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A latest searching statistic in Britain has discovered that fewer than 50 per cent of the population now claim to be Christian (Representational Image/AFP)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Of right-wing bigots, religion & (in)tolerance in...

What the statistic tells us is that the influence of religion over life in Britain, unlike, say, in Iran or Afghanistan,...

3 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | When fantasy pretends to be history Does truth...

Gentle reader, there has always been a conflict between truth and blind nationalist interpretation of events

26 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Activists from the group Just Stop Oil block a road in London, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 demanding to stop future gas and oil projects from going ahead. British climate activists who have blocked roads and splattered artworks with soup said Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, that they are suspending a days-long protest that has clogged a major highway around London. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Why protests matter and stifling them is unacceptable

In professed democracies such as the UK or India, the State's antagonism to the freedom of speech cannot and must not be...

11 Nov 2022 8:13 PM IST

Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Are days already numbered for Hedgie Sunak? Third...

Already the unions, railway workers and medical staff, including 80,000 nurses, have declared that they will go on...

5 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. - Rishi Sunak was Tuesday appointed as Britains third prime minister this year, after outgoing leader Liz Truss submitted her resignation to King Charles III. (Photo: AFP))

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | At last! Hedgie enters No. 10 How long will the party...

All public opinion polls give Labour a 30% lead over the Tories and that would mean a historic wipe out of Hedgie, his...

29 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Truss says she resigns as leader of UK Conservative Party. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Will India trade deal survive Liz Truss' exit? Can...

The policies Truss announced are now no longer indications of British govt's intentions, except perhaps for one a trade...

22 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

$Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russias Crimea bridge, which he described as a \terrorist act\. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | As Putin cuts off the gas, Europe looks ahead to a...

Mr Putin has retaliated by cutting off gas supplies and even sabotaging with leaks his own undersea gas pipeline

14 Oct 2022 11:28 PM IST

Very many institutions in Britain have engaged in research to find and expiate connections with and profit in the past from slavery. (AFP File Photo)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Who'll atone for slave trade, all the loot? Who'll...

History is full of injustices, transgressions and genocide. Are the descendants of the victims of those injustices...

8 Oct 2022 1:01 AM IST

British Labour MP called Rupa Huq has been suspended by her party for passing racist remarks. (Photo: Twitter)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Black in Britain: It's not just race; it's about...

Some of those who rose through the professional ranks retained their connections, however vague, with the black ...

1 Oct 2022 12:03 AM IST

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | The outbreak of communal riots in UK's Leicester...

The riots, which police are out in full force to suppress, have been happening, in varying intensity, from Aug 28 till...

24 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss, leaves from Balmoral Castle in Ballater, Scotland, on September 6, 2022, after meeting with Britains Queen Elizabeth II and being invited to form a Government. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Liz Truss will have array of problems as soon as...

The first huge problem she will face as the new occupant of 10 Downing Street is the horrible kitsch wallpaper,...

17 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

In this file photo taken on June 5, 2012 Britains Queen Elizabeth II (C) waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace next to (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry at the end of a coach procession on the final ceremonial day of the Queens Diamond Jubilee in London. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Farrukh Dhondy | Queens and Kings: Why the Brits love the royals

The hours and days to follow will tell us whether or not the royal family absorbed their emotions with dignity

10 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST