New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, saying India and the UK would continue to strengthen their partnership across key areas including trade, investment, technology and defence. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said: “Warmest congratulations to Mr. Andy Burnham on assuming office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. India and the UK are bound by shared democratic value…
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London, July 20 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer tendered his resignation to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Monday after delivering a farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street.In his speech, Starmer said Britain was now “stronger and fairer,” urged the country not to “succumb to that division,” and wished Andy Burnham, who is set to be his successor, “every success,” saying he had his “full support.”Starmer led the Labour Party to victory in the July 2024 general election, en…
London, July 17 (IANS) Britain’s Labour Party announced Friday that Andy Burnham has been confirmed as its leader.Burnham, former Mayor of Greater Manchester, is expected to be appointed prime minister on Monday after Keir Starmer formally steps down, in accordance with established procedure.Speaking at the Trades Union Congress headquarters in central London, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who also chairs Labour’s National Executive Committee, said Burnham had received nominations from…
Seoul, July 16 (IANS) South Korea’s media watchdog said Thursday it is considering a social media restriction against children aged 14 years old and younger amid escalating concerns over excessive use of such platforms. Kim Jong-cheol, the chairman of the Korea Media and Communications Commission, made the remarks at a policy briefing in Cheong Wa Dae, emphasizing that excessive social media use by teenagers is a worldwide problem.”We are reviewing, in phases, a plan to restrict children under 1…
Tehran, July 5 (IANS) A senior Iranian diplomat warned that the Strait of Hormuz is not a “theater” for transregional powers’ military display.”Iran, as the responsible authority and guarantor of security in the strait, warns against any military movement in the sensitive waterway,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi wrote on social media platform X.The strait’s security is the sole responsibility of Iran and Oman, Gharibabadi said, dismissing a …
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a truly people-centric pact that will benefit Indian farmers, businesses, artisans, and people across the country.”By unlocking the premium UK market, it creates attractive global opportunities for women entrepreneurs, youth, startups and MSMEs, while empowering the underprivileged without compromising India’s core interests,” the minister s…
London, June 22 (IANS) Keir Starmer on Monday announced that he is stepping down as the British Prime Minister and leader of the governing Labour Party. Making a statement outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said that he will however remain in post as Prime Minister until a new Labour leader is chosen in the coming weeks.”The question my party is asking now is whether I am best placed to lead us into the next general election. I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, an…
London, June 21 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to resign on Monday and is reportedly preparing to present a timetable for an orderly departure from Downing Street, British media reports said.Starmer, who has long insisted he would fight any challenge to his leadership, now recognises his position is untenable after speaking with his government ministers, party funders, and trade union leaders over the past two days, the Observer reported.Starmer “has come up hard against the r…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) World leaders, including those from the G7, along with senior US lawmakers, welcomed a memorandum signed between the United States and Iran, with supporters describing it as a breakthrough that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease regional tensions and advance negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.The White House said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had secured a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran that would ensure Tehran “will never obt…
London, June 12 (IANS) UK Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, citing deep concerns over defence funding and military preparedness, in a move that further exposes divisions within the administration over national security spending.Carns’ departure follows the resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healey, who had also clashed with the Prime Minister over the government’s defence budget. Healey had argued that the level of military s…