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
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
UK Supreme Court rules against Scottish independence referendum: What does it mean for the movement 'indyref2'?The Supreme Court of the UK recently ruled against the Scottish independence referendum. What does it mean for Scotland and the UK, read on...
23 Nov, 2022, 09.15 PM IST
Between Brexit and coronavirus, UK togetherness is frayingEngland, Scotland and Wales have been joined since 1707 with Northern Ireland added in 1921 -- four parts of a single country -- but since ...
21 Dec, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Scotland lodges formal request for independence voteFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon sent the notice to Theresa May just days after she received the backing of Scotland's devolved Parliament.
31 Mar, 2017, 08.49 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
European leaders welcome Scottish vote for united UKSteinmeier said he has high respect for Britain's "exemplary democratic culture, which found expression in the referendum.
20 Sep, 2014, 02.28 PM IST
Scotland polls: 54% want to stay with UK, 46% for independenceThe survey involved 1,828 people after they voted today, together with the postal votes of 800 people, and was not a traditional exit poll,...
19 Sep, 2014, 04.47 AM IST
London finds itself in unfamiliar territory as Scotland votes for independenceFor the Scots, London is a disinterested overseer, shrunk from the “capital of vilayat” for the once-colonised, to capital of shrivelled Gr...
19 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Indian diaspora divided over the upcoming Scottish referendum on breaking away from UKIn what will be the largest electorate ever in Scotland, over 4.2 mn people have registered to vote in the independence referendum on Sept ...
18 Sep, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
Scottish independence: A checklist of the personalities who matterAlex Salmond, the first minister of Scotland, the man who is behind the independence move, has once again proved his canny political acumen.
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Asian immigrants' vote may swing Scotland referendumVoters of Pakistani origin form the largest ethnic minority group in Scotland of a total of 140,000 who class themselves as Asian Scots.
16 Sep, 2014, 10.17 PM IST
Asian immigrants' vote may swing Scotland referendumAs the Scottish referendum becomes too close to call in the lead up to Thursday's vote, the Asian immigrant choice could prove crucial.
16 Sep, 2014, 10.07 PM IST
Poke Me: Seven reasons why India mustn't worry about an independent ScotlandThough it has not criticized the separation of Crimea from Ukraine, New Delhi is uncomfortable with the growing assertion of ethno-national...
11 Sep, 2014, 03.42 PM IST
It's looking more and more like Scotland may just vote to go independentWith just over two weeks to go before the referendum vote, YouGov's latest poll for The Sun newspaper shows support for the pro-independenc...
03 Sep, 2014, 02.11 PM IST