DIPANKAR DE SARKAR News Stories by DIPANKAR DE SARKAR  [ timeline ] [ roundup ] 619 stories (Show All) 16 hours ago An Indian now owns East India Company: Creating a new brand for India London, Feb 14 - With just around a month to go for the re-launch of the East India Company - the world's first multinational whose forces once ruled much of the globe - its new Indian owner says he is overwhelmed by 'a huge feeling of redemption'. It's been a long, emotional and personal journey for Sanjiv Mehta, a Mumbai-born entrepreneur who completed the process of buying the East India Compan ... read more 3 days ago Heathrow denies SRK's body-scan autograph claim London, Feb 11 - Britain's airport authorities have dismissed as 'simply not true' claims by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan that he autographed printouts of his body-scan for female security staff at Heathrow airport.BAA, which owns and operates British airports, said SRK's claims made last week on the popular 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross' television show were 'completely factually incorre ... read more 3 days ago Spurned NRI woman found guilty of killing ex-lover with Indian poison London, Feb 11 - An Indian-origin woman faced life sentence after being found guilty of poisoning her former lover to death, using an ancient Indian herb in the first such case in Britain in 128 years.Lakhvir Kaur Singh, a 40-year-old mother of three was convicted of killing her ex-lover Lakhvinder Cheema, 39, and leaving his fiance seriously ill after lacing their curry with Aconite - a poison th ... read more 3 days ago English language tests for foreign students 'unfair', says Cambridge London, Feb 11 - Britain's largest provider of English language tests has expressed concern over government plans to impose strict English language tests for foreign students, saying such a move will not necessarily bring down the number of bogus students.Cambridge ESOL, the world's leading language assessor, said the British home ministry should ensure that 'only tried and tested systems with hig ... read more 4 days ago Foreign students working illegally to be expelled from Britain London, Feb 10 - Foreign students from outside Europe will be deported from Britain if they are found to be working illegally, the British government said Wednesday.The British home ministry issued the warning while giving out details of new rules for foreign students, effective immediately, that it said are aimed at stopping 'bogus students' from coming into the country. The new regulations will ... read more 4 days ago British court upholds ailing Hindu's plea for open air funeral London, Feb 10 - A British court Wednesday upheld an ailing 71-year-old Hindu's plea to be allowed to be cremated on an open pyre, sparking celebrations among Hindus in Britain.Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger told the Appeals Court that 'open air' funeral pyres are lawful under British law, fulfilling Davender Kumar Ghai's plea to be 'naturally cremated in a sacrament of fire'. Ghai, who suffer ... read more 4 days ago Scotland Yard launches Hindu forum London, Feb 10 - The Metropolitan Police Service, also known as Scotland Yard, has joined forces with London's Hindu community to 'discuss the safety concerns of Hindus in the UK'.Over 100 people representing London's Hindus joined Scotland Yard officers and members of parliament last week to mark the inauguration of the Hindu Consultation Forum, the police force announced. The meeting, held in No ... read more 5 days ago Outrage as Amnesty sacks Indian rights campaigner London, Feb 9 - Human rights activists across the world have leapt to the defence of Indian gender campaigner Gita Sahgal after Amnesty International sacked her for criticising it publicly over its involvement with a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.Supporters put up a website, Human Rights For All, demanding the reinstatement of Sahgal after she was suspended within hours of the Sunday Times publishi ... read more 5 days ago Outrage as Amnesty sacks Indian rights campaigner London, Feb 9 - Human rights activists have sprung to the defence of Indian gender campaigner Gita Sahgal after Amnesty International sacked her Sunday for criticising it publicly over its involvement with a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.Supporters put up a website, Human Rights For All, demanding the reinstatement of Sahgal after Amnesty suspended her within hours of the Sunday Times publishing an ... read more 6 days ago We have a right to wear the Kirpan, says British Sikh judge London, Feb 8 - Britain's first Asian judge, who is due to be knighted by the Queen, Monday defended his right to wear the Kirpan and warned schools they could be guilty of discrimination if they ban Sikh pupils from wearing the ceremonial dagger.Sir Mota Singh, a Kenyan-born Sikh with roots in India, made the comments following several controversial cases in Britain surrounding the wearing of 'ar ... read more  See all 619 stories on DIPANKAR DE SARKAR as a complete nerve timeline Related News Collections Dipankar Datta Abhijit Sarkar Ajit Sarkar Dhiman Sarkar Dilip Vengsarkar Dilip Vensarkar Pradeep Sarkar Sarkar Sarkar 2 Soumya Sarkar Sudeshna Sarkar Sumit Sarkar Vengsarkar 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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