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Starmer storm sweeps Sunak out of 10 Downing Street

Keir Starmer became UK's new prime minister on Friday and vowed to rebuild Britain, hours after his Labour Party secured a landslide victory in a general election in which the weary voters......

Denied entry to India as...: UK-based Kashmiri Pandit professor

A professor of Indian origin at the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom who was invited by the Karnataka government to attend an event in Bengaluru was denied entry when she landed at......

One-nation, One-poll: 'Theoretically very attractive, but practically...'

Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said on Friday that holding of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls is desirable and it has many advantages -- such as reducing......

Historic India Club in London announces closure after losing legal battle

The India Club in London, with its early roots in the Indian independence movement as a hub for nationalists, is to shut down next month after losing a protracted battle against closure, it emerged......

Delhi govt challenges Centre's ordinance in SC

The Delhi government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance on control of services, saying it is an 'unconstitutional exercise of executive fiat' that......

I could be in England for years, Nirav Modi tells UK court

Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, told a UK court on Thursday that he could be in England for years as some ongoing......

Will Nirav Modi be finally extradited to India?

The Indian authorities have submitted their legal response to the application filed by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi seeking permission to appeal against his extradition order in the UK Supreme......

Rishi Sunak, his wife Akshata rank 17th on UK's 'Asian Rich List 2022'

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have made their debut on the UK's 'Asian Rich List 2022' topped by the Hinduja family. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Sunak and......

Nirav Modi faces extradition as he loses appeal in UK court

Diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition on mental health grounds as the high court in London ruled that his risk of suicide is not such that it would be either......

UK High Court hears Nirav Modi plea against extradition to India

A British court on Tuesday opened the continuation appeal hearing in the extradition case of Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India on the charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an......

Chaos at Lord's: Protesters charged for disrupting Ashes match

IMAGE: Jonny Bairstow lifts one of the protestors! Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Three Just Stop Oil protesters were charged with aggravated trespass after they interrupted day one of the......

SEE: Beckham queues to see Queen Elizabeth's coffin

IMAGE: Former football player David Beckham leaves after paying his respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth lying in state in London, Britain on Friday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Former......

All soccer games in England postponed to mourn Queen, cricket and rugby go ahead

Third Test between England and SA to resume on Saturday IMAGE: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth is displayed at a bus stop outside Westminster Abbey, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth, in......

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