Theresa May hopes to seal Brexit deal, stay as PM until 2021: ReportThe plan - developed as optimism grows that May will win support for a Brexit withdrawal bill had been discussed with leading party figures.
24 Dec, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
No-deal Brexit may prolong UK austerity, says HammondHammond is facing pressure to end almost a decade of spending cuts that have limited public services and spurred support for the opposition...
29 Oct, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
Theresa May still thinks Brexit deal with EU likelier than notTheresa May is trying to steer a course between those in her Conservative Party who demand a tough stance with the EU and are content to wa...
07 Aug, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
FT lists Raghuram Rajan as a candidate for top post at Bank of EnglandAttracting Raghuram Rajan, the highly respected Chicago-based economist and former Reserve Bank of India governor, would be a coup, Financi...
23 Apr, 2018, 02.23 PM IST
HSBC, Standard Chartered face UK probe over South Africa's Gupta tiesThe Financial Conduct Authority probe comes after Peter Hain, a member of the unelected House of Lords, wrote a letter raising concerns abo...
20 Oct, 2017, 12.11 AM IST
UK offers to handhold India in financial inclusion driveFintech products are revolutionising the way we accept financial services," said Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond.
06 Apr, 2017, 10.57 AM IST
Lloyd’s starts Indian operations with MS Amlin as first syndicateMS Amlin is the first Lloyd’s insurer to join the reinsurance branch and their specialist underwriting team will offer a range of reinsuran...
05 Apr, 2017, 07.17 PM IST
India, UK to consider free trade pact after BrexitFinance minister Arun Jaitley and UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond discussed the possibility of FTA among other things on Tues...
05 Apr, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
India, UK to set up 240 million pound fund for green energyIndia had in 2015 set up the Rs 40,000 crore National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF) to finance greenfield as well as brownfield...
04 Apr, 2017, 05.33 PM IST
Theresa May names team to run Brexit strategyKey Brexit supporters Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit Secretary David Davis will sit alongside Home Secretary Amber Rudd and Phi...
03 Apr, 2017, 02.03 AM IST
UK finance minister Philip Hammond to lead trade mission to India next weekDuring the visit, Hammond is set to focus on "Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' vision, which is devised to transform the country into ...
02 Apr, 2017, 04.02 PM IST
UK Cabinet split on paying to access EU“I see no reason why those payments should be large," Johnson, who campaigned for Brexit, told 'The Andrew Mar r Show' on the BBC.
05 Dec, 2016, 08.53 AM IST
PM May must remember: An isolationist Britain cannot win friendsThis anti-immigration sentiment generated by Brexit has contributed to a shrill political discourse with little regard for balanced views a...
05 Nov, 2016, 10.55 AM IST
'Theresa May's India visit to give new opportunity to strengthen ties'May said she would be proud to "highlight the achievements of British-Indians next month when I make my first official visit to India as Pr...
03 Nov, 2016, 07.19 PM IST
UK government downplays cabinet tensions over BrexitIt came as leading Brexit-backer Boris Johnson was forced to defend himself over an unpublished article which showed him presenting argumen...
17 Oct, 2016, 08.18 PM IST
Philip Hammond moves to tackle Brexit economic shockWhile he said that the deficit remains “unsustainable,” Hammond called for a “new plan” to manage the nation’s finances in a “pragmatic way...
04 Oct, 2016, 01.50 AM IST
Queen Elizabeth attends UK Cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street, scripts historyPrime Minister David Cameron greeted the 86-year-old Queen at the door of Number 10, posing for photos before going inside.
18 Dec, 2012, 06.40 PM IST