NRI News
Preet Kaur Gill hopes to be first elected woman British Sikh MP
Sunday, 30/04/2017
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
Gill, a Labour councillor in Sandwell, selected to replace Gisela Stuart, the MP in Birmingham Edgbaston, for the June 8 elections; tough fight on the cards.
Sajjan apologises for claiming to be ‘architect’ of military operation
Sunday, 30/04/2017
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
OTTAWA: Canada’s defence minister Harjit Sajjan has apologised for claiming to be the “architect” of a 2006 military operation in Afghanistan while delivering a speech at a conference for a New Delhi-based think-tank.
UK PARLIAMENTARY POLLS - British Sikh among Labour candidates
Sunday, 30/04/2017
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/british-sikh-among-labour-candidates/399741.html
London : A British Sikh politician has been selected by the Opposition Labour Party as its candidate for the June 8 general election.
Indian-origin soldier in UK jailed for life for murder
Friday, 28/04/2017
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=176069&boxid=61998&uid=&dat=2017-04-28
London: An Indian-origin British soldier was on Thursday sentenced to a minimum of 22 years behind bars for killing his ex-girlfriend in north-east England last year.
Sikh barrister honoured with Order of British Empire
Thursday, 27/04/2017
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sikh-barrister-honoured-with-order-of-british-empire/397928.html
London : A British Sikh barrister has received the prestigious Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Prince William for his services to the community at London's Buckingham Palace.
Indian firms second-biggest employers in UK
Thursday, 27/04/2017
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
LONDON: Nearly 800 Indian companies based in the UK have a combined revenue of £47.5 billion, are the second-largest employers, and 55 of the fastest growing companies achieved an average annual growth rate of 31%, a new analysis released Wednesday said.
Sikh cop in Canada denied promotion because of ‘race’
Thursday, 27/04/2017
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
TORONTO : Sikh police officer in Canada had been denied a promotion into the senior ranks because of his race and cultural background, a media report said.
Sikh lawyer gets British honour for services to faith communities
Wednesday, 26/04/2017
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
LONDON: Jasvir Singh, a young London-based barrister engaged in inter-faith communication and other social activities, has received one of Britain’s highest civilian honours, the Order of the British Empire (OBE), at an investiture ceremony at the Buckingham Palace here.
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