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  • Indian restaurants have been stealing a march on London May 28, 2023 08:57 PM IST

    Indian restaurants have been stealing a march on London

    House of Ming opened at St James Court, London this week. London’s West End has Chutney Mary, Benares, Jamavar, Gymkhana and Veeraswamy. And then there are restaurants like Dishoom...

  • Bengaluru woman loses Rs 4.5 lakh to man on online dating app May 27, 2023 01:39 PM IST

    Bengaluru woman loses Rs 4.5 lakh to man on online dating app

    The woman said that an AAI official, who turned out to be fake, asked her for Rs 1.8 lakh fees and an extra Rs 2.06 lakh as processing fee.

  • Legendary sword of Tipu Sultan makes history with GBP 14 million sale in London art auction May 25, 2023 08:10 PM IST

    Legendary sword of Tipu Sultan makes history with GBP 14 million sale in London art auction

    The remarkable sword achieved a staggering price of over GBP 14 million, establishing a new benchmark for Indian artifacts.

  • 76th Cannes Film Festival: How Liv Ullmann became documentary filmmaker Dheeraj Akolkar’s muse May 21, 2023 02:19 PM IST

    76th Cannes Film Festival: How Liv Ullmann became documentary filmmaker Dheeraj Akolkar’s muse

    Pune-born director Dheeraj Akolkar's new documentary film, 'Liv Ullmann — A Road Less Travelled', premiered in Cannes Classics, at the 76th Cannes film festival

  • Woman sues boss after misinterpreting ‘xx’ in emails as kisses May 19, 2023 10:47 AM IST

    Woman sues boss after misinterpreting ‘xx’ in emails as kisses

    A UK-based woman sued her boss after misinterpreting the 'xx' in his emails as kisses, and '??' as a coded way of asking for a sexual relationship.

  • MC Exclusive| Avighna Group to invest Rs 1,000 crore for two luxury home projects in Mumbai, foray into UK market May 05, 2023 10:37 AM IST

    MC Exclusive| Avighna Group to invest Rs 1,000 crore for two luxury home projects in Mumbai, foray into UK market

    The company plans to focus on the residential luxury segment in prime locations of Mumbai and is open to the redevelopment of old buildings in Mumbai.

  • This Indian restaurant in London is King Charles III's favourite May 03, 2023 12:40 PM IST

    This Indian restaurant in London is King Charles III's favourite

    King Charles once called Brilliant his favourite Indian restaurant. Here's a brief look at this iconic London eatery.

  • UK's diverse communities ambivalent about king's coronation May 01, 2023 12:40 PM IST

    UK's diverse communities ambivalent about king's coronation

    More recently, the monarch expressed for the first time his support for research into the links between the U.K. monarchy and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

  • London rents top £2,500 for first time as supply of homes drops April 28, 2023 07:44 AM IST

    London rents top £2,500 for first time as supply of homes drops

    Online property site Rightmove said asking rents in the capital rose 0.9% to a fresh record in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the previous three months. That marked a sharp slowdown from quarterly growth of 5.8% at the end of 2022. Asking rents were up 14% year-on-year and are rising faster in outer London.

  • Quit International Cricket: IPL franchises sound out 6 English players with multi-million pound deal April 26, 2023 10:37 PM IST

    Quit International Cricket: IPL franchises sound out 6 English players with multi-million pound deal

    Almost all the 10 IPL franchises have branched out in various leagues, including CPL (West Indies), SA T20 (South Africa), Global T20 League (UAE) and the upcoming Major League T20 in the US.

  • This Indian billionaire pledged Rs 250 crore to build UK's first Jagannath temple April 25, 2023 02:03 PM IST

    This Indian billionaire pledged Rs 250 crore to build UK's first Jagannath temple

    Odia entrepreneur Biswanath Patnaik encouraged the devotees of Lord Jagannath to work together and realise the dream of building a Jagannath temple in the UK.

  • Pictures of the week: Stunning images across the world April 23, 2023 12:37 PM IST

    Pictures of the week: Stunning images across the world

    From protesting for climate justice to performing at Latin American Music Awards, here are a few compelling images clicked this week.

  • 2 foreigners exchange boarding passes at Mumbai airport, travel to different countries April 13, 2023 03:58 PM IST

    2 foreigners exchange boarding passes at Mumbai airport, travel to different countries

    A 22-year-old Sri Lankan citizen, who was travelling on a fake passport, and a 36-year-old German native exchanged their boarding passes in a toilet at the ai.

  • Unruly passenger tried to open door, assaulted crew members on board AI Delhi-London flight: Police April 11, 2023 09:43 AM IST

    Unruly passenger tried to open door, assaulted crew members on board AI Delhi-London flight: Police

    The Air India flight, which had around 225 passengers, returned to the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as there was an unruly male passenger onboard.

  • 'London is over': Billionaire reacts after failing to sell flat for Rs 285 crore April 09, 2023 10:43 AM IST

    'London is over': Billionaire reacts after failing to sell flat for Rs 285 crore

    According to the billionaire's real estate agent, the property was overpriced by about Rs 80 crore.

  • Viral: Indian woman’s ‘out of office’ email, garnished with some corporate humour April 07, 2023 01:19 PM IST

    Viral: Indian woman’s ‘out of office’ email, garnished with some corporate humour

    While out-of-office emails are usually straightforward and to-the-point, Aashima Arora decided to garnish hers with a dose of humour.

  • London Airport Scraps 100ml Liquid Limit Rule | 3D Scanners At Airport April 05, 2023 07:33 PM IST

    London Airport Scraps 100ml Liquid Limit Rule | 3D Scanners At Airport

    London City Airport becomes the first of the capital's hubs to scrap the 100ml liquid limit rule. Thanks to new high-tech scanners, travellers going through security at the airport will be able to carry up to two litres of liquid. They will not have to put toiletries in a separate bag, and can leave laptops and other electronics in their hand luggage. Britain wants the new scanners installed at all airports by June 2024, helping ease security queues as passengers will no longer have to take multiple items out of their bags.

  • Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts April 04, 2023 04:57 PM IST

    Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts

    In January, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced it was laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce.

  • Maharashtra man to embark on a 100-day bike journey from Mumbai to London March 27, 2023 06:00 PM IST

    Maharashtra man to embark on a 100-day bike journey from Mumbai to London

    Yogesh Alekari, who has clocked over one lakh kilometres in his bike while riding in Gadkile district of Maharashtra, will start his journey to London on May 1.

  • Singer Bombay Jayashri suffers aneurysm in UK, undergoes surgery: report March 24, 2023 04:36 PM IST

    Singer Bombay Jayashri suffers aneurysm in UK, undergoes surgery: report

    Bombay Jayashri was scheduled to have a concert in Liverpool on Friday. She was in the UK for a performance after 15 years.

  • Delhi Police registers case over protest outside Indian High Commission in London March 24, 2023 11:20 AM IST

    Delhi Police registers case over protest outside Indian High Commission in London

    The case was registered by the special cell under the Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act as it involves unlawful activities carried out by certain people holding Indian nationality abroad, a senior police officer said.

  • Indians gather In London to show solidarity after Khalistan-backers pull down Tricolour March 21, 2023 07:56 PM IST

    Indians gather In London to show solidarity after Khalistan-backers pull down Tricolour

    Two days after Khalistan-backers attempted to pull down the Indian flag, members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the High Commission in London to show solidarity. Watch the video to know more.

  • India summons top UK diplomat after Khalistan supporters take down national flag in London March 20, 2023 08:26 AM IST

    India summons top UK diplomat after Khalistan supporters take down national flag in London

    Videos shared on social media showed a group chanting pro-Khalistan slogans outside the High Commission of Indian in London and holding up pamphlets supporting separatist Amritpal Singh.

  • How the UK visits of Rahul Gandhi and Indira Gandhi have striking similarities March 19, 2023 11:57 AM IST

    How the UK visits of Rahul Gandhi and Indira Gandhi have striking similarities

    Unlike his grandmother and former India PM Indira Gandhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not face demonstrators, though India’s high-pitched political battle has raised the profile of Rahul’s UK trip, which the BJP has capitalised on.

  • Pakistani billionaire Arif Naqvi’s extradition case follows the Nirav Modi route March 12, 2023 12:05 PM IST

    Pakistani billionaire Arif Naqvi’s extradition case follows the Nirav Modi route

    Like Nirav Modi, Arif Naqvi, founder of Dubai-based private-equity fund Abraaj, lost the extradition case, but unlike Modi, Naqvi is out on bail and lives a downsized lifestyle with his family in Knightsbridge.