Prasun Sonwalkar was Editor (UK & Europe), Hindustan Times. During more than three decades, he held senior positions on the Desk, besides reporting from India’s north-east and other states, including a decade covering politics from New Delhi. He has been reporting from UK and Europe since 1999.
Articles by Prasun Sonwalkar
More UK credit card fraud cases traced to India
More cases of international credit card fraud with links to India have come to light in Britain, even as authorities refuse to rate the problem from Indian cities as very high.
Updated on May 31, 2008 08:53 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
British Indian women win Asian Awards
Leading Indian-origin women from the fields of journalism, art, education and finance are among the awardees at this year's Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
Updated on May 26, 2008 02:03 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Mittal's steel is framing NY's response to Sept 11
Keen to contribute to healing the scar of September 11, workers at ArcelorMittal's plant in Luxembourg are working to provide a firm and stable backbone to the iconic Freedom Tower at Ground Zero in New York.
Updated on May 23, 2008 10:52 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, Luxembourg
UK church metal finding its way to India
In Britain, metal thieves have targeted rail tracks and houses, but roofs of ancient church buildings have been the most pillaged.
Updated on May 19, 2008 11:45 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Indian student making waves in British university
Salil Gunashekar, studying at the University of Leicester, is making waves with his research on mobile signals that has implications for countries with long coastlines such as India.
Updated on May 16, 2008 08:28 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Rare Ramayana exhibition begins in UK
The exhibition in London explores the story of the Ramayana and how it has been represented and retold over the centuries and in different countries and cultures.
Updated on May 16, 2008 05:11 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
London's top transport job for Indian expert
An Indian-origin management consultant who previously worked on London's transport system, has been appointed the director of Transport Policy.
Updated on May 14, 2008 04:11 PM IST
None | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Indian charged in Andhra student's murder in UK
24-yr-old Nagaraja Kumar Nalluri has been charged with the murder of Vijayawada's Jyothirmai in Birmingham.
Updated on May 09, 2008 10:24 AM IST
PTI | HS Rao and Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Indian girl's murder: UK police arrest one
One person has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of 23-year-old girl Jyotirmayee at her hostel in the suburb of Birmingham.
Updated on May 08, 2008 10:48 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Ireland vies to host IIFA awards in 2010
After the 2007 International Indian Film Academy awards in Yorkshire proved a money-spinner for the region, the neighbouring Ireland is now vying to host the 2010 edition of the glittering high-profile ceremony.
Updated on May 06, 2008 06:47 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Rice shortage reaches House of Commons
House of Commons discusses the issue of shortage and rising prices of rice that is a cause of worry for the Indian restaurant industry in UK.
Updated on May 05, 2008 08:56 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
3 NRIs convicted for 300 mln pound fraud
The three businessmen had swindled banks in UK and the US of more than £300 mln by pretending to run a world-wide metal trading empire.
Updated on Apr 24, 2008 10:04 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Hindus, Sikhs are highest voters in Britain
Hindu and Sikh communities in Britain have the highest voting percentage in general elections, says a new research.
Updated on Apr 22, 2008 06:58 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
UK's Indian hoteliers take to streets
This crisis facing the 3.5-billion-pound Indian restaurant industry is scheduled to hit the streets of London on Sunday.
Updated on Apr 21, 2008 02:53 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
UK is sitting on a racial tinder box: poll
As per BBC poll's startling revelations, almost two-thirds of people in Britain believe race relations are so poor that they are likely to spill into violence any moment.
Updated on Apr 18, 2008 12:03 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
British Library to show Ramayana paintings
The British Library in London will for the first time hold a major exhibition of 120 rare Ramayana paintings exploring the epic being retold and represented over the centuries in different countries.
Updated on Apr 08, 2008 09:45 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Raids hit Indian restaurants in Britain
Since January there have been several reports of officials conducting raids in Indian restaurants across Britain. In many cases, illegal immigrants have been arrested.
Updated on Apr 05, 2008 08:55 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
UK media draws flak over criticising India
British media which is giving blanket coverage to the murder of 15-year-old Scarlett Keeling in Goa has drawn flak for its negative reporting deriding India and the coastal state.
Updated on Mar 15, 2008 01:29 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Indian link in UK credit card scam
Thousands of pounds in the bank accounts of British people were siphoned off from foreign locations including India.
Updated on Mar 02, 2008 11:08 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
'Indian doctors among victims of abuse in UK'
Indian doctors are among medical professionals in Britain's National Health Service (NHS) who have faced physical and verbal abuse while performing their duties.
Updated on Feb 24, 2008 08:38 AM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Rushdie, Roy in race for The Best of the Booker
India-born authors Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy would be among those vying for the The Best of the Booker, a one-off award to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the prestigious literary prize.
Published on Feb 21, 2008 06:22 PM IST
PTI | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Gang smuggling Indians into Britain jailed
The people smugglers forged or stole documents to bring Indian citizens illegally into Britain via South Africa, often on forged South African passports.
Updated on Jan 23, 2008 12:59 PM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Gujaratis in UK hail Modi's victory
While his supporters hail his victory, his critics wring their hands in despair and wonder which way the state is heading.
Updated on Dec 23, 2007 06:03 PM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
In Scotland, Indians unhealthy: study
Their quick adoption of bad lifestyle of the Scots, make people of Indian origin in Scotland more vulnerable to diseases.
Updated on Dec 14, 2007 02:25 PM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Victory for Indian professionals in UK court
The high court allows an application seeking judicial review of the changes brought in Britain's immigration rules.
Updated on Nov 30, 2007 11:17 PM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Practising Hindu? UK school will decide
Britain's first state-funded Hindu school has come up with a unique definition of 'practising Hindus' like abstaining from all meat and intoxication as a part of its admissions policy.
Updated on Nov 20, 2007 01:11 PM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Research on early Indian migrants
Oxford University launches a research project charting the life and times of early Indian students, visitors & migrants to UK.
Updated on Nov 19, 2007 12:16 AM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
British beauty industry ignoring Asian consumers
The multi-billion pound British beauty industry largely ignores one important segment of consumers, the British Asians.
Updated on Nov 17, 2007 03:58 PM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Indian school kids more global than British children
Of schoolchildren surveyed in 10 countries for their international outlook, India emerged second in the list that was topped by Nigeria. British schoolchildren were at the bottom of the list.
Updated on Nov 13, 2007 11:02 AM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Brown says India's rapid rise is a 'new global force'
The rapid emergence of India and China as global powers with legitimate aspirations is among the "new global forces" that are unique to our generation, says British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Updated on Nov 13, 2007 08:54 AM IST
IANS | Prasun Sonwalkar, London