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Kishwar Desai | After vax first, will ‘lucky Boris’ swing Brexit deal?
The triumph of UK being first in the world among the ‘vaxxers’ did not go down well with everyone
07 Dec 2020 8:59 AM
Kishwar Desai | Anti-Semitism is why Meghnad quit; all hope for Christmas shots
On the personal front, it was quite a tumultuous week for us, as my husband, Meghnad Desai, left the Labour Party after 49 years!
22 Nov 2020 9:07 PM
Kishwar Desai | London Diary
Locked down yet again, UK knows the rules but likes them less and less
09 Nov 2020 11:04 AM
Kishwar Desai | Why Covid stress affects the young; UK gets ready for digital Diwali
Even on the Covid front, situation in UK is getting worse rather than better
02 Nov 2020 8:43 PM
Ill, Boris had a harder time; virus blow to James Bond
The only constant is that like the scientists, the government is also at a loss
12 Oct 2020 3:58 PM
Kishwar Desai | The latest ruse to meet people; e-cycles are the new rage in UK
How London traffic will cope with bicycles as well as e-cycles remains to be seen
31 Aug 2020 5:35 PM
Kishwar Desai | As COVID-19 returns to UK, holidayers bear the brunt
Boris Johnson is now worried, scared of a second wave. So rules changed again, catching holiday makers unawares
04 Aug 2020 5:08 PM
Kishwar Desai | Westminster revamp sooner, will the British cabinet move to York?
However, there will be problems as Westminster has not only parliamentarians — but also large numbers of workers, at all levels
20 Jul 2020 4:54 PM
Kishwar Desai | Boris toils for a slimmer nation; will Ghislaine sing on Andrew?
July 4 was our freedom day though the previous weekend, too, people broke free and thronged every beach or park they could find
06 Jul 2020 6:51 PM
Kishwar Desai | UK cautiously looks ahead, to local travel and ‘staycations’
There are reports that the government might relax the social distancing rule as the economy needs to pick up
22 Jun 2020 5:53 PM
Kishwar Desai | Boris Johnson loses clout in Parliament
Having survived Covid, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going through an annihilation by politics
08 Jun 2020 6:18 PM
Kishwar Desai | Everybody needs a Whitsun holiday while UK ponders visa rule changes
As the weeks have gone by, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks less and less in charge
27 May 2020 7:04 PM
UK paid a heavy price for being late on coronavirus response
While parts of India are now being opened up, very tentatively, in the UK there is confusion and debate on how long the lockdown would last
26 Apr 2020 7:52 PM
London Diary: Boastful Boris and the not-so-flat sombrero
During his fortnight away, the PM left behind a real vacuum: who''ll do the press conference!
13 Apr 2020 10:11 PM
Atlas shrugged: All it takes is a zombie virus to stop our world
Just the other day we were watching the lockdown in Wuhan and were appalled that people could be quarantined in their own country
31 Mar 2020 2:42 PM
British PM to get married, in office
Meanwhile, this will be the first wedding in over 200 years of a sitting Prime Minister. Bring out the buntings!
02 Mar 2020 3:09 AM
Boris’ induction of Rishi Sunak draws cheers in both Britain and India
As Britain grapples with Brexit, this is a challenging time for the Prime Minister.
17 Feb 2020 1:57 AM
Brexit, finally, but with no fireworks & no flashing lights
Boris Johnson had his own party to celebrate, and Nigel Farage was seen grinning ecstatically at Parliament Square in Westminster.
04 Feb 2020 6:31 AM
Brexit is past: We are now divided by Megxit
People are totally divided over whether Meghan is an angel or a devil.
20 Jan 2020 1:59 AM
As Boris holidays economy class; shutdowns loom on high streets
Sometimes you don’t need enemies of the state to hack into accounts and reveal personal details.
06 Jan 2020 2:32 AM
Columns
Respecting the right of party functionaries to speak out, without incurring punishment ought to be the norm rather than the exception
That ideal inspired Syama Prasad Mookerjee to break the law and court arrest, leading to his death, in Kashmir in 1953
Indian military officials just confirmed that the PLA has sent 50,000 troops to the India-Tibet border
On August 7, 2020, the SII, the country’s largest private vaccine manufacturer, signed an agreement with the global vaccine alliance GAVI