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UK govt seizes Dawood Ibrahim's properties

Dawood is the main accused in the 1993 serial blasts case in which around 260 people were killed.

14 Sept 2017 12:42 AM IST

Under the UKs Department for Education guidelines, uniform policy is a matter for individual head-teachers and their governing bodies. (Photo: Representational | AP)

UK school wants govt to ban hijab, fasting for children

St Stephen's School in Newham, east London, became one of the first schools in the country to ban the hijab for girls...

14 Jan 2018 4:47 PM IST

Aid from foreign sources is a two-edged sword as Indian NGOs tell the story of how exploitative some of the conditions can be.

Art of giving: Sex and the charities

It is important for organisations like Oxfam to sustain the support for charity in their home base and to rein in sexual...

25 Feb 2018 3:59 AM IST

The victims of these paedophiles were referred to as prostitutes and even by some idiots as sex workers .

Of unappealing segments of eternal night

The initial responses to this universal scandal were in some cases disingenuous and disgusting.

17 Feb 2018 3:50 AM IST

Abu Qatada (Photo: AFP)

Acting honourably is expensive, as UK govt is now discovering

There is and has been for decades a British law against instigating the murder of groups or inciting religious hatred.

12 Jan 2019 12:10 AM IST

Will appeal against extradition order, says Vijay Mallya

Mallya now has 14 days from February 4 to apply for leave to appeal to the UK High Court.

5 Feb 2019 8:11 AM IST

Conservative MPs will decide Thursday who will join Boris Johnson in the final two battling to become Britains next prime minister, with three contenders jostling for the second spot. (Photo: AFP)

Conservative MPs to pick final two in battle to become British PM

The winner will be announced in the week beginning July 22 and then take over from Theresa May as Prime Minister.

20 Jun 2019 1:49 PM IST

Former British prime minister Theresa May skipped seeing her successor fire up Conservative MPs on Thursday and instead spent her first day out of office enjoying one of her favourite pastimes cricket. (Photo: Twitter)

Theresa May skips Boris Johnson's maiden speech as UK PM. Why?

Johnson replaced May, bringing to an end her crisis-plagued 3-year tenure that will be remembered for her failure to...

26 July 2019 3:35 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (Photo: Twitter/ @narendramodi)

Modi congratulates Boris Johnson on becoming UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson on Wednesday officially became the UK Prime Minister, following the official step down of his predecessor...

25 July 2019 11:34 AM IST

Priti Patel was elected as a Conservative MP for Witham in Essex in 2010 and gained prominence in the then David Cameron-led Tory government as his Indian Diaspora Champion. (Photo: AFP)

5 interesting facts about Priti Patel, Britain's new interior minister

Britain's new PM Boris Johnson named Priti Patel as interior minister, marking political comeback for ex-international...

25 July 2019 11:15 AM IST

Three Iranian ships attempted to impede the passage of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing a UK frigate to intervene, the British government said Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

3 Iranian boats attempted to 'impede the passage' of British tanker:...

'We are concerned by this action and continue to urge Iranian authorities to de-escalate the situation in the region,' a...

11 July 2019 12:08 PM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a fresh blow Saturday when senior minister Amber Rudd quit her work and pensions post in protest at his handling of the Brexit crisis. (Photo: AP)

Senior UK Minister Amber Rudd quits in fresh blow for Boris Johnson

The 56-year-old said she felt that Johnson's threat of a messy "no-deal" divorce was a useful negotiating tactic to take...

8 Sept 2019 9:44 AM IST