Tag: election
Sunak & Starmer set for first debate face-off as disruptor Farage roils UK election waters
LONDON: The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to face off in a televised debate on Tuesday, with Conservative leader…
Veteran British Indian Labour MP Virendra Sharma says won’t seek re-election
LONDON: Virendra Sharma, Britain’s veteran Indian-origin member of Parliament and a vocal advocate of closer India-UK relations over the years, has announced his decision to…
Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party trails opposition by 18 points: Opinion poll
LONDON: The opposition Labour Party‘s lead over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s governing Conservative Party has increased to 18 points, according to an opinion poll…
Sunak refuses to rule out election in July after MP defects to oppn
LONDON: UK PM Rishi Sunak Sunday refused to categorically rule out a July general amid a damaging defection by one of his Conservative Party MPs…
UK PM Rishi Sunak faces leadership test as Tories trail Labour in new poll
NEW DELHI: A comprehensive poll conducted by former Tory treasurer Lord Ashcroft has revealed that the Conservative Party is trailing behind Labour on every significant…
Putin poised to rule Russia for another six years amid limited opposition
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to continue his rule for another six years after a three-day with limited opposition. The election, held…
UK finance minister dampens down hopes of tax cuts as election looms
LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Sunday talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week’s budget, pledging “prudent and responsible” measures “for…
Indian Students: Record Indian students went to US for higher studies in 2022-23, up by 35% since last year: Report
NEW DELHI: The number of Indians who travelled to the United States for higher education increased by 35 per cent and resulted in an all-time…
Biden is targeting Trump’s ‘extremist movement’ as he makes democracy a touchtone in reelection bid
PHOENIX: President Joe Biden is ready to argue “there is something dangerous happening in America” during a speech in Arizona on Thursday as he revives…
Election: Donald Trump to be booked at a jail infamous for unhygienic conditions
ATLANTA: Unsafe. Unsanitary. Teeming with insects. When Donald Trump surrenders on Thursday to face charges he tried to overturn the 2020 he is expected to…