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Of an ‘electric’ atmosphere at Indian PM’s speech & well-turned-out royal babies
A very important installation for women in front of the mother of all Parliaments! Mahatma Gandhi, would approve!
30 Apr 2018 12:36 AM
Of media slandering, CHOGM summit and the escalating Cold War freeze
While PM Theresa May might personally be more popular than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, some uncomfortable questions have begun to be asked.
16 Apr 2018 6:31 AM
Of Brexit, authors & Cambridge Analytica
The real excitement here is about the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
02 Apr 2018 3:49 AM
Of ‘sharing culture’ & ‘Russian spies’
The most dangerous threat given by the UK so far is that its team may not attend the football World Cup in Russia.
19 Mar 2018 6:43 AM
Of Fab Four & UK’s white Holi
Meghan drew applause when she spoke up about the Me Too and Time’s Up campaigns and in support of women’s empowerment.
05 Mar 2018 5:05 AM
Of Golden Man Booker, Oxfam and absconding Nirav Modi
One Indian story that has caught the eye of all media in London has been the Nirav Modi scam.
19 Feb 2018 4:57 AM
Of Gandhi & ‘War of the Wardrobes’
Indeed, London was where the Mahatma studied law, learnt his politics and experimented with vegetarianism as a young man.
05 Feb 2018 12:31 AM
Of the Beatles, an ashram in Rishikesh and would-be royals
It is now 50 years since the Beatles came to Rishikesh to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram.
22 Jan 2018 12:34 AM
We live in a dystopian world
Our New Year resolution would be thus to wake up and smell the coffee — and will be more ecological aware! Cheers!
08 Jan 2018 2:21 AM
X’mas evolution & a female Santa
Well, if not quite Queen Victoria, PM Theresa May is also struggling to make a difference — and one has to give her credit for persistence.
25 Dec 2017 2:09 AM
Of X’mas & Meghan’s ‘humble cottage’
We have already got a glimpse of the “humble cottage” where Ms Markle once lived — with three “plush” bedrooms and a cinema room.
11 Dec 2017 1:15 AM
Of Young Marx & preservation of culture
Marx himself is struggling — albeit with great abandon, but with a childlike dependency on those around him.
27 Nov 2017 4:12 AM
X’mas has come early for UK Labour
Ms Patel could definitely be a potential foreign secretary whenever a new Tory government is in power.
13 Nov 2017 12:23 AM
Of sexual indignities & perfect Allana
How long will it take for men in the UK to become aware of the sexual indignities women continue to face?
30 Oct 2017 12:21 AM
A dose of Bharatiya Sanskriti in UK
There have been protests by 1.8 million people with Sadiq Khan also remaining firmly opposed to it.
16 Oct 2017 4:54 AM
Leadership battles conquer Brexit
Johnson is supposed to use the Manchester conference to assert his leadership — while it appears that May will try to hang onto hers.
07 Oct 2017 4:35 AM
Technology is what you make of it
The bomb is suspected to have been placed by someone who was given shelter as a refugee by a well-meaning British couple.
18 Sep 2017 12:12 AM
Amid murmurs about early elections, will Modi learn from May’s example?
One of the biggest controversies raging in the media these days is over adoption, and particularly about foster care.
04 Sep 2017 12:39 AM
Shock over silencing of Big Ben
The attacks in Barcelona reminded me poignantly of the city of Picasso and Gaudi, where we had spent many happy moments one summer.
21 Aug 2017 12:30 AM
Why Philip should be a role model
Princess Diana recorded some tapes with a therapist and they are now public.
07 Aug 2017 2:32 AM
Columns
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Opposition gains ground as President Yoon faces domestic discontent and foreign policy complexities
Tensions between Israel and Iran reach new heights following recent military actions, raising concerns about wider conflict.