Month: April 2024
Unpopular Rishi Sunak in ‘doom loop’ as UK PM’s victory in doubt
NEW DELHI: Britain’s Conservative leader, Rishi Sunak, hasn’t delivered on important promises, and his popularity in opinion polls has dropped. He also caused trouble with…
Western media questions Indian democracy in string of op-eds on Lok Sabha elections
LONDON: Opinion pieces on the Indian elections have been appearing thick and fast in the Western press.On Monday, the Times ran a “leading article” saying:…
Indian-origin couple takes shelter amid Sydney stabbing spree; six lives lost in shopping center tragedy
NEW DELHI: Amidst a horrifying stabbing spree that killed six people at a bustling shopping center in Sydney, an Indian-origin couple took refuge in a…
UK’s Prince William, wife Kate, ‘saddened’ by Sydney stabbing
LONDON: Australian police said multiple people were stabbed by the unidentified assailant, who was tracked down and shot dead by a policewoman.“We are shocked and…
‘We’ll murder you’: Indian-origin protester threatens Bakersfield city council members during meeting
NEW DELHI: A person named Riddhi Patel made frightening threats against Republican Mayor Karen Goh and other council members during the Bakersfield City Council meeting…
British military warns of possible vessel being boarded near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI: The British military warned Saturday that a vessel may have been boarded by an unknown party near the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The warning…
Rishi Sunak resists call to set UK election date amid leadership threat
Rishi Sunak is resisting advice from allies to set the date for the UK general election, which they say would help him to head off…
UK climate change minister Graham Stuart resigns
LONDON: Britain’s climate change minister Graham Stuart resigned from the government after eight years on Friday, saying it was the right time to step down….
UK sending less aid overseas as same budget used to fund hosting refugees
LONDON: Almost a third of UK’s total overseas aid budget was spent to meet the cost of hosting refugees and asylum-seekers in Britain in 2023,…
Gang gets 122-year prison term for murdering Indian-origin delivery driver in UK
LONDON: Four Indian-origin men in their 20s, who were found guilty of the murder of a 23-year-old delivery driver, also of Indian heritage, were on…