United Kingdom (UK)

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. File Photo: AP/PTI

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Rishi, Suella fuel ‘outsider’ fears to remain in power?

The spectacle of two ethnic Indian politicians swearing to keep out foreign migrants isn’t modern Britain’s only inconsistency

07 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

Crowds are on the way to Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Kishwar Desai | Young stay aloof from monarchy; Liverpool hit by Eurovision fever

It seems the elderly British are super-loyal and believe the monarchy is a strength. But those under 30 are indifferent or hostile

15 May 2023 12:05 AM

Kishwar Desai | Sinn Finn to grace coronation party! Boris still making waves after his exit

Even the Republican Catholic Sinn Fein Party is participating with their leader Michelle O’Neill in the Northern Ireland Assembly joining in

01 May 2023 12:10 AM

Joblessness and the craving for overseas work has led to many selling off family land, gold and other assets. (AFP Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Why are so many Indians going abroad to find jobs?

India has the largest overseas diaspora -- over 32 million who are non-resident Indians or people with overseas citizenship

29 Apr 2023 12:10 AM

Curiously, the Tory Party is not that sensitive about statements made by its MPs or indeed its home secretary, Cruella Braverman. (Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | What’s ‘fun’ can be offensive too… UK may have a ‘double standard’ on hate

The observation was inspired this week, gentle reader, by the recent incidents of supposed anti-religious bias

29 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

People take part in a rally in Trafalgar Square in support of striking NHS junior doctors, as the British Medical Association holds a 96-hour walkout in a dispute over pay, in London, Tuesday April 11, 2023. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Fresh mess in land of ‘Hedgimaharaj’: On maths teachers & nannies for kids

The first scene is set in a church hall which acts as a food bank, where volunteers hand out parcels, cans, vegetables, fruit

22 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

The end-state of Hindutva is not concerned with either nation or Hindus as such, it is occupied by what can be done to the minorities. (Photo:PTI)

Aakar Patel | Targeting ‘others’: How will it benefit India or brighten the nation’s future?

The Hindutva State has introduced discriminatory and exclusionary laws and policies on citizenship, food, divorce, segregation and clothing

04 Apr 2023 12:20 AM

Last month, London announced the new rules making it mandatory for a 10-day quarantine and RT-PCR test even for fully vaccinated Indians travelling to the UK. (PTI Photo)

No mandatory 10-day quarantine for UK passengers: India withdraws travel guidelines

Enraged by the move, India in retaliation has imposed reciprocal measures for UK citizens travelling to India on October 1

13 Oct 2021 6:22 PM

Huawei is, along with Nokia Corp. of Finland and Sweden’s LM Ericsson, a leader in development of fifth-generation telecommunications technology. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Foxy1219).

China accuses Britain of unthinkingly towing US line on Huawei

Chinese officials accuse Washington of misusing national security concerns to block a rising competitor to US tech suppliers.

15 Jul 2020 6:48 PM

File image of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AFP)

Boris Johnson: At low point, doctors prepared my death announcement

The prime minister returned to work on April 27, after recovering from coronavirus

05 May 2020 12:34 PM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson becomes father of a baby boy

Only recently, Johnson returned to 10 Downing Street after battling coronavirus

29 Apr 2020 3:16 PM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson maintains a minute's silence to honour the frontline workers who lost their lives in the coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)

Covid-19: Official death figures spell doom for England and Wales

Coronavirus was mentioned as one of the causes of death in 8,758 cases.

28 Apr 2020 5:01 PM

British Airways to airlift UK nationals stranded in Ahmedabad

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport here will facilitate operation of three relief flights.

12 Apr 2020 12:30 PM

An artwork entitled 'Self-portrait with Necklace', by Frida Kahlo, 1933, Detroit and New York, USA, is displayed during an exhibition entitled 'Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up' at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in west London on June 13, 2018.(Photo: AFP)

Frida Kahlo's once sealed personal belongings go on display in UK

Kahlo’s belongings are paired with pictures of the artist in the same attire.

14 Jun 2018 1:03 PM

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day. (Photo: AP)

UK's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to tour Australia and New Zealand

Harry and Meghan recently exchanged vows in a glittering ceremony at Windsor Castle.

11 Jun 2018 10:29 AM

NHS reports surge in ‘virginity repair’ operations

Here's what hospital figures show.

11 May 2018 5:14 PM

Taiwan to ban disposable plastic items by 2030

The island started recycling plastic and pushing to reduce single-use plastic items more than a decade ago.

23 Feb 2018 1:41 PM

Scottish man's Indian wife banned from UK because her English is too good

She is also pregnant with their first child.

17 Dec 2017 3:34 PM

In this Tuesday Sept. 24, 1996 file photo, Britain's Diana, Princess of Wales, arrives for dinner in Washington. (Photo: AP)

UK Princes William and Harry announce sculptor for new Diana statue

The brothers commissioned a statue in honour of their mother to be erected outside their official London home Kensington Palace.

10 Dec 2017 11:31 AM

Man gives detail account of his alien abduction in new book 37 years later

Alan Godfrey wrote the book to tell his truth.

18 Oct 2017 3:18 PM

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