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‘Children simply disappear’: Whistle-blower reveals how asylum-seeking kids are abducted from British govt hotel
Ayndrila Banerjee •The Home Office has apparently been warned repeatedly by the police that the situation of asylum-seeking children remains extremely vulnerable and that criminal networks constantly target them
UK launches new high potential visa: What it is, who is eligible, how it works
Fp Explainers •The visa is usually issued for for two years. If you have a PhD or another doctoral qualification, it will be issued for three years
Sanjeev Chawla, wanted in 2000 match fixing scandal, to be handed over to Delhi police by Scotland Yard
•The 50-year-old British national is a key accused in the match-fixing scandal involving former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje in 2000.
Thousands sign petition to let Bhavani Espathi, an Indian woman suffering from rare Crohn's Disease, stay in UK
•Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Home Office to allow Bhavani Espathi, an Indian woman suffering from Crohn's disease, stay in Britain
UK minister signs extradition order of Sanjeev Chawla to India in cricket match-fixing scandal
•Chawla, a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, has 14 days from the date of the order to file an application to seek leave to appeal against the order.
Vijay Mallya's date with jail fast approaching as lawyers deploy last remaining legal tricks to stall extradition
Sanjay Suri123 •Vijay Mallya’s team will clearly be looking for weak points to pick on and mount a last-ditch bid to stall his extradition.
UK halts suspension of 'golden visa'; Transparency International expresses concern on govt's 'conflicting messages'
•Transparency International UK, a non-profit anti-corruption body which had welcomed the crackdown, condemned the reversal, which it said is believed to be the result of opposition from other government departments.
UK Home Office gets receipt of Westminster Magistrates' Court verdict in favour of Vijay Mallya's extradition to India
•The UK Home Office said on Tuesday it has received the Westminster Magistrates' Court verdict for Mallya's extradition to India.
Indian-origin family in UK targeted in 'unprovoked' arson attack; police deems incident to be hate crime
•CCTV images from the area reportedly show a group of four-five youths, dressed in hoodies, attempting the act of arson outside the Karlekars' home.
UK visa row: British govt defends decision to refuse right to live, work in Britain for Indian professionals
•The UK government has defended its controversial decision to deny residency rights to hundreds of highly skilled professionals, including Indians, who made legally acceptable amendments to their tax records, claiming the applicants caught up in the visa row are guilty of misconduct.