Pakistani gangs targeted vulnerable girls across UK towns & cities: Rape Gang InquiryA survivor-led inquiry has concluded its initial phase, exposing decades of systematic child sexual exploitation across the UK. Predominant...
20 Jun, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
"They are not Japanese, predominantly Pakistani Muslim rape gangs": Rupert Lowe reignites UK Grooming Gang inquiry debateBritish MP Rupert Lowe has reignited debate over grooming gangs, challenging the term "Asian grooming gangs" and calling them "Pakistani Mu...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Why a by-election in northwest England could decide Keir Starmer's futureBritain holds a crucial by-election today. The vote could trigger a leadership challenge against Labour's Keir Starmer. Andy Burnham, a pop...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
How Canada's draft chatbot law stacks up on global sceneCanada's proposed law requiring chatbot providers to protect users from "harmful" content is the latest step by global governments to regul...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
'Was raped by 600-700 different men, put a cigarette...': UK MP reads horrific grooming gang testimonies in ParliamentBritish MP Rupert Lowe has reignited the grooming gangs scandal by presenting graphic survivor testimonies in Parliament. These accounts de...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
India-UK tech partnership will secure supply chains, UK Parliament toldIndia and the UK are boosting their partnership through the Technology Security Initiative. This pact focuses on critical and emerging tech...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
British Indian MPs swear oath on 'Bhagavad Gita', 'Gutka', 'Bible'Newly elected Indian-origin MPs to the House of Commons have been pledging allegiance to the British Crown, swearing on holy texts or affir...
12 Jul, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
UK election set to deliver more diverse Parliament, high number of British Indian MPsWith around 14 per cent of MPs coming from an ethnic minority background this time, the analysis finds that the new Parliament will be clos...
03 Jul, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
UK MP Chris Pincher faces suspension for groping two menUK MP Chris Pincher has been found guilty of groping two men at a programme held at London’s Carlton Club. He may be suspended for eight we...
06 Jul, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
View: Indian democracy is thriving, but the parliamentary system is in deep crisisIn Parliament, thanks to the incessant din and the brazen disregard of all rules, Bills have been rushed through in minutes because no disc...
08 Aug, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
Is there a need to build democratic duplicates?India is naturally chary of “duplicates”, so any new construction will probably not be a copy of the original.
29 Oct, 2017, 11.00 PM IST
UK's first woman Sikh MP elected to key Parliament panelBritain's first woman Sikh MP has been elected to an influential cross-party panel in the UK Parliament that examines the workings of the H...
18 Jul, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
Complaint against Rahul Gandhi sent to Ethics Committee of ParliamentLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has forwarded to the Ethics Committee of Parliament a complaint by a BJP MP against Congress Vice Preside...
05 Jan, 2016, 10.55 PM IST
'Raksha Bandhan' celebrated in UK ParliamentThe festival of 'Raksha Bandhan' has been celebrated at the British Parliament, organised by a group that promotes the interests of British...
11 Sep, 2015, 03.18 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
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
Many British parliamentarians earn more outside ParliamentAt least 20 British lawmakers earned more than their basic parliamentary salary of just over 65,000 pounds, with former Prime Minister Gord...
28 May, 2013, 05.43 PM IST