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Indian High Commission in UK attacked

Indian High Commission in UK attacked

Rediff.com28 Apr 2009

Five Tamil protesters forced their way on Monday into the Indian High Commission and smashed bullet proof glasses while thousands agitated against the Sri Lankan military offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, prompting the mission to seek "adequate security" to protect its offices.

UK: Attacks on Muslims have soared

UK: Attacks on Muslims have soared

Rediff.com3 Aug 2005

Attacks on Muslims have soared in London after July 7 attacks

Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

The ministry of home affairs in its advisory on December 28 had advised states and Union Territories that they can impose local restrictions, including night curfew, based on their assessment of the situation to contain the spread of COVID-19.

UK chopper hit: Crane operators thank divine intervention

UK chopper hit: Crane operators thank divine intervention

Rediff.com17 Jan 2013

Richard Moule and his colleague Nicki Biagioni were late for work -- both overslept for the first time in years -- and missed death by minutes

UK riots: 3 Asians killed in Birmingham

UK riots: 3 Asians killed in Birmingham

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Three British Asians, who were on the streets of Birmingham to protect their community from rioting groups, were killed when a speeding car mowed them down on Tuesday night, making them the latest victims of the ongoing unrest in Britain. The police are treating the deaths as murder.

UK: Begging helps professionals beat recession

UK: Begging helps professionals beat recession

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

The police have discovered several cases of professionals who have suffered major salary cuts begging on the streets at night to supplement their falling incomes from day jobs. One woman in the east Midlands town of Leicester admitted that she begged at night after her office job, so that she could pay for a new kitchen in her flat.

Mosque had warned UK about suspect

Mosque had warned UK about suspect

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

London mosque leaders warned police in 2003 about suspect

Nirav Modi to move 2nd bail plea in London on Friday

Nirav Modi to move 2nd bail plea in London on Friday

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

"He is expected to be produced before the court for a second bail application hearing on March 29," a court official in London confirmed on Tuesday.

Noted columnist Hasan Suroor caught in paedophilia sting in UK: Report

Noted columnist Hasan Suroor caught in paedophilia sting in UK: Report

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

A spokesman for British Transport Police told Huffington Post India that Suroor travelled from Sloane Avenue, Kensington and Chelsea to meet the minor, after grooming the child online for sex on November 9.

UK cop leaves 'secret' London Olympics dossier on train

UK cop leaves 'secret' London Olympics dossier on train

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

In a security faux pas, a high-ranking Scotland Yard officer reportedly left a "secret" dossier, containing policing plans during this year's London Olympics, on a train.

UK family killed in Pak, honour killing suspected

UK family killed in Pak, honour killing suspected

Rediff.com21 May 2010

A British family hailing from Lancashire has been shot dead in Pakistan in a suspected honour killing.

5 dead in Vienna shooting; 1 gunman shot dead

5 dead in Vienna shooting; 1 gunman shot dead

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Gunmen armed with rifles opened fire in six different locations in central Vienna on the city's final night before coronavirus lockdown on Monday.

Martyrdom video found in UK suspect's house

Martyrdom video found in UK suspect's house

Rediff.com11 Aug 2006

The alleged ringleaders have been under surveillance since last year, security sources said.

'Terrorism in Punjab being funded from UK'

'Terrorism in Punjab being funded from UK'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

Speaking to BBC's File on 4 programme on Tuesday, Punjab's director general of police, said money was reaching terrorists from Britain-based supporters via informal funding channels in the Sikh community.

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

Rediff.com2 Aug 2005

Haroon Rashid Aswat, believed to be the mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings that killed 56 people, made his living by selling CDs in downtown Johannesburg and was known in his neighbourhood as a "nice family man."

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

French officials consider al-Guerbouzi, who has British and Moroccan nationality, to be the founder and principal recruiter of a Moroccan militant group, the Islamic Combatant Group.

17-year-old Islamic State recruit becomes 'UK's youngest suicide bomber'

17-year-old Islamic State recruit becomes 'UK's youngest suicide bomber'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2015

Talha Asmal was one of four suicide bombers who attacked security forces near an oil refinery south of Baiji.

UK girl's murder: Prime suspect arrested

UK girl's murder: Prime suspect arrested

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli was arrested from Panitanki on the Indo-Nepal border in West Bengal's Darjeeling district.

UK terror plotter escapes custody in Pak

UK terror plotter escapes custody in Pak

Rediff.com16 Dec 2007

Terror suspect Rashid Rauf, arrested by Pakistani authorities in connection with a plot to bomb airliners in Britain last year, escaped from police custody shortly after being produced in a court on Saturday.

Indian crew aboard Iranian oil tanker released in Gibraltar

Indian crew aboard Iranian oil tanker released in Gibraltar

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

A spokesman for Gibraltar's government also confirmed that police proceedings against four members of the crew had ended.

'200 terrorists on UK streets'

'200 terrorists on UK streets'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2005

'Some of the reports that crossed my desk in the last few months alone made my hair stand on end,' said Sir John Stevens, 62, who retired as London Metropolitan Police Commissioner February 1.

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

A 19-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion that he was involved in the murder of a British Indian schoolgirl as she walked home along an unlit riverside footpath.

International gang smuggling Indians to UK busted

International gang smuggling Indians to UK busted

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

The modus operandi, the prosecutor's office said, was to hand over the immigrants to a Kurdish gang which put them in lorries on their way to the UK.

PNB scam: Interpol issues arrest warrant against Nirav Modi's wife

PNB scam: Interpol issues arrest warrant against Nirav Modi's wife

Rediff.com25 Aug 2020

Once such a notice is issued against a fugitive, the Interpol asks its 192-member countries to arrest or detain the person if spotted in their countries after which extradition or deportation proceedings can begin.

Hamilton supports protesters who tore down slave trader's statue

Hamilton supports protesters who tore down slave trader's statue

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Lewis Hamilton has actively supported the Black Lives Matter movement, calling out his own sport's initial silence over the killing of Floyd, who died after a white US police officer knelt on his neck last month.

Indian student's murder: UK cops make an arrest

Indian student's murder: UK cops make an arrest

Rediff.com8 May 2008

V Jyotirmayee Nagasaibabu, the Vijayawada-origin student had died of head injuries at Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham, on Tuesday evening. The West Midlands Police spokesman told PTI that the unidentified man, 24, was arrested on suspicion of the murder and was currently helping the police with their inquiry. This is the second incident of murder involving an Indian in the Birmingham area within the last three years.

Climbers recover 7 bodies near Nanda Devi peak

Climbers recover 7 bodies near Nanda Devi peak

Rediff.com23 Jun 2019

A search is on for another body as there were eight members in the team that had gone missing on way to the 17,800-foot-high peak, Nimbadia said.

3 Indians arrested for entering UK illegally

3 Indians arrested for entering UK illegally

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

They travelled in a delivery lorry from Belgium and were without food and water for four days.

Day 7 of protests: More farmers converge on Delhi borders

Day 7 of protests: More farmers converge on Delhi borders

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

While the police have kept the Haryana-Delhi border at Singhu and Tikri closed for traffic, the protest at Ghazipur, the city's border with Uttar Pradesh, has also intensified.

'ISI is rarely questioned in Pakistan'

'ISI is rarely questioned in Pakistan'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

'But India, increasingly, is not that far behind, which is a story I never expected to tell.'

Muslim woman dragged by her hijab in London hate attack

Muslim woman dragged by her hijab in London hate attack

Rediff.com17 Dec 2016

The woman was walking alone in Chingford, east London, when she was accosted by her attackers.

British Parliament crash: Man held on suspicion of terror offences

British Parliament crash: Man held on suspicion of terror offences

Rediff.com15 Aug 2018

Two people at the scene were treated for injuries after the vehicle crashed into the large steel barriers erected around the Houses of Parliament complex.

Day before UK mosque attack, suspect cursed Muslims and vowed to do 'some damage'

Day before UK mosque attack, suspect cursed Muslims and vowed to do 'some damage'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

Father-of-four Darren Osborne was arrested by police for ploughing a van into Muslims in London. On his arrest, he yelled, "I want to kill all Muslims."

Andaman: UK NGO says 'human safaris' still on

Andaman: UK NGO says 'human safaris' still on

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

'Human safaris' in the Andaman and Nicobar islands were still continuing, an international organisation working for the protection of tribal rights alleged on Thursday.

UK fighter jets escort Pak plane after 'security alert'

UK fighter jets escort Pak plane after 'security alert'

Rediff.com24 May 2013

Britain on Friday scrambled its fighter jets after a mid-air 'security alert' on board a Manchester- bound Pakistan International Airlines flight and diverted it to a designated counter-terrorism airport in northeast London.

'India is going the Chinese way with new IT rules'

'India is going the Chinese way with new IT rules'

Rediff.com27 May 2021

Information technology industry veteran V Balakrishnan on Thursday criticised the new digital rules, alleging that they appear to be unduly compromising the privacy right of citizens. The two key issues with the new IT rules relate to user privacy, which is a fundamental right, and the oversight mechanism lying fully with the executive arm of the government, said the former chief financial officer of Bengaluru-headquartered IT major Infosys Ltd.

India's COVID-19 doubling rate slower than US, Italy

India's COVID-19 doubling rate slower than US, Italy

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

The rate at which COVID-19 cases has been doubling in India is slower than several other countries such as the United States of America, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom which have been hit hard by the pandemic, according to official sources. In terms of mortality rate too, India fared better than these developed nations.

Lankan Oppn to move no-trust motion against Gotabaya govt

Lankan Oppn to move no-trust motion against Gotabaya govt

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

The SJB has begun to collect signatures from MPs for the no-confidence motion, according to media reports.

UK: Brown pays tributes to Ashok Kumar

UK: Brown pays tributes to Ashok Kumar

Rediff.com16 Mar 2010

The British police continued investigations into the death Indian-born Labour member of Parliament, Ashok Kumar, treating it as "unexplained" as Prime Minister Gordon Brown patted his contribution to the country.

UK national accused of child abuse extradited

UK national accused of child abuse extradited

Rediff.com6 Sep 2004

Allan Johan Water was booked for child sexual abuse by the Colaba police in south Mumbai in 2001 along with another British national Duncan Grant.