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  • Ups and Downs~II

    Ups and Downs~II

    India finally won its independence on 15 August 1947. Power was transferred by the British to the two Dominions, India, and Pakistan. It has often been suggested that Britain’s decision.

    October 27, 2022
  • Ups and Downs~I

    Ups and Downs~I

    The demise of Queen Elizabeth ll in August not only denotes the end of an era in Britain’s post War history but also the beginning of a new phase in Britain’s relations with India, the Commonwealth, and the rest of the world.

    October 26, 2022
  • No need for official football regulator, says English Premier League

    No need for official football regulator, says English Premier League

    The English Premier League outlined its position after the British government paved the way for sweeping changes to the way football is governed. Following the endorsement of recommendations made in a fan-led review of the game, the government announced the establishment of an independent regulator in football.

    April 26, 2022
  • UK Business Visa: Everything you want to know

    UK Business Visa: Everything you want to know

    The British government encourages foreign investors to carry out their business operations by providing flexible UK Business Visa options

    December 10, 2018
  • Independence Day Special | Did you know of Chhattisgarh’s Jal Satyagraha?

    Independence Day Special | Did you know of Chhattisgarh’s Jal Satyagraha?

    Referred to as the Jal Satyagraha, or Water Satyagraha, in the history pages, the incident was the result of a decree by the British government, which imposed a very high irrigation tax on the people. Read on

    August 14, 2018
  • Spy poisoning fake story, UK playing with fire: Russia

    Spy poisoning fake story, UK playing with fire: Russia

    Russia, at a UN Security Council meeting, has accused the British government of inventing a “fake story” and warned that it was “playing with fire” by blaming Moscow for the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter on British soil. At the meeting on Thursday, Moscow’s UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said Britain’s main...

    April 6, 2018
  • Brexit bill: British government loses key vote after Tory rebellion

    Brexit bill: British government loses key vote after Tory rebellion

    The British government has been narrowly defeated in a key vote on its Brexit bill after a rebellion by 11 Tory MPs. In a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, MPs voted to give Parliament a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with Brussels, BBC reported on Wednesday. The government...

    December 14, 2017
  • War without end

    War without end

    Theresa May’s terribly belated appeal to Saudi Arabia to lift the blockade of Yemen and resume essential supplies such as food and medicine must be seen in the context of what the United Nations has described as the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis”, one that has driven the desert country to the brink of famine. Going...

    December 2, 2017
  • Mamata unveils blue plaque at Sister Nivedita’s London family home

    Mamata unveils blue plaque at Sister Nivedita’s London family home

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday unveiled a Blue Plaque to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Scots-Irish social worker Sister Nivedita at her family home here. Banerjee was the chief guest at the programme organised by the British government at the 21, High Street, address to honour the disciple of Swami...

    November 13, 2017
  • UK Foreign Secretary to visit Irma-battered Caribbean islands

    UK Foreign Secretary to visit Irma-battered Caribbean islands

    UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will embark on a visit to the Caribbean islands battered by Irma, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, on Tuesday, authorities announced. Johnson will visit the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla, both UK overseas territories which were badly damaged by the storm that made landfall in...

    September 12, 2017