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As Brexit deadline keeps Brits on the edge, UK awaits Meghan’s royal baby
Parliament is now engaged in passing an Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill which is also called Finn’s Law.
04 Mar 2019 12:09 AM
UK in thrall over ‘naked’ protests & the return of ‘reformed’ jihadis
More than 6,000 Europeans, men and women, are supposed to have joined the Islamic State’s war, many of them very young.
18 Feb 2019 12:55 AM
The stage is all set for Weinstein
As mercury plunges to minus 16 degrees in some parts of the UK, the political scenario over Brexit is also entering the Ice Age.
04 Feb 2019 12:24 AM
Prince Philip’s car crash revives debate on age limit for driving
Everyone is wondering at the wisdom of a 97-year-old driving his own car, but he is unlikely to listen to anyone.
21 Jan 2019 5:31 AM
In a freezing UK, worries about food shortages if there’s a ‘no-deal Brexit’
All the contenders for the PM’s post are waiting to see what happens with Theresa May and Brexit.
07 Jan 2019 1:04 AM
London: Season of MeToo & a snowless X-mas
Sanghera’s action has led to other accounts of sexual harassment in Parliament spilling out, some of which are being investigated further.
24 Dec 2018 12:05 AM
Christmas at the time of Brexit, as Paris burns
his is certainly not either a peaceful or a jolly season, but for the world of commerce, the cash registers are the gods to worship.
10 Dec 2018 12:05 AM
Martial law & Dyer’s raj of terror: Amritsar 1919
On the evening of 14 April, the attempt to terrorise the residents of Amritsar continued with the arrival of Dyer at the Kotwali.
30 Nov 2018 1:00 AM
A Gulf Sheikh’s brush with Bollywood
As we go into a seriously cold spell — there will be a huge warmth of welcome for the new Indian high commissioner, Ruchi Ghanashyam.
26 Nov 2018 12:55 AM
At last, in UK, India’s World War I heroes get the honour they deserve
The money raised from the sale of these special “commemorative flowers” goes towards the welfare of soldiers.
12 Nov 2018 5:30 AM
Pickpockets in London’s subway
This may be the time for all oppressed women and men working for MPs to come together — and collectively fight the system!
29 Oct 2018 12:05 AM
Of royal weddings, India’s #MeToo and a memorial for Wodehouse
Rape crisis centres will be opened, all through this private initiative.
15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM
Let’s ask for the Kohinoor again!
Paul McCartney’s book will be much more fun — as this grand dad — rightly called “Grandude”, can really rock and roll.
01 Oct 2018 12:00 AM
Of trendsetters, colourful Boris, Brexit and Shah Rukh Khan
The big piece of theatre remains Brexit and Boris.
17 Sep 2018 1:31 AM
Of Notting Hill Carnival & Rahul’s visit to the UK
Bodyguard is a serial about a woman home secretary plotting her rise to the top job with her bodyguard at her beck and call.
03 Sep 2018 12:05 AM
Of Enid Blyton and misguided people
Though her real life was far removed from the dream world of books she helped so many children to enter.
20 Aug 2018 5:32 AM
The price of being a princess
The good thing is that Meghan Markle seems to dismiss much of this criticism with a cheery smile.
06 Aug 2018 12:26 AM
Of Kipling, modern monarchy ruling the UK and women taking over the world
When the poem If was painting over, we were reminded of what Kipling actually stood for.
23 Jul 2018 12:27 AM
Of UK’s empty streets, Trump Baby balloon & the next big social change
This is not as yet discussed openly in India, but there is an increasing debate and dialogue about it in the UK. I
09 Jul 2018 3:41 AM
An Indian summer in the UK
The evening also saw many other well-known people from India — including friends like Pawan Munjal, Suhel Seth and Rajiv Kumar.
25 Jun 2018 6:16 AM
Columns
Gandhi's bold performance at the last meeting of the Congress Working Committee on October 16 can leave no room for doubt on that score
In fact, Kissinger warned India on behalf of President Richard Nixon that India shouldn’t even think of attacking Pakistan
In 2015, India’s ranking on the Global Hunger Index was 55. Last year, in 2020, it fell by 39 places to land at 94.
The diplomatic jostling has increased between India and China after the in-person Quad summit hosted by US President Joe Biden in September