Farah said his name had been changed from Hussein Abdi Kahin in the fake travel documents used to fly him to Britain by a woman he had never met before.
The grandson, Satyaki Savarkar, said his lawyers have moved the city court with a complaint under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
Delhi Police on Thursday arrested another person in connection with the city's biggest-ever drug haul with investigators finding that the main accused had alleged links with leaders of a national political party, officials said.
The UK capital on Wednesday unleashed a major operation to manage the several thousands of people expected to queue over the next few days to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.
Five British police officers will face a gross misconduct hearing after they stopped, searched and handcuffed two black athletes, in a 2020 incident that raised questions over the use of force and racial profiling.
A Ferrari Testarossa sports car stolen from Austrian Formula One driver Gerhard Berger during the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix weekend has been recovered by London police almost 29 years later.
The Metropolitan police said more than 1,300 officers were on duty on Saturday as tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Former New Zealand Test cricketer Chris Cairns has confirmed that he is under investigation by the London Metropolitan Police and the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, although he says he does not know why.
Rediff.com takes a look at an exercise in London where 2,000 firearms officers from the police forces took part in a mock terror attack in London on Tuesday.
Photographs released by the London police show how the gang neatly tunnelled into the vault through concrete walls to ransack 72 security boxes over the Easter weekend.
A man has been arrested over an allegation that a racist gesture was made to a player during last week's Capital One Cup match between Chelsea and Manchester United, London's Metropolitan police said on Monday.
These devices, at this early stage of the investigation, appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened, the Metropolitan Police said.
London's Metropolitan Police have dropped an investigation into a complaint made against referee Mark Clattenburg for alleged inappropriate language towards a Chelsea player last month.
half a ton of ammonium nitrate, used to make bombs, was recovered in the largest operation since 9/11.
Two fans have been arrested over racially-aggravated public order offences at the Chelsea v West Ham United Premier League match at the weekend, London's Metropolitan Police said on Monday.
"I will do what is necessary to prevent this threat from spreading to our shores and work every single day to protect the safety and security of our country, our communities and our people," announced US President Donald Trump in his first official statement on the latest London attacks.
Indian and other non-EU students at the London Metropolitan University heaved a sigh of relief on Friday as the high court allowed them to continue their studies and permitted the university to challenge the recent revocation of its licence to admit non-EU students.
Scotland Yard said that they are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at the London Bridge.
'On September 29, 2023, three persons- all from areas outside Scotland-deliberately disrupted a planned interaction organised by the Gurudwara Committee for the community, the High Commissioner and the Consul General of India. This interaction was to discuss community and consular issues,' the High Commission of India, London said in a statement on Saturday.
Police officers, stationed outside the Ecuadorean embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has sought refuge since 2012, were withdrawn on Monday over three years after they were stationed there.
Several Indian diaspora groups on Tuesday gathered for a festive demonstration outside the India House in London to show solidarity with the Indian mission following the vandalism at its premises by Khalistan extremists over the weekend.
Scotland Yard said the incident is being treated as possible terror offence.
British police have released another man, detained in connection with the failed July 21 bomb attacks on London's transit system.
Attacks on Muslims have soared in London after July 7 attacks
Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by the London Metropolitan police on Friday following their indefinite suspension from all cricket.
Security officials fear that peaceful demonstrations may be hijacked by elements intent on using violence and causing disruptions. Demonstrators have reached London from various parts of the UK as well as nearby countries n Europe. At least four 'carnival parades' are expected to culminate in a major demonstration outside the Bang of England, to highlight job cuts and recession in recent months.
Security for Sunday's London Marathon is being reviewed after Monday's explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed at least two people and injured 23.
Two top Brazilian officials met London police to find out how and why the killing of an innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes took place.
A group of pro-Khalistan protesters had attacked and damaged the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. Raising slogans, the protesters broke open the makeshift security barriers installed by the city police and put up two so-called Khalistani flags inside the Consulate premises. Two consulate personnel soon removed these flags.
The airline has declined to comment when asked if Tariq, 23, was their employee.
Former captain Rashid Latif had warned of 'spot-fixing' in Pakistan cricket seven years ago in a letter to the ICC but instead of taking any action, his Board gave him a dressing down for writing directly to the world governing body.
'Gurashman's death is being treated as unexpected, and while there is nothing to suggest it was suspicious, we will ensure our investigation is as thorough as possible to confirm this'
The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command has launched an investigation and barricaded the Haymarket area.
In an early morning swoop, British police on Thursday arrested five men and a woman in London as part of a pre-planned intelligence-led operation.
Tarique Ghaffur, assistant commissioner of police, who is at the centre of a row following his accusation that he has been racially discriminated by Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, has been stripped of his duties and put on gardening leave, the Scotland Yard said.
The investigation into the spot-fixing scandal involving three Pakistan cricketers has gathered pace with the Metropolitan Police scheduled to meet the Crown Prosecution Service this week to discuss whether charges can be levelled against the suspended trio.
Arsenal's Premier League match against Chelsea have been rescheduled to a later date.
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