UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday called off a planned visit to India this week because of the COVID-19 situation, the second time this year he has deferred a trip to the country due to the pandemic.
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UK PM Boris Johnson shortens India visit as COVID cases surge
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reduced the length of his trip to India later this month because of the COVID-19 situation in the country, the British PM’s spokesperson said in a public statement.
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip, 99, dies
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said.
New book by UK journalists delves into prominent extradition cases with India
Even as the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) handed over an alleged drug smuggler to India for extradition, a new book highlighting some high-profile as well as lesser-known Indian extradition cases delves into why the UK is considered a safe haven for those wanting to escape the law
Welcome to London! L&P’s Hemin Bharucha’s shout out to global companies
“Six and a half per cent of London’s population is of Indian-origin, either first-generation or second generation,” said Hemin Bharucha, Country Director-India and Senior Leadership Team member at London & Partners (L&P).
UK Parliament tables debate on Indian farmers protests, press freedom for next week
British lawmakers are set to debate the issue of press freedom and safety of protesters in India next week in response to an e-petition which had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold required for such a debate, the House of Commons Petitions Committee confirmed yesterday.
UK court orders extradition of Nirav Modi in PNB fraud case
Wanted for fraud and money laundering in the INR 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, a UK court today ordered the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi after a nearly two-year-long legal battle and accepted the Indian case that he threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence.
Indian student Rashmi Samant resigns as Oxford Student Union President after old “racist” social media posts emerge
Samant, who hails from Udupi, Karnataka, is studying for an MSc in energy systems at Linacre College at Oxford University and had scored a landslide win in the Oxford Student Union election.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expecting second child
The couple are already parents to one-year-old Archie.
Alex Ellis takes charge as new UK High Commissioner to New Delhi
The UK’s new High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis yesterday said that preparing for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s upcoming visit to New Delhi and welcoming the country to the G7 and COP26 summits are among his immediate priorities.
