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Johnson says FTA hopefully by yr-end; to hold talks with PM Modi today

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Says ready to offer more visas to India

British lawmakers order probe into PM Boris Johnson's alleged lies

British lawmakers have ordered a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions

UK lawmakers vote on whether to probe Johnson's alleged lies

Johnson's Conservatives have a substantial majority in Parliament, but many are uneasy with the prime minister's behavior and could support the opposition move

Boris Johnson opens new JCB factory built near Vadodara for Rs 990 cr

The new facility will process 85,000 tonnes of steel annually and is expected to create 1,200 jobs.

UK PM Boris Johnson, on 2-day India tour, meets industrialist Gautam Adani

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is on a two-day India visit, on Thursday held a meeting with industrialist Gautam Adani here. The meeting took place at the Adani Group's global headquarters at Shantigram on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city. "Honoured to host @BorisJohnson, the first UK PM to visit Gujarat, at Adani HQ. Delighted to support climate & sustainability agenda with focus on renewables, green H2 & new energy. Will also work with UK companies to co-create defence & aerospace technologies. #AtmanirbharBharat," Adani tweeted afterwards. Sources said the two discussed, among other things, key sectors such as energy transition, climate action, aerospace and defence collaboration. With India set to invest USD 300 billion by 2030 to modernize its armed forces, sources said collaboration in the defence sector was one of the key focus areas of the meeting between Adani and Johnson. Discussions revolved around how Adani Group and British companies can ...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 96th birthday in Sandringham

Birthday wishes have been sent by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Keir Starmer and gun salutes will be fired

UK PM Johnson to face Parliament vote on partygate issue while in India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a crucial House of Commons vote this week on whether he should be referred for an investigation over his partygate statements to Parliament

West's 'economic blitzkrieg' against Russia fails: President Putin

Western countries' "economic blitzkrieg" strategy against Russia has failed, President Vladimir Putin has said at a government meeting on economic issues.

Covid mRNA tech may create first-ever cure for heart attacks: UK scientists

UK scientists may have discovered the world's first cure for heart attacks using the same mRNA technology as Covid vaccines.

French firm's coronavirus vaccine gets approval for use in the UK

A Covid vaccine developed by French firm Valneva was granted regulatory approval on Thursday by the British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Oil, gas production to continue even as climate protests continue in the UK

The United Kingdom will not stop oil and gas production in the country despite ongoing large-scale protests by environmental activists, says Energy Secretary

UK consumer price inflation rises at fastest clip in 30 years

The annual inflation rate climbed to 7.0 per cent in March from 6.2 per cent in February, its highest since March 1992

UK jobless rate lowest since 2019, but inflation eats into pay

The jobless rate sank to 3.8% in the three months to February from 3.9% before, official figures showed, matching a rate last seen in late 2019 and one that has not been lower since 1974

UK watchdog to probe Face ID privacy complaint against Apple

The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees via the Face ID feature.

'I've always followed rules': Sunak seeks review of financial declarations

Rishi Sunak is seeking a formal review into whether he properly declared his financial interests

UK economic growth slows down amid declines in manufacturing

Gross domestic product increased just 0.1% from a month earlier, down from the 0.8% growth reported in January, the Office for National Statistics said Monday.

UK inquiry launched into Akshata Murty's tax affairs leak: Media reports

According to The Sunday Times', Sunak's team believes an Opposition Labour Party supporting government official dubbed "red throat" is responsible for the leak

Rishi Sunak moves belongings out of Downing Street, says report

Removal vans were seen lining up to take furniture and personal items from the flat shared by Sunak and wife Akshata Murthy and move them to their newly-refurbished, luxury West London pad: Report

'My wife loves India; proud of my father-in-law': Sunak fights back

Akshata, whose mother Sudha Murthy is a philanthropist, was targeted by the Opposition over her non-domicile tax status

New UK study confirms reduced severity of Omicron variant of Covid-19

We observe a different clinical presentation of symptoms in those infected with Omicron compared to Delta, said Dr Cristina Menni, from King's College London