Uk indian embassy articles
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‘Punching up against colonialism is glorious!’ The unstoppable rise of Indian comedy in the UK
Standup has enjoyed a rapid rise in India over the last decade, and now its leading lights are conquering the Edinburgh fringe and packing out the Royal Albert Hall. Where better to take aim at the legacy of Empire In the summer of 2010, Anuvab Pal was writing an article about the opening of the Comedy Store in Mumbai, impresario Don Ward’s attempt to introduce British-style standup to India. Pal, then working primarily as a screenwriter, went to interview Ward, whose storied London venue was a...
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Nigerian Embassy in London owes £8.3 million congestion charges – UK authorities reveal
The UK Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that the Nigerian Embassy in London owes congestion charges totalling £8,395,055. Congestion charges are fees levied on drivers for entering a specific central zone of the city during certain hours by the local government body responsible for most of the transport network in the United Kingdom’s capital city. […]
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Could your spices be poisonous? UK tightens scrutiny of Indian spice imports including Cinnamon and Nutmeg amid allegations of Pesticide contamination
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has applied for extra controls on all spices imported from India because of safety concerns over the cancer-causing pesticide, ethylene oxide.