Indian born Father brutally murders his children
Ashok Kalyanjee, who had spiralling drink and gambling problems, killed the two boys, aged two and six, before trying to commit suicide by setting his car on fire. The bodies of Paul Ross, six, and Jay Ross, two, were found in the boot of the car. Although early reports claimed they were gassed, it is understood they were slaughtered before the bodies were loaded into the vehicle. more...

Law lords rule NHS policy on overseas doctors is unlawful
Thousands of doctors trained outside Europe won a House of Lords ruling that the Government could not block them from applying for training posts in Britain. more...

New immigration rules announced
Details of rules controlling the number of skilled migrants from outside the European Economic Area working in the UK are due to be revealed later. more...

Greater London Assembly Elections – May 2008
Councillor Navin Shah was elected  as the London Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow at the Greater London Assembly (GLA) elections held on 1st May in London to elect the Mayor of London and 25 London Assembly Members. more...

London Mayor's First Engagement Is Baisakhi Mela
Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year Festival was celebrated this year on Sunday 4th May on Trafalgar Square. Organised by the Greater London Authority, in association with the Vaisakhi in London Committee the event was open to all Londoners and visitors to the capital.Vaisakhi is celebrated in major cities and towns across the country and is the most important Sikh festival of the year. more...

Illegal workers prosecutions rise
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of employers being prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants, the BBC has learned. more...

Londoners in ‘heated’ climate change debate
More than 1,000 people turned up in what turned out to be a lively debate on the Government’s new Climate Change Law in Central London on April 22nd 2008. more...

British vice-chancellors seek more ties with India
Vice-chancellors of five British Universities have, during their two-day India visit, identified several important areas for collaboration between the higher education systems of the two countries. The visit, which ended on Tuesday, was a follow-up to a decision at the bilateral summit between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in January 2008. more...

Sarabjit’s execution stayed indefinitely
Islamabad has stayed indefinitely the execution of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan, his lawyer told an Indian news channel on Friday last. more...

Sex workers in Kolkata seek recognition
Over 3,500 sex workers took out a candle-light rally shortly after midnight to press for their rights and social recognition as labourers on the occasion of Labour Day on Thursday last. more...

Bush blames India for rising food, oil prices
Washington: After food, now the USA finds fault with rising prosperity in India and China, as it feels increasing demand in these developing giants are one of the main contributors for rise in world oil prices also. Even as White House spokesman indirectly admitted of the USA not doing enough itself at home on Oil exploration and refining front, he said increasing demand in developing nations have impacted prices globally. more...

Pak set for re-admission into Commonwealth
Islamabad: Pakistan is all set to be readmitted to the Commonwealth this month. A crucial meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group will take place in London at its headquarters on May 12, which will formally lift Pakistan's suspension from the 53- member organisation. more...

Oil prices climb to a new record, near US $121
Oil futures have hit an all-time high near US $121 a barrel in Asian trade on worries about threats to supply and a weakening of the US dollar. more...

Chennai emerging as India’s Silicon Valley?
There are no prizes for guessing which city is the IT capital of India. But interestingly, the build-up in Chennai has all the ingredients to knock Bangalore off centre stage. Number-crunching suggests that Chennai will host the maximum number of software professionals in the country in three to five years. more...

Shoaib Akhtar apologizes, PCB chief forgives
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Nasim Ashraf withdrew his Rs 220 million defamation suit against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar after a top Government official mediated a reconciliation between them. more...

ICC meeting to protect Tests from T20 storm
With the Twenty20 format taking the cricket by storm, a concerned ICC convened a two-day meeting starting on Monday to discuss ways to protect and promote Test cricket and also deliberate upon the volume of the game worldwide. more...

Bhajji-Sree slapgate: Video footage leaves Commissioner stunned
Ahmedabad based lawyer and Gujarat Cricket Association Vice president Sudhir Nanavati, appointed as Commissioner by the BCCI to investigate the slapping row between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth, on Tuesday said he was left stunned after seeing the video footage of the incident. more...

Bollywood

No kissing, no hot scenes for me: Neha Oberoi
Neha Oberoi, who started with the 'lovebuds' story in the film 'Dus Kahaniya', says she is happy with a glamorous image but will not be comfortable doing bold scenes. more...

Aamir is ready for a hat-trick
Aamir Khan is readying for his next release "Jaane Tu," which is the launch pad of his nephew Imran, and says the biggest news about the film is that it marks the return of his cousin Mansoor Khan. more...

Shahid hasn’t got Aamir’s stature: Jiah
Where has Jiah been hiding? "I haven't been hiding. I was just waiting for Ghajini to start. I had no reason to be in the news. more...

Muje Johnny Ki Yaad Aa Rahi Hai
Karan Johar's "Dostana" team in Miami is never short of VIP guests. Barring Priyanka Chopra's Harman who's too tied up with the release of his maiden film to be besides his maiden, one or the other soul-mate of one of the principal stars keeps making an appearance in Miami. more...