WWII Gurkha hero heads to Britain
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"After reaching Britain I will request British friends and the public to grant all Gurkhas equal rights"  KATHMANDU: A Nepali Gurkha who won Britain's highest military honour left Kathmandu for Britain on Tuesday after British officials reversed a decision and allowed him to settle in the country. via Daily Times
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A group of Indian families were headed for Pakistan on Friday to search for 54 men missing from the 1971 India-Pakistan war and try to solve what is one of the biggest wartime mysteries of South Asia.
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Urdu Times (news) President Pervez Musharraf, along with Begum Sehba Musharraf, will pay a three-day official visit to the United Kingdom from Sunday.
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London, Sept. 30 (NNN): Gurkhas, who have been fighting as part of the British Army for almost 200 years, will now be eligible for 'fast-track' citizenship in Britain once they retire from the Army.
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Britain&#39;s Home Office said Friday it has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a veteran Nepalese Gurkha soldier who won Britain&#39;s highest military honour for valour.
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An 84-year-old Nepali Gurkha who won Britain&#39;s highest military honour met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown soon after arriving in Britain following an immigration battle, the Daily Mirror reported on Monday.
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Gordon Brown is due to arrive in India on his trip to boost links with the world's fastest-growing economies.
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NEW DELHI: It was a grand homecoming for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he touched the Indira Gandhi International Airport here tonight after culminating his &#39;voyage of discovery&#39;, as he described his nine-day tour of Britain and US.
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Pakistan-born immigrant Amjad Hussain became the highest-ranking Muslim in the British armed forces, obtaining the rank of rear admiral in the Royal Navy.
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The foiled terrorist attacks in Britain have prompted anxiety and soul searching in India, whose economy is bolstered by its citizensâ ability to work overseas.
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Gurkhas, who have served with British army for nearly 200 years, won a landmark battle on Thursday to be able to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship.
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The prime minister announces that Gurkhas who have served in the Army are now entitled to citizenship.
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A British soldier was awarded the army&#39;s second-highest military honour for bravery for service in Afghanistan Thursday, just a day after Britain called for more support from its allies there.
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A British adventurer will resume his unprecedented walk around the globe on Thursday after overcoming red tape that forced almost a year&#39;s break in his journey, his father said on Tuesday.
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Gurkha soldiers from Nepal serving in the British army are to receive full pensions, the Sun newspaper reported Thursday.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday headed from China to India, hoping for movement from New Delhi on tackling climate change while also building on trade and investment links.
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A former British spy credited with using his cover as a passport officer to save thousands of Jews from Nazi Germany was honored as a hero Wednesday at his country's embassy in Berlin.