Nalin Surie takes over as Indian high commissioner to BritainSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Nalin Surie, a senior career diplomat, has taken over as the Indian high commissioner to Britain following the retirement of his predecessor Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, the High Commission announced. A diplomat of wide experience, Surie, who was secretary (west) in the external affairs ministry, took over Sep 18 and is expected to present his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II soon.
Dissatisfied over low pay 78 Indian workers return from MalaysiaSeptember 10th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Seventy-Eight Indian nationals who sought refuge in the Batu Caves temple last month have been flown back home by the Indian High Commission. Commission chief secretary Sudhir Kumar Melotra told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday that the 78 were sent back to India in batches from August 28, the Malaysia Nanban reported.
6 people, including an infant, killed as blaze rips through London high-riseJuly 3rd, 2009 6 people killed in London high-rise blazeLONDON — Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said. London Fire Brigade said the dead were three adults and three children, who included a 3-week old baby and a 7-year-old.
More than 100 firefighters tackle blaze at high-rise apartment in London; 2 children killedJuly 3rd, 2009 2 children killed in blaze at London high-riseLONDON — Two children, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and some 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said. London Fire Brigade said 18 fire engines and more than 100 firefighters were called to the blaze in the Camberwell area of south London at around 4:20 p.m.
More than 100 firefighters tackle blaze at high-rise apartment in London; residents trappedJuly 3rd, 2009 Firefighters tackle blaze at London high-riseLONDON — Firefighters are battling a blaze that has trapped about 30 people in a London high-rise. London Fire Brigade says 18 fire engines and more than 100 firefighters are at the scene of the blaze in Camberwell, south London.
India-Britain naval exercises to tackle piracyJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian Navy task group, led by the 6,700-tonne destroyer INS Delhi, arrived in the British port of Portsmouth Tuesday ahead of joint exercises whose aims include tackling sea piracy off the African coast. The Indian fleet, under the command of Rear Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema, includes the frigates INS Beas and Brahmaputra and the tanker INS Aditya, the Indian High commission said.
10 arrests, injuries after Tamils clash with British policeMay 19th, 2009 LONDON - Ten people were arrested after violent clashes early Tuesday left 21 British policemen and 11 Tamil protesters injured in central London, police said Tuesday. At least three policemen and eight Tamils were treated in hospital after the clashes, which began just after midnight when police moved demonstrators off a busy road opposite the British parliament, where they had been staging a sit-in.
Malaysian Indian Congress demands street to be named after Tamil philanthropistMay 19th, 2009 IPOH - The Malaysian Indian Congress has urged the Perak Government to name a street in the Teluk Intan District after late Tamilian philanthropist Vallal Rengasamy Pillai. Vallal Rengasamy Pillai was a well-known businessman.
Malaysian Indian Congress Youth lodges complaint against Indian High CommissionMay 9th, 2009 PUTRAJAYA - The youth wing of the Malaysian Indian Congress has sent a officials at the Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur. MIC Youth chief T.
Tamils in London now attack Chinese embassyMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - British police made three arrests after Sri Lankan Tamil protesters attacked the Chinese embassy in central London, smashing windows. Reports said the protest action took place Wednesday when some 150 supporters of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam arrived at the embassy carrying LTTE flags.
Fed up, Indian diplomats want Tamil protesters movedMay 6th, 2009 LONDON - Indian diplomats have had it with Tamil protests. Regular raucous protests by thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils outside the Indian High Commission in London are becoming a nuisance and preventing the smooth functioning of the mission, Indian diplomats have complained.
British Tamil protesters should apologise to India: MPsApril 29th, 2009 LONDON - Two of Britain's most senior Indian-origin MPs Wednesday denounced Sri Lankan Tamil protesters who turned violent during a demonstration outside the Indian High Commission this week, saying they must now apologise. Keith Vaz and Virendra Sharma, who belong to the ruling Labour party, said in a joint statement they were 'deeply concerned' to hear that protesters had damaged the Indian High Commission building and forcibly entered it during a large demonstration Monday.
Nehru bust wasn't desecrated: Indian High CommissionApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - Indian diplomats Friday denied reports that a bust of Jawaharlal Nehru outside the Indian High Commission in London that was found dislodged Wednesday had been desecrated. 'It just fell off,' said M.Subhashini, the press spokesperson for the High Commission.
Cage to take break from acting for glidingMarch 24th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Nicolas Cage is planning to take a break from acting to become a hang gliding pilot. Dailymail.co.uk reports that the 45-year-old is desperate to get his wings and has discovered it takes just two weeks to get a licence in the Swiss Alps.
India's 60th Republic Day celebrated in LondonJanuary 25th, 2009 LONDON - Indian High Commissioner to Britain Shiv Shankar Mukherjee unfurled the tricolour at India House in central London to celebrate the 60th Republic Day of India. The unfurling was followed by the singing of the national anthem and patriotic songs.
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