Britain Prime Minister-elect and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer waves to the crowd of his supporters with his wife Victoria, at the Tate Modern in London, on July 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister-elect Keir Starmer pledged on July 5 to start a period of “national renewal” in the U.K. after his opposition … Read more
Anand Menon, Director of the U.K. in a Changing Europe, a think tank, discusses the outcomes of the U.K. elections, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s political future, and how the Labour Party’s foreign policy towards India and China might look if it forms the next U.K. government, in an interview with Sriram Lakshman. What are we … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks to visit the Imagination Childcare children’s centre during a Conservative general election campaign event in Swindon, Britain, June 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations in France early to return to the election campaign trail — a decision slammed … Read more
London: Akshata Murty, Britain’s Indian First Lady, has begun getting proactive as her husband hit the campaign trail in a tough race ahead for the governing Conservatives, starting with a supportive message to say she’s with him “every step of the way” hours after a rain-soaked Rishi Sunak announced July 4 as the general election … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singhsaid talks between India and China are going smoothly and India will never bow down. | Photo Credit: X/@BJP4Gujarat Talks with China going on smoothly, India will never bow down: Rajnath Singh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said talks between India and China are going smoothly and in a good environment, and India … Read more
Official figures confirmed Britain’s economy entered a shallow recession last year, leaving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a challenge to reassure voters that the economy is safe with him before an election expected later this year. Gross domestic product shrank by 0.1% in the third quarter and by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, unchanged from … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, “The U.K. is going further in our support.“ | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Rishi Sunak marked the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Saturday with a pledge to renew the U.K.’s determination to support the Ukrainians and declared the free world united in its response to President … Read more
Mobile phones will be prohibited in schools across England under new government guidance issued on Monday. The guidance by Rishi Sunak government supports headteachers in monitoring the use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including break times. The new policy aims to ensure a consistent approach across all schools in the country. Schools will … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered two heavy blows to his leadership ahead of a general election later this year as the Opposition Labour Party overturned strong Conservative majorities to win by-elections in England on Friday. Labour’s Dan Egan won the House of Commons seat of Kingswood, south-west England, and the party’s Gen Kitchen won … Read more
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni may have just touched a raw nerve with a loaded comment about Islam at a far right gathering in her country. According to various media reports, Meloni’s potentially explosive observation came at a political event held by the far-right Brothers of Italy in Rome, where she reportedly said that “there … Read more