statue of the local football hero Gary Lineker. Lineker, however, supported the move to install the Gandhi statue.

FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rights

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Football Extras: Incumbent Infantino is sole candidate for president

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Football Extras: Atletico scrape past fourth-tier club in King's Cup

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Hop on to the 'Modi Express' in UK

The Indian community groups in United Kingdom have launched a 'Modi Express' bus for a month-long tour around iconic landmarks to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to the country in November.