Indian national Bhavin Shah who tried to submit hundreds of fraudulent visa applications and was giving immigration advice to his clients illegally, has been jailed for nearly five years after a UK Border Agency investigation. Read more
People applying for a UK standard passport from Monday, September 03, 2012 will have to pay £72.50, £5 lower than the previous cost of £77.50. The new price will be effective until March 2015. Read more
A specialised national “beds in sheds” taskforce comprising UKBA officials raided six properties in Southall, London and found 22 illegal immigrants living in shocking conditions (pics). Officials detained 19 of these illegal immigrants including 16 Indian nationals and three Pakistani nationals. Read more
Total immigration to the UK was 566,000 in 2011 and net migration was 216,000. While the net migration was lower than 2010 numbers, the government’s target of capping it at 100,000 was not achieved, a report from the Office of National Statistics showed. Read more
UK Indian Billal Shah has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) to a cashier working at a Harrow petrol station. Shah also faces charges against him for fraud and dangerous driving. Read more
The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published photographs of Britain’s “most wanted” tax fugitives online for the first time. The list of tax criminals features an Indian, UK Pakistanis, UK Tunisian and Ukrainian among others. Read more
UK Indian entrepreneurs Alok Mathur and Melvin D’Souza are men with a mission – they want the Indian wine industry to make it big on the international stage, just like the Indian curry industry. Read more
NRI Khalid Hameed, the chairman and chief executive of the London International Hospital, has been honoured with the Freedom of the City of London award for his work within the medical profession as well as in recognition of his efforts in promoting interfaith relations. Read more
As many as 63,000 bogus students could have entered the UK in 2011, a study by Migration Watch UK has revealed. Highest percentage of bogus students came from Burma (62%), followed by India, Nigeria and Bangladesh at 59%. Read more
Six British Asians have been convicted of offences relating to insider trade dealings in what was the “longest and most complex prosecution” brought by the FSA to date. The defendants will be sentenced on Friday July 27, 2012. Read more
%202016%20-%20Copy.jpg "Pics: South Indian Cinema Stars Glitter at 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) 2016")
