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‘They treated me like I wasn’t even a person’: Former women recruits allege sexual assault and abuse at the UK Army Foundation College

Shriti Sagar -
At least four women who trained at the UK Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, over the past five years told the BBC that they were sexually assaulted while they were just 17 years old.
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India to roll out plastic currency notes: Why is RBI switching to polymer banknotes?

Divya Bharti -
The RBI is launching trials for polymer ₹10 and ₹20 notes to improve durability and security. While more expensive initially, these plastic banknotes last longer, reduce replacement costs, and will circulate alongside existing paper currency.
News Reports

India refused to accept “illegal” migrants because the UK didn’t extradite Nirav Modi, reveals former UK home secretary Priti Patel

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Former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel claimed India resisted accepting illegal migrants due to Britain's failure to extradite fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi.
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Chinese men in Germany take inspiration from Pakistani grooming gang in UK, use Telegram to plan sexual assaults on women: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The case has drawn comparisons with the trial involving French victim Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband was convicted of repeatedly drugging and sexually abusing her over several years.
News Reports

Meet Shabir Ahmed, the Pakistani-origin ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, whose early release has created a storm in the United Kingdom

विशेषता -
The early release of Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed has triggered widespread outrage in Britain. Despite losing his British citizenship, a loophole in the 1971 Immigration Act and diplomatic resistance from Pakistan currently prevent his immediate deportation.
News Reports

38 parasites in the brain? How the BBC used a 19-year-old parasite case to defame India and promote negative stereotypes

Shriti Sagar -
Publishing a nearly two-decade-old case appears to reflect the anti-India BBC's intention to create the impression that such infections are uniquely associated with present-day India, even though neurocysticercosis is a recognised parasitic disease found across several developing regions in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
News Reports

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

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

India-UK Free Trade Agreement to come into effect on 15 July, businesses get 28 days to prepare for reduced trade barriers

OpIndia Staff -
The United Kingdom and India have announced that their landmark Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), often referred to as the Free Trade Agreement...
Crime

UK lawmakers call for a ban on kirpan after Sikh man murders Southampton University student with the ceremonial sword

OpIndia Staff -
Following the conviction of Vickrum Singh Digwa for the murder of student Henry Nowak, the UK faces growing political pressure to ban the carrying of ceremonial kirpans in public
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Pakistani Muslims pretend to be ‘gay’ to seek asylum in the UK, pay high fees to legal advisers for coaching: Here’s what we know...

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistanis had the highest number of asylum claims based on sexual orientation in 2023, followed by Bangladeshis.
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