President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday arrived in Delhi from London after attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom. She was on a three-day visit to attend the funeral. She was among 500 others from nearly 200 countries and territories present at the […]
Telangana IT minister KTR arrives in London, to meet industry leaders
Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Wednesday arrived in London to showcase Telangana as an investment destination for global companies. KTR, who is on a four-day visit to the UK, received a warm welcome in London.Rao was welcomed at the London airport by several NRIs and members […]
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in London to meet Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in London to meet Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, local media reported on Wednesday. Shehbaz was accompanied by a delegation which comprises federal ministers and PML-N leaders. The delegation comprises Ahsan Iqbal, Miftah Ismail, Ayaz Sadiq, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Saad Rafiq, and […]
London’s Met Police hired over 100 cops with criminal convictions: report
London’s Metropolitan Police had recruited more than 100 cops with criminal convictions in the past two years, according to an official report released Tuesday. The report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services, the official police inspection body in Britain, said that the Met recruited people with criminal connections and more […]
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan issues message to support Hong Kong migrants
Based on a request received from the Government of Maharashtra, the Western Naval Command, Mumbai has mobilised Flood Rescue Teams and helicopters to provide assistance to the state administration. Despite adverse weather conditions and widespread inundation in affected areas, a total of seven naval rescue teams departed by road for […]
Rights group holds protest in London against land grab in Pakistan’s Sindh
The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) held a protest opposite Downing Street, London on June 6 against large-scale land grabbing in Pakistan’s Sindh province, particularly the illegal occupation of Bahria Town in Karachi. The rally was attended by Sindhi and Baloch activists from around the United Kingdom. Scores of the people attending the rally raised slogans against the occupation […]
Is it curtain call for Shakespeare’s Globe theater in London amid Covid-19?
Shakespeare’s Globe Theater where the Bard’s works were staged and one of London’s major tourist attractions, says it could be forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic. All of Britain’s theaters have been shut since March, when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the […]
Terror checks intensify as London bridge attack enters election fray
Britain’s Boris Johnson said Sunday he had ordered the security services to step up monitoring of convicted terrorists released early from prison, prompting accusations that he was exploiting the London Bridge attack for political gain less than two weeks before elections. The prime minister revealed officials were scrutinising around 74 […]