Boris Johnson's government rocked by more resignations

After the big blow of losing his chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid in quick succession, a flurry of junior ministerial and government aide resignations hit embattled British......

Huge blow for UK PM as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit as ministers

Boris Johnson's premiership was on the brink of collapse after two of his top ministers, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, dramatically announced their resignations, saying......

Military Needs Soldiers, Not Contract Labour

While we seem to want soldiers on short-term engagement, warfare itself is getting more technical and needs skilled manpower.The world has seen the dismal performance of armies that rely on short......

UK PM Boris Johnson survives confidence vote over Partygate scandal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday survived a vote of confidence in his leadership, as 211 Conservative Party members of Parliament voted in favour of him staying on as their leader.......

Railways won't roll back dynamic pricing for premium trains

Looking into the flexi-fare scheme in Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains introduced in September 2016, the CAG stated that occupancy in all classes except the sleeper class in Duronto decreased.......

Don't the babus need a phoren summer break?

Codgers on holiday in rising India! Growing foreign travel is one sign of the radical change in rising India’s vacation dynamic. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. As scorching......

Government mulls presenting Budget by Jan-end

Also on the anvil is abolition of distinction between Plan and non-Plan expenditure and replacing it with capital and revenue expenditure The Union Budget has for decades been presented on the......

'Opposition misleading farmers over land Bill'

The BJP also claimed senior Congress leaders were divided on the issue of supporting the land Bill Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said at a public rally in Punjab that efforts were being......

Officials investigate racist abuse allegations at Edgbaston

IMAGE: (Picture used for representational use only) Indian fans pose for a picture with the national flag before play commences on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test between England and India at......

Yorkshire charged by ECB after probe into racism claims

IMAGE: Azeem Rafiq, a former England under-19 captain of Pakistani descent, last year alleged that he had been a victim of institutional racism at the club. Photograph: Reuters Yorkshire County......

An Iftar At Lord's

IMAGE: England's white-ball Captain Eoin Morgan with guests at the Iftar party hosted in the historic Long Room at Lord's. Photograph: ECB Cricket/Twitter   In an effort to inculcate and......

Here's how England Cricket plans to tackle racism

ECB announces funding for young cricketers from diverse backgrounds IMAGE: Azeem Rafiq said he felt like an outsider and lost 'faith in humanity' after the club turned a blind eye to his......

ECB under immense pressure to expunge racism in cricket

  NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day - Edgbaston - 20/8/16 Yorkshire's Azeem Rafiq celebrates the wicket of Durham's Ben Stokes Photograph: Paul Childs / Reuters The British government has supported......