Everything about Suella Braverman; UK’s newly-appointed Indian-origin Home SecretaryAs Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss named some influential cabinet ministers on Tuesday, it seems that Suella Braverman would be the ...
07 Sep, 2022, 02.25 PM IST
Who is Rishi Sunak? British politician defeated by Liz Truss in UK PM raceBritish politician Rishi Sunak formerly held the position of Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020 before serving as Chancellor...
05 Sep, 2022, 09.41 PM IST
Polls open in UK election after campaign marred by attacksMay was criticized for lackluster campaigning and two deadly attacks turned the election into a debate about national security.
08 Jun, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
At 56, Indian-origin candidates in UK polls hit new highIf a record number of 10 Indian-origin candidates were elected to the British Parliament in 2015, the 2017 snap polls have an impressive nu...
07 Jun, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Indians issued maximum work visas to UK in 2016Indians accounted for 58 per cent of the total skilled work visas granted last year -- 53,863 of a total of 93,566. Americans were the seco...
25 May, 2017, 09.58 PM IST
Indian-origin MPs set for tough fight in UK general electionWhile many of those elected in May 2015 are defending quite comfortable margins, the changed Brexit reality since the last election means a...
12 May, 2017, 05.30 PM IST
UK Opposition MP resigns with reference to Indian politicsHunt stepped down to take charge of the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum in London, one of the world's greatest museums.
13 Jan, 2017, 08.47 PM IST
Britain’s longest serving Asian MP Keith Vaz named vice-chairman of Labour partyFrom getting the 3000 pound visa bond scheme scrapped to rescuing Baba Ramdev after he was detained at the airport in UK, Vaz is the most p...
29 May, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
Britain’s longest serving Asian MP Keith Vaz named vice-chairman of Labour partyFrom getting the 3000 pound visa bond scheme scrapped to rescuing Baba Ramdev after he was detained at the airport in UK, Vaz is the most p...
29 May, 2015, 11.04 AM IST
UK Elections 2015: David Cameron connected better with minorities, says Lord Swraj PaulLeading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul today commended Prime Minister David Cameron's connect with ethnic minorities in Britain during h...
08 May, 2015, 10.46 PM IST
Indians largest foreign voter group in UKIn this so-called "migrant power list" there are 12 Opposition Labour marginal seats, six ruling Conservative seats and two held by the Lib...
29 Jan, 2015, 07.35 PM IST
Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quaraishi awarded fellowship in UKQuraishi has served as the CEC of India for six years between 2006 and 2012 and presided over some of the largest elections ever in history.
15 Jan, 2015, 08.54 PM IST
More British NRIs show interest in Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2015“The people of Indian origin in the UK have never been roped in by the Indian government for the PBD in a big way and over the past few yea...
11 Jan, 2015, 11.56 AM IST
Narendra Modi's London visit: Trip to take place after UK pollsModi is expected to postpone his UK visit planned for early-2015 to sometime after the British parliamentary elections in May.
25 Dec, 2014, 11.55 AM IST
Indian-origin voters could swing 2015 UK elections: ReportAccording to the research by think-tank British Future, almost one in five new voters at the next election will be from an ethnic minority.
23 Apr, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
India-UK ties still in shallow end of pool of potential: Greg BarkerIndia and the UK are still paddling in the shallow end of the great pool of potential that the two economies offer, a senior British Minist...
08 Apr, 2014, 08.30 PM IST
Meeting with Narendra Modi 'logical next step' in ties: Hugo Swire, UK ministerUK's Minister of State for the Foreign Office Hugo Swire today met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and later said it was "a logical n...
20 Mar, 2013, 10.18 PM IST