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Sunak's wife Akshata Murty decides to liquidate investment venture in UK

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty has decided to liquidate her investment company Catamaran Ventures UK Ltd, according to official company filings with the UK's Companies House this week. The 43-year-old businesswoman had incorporated the venture in 2013 with her husband as one of the directors, before he resigned in 2015. According to the latest financial statement for the year ended December 2022 available for the company on Wednesday, Murty as the only director of the firm has now decided to wind down her firm as a going concern. "During the year, the directors have decided to liquidate the Company, notes the Companies House filing statement. "Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern and no adjustments were necessary in these financial statements to reduce assets to their realisable values or to provide for liabilities arising from that decision, it reads. The value of the company's investments for the pe

UK might ban smoking: Here's what the Indian law says about smoking

In 2004, Bhutan became the first country in the world to completely ban the cultivation, harvesting, production, and sale of tobacco products

UK PM Rishi Sunak defends shift in climate policy as realistic approach

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday defended his shift in climate action policy as a pragmatic and realistic approach towards delivering the country's Net Zero target, amid criticism over proposed delays in certain measures. A day after his speech set out a pushback of petrol and diesel car ban and other cost-intensive measures to reduce the country's carbon emissions, Sunak fought back suggestions that he was filtering down the UK's climate commitments. Amid criticism from within his own party and also from Opposition and industry, he stressed that his updated approach was designed to protect "hard-pressed British families" from "unacceptable costs". We're very confident being in government, with all the information at our disposal that we are on track to hit all our targets, Sunak told the BBC in an interview. We're absolutely not slowing down efforts to combat climate change. I'm very proud of our country's leadership. We've decarbonised faster than any other major

UK leader Rishi Sunak signals plan to backtrack on some climate goals

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to water down some of Britain's climate commitments, saying the country must fight climate change without penalizing workers and consumers. Sunak issued a late-night statement Tuesday in response to a BBC report saying the prime minister is considering extending deadlines for bans on new gasoline and diesel cars currently due in 2030 - and on new natural-gas home heating. Sunak said that in a speech this week he will set out a proportionate approach to the environment. He did not set a date for the speech, which could come as early as Wednesday. For too many years, politicians in governments of all stripes have not been honest about costs and trade-offs, Sunak said in a statement. Instead they have taken the easy way out, saying we can have it all. Sunak did not confirm details of his announcements. He said he would keep a promise to reduce the UK's emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, but in a better, more ...

This is not a 'vanity fair': UN chief on absence of all but one P5 leaders

With the majority of the leaders of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council absent from the UN General Assembly session this year, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it was not a "vanity fair" and commitment made by governments on various pressing global issues are more important than the presence or absence of a particular leader. US President Joe Biden is the only head of State or Government from among the five permanent members of the powerful UN Security Council -- China, Russia, France, the UK and the US -- who is attending the high-level week. Biden arrived here on Sunday for the 78th high-level session of the UN General Assembly and will address world leaders from the UNGA lectern on the opening day of the General Debate on Tuesday morning. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and French President Emmanuel Macron are not attending the UNGA high-level session. Russia will be represented by Foreign Ministe

British PM Sunak emplanes for UK after productive G20 Summit in India

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concluded his two-day long visit to India as he departed on Sunday after attending a successful G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi

UK PM Rishi Sunak, wife Akshata offer prayers at Akshardham Temple

Jyotindra Dave, Akshardham Temple official, said that the couple spent around 40 minutes at the temple premises

UK PM Rishi Sunak conveys Britain's spying concerns to China at G20 Summit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday conveyed the UK's significant concerns about alleged Chinese interference in the UK's parliamentary democracy to the country's Premier at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, after a UK media report revealed spying charges against two men. Sunak met Li Qiang as The Sunday Times' reported that two men were arrested under the UK's Official Secrets Act amid claims a parliamentary researcher in Britain spied for China. One of the men, in his 20s, was a researcher with links to several governing Conservative Party MPs and another man in his 30s were both said to have been arrested in March and now out on bail. "The Prime Minister met Premier Li Qiang and conveyed his significant concerns about Chinese interference in the UK's parliamentary democracy," a 10 Downing Street spokesperson said. Both men were held at a south London police station until being released on bail until early October. The Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, which ...

UK PM Sunak seen wearing Boat headphones in Delhi; CEO Aman Gupta reacts

During his visit to meet the Indian students at the British Council in Delhi, UK PM Rishi Sunak was seen wearing Boat headphones

UK to give $2 bn to Green Climate Fund in biggest single funding commitment

The UK on Sunday said it will provide USD 2 billion to the Green Climate Fund in its "biggest" single funding commitment to help the world tackle climate change. The British High Commission in India said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the financial contribution to help the world's most vulnerable people adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change. Sunak is currently in New Delhi to attend the two-day G20 Summit, which began on Saturday. "The UK is stepping up and delivering on our climate commitments, both by decarbonising our own economy and supporting the world's most vulnerable to deal with the impact of climate change," Sunak said, addressing the G20 leaders. "This is the kind of leadership that the world rightly expects from G20 countries. And this government will continue to lead by example in making the UK, and the world, more prosperous and secure," he said.

Biden to Sunak: Check when will global leaders depart from G20 Summit 2023

Centre has assigned responsibilities to Union Ministers of State to see off the foreign delegates after the summit

G20 Summit 2023: Here's what Delhi Police says in its latest alert

Owing to traffic restrictions, commuters travelling to the airport should take Rao Tula Ram Marg instead of Dhaula Kuan

After attending G20 Summit, US President Biden to leave for Vietnam today

The Heads of State of countries like Canada, Singapore, Japan and others will depart from Delhi on Monday

UK PM Rishi Sunak reaches Akshardham temple in Delhi to offer prayers

"I am a proud Hindu. That's how I was raised, that's how I am," Sunak said

PM Modi discusses progress of India-UK FTA negotiations with PM Rishi Sunak

Meets Italy and Japan PMs on sidelines of G20

FM Sitharaman exchanges pleasantries with UK PM Sunak at G20 dinner

They both discussed the issues of mutual interest and areas of collaboration to further enhance the friendship between the two nations

G20 LIVE: PM Modi, Prez Murmu join G20 leaders, delegates at grand dinner

G20 Summit: India is hosting the event which is being attended by the leaders from 30 countries and the European Union. Catch all the live updates here

Modi, Sunak agree to 'work at pace' towards FTA at G20 bilateral meet

Negotiations good for both countries, says British deputy high commissioner on pending FTA issues

UK, India two nations with one ambition, rooted in shared values: PM Sunak

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart Sunak on the sidelines of the G20 Summit being held in the national capital under India's presidency

It's a consensus on day 1: The G20 adopts New Delhi Leadership Declaration

With one more day to go for the leaders' summit, most of the time will be used in discussing the fine print of the communique and the softer side of India's G20 summit