British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was honoured with a special tribute at the GG2 Leadership and Diversity Awards in London on Tuesday. Sunak was honoured for his leadership and commitment towards fostering diversity as the premier. The GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards were founded in 1999 by Asian Media Group, […]
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UK PM Rishi Sunak announces launch of AI Safety Institute
The two-day Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit in the United Kingdom came to a close on Thursday with the creation of the AI Safety Institute, the British High Commission in India said in a statement. The AI Safety Institute, which has become the first task force within G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, […]
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PM Modi meets UK’s Rishi Sunak for first time at G20 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his United Kingdom counterpart Rishi Sunak after assuming office for the first time on the sidelines of the 17th edition of the G20 Summit. “Prime Ministers @narendramodi and @RishiSunak in conversation during the first day of the @g20org Summit in Bali,” PM Modi’s […]
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“I will do everything I can…” New UK PM Rishi Sunak promises Britain a hopeful future
Newly elected UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on Wednesday night attended a Diwali reception at 10, Downing Street and pledged to provide Britain with a hopeful future. Sharing his picture of celebrating the festival of lights at his residence, he extended his wishes to everyone and said he will do […]
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Confident son-in-law will do best for UK, says Infosys’ Narayana Murthy on Rishi Sunak
NR Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder and father-in-law of next UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak congratulated his son-in-law as he exuded confidence that the first Indian-origin PM will do his best for the people of the United Kingdom. An Oxford, and Stanford University alumnae, Sunak is famously married to Akshata Murthy, […]
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PM Modi congratulates Rishi Sunak on becoming UK Prime Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Rishi Sunak, who became the first Asian and Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, and said he is looking forward to working closely together on global issues. The Prime Minister also extended Diwali wishes to the “living bridge” of UK Indians. Britain’s […]
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Rishi Sunak becomes first Indian-origin PM of UK
Britain’s Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak becomes the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Monday became the Conservative Party leader, less than two months after he lost to Liz Truss in the Tory leadership race. Sunak’s change in fate […]
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Rishi Sunak praises BoJo’s leadership, says Johnson led UK through some of the toughest challenges
Britain’s former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday praised the leadership of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the latter pulled out of the Conservative Party leadership race. Sunak, who is now most likely to succeed Liz Truss as the first Indian-origin UK Prime Minister, said Johnson led the UK through some of the […]
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UK : Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss ,Conservative Party to announce result today
The UK is set to announce its new Prime Minister on Monday, after a six-week long head-to-head competition between Indian-origin former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, to elect the new leader of the Conservative Party who will replace the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson. […]
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At Birmingham husting, Rishi Sunak attempts to catch up with Liz Truss
As the result of the UK Prime Minister race nears, Rishi Sunak made his last bit of efforts to salvage the contest for the Conservative party leadership that most surveys favour Liz Truss to win. During the 10th round of hustings in Birmingham, Sunak pitched values like patriotism, family, hard work and service to […]
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Five reasons why Rishi Sunak faces imminent defeat
The Conservative party leadership results are just weeks away and it looks like Liz Truss’s victory over Rishi Sunak is imminent. The result of the vote to decide who will replace Boris Johnson as the next British Prime Minister is due on September 5. The latest poll showed how a significant number of Conservative party members who […]
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Liz Truss extends lead over Rishi Sunak in race to be next UK PM: Survey
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained as many as a 24-point lead over former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race for becoming the next Prime Minister, according to the latest YouGov survey. On Thursday, Conservative Party members voted to send both Sunak and Truss through to the final stage of […]