Tag: United Kingdom

UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel, citing persecution concerns upon return

Hasan, who has lived in the UK for most of his life--more than 20 years, according to his lawyers, first sought asylum in the country in 2019.

March 14, 2024

Ukraine names former commander-in-chief as new ambassador to UK

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a request to the British side for an agreement," the foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

March 8, 2024

Record 290 migrants reach UK in boats on single day in Feb

According to the figures published Monday, the migrants crossed in five boats with an estimated 58 people per boat.

February 27, 2024

UK university slammed for confusing Sikhs with Muslims in social media post

Students within the university's Sikh Society hosted the event earlier this month, serving free vegetarian meals on the campus.

February 20, 2024

UK Foreign Secy urges Pakistan to uphold fundamental human rights amid poll violence

According to the latest provisional results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the independent candidates, mostly backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) are leading with 58 seats.

February 10, 2024

Fresh trouble for Sunak as Minister accused of giving Infosys ‘VIP access’: Report

According to a Daily Mirror investigation, Trade Minister Dominic Johnson said he was "keen to see a bigger Infosys presence in the UK and would be happy to do what he could to facilitate that".

February 5, 2024

UK museum gets 200k pounds grant to tell stories of last Sikh Maharaja

Prince Frederick Duleep Singh, the son of Maharaja Duleep Singh, gifted the Ancient House Museum to the people of Thetford town in the south of Norfolk, in 1924.

January 28, 2024

3 Indians win UK’s prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul Malik, Dr Tanmay Bharat, and others will be honoured and receive grants totaling 480,000 pounds at a black-tie gala dinner and award ceremony in London, on February 27.

January 24, 2024

China detains UK’s MI6 spy for collecting intelligence, identifying potential assets

However, the agency did not mention Huang's full name, gender or nationality, nor identified the company they worked at.

January 9, 2024

Rajnath Singh to visit UK to discuss defence, security issues

Earlier in November, Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with his British counterpart Grant Shapps and discussed means to bolster closer defence relations as well as the security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

January 7, 2024