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British Sikh MP calls for action against hate crimes

Gill said 301 hate crimes against Sikhs were reported in 2021-22, up from 112 in 2020-2021….reports Asian Lite News Preet Kaur Gill, an Indian-origin British Sikh MP, in a letter to Home

October 11, 2022

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UK, US meet to make positive progress on data and tech

The UK Digital Secretary and US Secretary of Commerce discussed the UK’s adequacy assessment of the new US Data Privacy Framework, a framework to securely send UK data to organisations in America…reports

October 10, 2022

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France reassures Britain on electricity flows

However, French grid operator RTE told the Financial Times that France would probably still be in a position to export power to Britain at moments of extreme stress…reports Asian Lite News France

October 10, 2022

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India counters UK Home Secretary’s claim on visa overstayers

Braverman earlier said that she had visa-related “reservations” over the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) being negotiated with India….reports Asian Lite News The High Commission of India has countered British Home Secretary

October 7, 2022

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Truss calls Macron ‘a friend’ after EU summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke via video link, reports the BBC…reports Asian Lite News After making headlines when she declined to say whether Emmanuel Macron was a “friend or foe”, UK Prime

October 7, 2022

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UK Home Secretary objects to increasing visas for Indians

Braverman said that “I have concerns about having an open borders migration policy with India because I don’t think that’s what people voted for with Brexit.”…reports Asian Lite News Suella Braverman has

October 6, 2022

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Britain’s business activity slides in September

A trading update from Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, added to the sense of unease hanging over the economy which is flirting with recession…reports Asian Lite News Britain’s private-sector economy last month suffered

October 6, 2022

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India, UK consider new areas for defence cooperation

The Embassy added that both sides reviewed the progress of various service level bilateral groups and other defence cooperation mechanisms…reports Asian Lite News To review defence cooperation, India and UK on Tuesday

October 5, 2022

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London Lord mayor keen to boost UAE-UK ties

The Lord Mayor of the City of London said that the UK has a very good trade relationship with the GCC region as a whole…writes Muhammad Aami The Rt Hon the Lord

October 5, 2022

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Truss makes a U-turn

On the second day of the ruling Conservative Party’s annual conference, finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng tweeted he was “not proceeding” with the removal of the top 45% income tax rate, adding it

October 3, 2022

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