Boris Johnson resigns; Indian-origin Rishi Sunak bookies' favourite as next UK PM
Boris Johnson resigned as leader of Britain's Conservative party after dozens of ministers quit his scandal-hit government.
EU rejects Britain's post-Brexit trade agreement request
The European Union has turned down UK's request to rewrite its previous agreement, including post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland.
India, UK to finalise post-Brexit trade deals early in 2021, claim officials
Post-Brexit, India and UK may finalise trade agreements in areas like pharmaceuticals, fintech, chemicals, defence manufacturing, petroleum...
Modi, UK PM Johnson discuss 'quantum jump' in India-UK partnership, MEA says
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated "their shared desire" to impart a quantum jump to the...
UK companies outsourcing customs jobs to India in anticipation of post-Brexit surge
Companies in the United Kingdom are planning on hiring cheaper overseas labour to complete their customs paperwork post-Brexit, creating...
British-Indian economics researcher joins expert post-Brexit trade panel
A London-based Indian-origin economics professor has been appointed to a new expert panel set up by the UK government to advise on the use...
UK PM Boris Johnson issues October 15 deadline for Brexit-deal
British chief negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier are now due to meet in London starting Tuesday for an eighth...
Caretaker Irish PM Varadkar warns Ireland to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Indian-origin Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said he believes there is a “growing possibility” of a no-deal Brexit at the end of...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday named Indian-origin politician Rishi Sunak as his new finance minister, after Chancellor of...
UK govt's new visa system to make is easier for skilled Indian workers to immigrate
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UK Home Secretary Priti Patel have reportedly accepted the UK Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC)...
Britain exits EU amid night of parties and protests
Amid pro-Brexit celebrations and anti-Brexit protests, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union at 23:00 GMT on Friday more...
EU-Singapore free trade agreement to apply to UK till December 31
EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) will apply to the United Kingdom (UK) till December 31.
EU Parliament postpones vote on CAA till March session
Members of the European Parliament debated a joint motion combining five different resolutions against India's Citizenship Amendment Act at...
Brexit: 'We will always love you', EU tells UK as it ratifies withdrawal agreement in landslide vote
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement on Wednesday evening with 621 votes in favour, 49 against...
Britain to leave EU today: A timeline of what happens next
January 31, 2020. That’s the date Brexiteers have been looking forward to for some time now. After four years of false-starts and stalled...
India, UK attracted record tech investments in 2019: Report
India attracted tech investments worth USD 9.36 billion in 2019, a 95 per cent increase compared with the previous year, according to data...
How much will Brexit cost the UK economy? Over GBP 200 billion, estimates this report
With an expensive Brexit looming on the horizon, business analysts estimate that the costs to the British economy have already passed the...
UK Parliament backs general elections on December 12
The United Kingdom Parliament on Tuesday approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to hold a general election on December 12 amid a...
Boris Johnson to ask Parliament for elections on December 12
Johnson has said that he will ask the UK Parliament to vote on Monday to approve an early national poll to be held on December 12.
Ball in EU’s court as UK Parliament blocks Boris Johnson’s Brexit timetable
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hit the pause button on his Brexit legislation after Members of Parliament (MPs) rejected...
Johnson asks UK Parliament to open debate on his Brexit deal
The United Kingdom (UK) government has published its 110-page bill to turn Boris Johnson's Brexit deal into law.
Johnson’s letters to EU president Tusk show he is scrambling to make Brexit deadline
Following his Parliamentary setback, United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly sent three contradictory letters to the...
Boris faces setback as UK MPs vote to delay Brexit
Beleaguered United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit hopes were dealt a further blow as the UK Parliament voted to delay...
Britain and the European Union reach a Brexit deal
Britain and the European Union announced that they have reached an outline Brexit deal after days of back and forth negotiations. The deal...
Indian-origin Nobel Laureate sounds warning over Brexit backlash in science sector
Indian-origin Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, based in the United Kingdom (UK), has warned the British...