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  British Indian student, whose 'Taliban' joke to blow up flight landed him in trial, acquitted

  World | January 27, 2024 16:23 IST

  Verma was 18-years-old in 2022 when he joked to his friends, "On my way to blow up the plane. I'm a member of the Taliban". The message was picked up by the UK security services, who passed it on to Spanish authorities who sent two fighter jets to flank the plane.

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  Sunak pledges action over Post Office scandal impacting many British Indians

  World | January 07, 2024 18:31 IST

  The government, which formally owns Post Office Ltd, has paid out millions in compensation to many of the sub-postmasters impacted but there are many others still waiting for years.

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  Akshata Murty, wife of British Indian minister Rishi Sunak, to pay UK taxes after controversy

  World | April 09, 2022 13:30 IST

  Her decision to change her tax arrangements follows accusations of hypocrisy against the Chancellor, with opposition parties saying Sunak's family is benefiting at a time when the cost of living is going up.

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  British Indian diaspora organizes Indian Cultural Road Show in UK

  Books & Culture | April 02, 2022 9:15 IST

  The British Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom has organized an Indian Cultural Road Show at the heart of Slough (Slough Town Center, High Street) on April 2nd. The event has been organized with the aim of portraying Indian Culture to the wider society of the UK.

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  British Indians could be important swing voters if a snap election is held in UK: Report

  World | November 19, 2021 7:02 IST

  The report “Britain’s New Swing Voters? A Survey of British Indian Attitudes,” is a collaboration between the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

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  British Indian minister Alok Sharma given sole charge of UN climate summit

  World | January 09, 2021 14:14 IST

  Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, has relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to take sole charge as President of COP26 – the United Nations climate summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November.

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  Proud to be on Indian soil in UK: Dhoni

  Cricket | July 16, 2014 20:08 IST

  London: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni introduced his squad to the British Indian community at a special reception here ahead of the second cricket Test match which gets underway at Lord's here tomorrow. "It feels