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Commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo held in Belgium

June 22, 2015

A commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo was held in Belgium. To mark this occasion several events were in Belgium and United Kingdom to remember the battle which led to defeat of French in June 1815. ..

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Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz re-elected as chairman of UK Parliament committee

June 19, 2015

Britain’s longest-serving Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz, has been re-elected as Chairman of Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) in House of Commons of UK Parliament. He was re-elected as Chairman of HASC for third time by receiving 412 votes compared to ..

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United Kingdom celebrates 800 years of Magna Carta

June 16, 2015

United Kingdom (UK) celebrated 800 years of signing of Magna Carta on 15 June 2015. The celebrations to observe signing of 8 century year old historic document which had laid foundation for modern democratic society was led by  Queen Elizabeth ..

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Legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee passes away

June 12, 2015

Legendary English actor, singer and writer Sir Christopher Lee passed away in London, United Kingdom. He was 93. The veteran actor was famously known as the master of horror for his famous villainy acting roles in numerous movies such as ..

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Parvinder Singh Batth, becomes first Sikh mayor in United Kingdom’s Wokingham Borough Council

May 23, 2015

Parvinder Singh Batth, an Indian-origin Conservative party councillor was chosen as the mayor of United Kingdom’s Wokingham Borough Council. With this, he became the first Sikh to hold the Mayor’s position in UK. He succeeds Councillor UllaKarin Clark for this ..

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Harbhajan Kaur Dheer becomes first Asian elected mayor in UK

May 14, 2015

Indian-origin councilor Harbhajan Kaur Dheer of Labour Party became the first Asian woman to be elected as mayor in United Kingdom. She was elected as mayor of Ealing Council in London by succeeding councilor Tej Ram Bagha. It should be ..

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Priti Patel, Indian-origin MP appointed as Minister of State for Employment in United Kingdom Government

May 12, 2015

Indian-origin Member of Parliament (MP) Priti Patel was appointed as Minister of State (MoS) for Employment in the David Cameron led United Kingdom Government. British Prime Minister David Cameron has also promoted her to his Cabinet. As the new Minister ..

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Ten Indian-origin MPs elected to UK Parliament

May 9, 2015

A record number of 10 Indian-origin Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in recently concluded general election that elected 56th Parliament of the UK. It has broken the previous 2010 general election record in which eight Indian-origin were elected. Following ..

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Mhairi Black, youngest elected MP in United Kingdom

May 9, 2015

Mhairi Black at the age of 20 became the youngest elected Member of Parliament (MP) in United Kingdom in over 300 years. She was elected as MP to House of Commons i.e. lower house of UK Parliament from Paisley and ..

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British PM David Cameron led Conservative Party wins 2015 general election

May 8, 2015

In the 2015 United Kingdom Parliamentary elections, Prime Minister David Cameron led Conservative Party has won the election. Conservative Party by winning 331 seats out of total 650 seats in House of Commons has emerged single largest party in this ..

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