Numbers behind vote that plunged UK PM Starmer into crisisIn the wake of a tumultuous round of local elections, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer grapples with a leadership crisis as Labour faces stee...
13 May, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Under-threat UK PM Starmer vows to prove 'doubters' wrongEmbattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting Monday, vowing to prove his "doubters" wrong as he sought to quell a growin...
11 May, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
Meet the newest member of Scottish Parliament, an Indian-born who went to UK on a student visaIndia-born, non-binary anthropologist Q Manivannan has been elected to the Scottish Parliament on a "kinder politics" platform. Manivannan,...
11 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
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
Assisted suicide, which is legal in parts of U.S., set to fall in England, Wales. Here's whyTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by the House of Commons last June, the U.K.'s revising chamber, the House of Lords, has...
24 Apr, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Glasgow building fire closes Scotland's busiest train station, disrupts rail servicesA major fire in Glasgow has crippled Scottish train services after destroying a historic four-story building adjacent to Glasgow Central St...
09 Mar, 2026, 04.37 PM 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
New UK PM Keir Starmer seeks 'reset' after victoryStarmer's Labour Party trounced Swinney's Scottish National Party for seats in Parliament. But the SNP, which has pushed for Scottish indep...
07 Jul, 2024, 11.52 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
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
Scotland passes gender recognition reform bill in ‘historic’ victory for trans communityThe Scottish parliament has passed the long-awaited Gender Recognition Reform bill.
23 Dec, 2022, 02.04 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
Scotland introduces Period Products Act, makes menstruation-related items free for allThe Scottish govt became the first country in the world to offer free period products.
17 Aug, 2022, 08.48 AM 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
Boris reportedly called the Scottish devolution Tony Blair's biggest mistake and a 'disaster'Under UK's delicate constitutional balance, semi-autonomous parliaments and governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland known as th...
17 Nov, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
Boris Johnson calls for closure on Brexit in first speech after landslide poll winThe 55-year-old was driven to Buckingham Palace for his audience with Queen Elizabeth II for the formal government formation protocol as th...
13 Dec, 2019, 10.06 PM IST