DIPANKAR DE SARKAR News Stories by DIPANKAR DE SARKAR  [ timeline ] [ roundup ] 636 stories (Show All) 5 months ago India closer to death penalty freeze: Amnesty London, March 30 - No executions for five straight years has put India on the 'welcome' path of a capital punishment moratorium, but 50 death sentences were passed by Indian courts last year, signalling the need for a focused debate, Amnesty International said Tuesday.Claudio Cordone, interim secretary general of the human rights group that published its annual death penalty report, welcomed India ... read more 5 months ago Ex-Scotland Yard chief to train Indian cops London, March 29 - Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair is to co-direct a new training programme for senior Indian police officers.Blair, who stepped down in 2008 following major disagreements with London’s Conservative mayor Boris Johnson, will teach IPS officers at Cambridge University's Institute of Criminology. Under an agreement signed earlier this month with the National P ... read more 5 months ago Don't be poodle to America: British MPs tell government London, March 28 - British MPs want their government to stop being a 'subservient poodle' to America all the time, saying the days of a 'special relationship' are over.The Foreign Affairs Committee of Britain's lower house of parliament says it is time Britain re-examined Anglo-US relationship in the light of issues where they may differ, including reports that US secret agents have used British m ... read more 5 months ago Indian-origin siblings set for British parliamentary debut London, March 22 - The sister of Britain's longest serving MP of Indian origin has been selected as the Labour candidate in a 'safe' seat in a move that could present the world's oldest parliament with its first Indian-origin female lawmaker as well as a rare brother-sister duo.Valerie Vaz, sister of Keith Vaz, will run as the Labour candidate for Walsall South seat in west-central England at the ... read more 5 months ago World's oldest brokerage vanishes under globalising Indian umbrella London, March 18 - The world's oldest brokerage firm has faded into history after its famous name was scratched out by its Indian owners as part of ambitious plans to establish a global financial services umbrella.Indian financial services giant Religare, which acquired the 200-year-old British firm Hichens Harrison in 2008 to be known as Religare Hichens Harrison in London, renamed itself Religar ... read more 5 months ago World's oldest brokerage vanishes under Indian umbrella London, March 18 - The world's oldest brokerage firm has faded into history after its famous name was scratched out by its Indian owners as part of plans to establish a global financial services umbrella.Indian financial services giant Religare, which acquired the 200-year-old British firm Hichens Harrison in 2008 to be known as Religare Hichens Harrison in London, renamed itself Religare Capital ... read more 5 months ago Black British PM is possible, says book London, March 18 - A 'deepening tide of tolerance' over half a century has created the grounds for Britain to elect its first black prime minister, according to a new book tracking public attitudes in Britain and the US.Unfortunately for the aspiring British Obama, the authors don't see it happening anytime soon. 'Age of Obama', published this week as a major collaboration between Harvard and Manc ... read more 5 months ago Indian-born MP set British parliament record London, March 16 - Ashok Kumar, the Indian-born MP who was found dead at his home Monday, had notched up an enviable reputation as the British lawmaker with the highest level of contact with voters in his constituency.Kumar, whose death has been described as unexpected and accidental, was so determined to reclaim the parliamentary seat he lost in 1992, he set about meeting as many voters as he cou ... read more 5 months ago European Union told to beef up New Delhi embassy London, March 8 - Britain and Sweden have urged the European Union - to build bigger embassies in New Delhi, saying such a move was needed for 'shaping the world of tomorrow' through its planned new diplomatic corps.British Foreign Minister David Miliband and his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt wrote to the EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton saying the 27-nation bloc should create 'larger an ... read more 6 months ago Michael Foot loved the old India, backed the new London/New Delhi, March 4 - Former British Labour Party leader Michael Foot who has died in his London home at the age of 96 was a lifelong advocate of India, helping lay early strong foundations for the warmth that marks ties between the two countries today.In Britain, Foot will always be remembered as the man who took Labour into more than two decades of political wilderness with unpopular socia ... read more  See all 636 stories on DIPANKAR DE SARKAR as a complete nerve timeline Related News Collections Dipankar Datta Abhijit Sarkar Ajit Sarkar Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Dhiman Sarkar Dilip Vengsarkar Dilip Vensarkar Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar Manik Sarkar Nehru Ki Sarkar Pradeep Sarkar Rama Sarkar Sarkar Subscribe Read latest breaking news on DIPANKAR DE SARKAR in your favourite RSS reader!   COPYRIGHTS INFORMATION All rights reserved for the news content. 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