UK MPs seek ministerial intervention in farmer protests in IndiaA group of 36 cross-party parliamentarians have written to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab asking him to make representations with his In...
05 Dec, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
UK General Election to throw up good result for Indian-origin candidates"The next Parliament looks set to be our most-diverse ever - with more ethnic minority candidates likely to be elected whichever way the po...
08 Dec, 2019, 11.44 AM IST
British MPs demand inquiry into cheating 'scandal' involving Indian studentsIn a parliamentary debate, Labour MP P Gareth Thomas said that given the seriousness of the issue, the "scandal merits a proper, thorough i...
05 Sep, 2018, 08.30 PM IST
India rejects UK leniency plea for ‘terrorist’ Jagtar Singh JohalThe Centre and Punjab government are on the same page on the issue with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filing an over 1,000-page c...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
British MPs take up plight of Indian professionals in visa rowThe debate entitled 'Immigration Rules: Paragraph 322(5)' was called by SNP's Alison Thewliss to highlight the problems being faced by fore...
14 Jun, 2018, 05.46 PM IST
Indian-origin voters divided in Brexit voteHigh-profile Indian-origin politicians in the UK echoed this divide, with UK employment minister Priti Patel and Infosys chief Narayan Murt...
23 Jun, 2016, 09.45 PM IST
Omar slams critics, asks why can't we praise PM's excellent speechOmar took on critics of PM Modi's speech to British Parliamentarians asking "why cannot we take pride" in the excellent speech made by him.
13 Nov, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Keith Vaz re-elected chair of UK Parliament committeeKeith Vaz, Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP was today re-elected as chair of Parliament's influential Home Affairs Select Committ...
18 Jun, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak leads Indian-origin MP list in UKThe UK-based Rishi Sunak will contest from former foreign secretary William Hague's constituency of Richmond in North Yorkshire.
22 Mar, 2015, 05.28 PM IST
Narayana Murthy's son-in-law leads Indian-origin MP list in UKThe UK-based Rishi Sunak will contest from former foreign secretary William Hague's constituency of Richmond in North Yorkshire.
22 Mar, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Resolution to Kashmir dispute crucial for world peace: UK Parliament debateBritain's former minister in charge of business engagement with India, Gregory Barker MP, countered on behalf of the UK government's view.
11 Sep, 2014, 10.29 PM IST
- Delegation of British MPs of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh
A team of British MPs of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association are on a three-day visit to to discuss progress of programmes in rural area...
19 Feb, 2014, 02.44 PM IST
- Only Indian origin member Shailesh Vara of David Cameron ministry dropped
The only Indian origin member of the British administration, Shailesh Vara, has been dropped in a reshuffle by David Cameron.
13 Sep, 2012, 08.44 AM IST
Britain again raises the pitch for Typhoon for fighter dealBritain today sought to raise the pitch for Eurofighter Typhoon, positioning it as the "strongest offer", two weeks after it lost out to Fr...
13 Feb, 2012, 07.58 PM IST
- Indian MPs interact with British Parliamentarians
A high-level Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar held a free flowing discussion here with British Parliame...
19 Jan, 2011, 03.23 PM IST
- After hike, Indian MPs still get a thirteenth of US lawmakers
Even after a 3-fold pay hike, Indian MPs still rank much below their fellow parliamentarians in US.
21 Aug, 2010, 01.35 AM IST
- I earn, you spend
We Indians have an entirely different attitude so far, to the spending of taxpayer money.
02 Jun, 2009, 01.02 AM IST