- Tuesday, April 29, 2025
ADHERING to a policy of “zero tolerance” towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials. Syro-Malabar Church priest Robin Vadakkumchery is currently serving a jail term for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in…
THE Labour Party on Sunday (1) called on home secretary Priti Patel to address Parliament on the allegations of bullying against her following the resignation of one of her top civil servants. Sir Philip Rutnam resigned from the important post of Permanent Secretary in the Home Office on Saturday blaming…
INDIAN authorities have asked a Polish student of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, to leave the country after he participated in a rally against its new citizenship law. The Foreigner Regional Registration Office in West Bengal's capital city served a notice to Kamil Siedcynski, a comparative literature student, "asking him to leave…
MINING baron Anil Agarwal, who was among the first to evince interest in bidding for Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), said the energy giant's valuation was "too high" and his company, Vedanta, would "evaluate bidding" once the final offer terms were out. He added that his company produced "30 per cent…
AN Indian man has been jailed along with four gang-members for over 30 years in an online fraud case involving a £10-million payment diversion scam. Satish Kotinadhuni, 44, had been arrested from his home in east London in June last year. The Southwark Crown Court sentenced him on Friday (28)…
SIR Philip Rutnam, who resigned as permanent secretary today, said he would sue the government for his “constructive and unfair” exit. The resignation came after the civil servant was recently caught in the vortex of a “toxic feud” involving Home Secretary Priti Patel, who was accused of “bullying” officials. Turning…
A MAN who pleaded guilty to supplying drugs and preventing the lawful burial of his gay lover during a date last year has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment at a UK court for dumping the body rather than alerting the police. Hiran Chauhan’s body was discovered by some schoolchildren,…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is among the special guests invited for the centenary celebrations of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka next month because India played an intrinsic role in the country’s liberation, according to Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem. The envoy said the…
THE peers in the House of Lords debated the impact of India’s new citizenship law, and asked the UK government to discuss with New Delhi the concerns arising on minority rights. Initiated by crossbench peer John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, on Tuesday, the debate called on the UK government…
THE number of British study visas issued to Indian students has witnessed a jump of 93 per cent, latest report showed on Thursday (27). Over 37,500 Indian students received visas to pursue their academics in the UK last year, a rise of 93 per cent compared to 2018 when only…
