UK Election

After Rishi Sunak, will Indian-origin UK MP Priti Patel lead the Conservative Party? What are her chances?

British MP and former UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has reportedly thrown her hat in the ring to succeed former UK PM Rishi Sunak as the leader of the Conservative Party. As the Tories faced an onslaught in the recent UK general election, Patel managed to retain her seat from Witham in Essex. UK media reports that she is expected to formally announce her intention to run by the end of the week

Quicksplained: Who is Shivani Raja, the 29-year-old Indian-origin UK MP, who took oath on Bhagavad Gita?

Amid a sea of Labour MPs in the UK Parliament, Shivani Raja, a 29-year-old Indian-origin Conservative Party leader from Leicester took oath, swearing by the Bhagavad Gita. Raja's victory from Leicester East was significant, as the constituency hadn't seen a Tory elected in nearly four decades. She won the seat by beating Labour's Rajesh Agrawal, the former deputy mayor of London by a margin of whopping 4,426 votes

WATCH: Shivani Raja takes oath on Bhagavad Gita after historic Leicester East win

The victory of Shivani Raja was seen as a huge success because Leicester East has been known to be a Labour Party stronghold and it is the first time in 37 years that the constituency has elected a Tory.

UK-India relations: A new era under Keir Starmer?

India looks at Starmer’s Labour government with a mix of hope and scepticism. The issues that strained UK-India ties under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party leadership — his stance on Kashmir and tolerance for Khalistani extremism — still loom large

UK elections: Labour’s landslide victory doesn't promise a cake walk for PM Keir Starmer

If Labour must have a chance of a second term, Starmer’s margin of error is exceptionally low, he must remember that his predecessor was a well-meaning, performing prime minister as well

New PM Keir Starmer, a centrist, is the best bet for Britain and UK-India ties against rising Islamist radicalism

British society faces grave challenge from rampant Islamization and a reactionary nativism

Independents Day in Britain: To Gaza or not to Gaza?

With the emergence of a ‘community’ vote-bank, Britain seems to be heading for desi style politics

Suella Braverman slams Sunak's 'idiotic strategy,' blames 'insane political correctness' for party's loss

While criticising the party's performance, Braverman slammed her ex-boss, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for pursuing an 'idiotic strategy'

This Week in Explainers: A crash course on the UK election results

The Keir Starmer-led Labour trounced the Conservatives in the UK elections. Now with a new government taking charge, change is on the cards for Britain. But what will this mean for India and the world? We decode the poll results and bring you other big stories from around the world

'Restless for change': Starmer lays down his ambitious agenda in his first Cabinet meeting

During the meeting, the British premier emphasised to his cabinet the need to bring reform to the country's creaking public services and reset damaged relations abroad