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London: One train driver killed and dozens injured after two East Midlands Railway trains collide near Bedford

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2026

On Friday evening, 19th June, A tragic train accident near Bedford, north of London, left one train driver dead and injured dozens of passengers...

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From Harrow Holi celebrations to Indian restaurants in Wembley, Hindus faced half a dozen attacks by Muslim gangs in March 2026

Shraddha Pandey - 11 March, 2026

On 5th March, a gang comprising 15 to 20 masked men stormed an Indian restaurant named Manek Chowk Restaurant on Ealing Road in Wembley, smashing furniture, equipment, and windows after 8 pm.

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Nasser Hussain’s rant backing Pakistan, Bangladesh exposed: How his attack on ICC and BCCI collapses under his own record

Jinit Jain - 5 February, 2026

Nasser Hussain’s attack on the ICC and BCCI isn’t about principle; it’s selective outrage built on false equivalence, undone by his own silence when England skipped Zimbabwe in 2003.

Crime

UK: Student from Haryana stabbed to death in Worcester, six suspects arrested and then released on bail

OpIndia Staff - 30 November, 2025

Vijay Kumar Sheoran, a 30-year-old student from Haryana, was fatally stabbed in Worcester, UK. West Mercia Police arrested five suspects but released them on bail. The victim’s family and local MLA have urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to help repatriate his body.

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England: Leicester cancels world’s largest Diwali celebration outside India; Hindu community slams move as “biased and discriminatory”

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2025

Leicester's Diwali festival has been one of the most colorful in the UK for decades, pulling thousands of tourists annually.

UK: 41-year-old Hindu temple faces closure as the local City Council puts the building complex on sale to ‘pay off debt’

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2025

The biggest fear among local Hindus is that if someone else buys the complex, the temple will just be a tenant. "We don’t want to be in a situation where someone can evict us," said Ekta Patel, the temple's vice-president.

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UK: Teen who killed 3 little girls in Southport dance class given 52 years jail, had Al-Qaeda material but prosecution insists ‘no religious motive’

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2025

On Monday, Rudakubana admitted to the killings and pleaded guilty to 10 counts of attempted murder, producing ricin, and possessing an al-Qaeda training manual. Prosecutors, however, insisted that Rudakubana had no political or religious motive for his actions but was instead obsessed with violence and genocide.

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Muhammad becomes the most popular name given to baby boys in the UK for 2023, Mohammed and Mohammad also in top 100

OpIndia Staff - 5 December, 2024

Top 100 most popular names for baby boys in the UK was released recently, and it shows that the most popular first name is Muhammad

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England: Teenager who killed 3 kids and injured others charged with terrorism after police recover Al-Qaeda training module and biological weapon from his house

OpIndia Staff - 31 October, 2024

The UK police conducted a search at Rudakubana's residence and reportedly uncovered a PDF titled 'Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants: The Al-Qaeda Training Manual,' which prompted the terror-related charge.

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