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Mikes of opposition silenced; media under attack in India: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi, who is on a trip to London, also said that the Prime Minister PM is in "denial mode" over Chinese incursions into Indian territory

BJP likes to believe it will be in power eternally: Rahul Gandhi in London

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) likes to believe it will be in power in India eternally but that is not the case, and to say the Congress is "gone" is a ridiculous idea, Opposition MP Rahul Gandhi said in London on Monday. Addressing an in-conversation session at the Chatham House think tank on Monday evening to round off his week-long UK tour, Gandhi also pinpointed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's lack of focus on a shifting nature of the political discourse in India as the key factor behind its failure. "To put it in perspective, if you look at the time from independence to now, the Congress party has been in power for the majority of the time," he said. "Before the BJP was in power for 10 years, we were in power for 10 years. The BJP likes to believe that they have come to power in India and they are going to be in power eternally, that is not the case," the Congress leader added. The BJP-led government came to power in India in 2014. Gandhi, th

Adani Group to hold fixed-income road shows in London, Dubai, US in March

Adani group management, including group Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh, will attend the road shows which will run between March 7 to March 15, the document showed

Air India Delhi-bound NY flight diverted to London due to medical emergency

An Air India flight from New York to Delhi was diverted to London on Monday due to a medical emergency, according to an official. According to data available on the flight tracking website Flightradar24, the flight is being operated with a Boeing 777-337 (ER) aircraft. The official said the flight was diverted to London due to a medical emergency onboard. After deplaning the passenger concerned, the flight will take off from London for Delhi, the official added. Details about the medical emergency could not be immediately ascertained. The flight is likely to be delayed by at least 6-7 hours before it lands in Delhi, according to a wide-body aircraft pilot.

London the world's second most expensive city for driving, shows report

Running a petrol car cost £2,512 ($3,070) last year, about £550 more than in 2021, location technology business TomTom said Wednesday

Ukraine Prez Zelenskyy seeks weaponry in surprise trips to London, Paris

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought Western support for his country in surprise visits to Britain and France on Wednesday, pushing for fighter jets to battle Russian invaders in a dramatic speech to the UK Parliament, and then flying to Paris to meet the French and German leaders over dinner at the Elysee Palace. The embattled leader's European tour and pleas for more advanced weapons came as Ukraine braces for an expected Russian offensive and hatches its own plans to retake land held by Moscow's forces. Western support has been key to Kyiv's surprisingly stiff defense, and the two sides are engaged in grinding battles. Zelenskyy thanked the British people for their support since "Day One' of Moscow's invasion nearly a year ago, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said fighter jets were "part of the conversation" about aid to Ukraine. 'Nothing is off the table," he said at an evening news conference at a British army base. "We must arm Ukraine in the short term, but we must ..

Vodafone to hand over pink slips to 'several hundred' employees: Report

This comes after Vodafone's November announcement of cost-saving measures worth $1.08 billion by 2026, in the wake of a deteriorating market outlook

Unruly Air India passenger handed over to London police in Sep: Reports

The drunk passenger allegedly attempted to touch an eight-year-old girl inappropriately, according to a complaint by the girl's mother and 20-year-old brother travelling with her on the flight

City Council rejects China's plan to build new embassy near Tower of London

China originally bought the site for £255 million ($311 million) in May 2018, with the view of replacing its current embassy in the Marylebone neighborhood

Wealthy Indians buying properties in Dubai, London, NY for better prices

Anuj Puri, chairman of Anarock Property Consultants links wealthy Indians buying abroad to their purchasing power

Decision on next Pakistan Army chief being made in London: Imran Khan

"The important decisions of the country are taken abroad and by those who have looted Pakistan for the last 30 years," he added.

Former PM Nawaz Sharif may return to Pakistan in December: Report

Sharif, 72, was allowed to leave for London in 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him permission to go abroad for medical treatment.

The $14 billion feud that splintered the billionaire Hinduja family

The family has now called a temporary truce, but the long-running and rancorous dispute has put at stake the future governance of the Anglo-Indian empire

London high court rejects Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition

The High Court of Justice in London rejected an appeal filed by diamond merchant Nirav Modi on Wednesday against his extradition to India

Lakshmi Mittal's brother sued over 'sham' loans to quit bankruptcy

Inauthentic debt worth over £2 billion from "friendly creditors" helped him "swamp" through the required votes from lenders for the payment arrangement, Moorgate's lawyers claim

Kerala Tourism bags Responsible Tourism Global award in London travel mart

The Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious Responsible Tourism Global award at the World Travel Mart held in London. State Tourism Minister P A Mohammed Riyas received the award on behalf of the department at London and said it was an encouragement for the Kerala tourism sector. The award was given for the STREET project implemented by the Responsible Tourism Mission under the Kerala Government. "I would like to share with you with utmost pride that the state Responsible Tourism and the Tourism Department has won the award for the water STREET project. Street is the acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs and this was implemented from March 31, this year," Riyas said in a video message on Tuesday. The 'street' initiative is a water protection and conservation project in Tourism sector implemented with public participation. The minister said the Jury made special remarks about the water street project implemented at Maravanthuruthu in .

Activists target buildings in London to protest against fossil fuels

A climate activist group recently targeted landmark buildings in London by spray painting them in an act of protest against fossil fuels

Post-Covid-19 recovery still years away for London's Heathrow Airport

Travel demand at London's Heathrow Airport, will not return to pre-pandemic levels for several years, "except at peak times", due to the worsening global economic outlook

HSBC names Georges Elhedery as new CFO, potential CEO-in-waiting

The sudden elevation of Georges Elhedery, 48, at HSBC comes after he took a six-month sabbatical in January

UK Parliament in London celebrates Diwali with prayers, candles

Prayers for peace recited by priests from the Hare Krishna Temple and the lighting of candles marked this year's Diwali celebrations in the Houses of Parliament complex in London. The celebration was held in the State Rooms of the Speaker's House, described as the grandest residence within the Palace of Westminster, on Monday evening. It marked the largest Diwali event of its kind in the Parliament complex, which brought together cross-party parliamentarians, diplomats, community leaders and International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) representatives. I would like to wish all communities celebrating Diwali peace and joy, both here and across the world, said Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Opposition Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer joined Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON Temple President Visakha Dasi, veteran Indian-origin Labour MP Virendra Sharma and Liberal Democrat House of Lords peer Navnit Dholakia to light the candles following prayers concluding with Om ...