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Fresh race for UK PM with Liz Truss’s resignation
It is a virtual clash of politics and economics in Britain with PM Liz Truss having to resign within little more than a month due to bad economic policies. Who will be…
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‘Cannot deliver mandate’: Liz Truss quits as UK Prime Minister
London: UK’s beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss, facing opposition from within the party over her handling of the economy and exit of key ministers, resigned on Thursday. Addressing reporters outside 10 Downing…
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Rishi Sunak would beat Liz Truss if UK PM poll held now, finds survey
London: Former Indian-origin chancellor Rishi Sunak would beat his rival Liz Truss if the Conservative Party leadership election is held now as a result of what is dubbed as “buyer’s remorse” among…
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Ex-British fighter pilots lured by Chinese military for training PLA personnel
London: The UK government said on Tuesday that it is taking “decisive steps” to stop lucrative Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former British military pilots to train the People’s…
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Bookie odds favour Rishi Sunak comeback amid turbulence for UK PM Liz Truss
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss, just over a month into the job, is already seen as increasingly unlikely to ride out the turbulence within her own Conservative Party and the financial…
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‘UK PM Liz Truss’s credibility blown and her authority gone’
London: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacrificed her Finance Minister and closest political ally just weeks into her premiership in order to save her own skin, media reports said. On Friday…
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Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor amid economic turmoil
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked her Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in an effort to stem the economic turmoil unleashed by his mini-budget at the end of last month, reports emerging…
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Rebels plot to replace Liz Truss with Rishi Sunak amid UK crisis
London: Rebels on the backbenches of the UK’s governing Conservative Party are said to be plotting to replace Liz Truss as party leader and Prime Minister with a so-called “unity” joint ticket…
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Liz Truss in danger of becoming shortest-serving UK Prime Minister
London: The shortest-serving British Prime Minister was George Canning, who, in 1827, was in office for a mere 119 days. His term though was cut short not by political events, but by…
- India
Indian High Commissioner promises to ramp up visa capacity in UK
London: Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami took to Twitter on Wednesday to lay out the steps being taken to ramp up capacity and address the difficulty in getting an…
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Remains of 240, including 100 kids found beneath UK store
The archaeologists exhumed the skeletons of 240 people, including remains of 100 children, beneath a former departmental store in Whale’s Pembrokeshire. Ocky White, the departmental store was a popular store for more…
- India
Goa to face loss of Rs 500 cr if visa restriction to UK not relaxed: GFP
Panaji: Claiming that the coastal state will face loss of Rs 500 crore if tourists from United Kingdom don’t visit, Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and MLA Vijai Sardesai has appealed to…
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Experts debate Nirav Modi’s suicide risk in UK High Court
London: The High Court in London on Tuesday began hearing evidence from two leading experts in the field of psychiatry to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi if…
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UK may put cap on number of dependents international students can bring
London: Bad news for the students who are planning to move to the United Kingdom on student visas as the country is likely to introduce a cap on the number of dependents…
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UK PM Liz Truss hands trade minister’s job to Rishi Sunak’s ally
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday handed a junior trade minister’s job to an ally of her leadership rival Rishi Sunak, in a move seen as an attempt to rally…
