- Monday, March 31, 2025
A British minister on Sunday (17) vigorously defended prime minister Rishi Sunak, who is also his party's leader, amidst escalating internal discord within the governing Conservative Party and the latter's efforts to ride out of it. The turmoil comes as the premier faces challenges from factions on the right calling…
LONDON on Sunday (17) witnessed people rooting for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the general elections beginning next month in a car rally organised by Overseas Friends of BJP in the UK. The rally featuring 250 cars kicked off at the Kutch Leva Patidar Samaj Complex in Northolt…
SIDDHARTH Balachandran, an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist based in the UAE, has contributed AED 10 million to the Mother's Endowment campaign launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, to honour mothers by setting up an endowment fund worth a billion AED to…
INDIA's chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday (17) said 12 states in the country have more women voters than men and it showed a "very healthy sign" signifying greater participation in the electoral cycle in a country which has a sex ratio of 948 women to every 1,000 men. …
UNITED STATES consul general to Mumbai in India, Mike Hankey, on Friday (15) assured that Washington will support New Delhi in its endeavour to become a developed nation by 2047, a target set by prime minister Narendra Modi. He also extended his country's support to making the proposed India-Middle East-Europe…
INDIAN president Droupadi Murmu on Friday (15) welcomed Bhutanese prime minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her official residence in New Delhi, with words of appreciation for the mutual trust, goodwill, and cooperation between the two South Asian neighbours at all levels. The Indian leader applauded Tobgay for…
LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday (15) unveiled a new £100 million Housing Kickstart Fund aimed at converting market-rate homes on development sites that have been stalled due to economic conditions, into genuinely affordable homes that the people of the capital are urgently seeking. The funding represents fresh resources from…
THE UK government on Wednesday (13) unveiled proposals aimed at stopping foreign states from owning newspapers in the country, which could potentially grant ministers the authority to thwart RedBird IMI, backed by Abu Dhabi, from acquiring the Telegraph, a centuries-old daily. The dispute over ownership of one of Britain's renowned newspapers…
AMID a diplomatic row with India, the Maldives have found its revenue earned from the tourism industry dwindling owing to a rapid decline in Indian tourist visits this year. The situation has prompted calls for Male to mend the fence with New Delhi. India, which was the highest contributor to…
THREE Indians were among four undocumented non-citizens who were arrested by the US Border Patrol agents in Upstate New York on Tuesday (12) after they attempted to illegally enter the US by jumping off a moving freight train coming from Canada. The fourth person is a citizen of the Dominican…
