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There was the Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace with singers like Diana Ross, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Duran Duran and composers such as Andrew Llyod Weber which drew at least 22,000 people and provided a foot tapping history of pop music past and present. (Reuters)

Kishwar Desai | Queen’s Platinum Jubilee takes on a Bollywood touch before it winds up

Indians were in full flow at the 6,000 street parties all over the country

06 Jun 2022 12:03 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Sinn Fein win puts spotlight on treaty; balcony ‘half-full’ on Queen’s jubilee?

This will be a test for the Treaty of Northern Ireland as Sinn Fein would like to reunite both parts which the Unionists don’t like

23 May 2022 12:40 AM

Kishwar Desai | Clubbing is back, so is beachwear; women’s soccer draws all the fans

But even so, we are still in some ways under the influence of the pandemic

25 Apr 2022 12:59 AM

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | XR, traffic jams back on streets; BoJo in Kiev is butt of laughter

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists are back on the streets, reminding us that the world is not a safe haven in any way

11 Apr 2022 12:11 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)

‘Fake history’, but ‘slip’ in Bridgerton may land on cancel culture blindspot

And in other bad news: there is severe inflation. Households face energy bills four times what they were last year

27 Mar 2022 11:37 PM

Kishwar Desai | Her Majesty still not well enough; Ukraine, oil bills trouble one & all

She is 95 and has just completed 70 years on the throne which is a record for Great Britain

14 Mar 2022 2:01 AM

For many who are familiar with scrabble, or have done crosswords, this was a strange fixation — but the charm of it was that it is online and so many can play and compete with each other. (DC)

Kishwar Desai | War of Wordles has UK in grip; 20m flowers to float for Queen

In a bid to make Wordle popular in their backyard they have made the word puzzle much more puzzling

28 Feb 2022 2:45 AM

If the black cab driver had found it, said Meghnad confidently, he will definitely return it. (Representational Image/ AP)

Kishwar Desai | Cabbie returns Meghnad ‘ideas’; sexism finally claims Cressida

Because people leave things so frequently in London black cabs, the methodology is very smoothly implemented

14 Feb 2022 1:17 AM

Kishwar Desai | Partygate to be watered down; dating fraud the newest menace

Johnson has always managed to survive crisis upon crisis through machinations no one can predict

31 Jan 2022 2:15 AM

Kishwar Desai | BoJo may survive Partygate just yet; murder mysteries make a comeback

Boris Johnson first denied that there ever was a party at Number 10 during lockdown and then he apologised for them

17 Jan 2022 1:01 AM

Finally, the last of the Covid memories were kicked away as Londoners with boosters began dreaming of a better year! (Representational Image/ AP)

Kishwar Desai | Market defeats ‘mild’ Omicron on ‘warmest’ New Year’s Day

Though the figures keep climbing, and over one lakh people have been infected daily — the only plus point is that the infection remains mild

03 Jan 2022 2:09 AM

A Covid-19 vaccine is administered inside the newly-set up Wembley Stadium vaccination centre at a mass vaccination event in London on December 19, 2021, as the booster rollout accelerates in England. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | No. 10 ‘parties’ raise a ruckus; gender-neutral Brits inspire all

For those of us who grew up in a simpler world, possibly too black and white — it is an opportunity to re-learn

20 Dec 2021 2:29 AM

Omicron has taken over our Christmas in a way no one expected. (Representational Image. AFP)

Kishwar Desai | No kisses under the mistletoe; but shouldn’t libraries stay open 24/7?

Students from Kings College are in the middle of a protest saying that they would like to remain in the library for 24 hours as they used to

06 Dec 2021 1:25 AM

Boris Johnson not only failed to be consistent — protecting the wrongdoer one day and abandoning him the next, he then donned ashes and sackcloth and became an enthusiast for banning second jobs for MPs. (AP)

Kishwar Desai | Post ‘sleaze’ row, MPs frosty with Boris; ‘re-writing’ the wrongs of Clive

Boris Johnson, who was unbeatable and riding high four weeks ago, cannot do anything right any more

22 Nov 2021 4:24 AM

Kishwar Desai | Patterson row showed power of press, forced Boris to retreat

The sharp reaction has shown that no matter how popular the PM, the British people will not take corrupt conduct from their MPs

07 Nov 2021 11:55 PM

Queen Elizabeth II greets Bill Gates at the reception for the Global Investment Summit in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Kishwar Desai | Queen caustic; many take an 'Earthshot' to 'fix' the planet

The Queen had a reception for the rich patrons who are going to pour money for fighting climate change

25 Oct 2021 1:47 AM

In this file photo taken on October 17, 2018 Students hold up Sinn Fein anti-Brexit placards during a rally against Brexit and any hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland outside Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo: AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Brexit triggers panic buying: Can this Angela rescue Labour?

There has been 'panic buying' over Christmas gifts as well

14 Oct 2021 7:45 AM

Eighteen-year-old Emma Raducanu had migrated with her parents from Canada when she was just two years old and she is the first British woman to have reached a major singles final in 44 years. (AP/PTI)

Kishwar Desai | A multicultural star is born; will Priti turn back migrant boats?

Refugees and migrants have been a huge challenge for this island country

13 Sep 2021 2:42 AM

The 'XR' activists were joined by 'Animal Rebellion' activists who went on to pour red colour in the iconic fountain outside the Buckingham Palace gates. (Twitter)

10K-plus Brits wish to host Afghans; climate rebels dye Palace fountain red

As chaos prevails and the region gets further destabilised, undoubtedly borders will get erased

30 Aug 2021 4:28 AM

The post-Covid world isn’t here yet, but with each wave we understand how different that world will be. Representational Image. (PTI)

Kishwar Desai | 3 plus 2 vs WFH, shops-to-homes: Getting ready for a post-Covid UK

Not everyone is prepared to come back to work in offices, but prefer to be somewhere in the country and logging in when required

16 Aug 2021 3:03 AM

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