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Kishwar Desai

Crowds are on the way to Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony for Britain's King Charles III in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Kishwar Desai | Young stay aloof from monarchy; Liverpool hit by Eurovision fever

It seems the elderly British are super-loyal and believe the monarchy is a strength. But those under 30 are indifferent or hostile

15 May 2023 12:05 AM

Kishwar Desai | Sinn Finn to grace coronation party! Boris still making waves after his exit

Even the Republican Catholic Sinn Fein Party is participating with their leader Michelle O’Neill in the Northern Ireland Assembly joining in

01 May 2023 12:10 AM

The coronation of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla takes places on May 6. (Photo: Twitter)

Chariot ride to be shorter for King... Did Modi rap Rishi over Khalistanis?

Even the response on the streets may not be as expansive as it was for the queen.

17 Apr 2023 12:28 AM

Kishwar Desai | King’s German trip apt; as Covid tally climbing, boosters awaited

We are just a month and bit away from the coronation of King Charles the Third.

03 Apr 2023 12:35 AM

Kishwar Desai | More royal family drama looming as coronation nears; Jemima shines...

Jemima Khan has never been out of the public eye.

06 Mar 2023 12:55 AM

An entrance to the headquarters of the publicly funded BBC in London. (Photo: AP)

Kishwar Desai | BBC trouble may take Sharp turn; how Sajid plans to clean London air

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp appointed by Boris Johnson, when he was PM, has now fallen foul of the rules of appropriate behaviour

20 Feb 2023 12:05 AM

Kishwar Desai | Whiff of duplicity! Why did BBC sit on Gujarat ‘leak’ for 21 years?

Mr Sunak dismissed the BBC story but could he have done anything more?

23 Jan 2023 12:31 AM

Prince Harry and Meghan (Image: Netflix)

Kishwar Desai | Will the 'Spare' (Prince Harry) end up richer than the royals?

All of London has been talking about nothing else.

09 Jan 2023 1:49 AM

Will 2023 be the year when the country finally switches from the Tories back to Labour? (Instagram Photo/Representational)

Kishwar Desai | After a Christmas of misery, looking to New Year with disruptions

A King has not been on the throne in 70 years and a Charles in four centuries. So we look forward to the coronation!

26 Dec 2022 12:58 AM

In 'Harry and Meghan,' there are references to it, and Meghan’s mother, who is a Black American, talks openly about perceived racism in the UK. (SAEED KHAN / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Furore erupts as Harry & Meghan reveal the ‘truth’ on royal racism

For many of us who have seen the initial romcom unfold and implode in front of us there is very little in Harry and Meghan which is new.

12 Dec 2022 1:41 AM

Visitors stop to take a photograph with a giant Christmas tree outside Battersea Power Station in south London on November 27, 2022. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Christmas lights across London as UK heads for winter of strikes

It is all balle-balle for one community, purely because Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken over

28 Nov 2022 1:53 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

In fact, the appointment of Rishi Sunak (in picture) has been appreciated by many, especially due to his Indian origin, and the Tory Party has been praised for being much more accommodating of the minority communities than Labour. — AP

Kishwar Desai | Excitement over Rishi at No. 10 as UK waits for his Nov. eco plan

It has been a complete reversal of fortune for Rishi who had so recently lost the race to Ms Truss

30 Oct 2022 10:56 PM

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

Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party (Photo: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Truss-Kwarteng face opprobrium; will rail strike mar London Marathon?

In the midst of this doom and gloom — everyone is hunting for even a faint silver lining in every dark cloud.

03 Oct 2022 1:29 AM

Members of the public walk past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, in London on early September 17, 2022, where it lies in state on a catafalque (Image: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | London queues up for a cause as media watches for King’s quirks

Perhaps, never again in the history of mankind will so many gather to bid farewell to just one person. At least not in the UK

19 Sep 2022 7:22 AM

Elizabeth Truss, the Secretary of State for Foreign, is set to become the country's next Prime Minister (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Liz Truss gets set for No. 10? Life is ‘smaller’ for Will-Kate...

Kensington may now be used more and more as an office

05 Sep 2022 1:59 AM

Kishwar Desai | Only William-Kate smelling like roses; The Rishi and Liz Show continues...

Rishi Sunak finds himself in an unfamiliar rank of being second, while Liz Truss is slowly moving up

15 Aug 2022 12:14 AM

Rebekah Vardy (L) and Coleen Rooney. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | When libel WAGs a friendship; will Harry’s memoir pack a bombshell?

Packaged for Christmas, Prince Harry will, along with his ghost-writer J.R. Moehringer, tell all in a new book

01 Aug 2022 12:12 AM

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

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