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Amitabh Bachchan jibes at the UK after Rishi Sunak's elevation as PM

Oct 25, 2022, at 05:53 pm

Acting legend Amitabh Bachchan joined the list of people who are showering their wishes on Indian-origin British MP Rishi Sunak, who Monday won the race to become the United Kingdom Prime Minister.

Confident he will do his best: 'Proud' Narayana Murthy on son-in-law Rishi Sunak's elevation as UK PM

Oct 25, 2022, at 05:09 pm

Billionaire businessman Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is "confident" that his son-in-law Rishi Sunak, an Indian-origin British politician, will "do his best" as the United Kingdom Prime Minister, a day after the latter won the race to lead the country.

'Look forward to working closely together on global issues': PM Modi congratulates Rishi Sunak

Oct 25, 2022, at 04:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday congratulated Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin British politician, who takes on as the next UK Prime Minister creating history after his predecessor Liz Truss stepped down.

Boris Johnson's return to 10 Downing Street is a real possibility: Political Activist Tim Montgomerie

Oct 21, 2022, at 10:06 pm

London/IBNS: The prospect of Boris Johnson making it into the final stage of the Tory Party leadership race should be taken "very" seriously, according to the founder of the ConservativeHome website.

India, UK to create new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation

Oct 19, 2022, at 03:27 pm

Gandhinagar: Defence industry organisations from India and the UK have come together to create a new Defence Industry Joint Working Group for more effective cooperation.

India counters UK Home Secy's claim over Visa overstayers

Oct 07, 2022, at 07:36 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Countering UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's claim that the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not worked well, India said it had taken action on all cases which were raised under the agreement, media reports said.

After Leicester temple attack, Jaishankar shares concerns with UK Foreign Secy over security of Indians

Sep 22, 2022, at 05:01 pm

New York/UNI: India has shared its concerns over the security of the Indian community in the United Kingdom with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in the backdrop of the violence and vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Leicester.

Leicester violence: Indian High Commission condemns, seeks immediate action

Sep 19, 2022, at 11:44 pm

The Indian High Commission in the UK has condemned the violence against the Indian community and vandalising of Hindu religious premises in Leicester.

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in London to attend Queen's funeral

Sep 18, 2022, at 03:03 pm

London: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London on Saturday (September 17) to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government.

India receives largest share of UK student, work visas as Covid eases; overtakes China

Aug 26, 2022, at 03:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The latest UK Immigration Statistics published Thursday show that nearly 118,000 Indian students received a student visa in the year ending June 2022 – an 89% increase from the previous year.

Vikram K. Doraiswami appointed as next Indian envoy to UK

Aug 24, 2022, at 07:26 pm

New Delhi: Vikram K. Doraiswami has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday.

UK unveil plaque to commemorate Bengal-Britain medical ties on National Doctors’ Day 2022

Jul 01, 2022, at 08:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The United Kingdom marked the 140th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. C. Roy and National Doctors’ Day by unveiling a commemorative plaque at the office here Friday.

Modi, Johnson announce India-UK Free Trade Agreement to be concluded by 2022 end

Apr 22, 2022, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India and the United Kingdom have decided to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries by the end of this year.

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to visit India on Mar 31

Mar 28, 2022, at 09:49 pm

New Delhi: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit India on Mar 31, Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.

PM Modi, Boris Johnson discuss Ukraine crisis over phone call

Mar 23, 2022, at 04:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday spoke on phone with his United Kingdom counterpart Boris Johnson to discuss the Ukraine situation.

Supreme Court reserves order on sentencing of Vijay Mallya

Mar 11, 2022, at 12:29 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the quantum of sentence in a contempt case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, found guilty of contempt for not disclosing full particulars of assets in a case between the SBI and the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

Flight carrying 219 Indians from war-torn Ukraine lands in Mumbai

Feb 27, 2022, at 02:06 am

India today evacuated 219 Indian citizens stranded in conflict-wracked Ukraine from neighbouring Romania as the Ukraine's airspace has been close for civil aircraft operations.

Flight with 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine lands in Mumbai from Romania

Feb 27, 2022, at 01:46 am

A flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from conflict-wracked Ukraine lands in Mumbai.

PM Modi to address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit tomorrow

Feb 11, 2022, at 05:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of the One Ocean Summit at 2:30 PM through a video message on Friday.

Global Technology Summit 2021 to be held today

Dec 14, 2021, at 02:39 pm

New York: The 6th edition of Global Technology Summit (GTS) will be held from Dec 14-16, 2021.

More relief for Indian travellers, UK will now recognise Covaxin from Nov 22

Nov 09, 2021, at 03:13 pm

London/New Delhi/UNI: In more relief for Indian travellers, Britain said on Monday that from November 22 it will recognise Covid-19 vaccines on the WHO’s Emergency Use Listing, including Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.

Confident India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen: S Jaishankar

Nov 05, 2021, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday he was confident that the India-UK partnership will continue to strengthen as he thanked UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for her Diwali greetings.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Italy, UK to attend G-20 Summit and World Leaders’ Summit of COP-26

Oct 24, 2021, at 09:37 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Rome, Italy and Glasgow, United Kingdom from Oct 29 to Nov 2 to attend the 16th G-20 Summit and the World Leaders’ Summit of COP-26 respectively, confirmed the Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday.

UK Foreign Secretary to visit HMS Queen Elizabeth in Mumbai

Oct 23, 2021, at 06:05 pm

New Delhi/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be visiting HMS Queen Elizabeth that is the spearhead of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) during her visit to Mumbai today.

India, UK discuss UN reforms, counterterrorism at 2nd multilateral dialogue

Oct 20, 2021, at 05:11 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India and the UK discussed issues of mutual interest pertaining to UN reforms, counterterrorism, peacekeeping and climate action during their second multilateral dialogue.

No quarantine for fully vaccinated Indians travelling to UK: British High Commissioner

Oct 08, 2021, at 05:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: No quarantine will be required for the fully vaccinated Indians travelling to the UK from October 11, the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis said Thursday.

Tit-for-tat move: India slaps reciprocal measures on UK nationals, imposes mandatory Covid testing and quarantine

Oct 02, 2021, at 12:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: With the UK failing to give recognition to India’s CoWIN vaccination certification, India on Friday decided to slap reciprocal measures on all UK nationals arriving from Britain from Oct 4, including mandatory Covid-19 RT-PCR testing before and after arrival and 10 days quarantine.

PM Modi praises CoWIN amid tussle with UK over COVID-19 vaccine registration

Sep 27, 2021, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday praised the CoWIN days after the United Kingdom had raised questions over the web portal, which is used for online registration and certification of anti-COVID-19 vaccine in the South Asian country.

'No issues on CoWin with certification' : India's response over UK's concern

Sep 23, 2021, at 04:39 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India has dismissed the "vaccination certification issues" cited by the British authorities for not exempting Indians vaccinated with two doses of Covishield from mandatory quarantine on their arrival in the UK.

After India's warning, UK approves Covishield but says no to CoWIN certificate

Sep 22, 2021, at 08:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India's warning has prompted the United Kingdom to approve Serum Institute of India (SII)'s anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, but questions have been raised over the CoWIN certificate, in what could further escalate the bilateral tension.