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  • British-Indian doc gets two more life sentences for abusing girls

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    London, Jan 11 A former Indian-origin doctor, already convicted of 115 offences of sexual assault against 28 women, has got two more concurrent life terms for carrying out unnecessary invasive examinations. Manish Shah, 53, was handed over two life sentences on Monday with a minimum term of 10 years to ...
  • Indian-origin pharmacist jailed in UK for drug offences.

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    London, Dec 30 An Indian-origin pharmacist in the UK has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for supplying 'under the counter drugs' leading to the death of a woman in 2020. Dushyant Patel, 67, a London pharmacist with more than 40 years of experience, had supplied class C drugs ...
  • ‘Inside the secret world of Mrs Sunak’

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    London, Dec 29 Akshata Murthy, Indian wife of British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is slated to appear on the cover of the February issue of Tatler, a 313-year-old international monthly magazine, which features glamour, fashion and society, not to mention parties and people. The cover story is to be entitled: ...
  • UK Police arrest 12 more in connection with Leicester violence.

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    London, Dec 27 The UK Police have made 12 more arrests in connection with the Leicester communal clashes, which erupted late in August following a cricket match between India and Pakistan. The men, in between the age groups of 25-42, were arrested over the last few weeks for alleged public ...
  • Rishi Sunak mocked for ‘excruciating’ exchange with homeless man

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    London, Dec 24 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been criticised over an awkward exchange with a homeless person while volunteering at a soup kitchen in front of television cameras, according to a media report. Sunak visited a shelter on Friday, where after a brief exchange he asked the man ...
  • India-UK ties hinge on a Free Trade Agreement in 2023

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    London, Dec 24 India and the UK have had a Strategic Partnership since 2004; but this is yet to realise its full potential. Meanwhile, the ties presently hinge on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This was supposed to be announced before Diwali, but will now probably happen in 2023. David ...
  • Conservatives have thrown in the towel despite Sunak’s best efforts

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    London, Dec 24 The mood is "defeatist" in the corridors of political power in London. Ministers in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet confided to the BBC "nobody cares any more" in the ruling Conservative Party and that it is "in the last chance saloon". 2022 has been one of the ...
  • British-Indian ‘sexual predator’ doc loses sentence appeal bid

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    London, Dec 22 A former Indian-origin family doctor in the UK has lost a bid to challenge his 12-year jail sentence for committing sexual offences against women patients between 1983 and 2018. Krishna Singh, 73, from North Lanarkshire, Scotland, was convicted earlier this year of 54 offences, involving 47 women, ...
  • The Guardian hit by ransomeware attack, staff told to work from home

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    London, Dec 21 Leading UK-based newspaper The Guardian on Wednesday confirmed its systems have been hit by a "serious IT incident," which appears to be a ransomware attack. The publication said the cyber attack began late on Tuesday and affected parts of the company's IT infrastructure. "Online publishing is largely ...
  • One-third of long Covid patients suffer persistent smell loss, finds study

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    London, Dec 21 Christmas can be a difficult time for those who have lost their sense of smell and taste owing to Covid as almost a third of long Covid patients suffer persistent smell loss, with almost a fifth experiencing loss of taste, a new study has found. Smell loss ...