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Farrukh Dhondy | How Galloway won UK byelection with his Israel-bashing; put Labour in a fix

Maverick politico George Galloway won the House of Commons byelection in Rochdale, leveraging his reputation as a supporter of Muslim political causes

09 Mar 2024 12:00 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | It’s not just the Owen scandal… Spate of sleaze dogs Boris’ govt

Owen, has resigned his seat in Britain’s House of Commons, withdrawing from the heart of a scandal that is overtaking his party and govt

13 Nov 2021 12:15 AM

Longest-serving British Indian MP Keith Vaz announces retirement

The 62-year-old was found to have 'expressed a willingness' to purchase cocaine for others during an encounter with male prostitutes.

11 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

Britain Speaker John Bercow yelled 'order, order' over 14,000 times during his 10-yr tenure

A social media mash-up by German television of Bercow trying to calm down rowdy MPs has been seen thousands of times.

01 Nov 2019 12:56 PM

Indian-origin Sikh MP hits out at Johnson’s 'racist’ remark, demand apology; see video

Dhesi’s remarks were met with applause in the House as he made the inspiring yet fiery speech.

05 Sep 2019 9:44 AM

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Boris Johnson loses majority in British Parliament

The pro-EU former justice minister Tory MP Phillip Lee walked across the Commons chamber, to sit with Jo Swinson’s party.

03 Sep 2019 9:14 PM

UK supports extending gay marriage, abortion rights to Northern Ireland

Opposition Labour MP Stella Creasy, who led demands for change, hailed Tuesday's votes.

10 Jul 2019 1:16 PM

Accused of cheating in UK visa test, Indian students take plea to Sajid Javid

The students are all connected with a scandal over allegations of cheating in the Test of English for International Communication.

28 Jun 2019 9:34 AM

Boris Johnson confirms aspirations to be British PM

Many of her ministers and senior lawmakers are already jockeying for position, holding photo opportunities and giving wide-ranging speeches.

17 May 2019 8:37 AM

'Will resign if Parliament passes Brexit deal,' says UK PM Theresa May

May agreed with EU last week to delay Brexit amid fears Britain was heading for a potentially catastrophic 'no deal' exit on Friday.

28 Mar 2019 1:48 PM

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Watch: Indian-origin leader makes history in Canada Parliament

Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh launched his first question in the Canada Parliament about housing in Burnaby-South.

20 Mar 2019 12:39 PM

London Mayor Sadiq Khan named UK Politician of the Year

Sadiq Khan has been named the Politician of the Year at an annual awards ceremony held in the UK's House of Commons.

09 Mar 2019 10:45 AM

Trudeau told to resign as Canada's opposition seek probe in corruption case

The House of Commons scheduled an emergency debate on Thursday on the deepening controversy, the most serious faced by Justin Trudeau.

01 Mar 2019 10:47 AM

Theresa May to seek MPs' approval for new Brexit strategy

Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday face a vote by MPs over her newly revised Brexit strategy.

27 Feb 2019 10:07 AM

Brexit deal achievable amid drifts with EU, says Theresa May

May said EU had responded positively to her proposal for time-bound UK-wide arrangement until solution to Irish border can be worked out.

16 Oct 2018 2:41 PM

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Spiritual leader Dada Vaswani passes away at the age of 99

Vaswani wrote a thesis on 'The scattering of X-Rays by Solids', which was examined by Nobel-Laureate, Dr CV Raman.

12 Jul 2018 1:23 PM

SIRI interrupts UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson in Parliament

Siri's interruption prompted the Speaker of the Commons, John Bercow, to ask "what a very rum business that is."

05 Jul 2018 3:37 PM

UK interior minister Amber Rudd quits over growing immigration scandal

The scandal has dominated headlines in Britain for days and has sparked intense criticism of Conservative govt's tough immigration policies.

30 Apr 2018 11:22 AM

UK's Theresa May faces first major test in Parliament

If Conservatives were to lose, it could trigger another general election and DUP support will be crucial to ensure the vote goes through.

29 Jun 2017 6:52 PM

We want you to stay: British PM May tells EU citizens

May was heckled by critics in the House of Commons, while opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said her plan was 'too little, too late'.

26 Jun 2017 8:52 PM

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