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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......

Rishi Sunak's road to becoming British PM

Rishi Sunak on Monday was all set to make history on Diwali as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party,......

Pakistan-origin MP appointed new UK home secretary

Sajid Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver whose family migrated to Britain in the 1960s, becomes the first South Asian origin MP to hold a key portfolio in the UK Cabinet. IMAGE: Home......

UK detects 2 cases of Omicron, puts 4 more African nations on red list

The UK on Saturday detected two cases of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, according to health secretary Sajid Javid as he added four more African countries to Britain's travel red list. IMAGE:......

UK hits target to offer every adult COVID jab by July end

The United Kingdom government on Sunday declared it had hit its target of offering every adult in the country a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month ahead of time. The Department of Health......

UK minister held secret meeting with Cyrus Mistry: Report

Clark's predecessor Sajid Javid had pledged to help Tata Steel UK with a proposed package of measures and new British PM Theresa May is reportedly supportive of the plan Britain's new business and......

Brexit: India, UK to hold trade talks

Last year, bilateral trade in goods and services between the two countries was 16.55 billion pounds. Britain will start trade talks with India for a bilateral deal as it redraws economic ties with......

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law named UK finance minister

The MP for Richmond in Yorkshire, married to Murthy's daughter Akshata, first entered the UK Parliament in 2015 and has fast risen up the Conservative Party ranks as a staunch Brexiteer who had......

Victory for India: UK approves extradition of Vijay Mallya

Mallya now has 14 days from February 4 to apply for leave to appeal to the UK high court. UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya on charges of conspiracy to......

Tracing the rise and fall of the King of Good Times

Vijay Mallya is accused of money laundering and violating the FEMA. UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid ordered the extradition of Vijay Mallya who is wanted in India for alleged fraud and money......

2000 match-fixing kingpin to be extradited to India soon

UK awaits final court orders to extradite Sanjeev Chawla to India The UK government on Monday confirmed that Sanjeev Chawla, wanted in India to face match-fixing allegations, will be extradited......

2000 match-fixing scandal: Bookie Sanjeev Chawla extradited from UK

IMAGE: Sanjiv Chawla (masked) a key accused in the match-fixing scandal involving former South African cricket team captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, at crime branch office, in New Delhi.......

Spotted! Vijay Mallya at India vs Australia match

IMAGE: "I am here to watch the game," Mallya said. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, on Sunday, joined hundreds of cricket fans for the India versus Australia ICC......

Match-fixing accused Chawla set to be extradited to India

The 50-year-old British national, a key accused in the match-fixing scandal involving former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, is set to be extradited from the UK by February 19.......