UK PM Starmer 'takes responsibility' for Labour election lossesThe ballot was the biggest electoral test for Starmer since Labour ousted the Conservatives following 14 years in power in a landslide elec...
09 May, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
UK local elections test Starmer as Labour faces growing voter backlashUK polling stations opened Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and show...
07 May, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
Scotland plans to launch first govt bondsScotland is set to launch its first government bonds, nicknamed 'kilts', in the 2026/27 fiscal year. This move aims to boost financial sove...
14 Nov, 2025, 08.49 AM IST
Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visitDonald Trump golfed at his Turnberry course in Scotland. Protests erupted across the country during his visit. Demonstrators criticized UK ...
27 Jul, 2025, 08.23 AM IST
Motion to combat anti-Hindu prejudice tabled in Scottish ParliamentA Scottish Parliament member has put forward a motion recognizing a Glasgow-based Gandhian society's report on rising prejudice against Hin...
18 Apr, 2025, 06.15 PM IST
SNP old-hand John Swinney set to be Scotland's new leaderNew SNP leader John Swinney aims to unite the party and push for independence despite challenges from within and a resurgent Labour party. ...
06 May, 2024, 06.05 PM IST
Who could become Scotland's First Minister? Her are some key contendersScottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned. A list of potential successors to run the government at Edinburgh.
29 Apr, 2024, 08.47 PM IST
King Charles III to receive Scotland's Crown Jewels in Edinburgh Coronation CeremonyThe part of Scotland honours, the crown, and scepter will be presented to King Charles III on the occasion of national thanksgiving service...
05 Jul, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Pakistani-origin Humza Yousaf elected Scotland's first Muslim First MinisterHumza Yousaf pointed to his fellow Pakistani-origin Opposition Scottish Labour Party leader, Anas Sarwar, as a "signal of progress" that th...
28 Mar, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
British government to block Scottish gender reform lawThe bill, approved in December, makes Scotland the first nation of the United Kingdom to back a self-identification process for changing ge...
17 Jan, 2023, 01.35 AM IST
UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote planThe judgment is a setback for the Scottish government's campaign to break away from the United Kingdom. The top court ruled that the Scotti...
24 Nov, 2022, 12.57 AM IST
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves Buckingham Palace for final journeyThe coffin will be received at Westminster Hall by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Reverend Justin Welby, to conduct a short service ass...
15 Sep, 2022, 11.23 AM IST
King Charles addresses parliament as mourners gather to see Queen's coffinCharles then headed to Edinburgh, where he will walk in procession with other senior royals behind his mother's coffin from the Palace of H...
13 Sep, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Charles III arrives in Edinburgh for queen coffin processionThe ceremony was held in Westminster Hall because monarchs are not allowed inside the House of Commons. That rule dates from the 17th centu...
12 Sep, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
People get a chance to bid final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth, thousands of fans line-up to see monarch's coffin at EdinburghThe Queen's coffin will lie at the cathedral for 24 hours, giving members of the public a chance to pay their respects.
12 Sep, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Scotland becomes first country in the world to offer free menstrual hygiene productsThe new Period Products Bill makes it a legal right to have free access to sanitary products.
25 Nov, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
Scotland to seek independence referendum over BrexitIf it gets parliamentary approval, this will be the second such Scottish independence referendum after 2014, when the region had voted to r...
13 Mar, 2017, 06.54 PM IST