Indians In Uk

Thousands Sign Petition To Let Indian Woman With Rare Disease Stay In UK

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Home Office to allow an Indian woman suffering from a rare disease stay in Britain.

Indian Students, Workers To Benefit From UK's Post-Brexit Visa Strategy

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 20, 2018

The UK government has released a White Paper on its post-Brexit visas and immigration strategy, which is expected to benefit Indian students and professionals as it focuses on skills rather than country of origin.

UK Opens Recruitment For Armed Forces To Indians, Commonwealth Nationals

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2018

The UK government on Monday announced a relaxation of recruitment criteria to allow Commonwealth nationals to apply for jobs in its armed forces to meet a shortage in its ranks, a move that could also benefit Indians.

UK Rules Out Separate Law For Caste Discrimination Among Indians

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 24, 2018

The UK government on Monday concluded that caste discrimination among the Indian community does not require separate legislation and said it can be covered as part of emerging case law in the country.

UK Defends Its Decision On Indian Workers' Right To Live, Work In Britain

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 28, 2018

The UK government has defended its decision to refuse hundreds of Indian professionals the right to live and work in Britain, saying the applicants caught up in a visa row are guilty of misconduct.

Indian Skilled Workers Likely To Be Hit Hardest By UK Immigration Cap

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 16, 2018

Indian engineers, IT professionals, doctors and teachers are among 6,080 skilled workers holding a UK job offer who were denied visas to the UK since December 2017, according to a data released on Wednesday, indicating that Indians are likely to be the hardest hit by the country's annual visa cap.

UK Review Amid Immigration Scandal; Indians Affected, Says Opposition

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2018

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the country's Home Office review of its handling of the so-called Windrush immigration scandal, even as the opposition warned that Indian-origin Britons are likely to be among the immigrants affected by the issue. Prime Minister May told British MPs in the House of Commons that "speed is of the ess...

Indian Professionals Challenge UK Government In Court Over Visas

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 2, 2018

Scores of Indian doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs and other professionals are challenging the UK government in court over being denied the right to live and work in Britain.

Truckers Jailed For Killing 8 Indians In UK's Worst Road Crash In 26 Years

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 24, 2018

Two truck drivers guilty of killing eight Indians last year in one of Britain's worst road accidents were jailed by a UK court on Friday.

Truck Driver Who Killed 8 Indians In UK Crash Was Drunk On Highway

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 7, 2018

A truck driver was today found guilty of causing the deaths of eight Indians in one of Britain's worst road accidents last year.

Indian-Origin Businessman Found Dead On Road In UK, Cops Suspect Murder

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 27, 2018

An Indian-origin jeweller has been found dead in the UK after being reported missing, prompting police to launch a murder investigation.

Indian-Origin Teen Jailed For Trying To Order Explosives To Kill Father

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 13, 2018

An Indian-origin teenager has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a UK court for trying to buy explosives online to kill his conservative Sikh father who did not approve of his white girlfriend.

UK Landlord Bans 'Curry-Cooking' Indian Tenants, Court Calls It Unlawful

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 9, 2017

A UK court has held as unlawful a British landlord's ban on "coloured" people from India and Pakistan renting his properties because they cooked curry and left behind lingering smells.

Truck Drivers Deny Causing Road Crash Deaths Of 8 Indians In UK

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 28, 2017

Two truck drivers charged with causing the deaths of eight Indians due to dangerous driving on a UK highway in August denied the allegations in court today and will now stand trial on the charges.

Scottish Man Refuses Treatment From Indian-Origin Optician Over Manchester Attack

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 23, 2017

A Scottish man has been put on trial over racism charges in the UK after he refused to be treated by an optician of Indian and Pakistani-origin, saying the Manchester terror attack "was the last straw" for him.