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Bank of England warns of the longest recession in 100 yrs
London, Nov 4 The Bank of England has warned the UK risked being plunged into the longest recession in 100 years after it pushed up the cost of borrowing to 3 per cent in the biggest single interest rate rise since 1989. A 0.75 per cent increase, the latest in ...‘Not receiving any instructions from Vijay Mallya’, lawyer to SC
New Delhi, Nov 3 Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's lawyer, facing extradition, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he has been incommunicado for a long time and requested the court to discharge him from representing Mallya in the matter. A bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli asked the ...India’s new visa centre opens in London to address delays
London, Nov 2 A new Indian visa centre has been opened in Marylebone, central London, for swift processing of applications, along with other initiatives like doorstep service and document verification facility. The visa centre, which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, will be ...Sunak makes U-turn, says will attend Cop27 climate summit
London, Nov 2 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed he would attend the Cop27 environmental conference in Egypt next week, the media reported. The UK PM had initially indicated he would not travel to North Africa despite the UK hosting the previous event in Glasgow last year, Daily Mail reported. ...Old Sikh temple in Kent to be turned into flats
London, Nov 2 A derelict building, which once served as a place of worship for the Sikh community in Kent and was saved from demolition in 2020, will be turned into residential apartments. The Gurdwara in Clarence Place, Gravesend, was used as a place of worship in the early 1960s ...Truss texted US secretary of state after Nord Stream attack saying ‘it’s done’: Russia
London, Nov 1 Russia has accused Britain of coordinating attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipes, media reported. Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, said on Monday that Kremlin intelligence agents "have data indicating British military specialists were directing and coordinating the attack" which destroyed two gas lines running from Russia to ...Braverman calls migrant crisis an ‘invasion’, faces heat
London, Nov 1 Indian-origin Suella Braverman, already under fire over her re-appointment as the UK Home Secretary, has sparked off another outrage by comparing the migrant crisis in the country to "invasion". Braverman, who was forced to resign from her position under former Prime Minister Liz Truss for breaching the ...Post Leicester, report says UK Hindus ‘smart, well behaved’
London, Oct 31 Close on the heels of Britain getting its first Hindu Prime Minister, and launch of an independent inquiry into the recent Hindu-Muslim clashes in Leicester, a report in a UK-based daily says that "Britain's Hindus are smart, rich and very well behaved". "There are just 329 Hindus ...UK Ministers say Sunak may attend COP27 summit in Egypt
London, Oct 31 Rishi Sunak could make a U-turn by going to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, media reported. The UK Prime Minister is reconsidering after sparking a backlash by saying he would be too busy assembling the crucial Budget package in the coming weeks. His predecessor Boris Johnson ...Braverman struggles to cling on as Tory MP swipes that migrant camp chaos might be ...
London, Oct 31 Suella Braverman is under fresh pressure over the Channel migrant crisis and security breaches on Monday - with a Tory MP swiping that chaos in Kent might have been caused 'deliberately' by the ministers, a media report said. The UK Home Secretary is also facing demands to ...










