Home » uk elections

You Searched For "uk elections"

Indian-origin candidates across both the Conservative and Labour parties on Friday registered strong results in the UKs general election, with around a dozen MPs retaining their seats alongside some new faces. (Photo: File)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law among Indian-origin winners in UK's...

All the Indian-origin MPs from the previous Parliament were successful in clinching their seats.

14 Dec 2019 4:28 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated his British counterpart Boris Johnson on his Conservative Partys victory in the 2019 general elections and said that he looks forward to working with him for closer India-UK ties. (Photo: File)

'Look forward to working together': PM Modi congratulates Boris...

Johnson's Conservative Party on Friday secured a majority in the House of Commons.

13 Dec 2019 7:28 AM

Britains Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AP)

Jeremy Corbyn says won't lead Labour Party in future UK polls after...

'The party needed to reflect and that he would lead the party as it discussed its future,' he added.

13 Dec 2019 6:34 AM

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

UK's Boris Johnson wins parliamentary majority

US President Donald Trump sent out a tweet as soon as reports of Johnson's new mandate emerged.

13 Dec 2019 5:03 AM

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

UK destined for Brexit as election triumph on horizon for Boris...

An exit poll showed the Conservatives winning a landslide 368 seats, more than enough for a comfortable majority.

13 Dec 2019 3:52 AM

Britains opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves to supporters at a launch event for the Labour partys general election campaign in London, Britain. Photograph:(Photo: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Why is Labour, once a force in British politics, on...

Subsequent Labour governments did very little to make the economic revival of these towns and cities their priority

14 May 2021 6:30 PM

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

AA Edit | Setbacks and solace for Sunak

Tactical voting, somewhat akin to India's Mahagathbhandan against the ruling party, may damage the Tories.

24 July 2023 7:12 PM

Simon Danczuk, Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom. (Image: Twitter)

Farrukh Dhondy | Democracy can be dodgy: The war in Gaza still plagues...

Navigating the twists of democracy and local politics, the Rochdale by-election a tableau of shrewd maneuvers and...

16 Feb 2024 6:35 PM

He has worked in the National Health Service for over 15 years in 41 different hospitals. (Photo: Facebook)

Labour Party fields Indian-origin candidate against UK education

Neeraj Patil is a Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine and a former Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth.

11 May 2017 8:22 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

May takes blame for party's loss in UK elections; says I'm going to...

The chaos has also weighed on the pound and the govt may have to delay the announcement of its policy plans to...

13 Jun 2017 4:03 AM

The rupee had staged a smart rebound against the US dollar to end higher by 12 paise at 67.82 in yesterdays trade.

Forex: Rupee ends higher at 64.24

The rupee made a roaring comeback despite a week of depressed global sentiment and a volatile situation in the country.

10 Jun 2017 12:15 PM

The Sensex opened higher before trading at 26,646.65 at 1100 hours, a loss of 51.17, or 0.19 per cent.

Sensex,Nifty go steady in a crisis-packed week

It was highly volatile trading week after RBI left policy rates unchanged and global political crisis took centre stage.

10 Jun 2017 10:45 AM