Articles tagged under: United Kingdom

Wrong Remains of Two Air India Crash Victims Sent to Families in UK, British lawyer claims

July 23, 2025
Wrong Remains of Two Air India Crash Victims Sent to Families in UK, British lawyer claims

London — The families of some British victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have claimed that remains of 2 out of at least 12 British victims repatriated to the U.K. were wrongly identified as being their loved ones, a lawyer who says his firm is representing over 20 victims' families told CBS News. Of the 242 people on board the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick airport that crashed on June 12 just minutes after takeoff, 52 were British citizens. James Healy-P...Read More

PM Modi to visit UK, Maldives from 23- 26 July

July 22, 2025
PM Modi to visit UK, Maldives from 23- 26 July

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leaving for an official visit to the United Kingdom tomorrow, to be followed by a state visit to the Maldives from July 25 to 26, the Ministry of External Affairs announced today. The MEA press statement said, "​At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom from 23 – 24 July 2025. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s fourth visit to the...Read More

Indian High Commission in London issues advisory for Indian citizens visiting UK

August 06, 2024
Indian High Commission in London issues advisory for Indian citizens visiting UK

London: Indian High Commission in London has issued an advisory for Indian citizens visiting the United Kingdom(UK). 'Indian Travelers would be aware of recent desturnabces in some parts of the UK. The High Commission of India in London is closely monitoring the situation. Visitors from India are advised to stay vigilant and exercise due caution while travelling in the UK. It is advisable to follow local news and advisories issued by local security agencies, and to avoid areas where protests...Read More

Gujarat Govt and British Council ink MoU for cultivating science research partnerships

December 15, 2023
Gujarat Govt and British Council ink MoU for cultivating science research partnerships

Ahmedabad: British Council, the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural exchange, and the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Gujarat, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen educational and cultural exchange. The primary objectives of this MoU include, cultivating science research partnerships through British Council-led projects, facilitating educational collaborations and knowledge transfer through transnationa...Read More

Mack Rutherford, 16, on his way to becoming youngest solo pilot to fly across globe lands in Ahmedabad

July 15, 2022
Mack Rutherford, 16, on his way to becoming  youngest solo pilot to fly across globe lands in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad airport on Sunday welcomed a British teenager, Mack Rutherford, who envisions creating a world record by becoming the youngest man to circumnavigate the world. Mack is flying across the earth in a single-engine plane named Shark Aero Shark UL. Mack Rutherford, a 16-year-old Belgian- Britsh boy who started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on March 23rd, is on his way to breaking the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to fly solo across the globe....Read More