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Indian-origin girl, 9, in ‘critical condition’ after being shot at in London

Three unidentified men were also injured in the drive-by shooting near a restaurant.

In key ruling, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins permission to appeal U.S. extradition

Assange’s buoyant legal team said it could be months before the appeal was heard.

Man charged with murder of 66-year-old Indian-origin woman in London

Anita Mukhey was stabbed by Jalal Debella (22) in Burnt Oak Broadway on 9 May. Police reached the spot after getting reports of a stabbing, but the victim had succumbed to her wounds.

36-year-old man with sword arrested for mass stabbing in northeast London

Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner said ‘it’s a terrifying incident for those concerned, however, there’s no ongoing threat to the wider community.’

UK grocery store owner, Pakistan link — who’s Inderpal Singh Gaba, arrested for Indian mission attack

NIA said this week that Gaba, an Afghan Sikh, was arrested for carrying out 'unlawful activities' as part of a 'larger conspiracy'. However, his lawyer has called the arrest ‘arbitrary’.

NIA arrests UK man for 2023 attack on Indian High Commission in London. ‘Part of larger conspiracy’

Accused identified as Inderpal Singh Gaba, a resident of Hounslow, UK. NIA procured CCTV footage from the high commission to identify the perpetrators, it is learnt.

Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM Mitsotakis in diplomatic row over Parthenon sculptures

Greece has repeatedly asked British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed from Parthenon temple early 19th century.

UK’s Left has taken the genie of jihad out of the bottle. Palestine is the focal point

Pro-Palestine protests this month have confirmed the comfort that sections of UK's political Left draw from the revolutionary potential it detects in Islamic fundamentalism.

Goodbye, India Club — ‘eccentric’ London landmark where South Asians felt at home 

Historic India Club closes on 17 September after losing a redevelopment battle against the owner of the building where it’s located. For many patrons, it’s akin to heartbreak.

When Rahul called India ‘union of states’ in UK, he didn’t think through cultural questions

In ‘Strange Burdens’, Sugata Srinivasaraju examines the ideas, dilemmas, and leadership style of Congress’ Rahul Gandhi.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?