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Fighting Retreat: Winston Churchill and India By Walter Reid. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Churchill’s policy towards India was dishonest and mendacious

I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion

07 Jan 2024 12:00 AM

Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks to pose outside the to 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022 (Photo: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | A more desi Diwali in Sunak's Britain; storm over latest episodes in Crown

There are deep misgivings as to how closely (or not) the serial seems to be following real lives

14 Nov 2022 12:15 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Rishi make history as Britain looks for new PM?

This time round Mr Sunak might fulfil David Cameron’s 2015 promise to Narendra Modi in London’s packed Wembley Stadium

24 Oct 2022 3:34 AM

Truss has already singled out immigrants from India as the worst case of overstaying be-yond their visa deadlines. She wants immigration from India to be regulated. — AP

Kishwar Desai | Can Tories run Britain, or should Liz start a drive by ditching heels?

Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister, is proving that sometimes it is best to be pragmatic and ditch election promises

16 Oct 2022 11:06 PM

Conservative party leadership contender Liz Truss looks on before the live television debate for the candidates for leadership of the Conservative party, hosted by Channel 4 in London, Friday, July 15, 2022. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | In race to elect next UK PM, are women meant to steal Liz’s votes?

Some rumours are floating around that a few of these candidates were selected in order to ensure that Liz Truss does not make it

17 Jul 2022 11:55 PM

Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro was the chief guest at Republic Day celebrations last year. (Photo: PTI/file)

India will not have R-Day chief guest due to global coronavirus situation: MEA

It will be for the first time in over five decades that India will not have a chief guest at the Republic Day parade

15 Jan 2021 7:17 AM

New Delhi said Tuesday evening that in a phone conversation with Mr Modi, Mr Johnson “regretted his inability to attend … in view of the changed Covid-19 context prevailing in UK”, but said he was keen to “visit India in the near future”.

Boris cancels trip for R-Day due to Covid spike in UK

India is now expected to invite another foreign leader as chief guest for the January 26 parade

06 Jan 2021 10:26 AM

May had to promise the Tories that she would not be leading the party into the next General Election, scheduled for 2022.(Photo: AFP)

Theresa May slams Tony Blair for Brexit meddling by pitching for second referendum

May accused Tony Blair’s intervention as an "insult" to the office of Prime Minister which he once held.

17 Dec 2018 4:05 PM

'I don't expect an immediate breakthrough but what I do hope is that we can start to work as quickly as possible on the assurances that are necessary,' British Prime Minister Theresa May said. (Photo: File | AP)

Theresa May says will step down before 2022 UK general election: report

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned she expects no 'immediate breakthrough' on her Brexit deal at Thursday's EU summit.

13 Dec 2018 6:49 PM

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