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UK PM race: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss neck and neck after first TV debate clash
London: There was no clear winner between former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday after the UK’s prime ministerial candidates went head-to-head in their first television debate as…
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UK: PM candidates Sunak, Truss vow crackdown on migration
London: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two final candidates in the UK’s Prime Ministerial race, have vowed to toughen measures against migration, the media reported on Sunday. In an interview with the…
- Middle East
Queen Elizabeth II bestows Kuwait ambassador with Knight’s Medal
The Queen of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, awarded Kuwait’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Khaled Al Duwaisan the Knight’s Medal of St. Michael and St. George, which was established by…
- Business
UK heatwave shuts Google Cloud, Oracle data centre servers
London: The record-breaking heat in the UK has led to cooling-related outages at the Google Cloud and Oracle servers, leaving the customers flummoxed as they never experience such outages. Google Cloud said…
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Boris Johnson wants ‘anyone but Rishi’ to replace him
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing for failed Tory leadership candidates to back “anyone but Rishi” Sunak, it was claimed on Friday, amid reports that the whole team at 10…
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Rishi Sunak on winning streak as five candidates left in UK PM race
London: Rishi Sunak tightened his grip on the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and British prime minister as he bagged 101 votes to again emerge as the winner…
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UK PM race: Rishi Sunak wins first round in Tory leadership contest
London: Erstwhile Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who is of East African Indian origin, won the first round of balloting in the British ruling Conservative party to choose a Prime Minister,…
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UK: New Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5
London: The new prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) replacing incumbent Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5, said Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party’s backbench 1922 Committee, on…
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Won’t damage their chances: Boris Johnson on UK PM candidates
London: Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he would not want to damage the chances of any of the candidates in the leadership race to succeed him at…
- India
Contempt case: Vijay Mallya handed four-month jail term
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday awarded four-month sentence to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in…
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Rishi Sunak early frontrunner in the race for new UK PM
London: Rishi Sunak, the British Indian former minister who has now formally launched his campaign to be elected the new Conservative Party leader and UK Prime Minister, emerged as an early frontrunner…
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Rishi Sunak bids to be UK’s Prime Minister
London: Indian-origin former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British government Rishi Sunak on Friday formally launched his bid to become leader of the Conservative Party. If he succeeds, he will automatically…
- India
Boris Johnson agrees to resign, will stay UK PM until new leader elected
London: Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday finally agreed to step down as the Conservative Party leader, triggering a leadership election for a new Tory leader who will go on…
- Middle East
Iran arrests British Deputy Ambassador on spying charges
Tehran: Iran has arrested the deputy head of the United Kingdom’s mission in Iran, Giles Whitaker, and several other academics on charges of espionage, local media reported on Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary…
- Technology
UK opens probe into Microsoft’s $69 bn acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker
London: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday announced a formal investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision Blizzard. The UK watchdog has invited comments…
