NRI News
‘Glass ceiling broken’: 1st turban-wearing MP in UK House
Thursday, 20/07/2017
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LONDON: Delighted to be the first turban-wearing Sikh MP in Britain’s Parliament, i, in his maiden speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday, said that a glass ceiling has been broken, expressing hope that more MPs like him are elected in future.
UK’s first woman Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill elected to key Parliament panel
Wednesday, 19/07/2017
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LONDON: Britain’s first woman Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has been elected to an influential cross-party panel in the UK Parliament that examines the workings of the Home Office.
Tributes paid to Punjab-origin businessman in UK
Monday, 17/07/2017
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LONDON: Gurmukh Singh Sohal, who came here from Punjab as a teenager in 1966 and went on to establish a major Indian foods company in Derby in the East Midlands, has died at the age 65.
3 British Sikhs jailed for smuggling Afghans into UK
Sunday, 16/07/2017
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London: Three British Sikhs have been jailed for a total of 19 years for helping about 70 illegal Afghan immigrants sneak into the UK by misusing passports in a 600,000 pounds scam.
Punjab-origin student was killed by boxer who breached bail in UK
Saturday, 15/07/2017
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LONDON: An Indian-origin student who was killed in a brawl in England in 2011 was punched by a boxer who had breached his bail conditions from previous offence, a new report revealed on Friday.
US Congressmen condemn terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims
Wednesday, 12/07/2017
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/us-congressmen-condemn-terror-attack-on-amarnath-pilgrims/435437.html
Houston : Various US Congressmen have strongly condemned the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir that killed seven persons, including six women, criticising the despicable act of terrorism.
3 Sikhs smuggled 69 Afghans in turbans into UK: court told
Wednesday, 12/07/2017
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London: Three British Sikhs helped about 70 Afghan illegal immigrants sneak into the UK using real passports of Sikhs in a 600,000 pounds scam, a court here has been told.
Cops release footage of UK Sikh’s stabbing
Thursday, 06/07/2017
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/cops-release-footage-of-uk-sikh-s-stabbing/432283.html
London : A 67-year-old Sikh postmaster in the UK was stabbed in the neck and head and his turban ripped off by a robber during a violent knife attack.
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