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India raises concerns over potential carbon taxes in UK FTA talks: Report

Earlier this year, Britain initiated consultations with domestic stakeholders on measures such as a potential carbon border tax, which could mimic the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism.

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Updated On : 17 Nov 2023 | 3:00 PM IST

UK govt policy to deport refugees to Rwanda ruled unlawful: London SC

It was one of the flagship policies championed by recently sacked home secretary Braverman, who in a scathing pre-emptive letter had sought to lay the blame for such a ruling at the door of PM Sunak

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2023 | 5:30 PM IST

Rishi Sunak hits inflation target amid Suella Braverman's scathing attack

We have halved inflation, meeting the priority I set out in January, said Sunak in a statement

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2023 | 4:30 PM IST

Big relief for Sunak as UK inflation drops to its lowest in 2 years to 4.6%

The decline means Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to halve inflation this year has been met. Sunak made the pledge soon after becoming prime minister when inflation was more than 10%.

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2023 | 2:37 PM IST

Suella Braverman launches scathing attack on Rishi Sunak after being fired

In a resignation letter she published on Tuesday, Braverman said Sunak had manifestly and repeatedly failed to deliver on key pledges.

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2023 | 7:00 AM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak addresses new look Cabinet with pledge for change

Cameron was speedily made a peer in the House of Lords to be eligible for the government post having quit frontline politics in the wake of the June 2016 Brexit referendum

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2023 | 5:56 PM IST

AI and the global job market

The AI-driven world may align more with the Keynesian hypothesis than Elon Musk's gloomy prophecy of no jobs

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2023 | 8:52 PM IST

Cleverly replaces Braverman as UK Home Secy, ex-PM Cameron gets a comeback

Cameron served as the UK Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2023 | 12:03 AM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak sacks Suella Braverman as Home Secretary: Reports

The 43-year-old Goan-origin Cabinet minister has repeatedly courted controversy in her senior UK Cabinet role

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2023 | 2:59 PM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak condemns violent protesters on Remembrance weekend

He said nine officers were injured during the day, even requiring hospital treatment with a fractured elbow and a suspected dislocated hip

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Updated On : 12 Nov 2023 | 7:33 PM IST

Rishi Sunak under pressure to sack minister Braverman over Palestine remark

The row erupts as thousands of protesters have been taking to the streets of London and other major UK cities over the past few weekends, calling for a ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza.

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2023 | 4:48 PM IST

UK to add India as 'safe state' to cut asylum claims amid migrant crisis

With this addition, all asylum claims from Indian nationals who arrive on small boats or illegally on other routes will be deemed inadmissible. There will be no appeals and they will be sent back.

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2023 | 9:55 AM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak, Modi discuss Israel-Gaza conflict, FTA progress

The leaders discussed the deeply distressing situation in the Middle East and condemned Hamas's attacks on Israel, said a Downing Street spokesperson in a readout of the call

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2023 | 11:22 PM IST

UK PM Sunak announces launch of Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute

In a post on X, Chandrasekhar praised the work of the international community at the UK AI safety summit

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2023 | 4:39 PM IST

Musk, Sunak discuss AI risks, call it most disruptive force in history

The conversation was then posted for streaming on Musk's personal account on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter that he owns

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2023 | 10:03 AM IST

Agreements at UK summit tip balance of humanity against AI threats: Sunak

Some argue that governments must go further and faster on oversight. Britain has no plans for specific legislation to regulate AI, unlike the US and the European Union

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2023 | 8:16 AM IST

UK PM Sunak hails landmark Bletchley Declaration to tackle risks from AI

Besides his discussions with government representatives from around the world on day two of the summit, Sunak will also hear from companies at the forefront of AI

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2023 | 5:07 PM IST

UK reveals AI agreement as Elon Musk warns of humanity's extinction

Britain published a Bletchley Declaration, agreed with the European Union and 28 countries including the United States and China

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Updated On : 01 Nov 2023 | 11:52 PM IST

World's first AI Safety Institute to be set up in UK: Rishi Sunak

He even touched upon the "most unlikely and extreme fears around AI which is sometimes referred to as super intelligence" or humanity losing control of the technology altogether

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Updated On : 26 Oct 2023 | 4:12 PM IST

Must never lose sight of how essential the two-state solution is: Sunak

"We must never lose sight of how essential the two-state solution is. So we'll work together with our international partners to bring renewed energy and creativity to this effort," the UK PM said

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Updated On : 24 Oct 2023 | 7:16 AM IST