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Prince William serves up environmentally friendly burgers to surprised diners in London

Heir to the throne handed out ‘Earthshot Burgers’ to highlight work of last year’s winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, which he set up to tackle environmental issues.

Elton John appears by videolink to give evidence at Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial

John was asked about Spacey’s attendance at a charity event hosted by the singer in the early 2000s, on the way to which Spacey is alleged to have sexually assaulted a driver.

Kevin Spacey is a ‘sexual bully’: Prosecutor tells UK court as sex offence trial begins

Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen allegations of historic sex offences committed against four men which are said to have taken place between 2001 and 2013.

Indian-origin woman stabbed to death in London, 2 arrested

While the murder victim is yet to be formally identified by police in the UK, reports from India indicate that it was Kontham Tejasvini – a young professional from Hyderabad.

‘They carried concealed weapons’: Sikh restaurateur in London claims attack by Khalistan supporters

The attack came after 52-yr-old Harman Singh Kapoor posted videos on TikTok criticising the Khalistan movement and mocking Amritpal Singh's aide running away from the police.

UK to review security at Indian High Commission in London after protests, says foreign minister

Earlier this week, India summoned senior British diplomat in New Delhi to protest at actions taken by ‘separatist and extremist elements’ against country's mission in London.

Amsterdam Gardener begins 30,000-km London-India bike ride to fight soil degradation

Rens Goede's roundabout journey to Coimbatore, in support of ‘Save Soil’ movement, will see him travel across 30 countries and will last an estimated two years.

London’s Metropolitan Police ‘institutionally racist and sexist’, finds independent review

The findings come more than two decades after a 1999 inquiry into the murder of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence identified institutional racism within the force.

Cocktails, curry, tea-inside 1930s London conference that brought Gandhi to Buckingham Palace

Stephen Lag explores the historical geographies of the Round Table Conference, looks at how the conference shaped a multicultural – and racist – imperial capital.

Protest group paints huge Ukrainian flag on road outside Russian Embassy in London

The campaign group ‘Led By Donkeys’ halted traffic before spreading more than 300 litres of paint using wheelbarrows and brushes to make the 500 square metre flag.

On Camera

India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

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?