Dec 21, 2024, at 10:13 am
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has nominated London-based Indian-origin professional Krish Raval for new political peerages in the House of Lords in the UK.
Rishi Sunak resigns as British PM following Labour Party's landslide victory in polls
Jul 05, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Rishi Sunak on Friday met the King in Buckingham Palace to submit his resignation as the Prime Minister of the UK, just hours after his party registered a landslide defeat in the general polls.
Keir Starmer: Who is the Labour leader heading to become British PM?
Jul 05, 2024, at 03:00 pm
In 2020, right after Britain's Labour Party suffered a major loss in the general polls, the outfit decided to hand over the political party's leadership to Keir Starmer to alter the fate in 2024.
Billionaire Hinduja family members get 4 years of jail term for exploiting staff at Swiss mansion
Jun 22, 2024, at 07:34 am
A Swiss court Friday sentenced jail terms to four members of Britain's richest family for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.
Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis in emotional video message
Mar 23, 2024, at 06:48 am
London: Britain’s Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has been diagnosed with cancer and disclosed her illness to the world in a video message.
US, Britain conduct 10 airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea port
Mar 20, 2024, at 04:30 am
Sanaa/Yemen: Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationed in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
In first message after surgery, Kate, UK's Princess of Wales, thanks public for support
Mar 11, 2024, at 02:00 am
London: Kate, the UK's Princess of Wales, conveyed gratitude to the public for their support in her first public communication after her abdominal surgery in January.
Feb 24, 2024, at 01:12 am
A woman who once left the United Kingdom to join the terror group Islamic State at the age of 15 has lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship.
Report says Britain is slipping back to social divide of Victorian era
Dec 12, 2023, at 02:57 pm
The UK is in danger of sliding back into the “Two Nations” of the Victorian era marked by a widening gulf between mainstream society and a depressed and poverty-stricken underclass, according to a report released by a leading think-tank into the state of the nation.
Moscow bars entry of 54 British citizens from entering Russia
Aug 19, 2023, at 03:52 pm
The Russian government has barred 54 British citizens from entering the country, media reports said.
Britain planning to remove Chinese surveillance gear from govt sites: Reports
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:39 am
London: Britain has decided to announce the removal of Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites as part of plans to address concerns they could be used for spying by China, media reports said.
Ending reliance on China: British PM Rishi Sunak unveils £1bn investment in microchips
May 23, 2023, at 02:44 am
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £1 billion investment in microchip manufacture in an attempt to end reliance on China.
Paraguayan, British lawmakers commence Taiwan visit
Mar 22, 2023, at 05:04 pm
Taipei: Lawmakers from Taiwan's South American ally Paraguay and from the United Kingdom have arrived in Taiwan as they commenced their trip to the region with the aim of meeting local leaders and enhancing deeper ties.
Britain's first female Sikh Member of Parliament receives threatening e-mail, security heightened
Mar 06, 2023, at 03:56 am
London: Britain's first female Sikh Member of Parliament, Preet Kaur Gill, said her security has been beefed up after receiving an e-mail warning.
Historic St Edward's Crown to be modified for King Charles's coronation in May
Dec 04, 2022, at 07:26 pm
London/IBNS: The historic St Edward's Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be modified for the coronation of King Charles III next May, Buckingham Palace said.
Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:44 pm
London: The Census 2021 has shown that for the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, media reports said.
'Everyone's really excited', says Rishi Sunak on life in 10 Downing Street: Report
Nov 06, 2022, at 06:13 am
Newly-appointed UK PM Rishi has moved back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.
Queen Elizabeth's coffin lowered into royal vault ahead of private burial
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:19 am
London: The committal service for Queen Elizabeth II has now ended, after which her coffin was lowered into the vault at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, ahead of a private burial service later.
Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held today
Sep 19, 2022, at 02:25 pm
London: The hour-long state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday.
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Britain's King Charles III made his first address to the mourning nation on Friday following the demise of his mother and the country's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.
King Charles III to be proclaimed Britain's new monarch tomorrow, speech tonight
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:11 am
London/IBNS: King Charles III will make his first address at 10:30 pm IST Friday as Britain mourns the demise of its longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday at the age of 96.
British lawmaker Neil Parish resigns after watching porn in parliament
May 01, 2022, at 04:25 am
A British lawmaker, who had been suspended from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, said Saturday that he had stepped down after admitting that he had watched porn twice on his phone in the House of Commons in a "moment of madness", media reports said.
UK: Man charged with Indian-origin womanSabita Thanwani's murder
Mar 22, 2022, at 10:38 pm
London: British police have charged a man who has been arrested in connection with the murder of Indian-origin student Sabita Thanwani in London.
Britain withdrawing some embassy staff from Ukraine
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:30 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: Britain has begun to withdraw staff from its embassy in Kiev, the country's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said on Monday.
UK's Royal Mint launches commemorative Mahatma Gandhi coin on Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:47 am
London/IBNS: UK on Thursday unveiled a new commemorative coin on Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
Got two doses of Covishield: UN General Assembly President amid India-UK vaccine war
Oct 02, 2021, at 07:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the India-UK vaccine war, United Nations General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid has said he was administered with two doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, media reports said.
Submarine row: Boris Johnson tells irate France to get a grip
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:20 pm
London/Paris: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has commented on France's condemnation of the trilateral nuclear submarine deal, which is likely to further fuel Paris' anger, according to media reports.
Former UK PM Tony Blair slams western alliance for 'abandonment' of Afghanistan
Aug 23, 2021, at 07:33 am
London: Former UK prime Minister Tony Blair has criticised the "abandonment" of Afghanistan by US and NATO forces and called the move "dangerous" and "unnecessary".
Fully vaccinated British health secty Sajid Javid tests Covid+
Jul 18, 2021, at 05:50 am
London/IBNS: British health secretary Sajid Javid has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating.
Uyghurs: British lawmaker asks govt to back political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:27 pm
London: An influential group of British lawmakers have said PM Boris Johnson-led government should back a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing to pressure the Chinese government over the "genocide" of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in the northwest province of Xinjiang.