London police brace for big far-right rally, counter-demoLondon braces for a massive day of protests and the FA Cup final. Thousands of police will manage a far-right rally led by Tommy Robinson a...
16 May, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
UK adopts definition of ‘anti-Muslim hostility’, plans special envoy to tackle hate crimesIn a pivotal step, the UK is redefining anti-Muslim animosity with the introduction of a dedicated representative to tackle hate crimes dir...
10 Mar, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
UK launches review to provide working definition of IslamophobiaThe UK has initiated a review, led by Dominic Grieve, to define Islamophobia and address rising anti-Muslim hate crimes. The working group ...
01 Mar, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
UK tightens definition of extremism to counter right-wing, Islamist extremists; names five groupsUK government redefines extremism, adding clarity post-October 2023 attacks. Measures aim to protect democracy, counter extremist ideologie...
14 Mar, 2024, 09.41 PM IST
UK government launches project to mark 70th anniversary of India's partitionAn exhibition in Leicester tracing the history of migration from the subcontinent to East Africa will explore the impact of partition from ...
08 Jul, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
UK imams refuse funeral prayers to 'indefensible' London attackersImams and religious leaders from across the country and a range of schools of thought came together to issue a public statement condemning ...
06 Jun, 2017, 04.00 PM IST
ISIS backing Brexit, plotting attack to persuade voters: Aimen DeanAimen Dean said Muslim communities worldwide are in conflict, similar to the wars of the Reformation in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuri...
19 Apr, 2016, 09.16 PM IST
Anti-Muslim hate crimes to be recorded separately: David CameronAnti-Muslim hate crimes are to be recorded as a separate category for the first time by police in England and Wales, British Prime Minister...
13 Oct, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Terrorism is an assault on Islam: David CameronPM David Cameron has said that terrorism is an assault not only on its victims but on Islam also whose good name it perverts, as he greeted...
17 Jul, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
Britain's Muslim population nearly doubles in a decadeThe analysis of 2011 census figures indicate that 2.71 mn Muslims lived in England and Wales compared with 1.55 mn in 2001.
12 Feb, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
Centre looks at US, UK models to curb radical outfits like ISISThe Indian security establishment has started examining the best practices followed around the world to wean off sections attracted to jiha...
10 Feb, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
UK government's letter to British imams stirs controversyThe letter sent to mosques praised British Muslims for rejecting the attacks but said imams must do more to prevent radicalisation in their...
19 Jan, 2015, 07.05 PM IST
UK imams unite against online extremistsHope Not Hate, the Active Change Foundation and Upstanding Neighbourhoods have also joined hands with the campaign.
14 Dec, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Polygamy practised on mass scale among Muslims in UK: StudyPolygamy is being practised on an enormous scale among Britain's Muslims with a large number of women being denied basic legal rights, a ne...
10 Dec, 2014, 06.02 PM IST
UK rejects Diwali, Eid holidays in the countryThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has now provided its decision on the issue, ruling out any further public or bank holida...
17 Jun, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
British-Muslims contribute GBP 31 bn to economyNearly 2.8 million Muslims in the UK contribute over 31 billion pounds to its economy and wield a spending power of 20.5 billion pounds.
06 Nov, 2013, 07.52 AM IST
- 'Not just White girls, Pak Muslim men sexually target Hindu and Sikh girls as well
A day after UKs' former home secretary Jack Straw blamed some Pakistani Muslim men for targeting "vulnerable" White girls sexually, UK's Hi...
10 Jan, 2011, 06.52 PM IST