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UK cigarette giant BAT to cut 5,500 jobs globally

By Odisha News Online Jun 29, 2026 25

LONDON, JUNE 29 : British American Tobacco announced Monday sweeping job cuts as the cigarette maker axes 5,500 roles globally and outsources another 3,500 to help slash costs. The maker of Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes aims to save £600 million ($792 million) a year by 2028 in a restructuring that will affect around 20 […]Continue Reading

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Chillika Shines in London, Taking Odisha and its Culture to Global Stage

By Odisha News Online Jun 20, 2026 44

By Akshya Sahoo London, United Kingdom , June20 : In a landmark moment for the Odia diaspora and the larger Indian community in the United Kingdom, CHILLIKA an Indian Street Food Restaurant, located in Bexleyheath, London has been recognised as the most Recommended Restaurant for 2026 by Restaurant Guru ranking it among the Top 10 […]Continue Reading

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UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

By Odisha News Online Apr 23, 2026 92

LONDON, APR 23 : Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations.  “The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain — it’s inevitable,” Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, […]Continue Reading

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Hinduja Group Chairman Gopichand P Hinduja dies at London hospital

By Odisha News Online Nov 4, 2025 268

London, Nov 4 : Gopichand P Hinduja, chairman of the Hinduja Group and one of Britain’s richest businessmen, has died in London at the age of 85, reported PTI. Fondly known as “GP” in global business circles, Hinduja had been unwell for several weeks and passed away in a London hospital, the sources said. He […]Continue Reading

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Khalistani extremists try to attack S Jaishankar in London, tear Indian flag

By Odisha News Online Mar 6, 2025 560

NEW DELHI, MAR 6 : A group of Khalistani extremists attempted to disrupt the visit of India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in London, with a protest escalating into a security breach. As Jaishankar was leaving the Chatham House venue after a discussion, a man ran toward his car and tore the Indian national flag […]Continue Reading

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Zelenskyy embraced by British prime minister a day after White House blowout

By Odisha News Online Mar 2, 2025 617

LONDON, MAR 2 : British Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday and told him he had the U.K.’s unwavering support, a day after the blowout at the White House with President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy arrived to cheers from people who had gathered outside of 10 Downing St., where Starmer gave […]Continue Reading

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UK polls: Rishi Sunak says ‘I take responsibility’ for election defeat

By Odisha News Online Jul 5, 2024 575

LONDON, JULY 5 : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat on Friday as his Conservative Party was on course for one of its worst election defeats and the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party hurtled towards a landslide victory in the historic UK election. Official results showed the Labour Party has won enough seats to have […]Continue Reading

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PhD student from India dies after being run over by truck in London

By Odisha News Online Mar 25, 2024 770

LONDON, MAR 25: An Indian student died after being run over by a truck while cycling back to her apartment in London last week, according to a social media post by Niti Aayog former CEO Amitabh Kant. The 33-year-old Cheistha Kochhar was a PhD student at the London School of Economics, her father retired Lieutenant […]Continue Reading

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‘I am not Malala, I am safe in my country’: Kashmiri activist’s UK speech goes viral

By Odisha News Online Feb 23, 2024 621

LONDON, FEB 23 : “I am not a Malala Yousafzai. I am not a Malala Yousafzai, because I will never have to run away from my home country,” proclaimed Kashmiri activist Yana Mir in the British Parliament building. “I am free, and I am safe in my country India, in my home in Kashmir which […]Continue Reading

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UK’s controversial right-wing firebrand Suella Braverman went rogue one too many times

By Odisha News Online Nov 13, 2023 627

LONDON,NOV 13: Suella Braverman is a darling of Britain’s Conservative right for her frequent attacks on “woke” politics but she made one unsanctioned outburst too many for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Braverman, 43, was fired Monday as interior minister, days after accusing London’s Metropolitan Police, which she is partly responsible for, of bias Continue Reading