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Opinion: Dental crisis was a major poll issue in UK elections
A single health related concern became one of the major issues during the recently concluded elections to the United Kingdom – Dentistry. Perhaps for the first time in the National Health Service’s…
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India & UK share ‘unique friendship’, affirms new British Foreign Secretary
London: Citing deep connections between people, business, and culture, Britain’s new Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday hailed the “unique friendship” between India and the United Kingdom. The 51-year-old Labour Party politician…
- World
New UK PM Starmer creates ‘Mission Delivery Boards’ for new Cabinet
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday presided over his first Cabinet meeting and created “Mission Delivery Boards” for his ministers, including British Indian Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, to drive through…
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UK: Suella Braverman apologises for Conservative Party acting ‘entitled’
London: Suella Braverman, the sacked British Indian Conservative Party leader, on Friday apologised to the public for the Conservative Party’s performance over the last 14 years after winning a seat in the…
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UK election: Rishi Sunak concedes defeat, Starmer’s Labour party eyes landslide
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat on Friday as his Conservative Party was on course for one of its worst election defeats and the Keir Starmer-led Labour Party hurtled towards…
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UK to go to polls; future of PM Rishi Sunak hangs in balance
London: The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as the United Kingdom goes to the polls on Thursday. Around 46.5…
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Workers union calls off strike action at Tata Steel UK plant
London: A steelworkers’ union planning to begin industrial action over Tata Steel UK future plans for its Port Talbot plant in Wales on Monday called off their strike, saying further investment talks…
- India
Indian-origin victim of UK’s Post Office scandal rejects apology
London: An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software. Seema…
- World
Wikileaks founder freed from UK prison after deal with US authorities
London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the UK reportedly after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges. Assange, who was charged with conspiracy…
- World
UK’s Labour Party says ‘ready to go’ on FTA with India if elected to power on July 4
London: The UK’s Opposition Labour Party on Monday criticised the governing Conservatives led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of having “over-promised and under-delivered” on relations with India and declared that it is…
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Tata Steel workers in UK call first strikes in 40 years
London: Around 1,500 Tata Steel workers based in Port Talbot and Llanwern in Wales will begin “all-out indefinite strike action” from July 8 in protest against the company’s “disastrous plans” to cut…
- Middle East
No normalization with Israel at the expense of Palestinians: Saudi envoy to UK
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) ambassador to the UK, Prince Khalid bin Bandar, said that his country will not normalize relations with Israel at the expense of the Palestinians. Prince Khalid’s…
- Business
Persistent partners Google Cloud for expanded reach across India, US, UK
New Delhi: Multinational technology services company Persistent Systems on Tuesday announced a long-term partnership agreement with Google Cloud for expanded reach across India, the US, the UK, and Australia. According to the…
- Middle East
Vessel hit by projectile in Gulf of Aden: UK Navy
Cairo: The UK Navy on Sunday said that a vessel caught fire after being hit by a projectile in the Gulf of Aden. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency, which…