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Jaishankar discusses issue of Indian diplomats’ security in UK with British counterpart
Jakarta: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday brought up concerns pertaining to the security of Indian diplomats in the UK with his British counterpart James Cleverly amidst extremist elements threatening officers…
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Family of Pakistani father, son aboard Titan submersible express ‘profound grief’
The family of the British-Pakistani father and son who were on board the missing Titan submersible, expressed “profound grief” at their loss. Shahzada Dawood, 48 and his son Suleman 19, were among…
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BJP inherited toolkit of British dictatorship: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday slammed the BJP government at the Centre over former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s claims, saying that the party’s top leadership is embarrassing the country…
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Johnson quits as UK lawmaker over Partygate report, claims he is victim of ‘witch-hunt’
London: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has abruptly resigned as a lawmaker, claiming he was the “victim of a witch-hunt”, after being told by a parliamentary committee that he will be…
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Anurag Thakur alleges conspiracy to keep Indians away from their history
Jalandhar: Union minister Anurag Thakur alleged on Friday that no effort was made to rectify the narration of history set out by the British, who glorified Mughal emperors and made a brief…
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UK cracks down on overseas student visa right to bring family dependants
London: The UK government on Tuesday announced a new immigration crackdown targeted at overseas students, including Indians, and their visa right to bring dependant family members to the country while enrolled at…
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Canada: Sikh temple staffer held for alleged sexual assault on teen
Toronto, A 58-year-old staffer at a Sikh temple in Canada’s British Columbia province has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, the police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)…
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Rishi Sunak expands role of UK pharmacies to cut GP waiting times
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who worked in his mother’s pharmacy as a young boy growing up in Southampton, was back in his hometown on Tuesday to unveil plans for an…
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UK taking Indian mission’s security ‘extremely seriously’, Parliament told
London: The British government takes the security of the Indian High Commission in London “extremely seriously” and robustly responds to criminal incidents at diplomatic missions, the House of Commons has been informed.…
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Tory peer accuses Suella Braverman of ‘racist rhetoric’
London: A senior Conservative peer has accused Suella Braverman of using “racist rhetoric” after the home secretary singled out British-Pakistani men as being of special concern in relation to child sexual abuse…
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Gurugram woman duped of Rs 2 cr in customs fraud
Gurugram: A 61-year-old woman here was allegedly duped of Rs 2 crore on the pretext of customs clearance by a man she came in contact with on social media, police said. The…
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UK ex-PM Boris Johnson to be grilled over partygate scandal
London: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson will be grilled by a cross-party parliamentary panel for several hours on Wednesday to establish whether he knowingly misled the House of Commons over the…
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Mikes in our Parliament are silenced, Rahul Gandhi tells British MPs
London: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told British parliamentarians in the Houses of Parliament complex in London on Monday that functioning microphones in the Lok Sabha are often silenced against the Opposition. During…