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Boris Johnson alleges Israel's Netanyahu spied on UK during his 2017 visit

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said that his security team discovered a 'bug' in his personal bathroom after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it during a 2017 meeting

Majority of Indian businesses view UK as key market for expansion

The UK is seen as a preferred international destination for expansion by a majority of Indian businesses, according to a new analysis by business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK released here on Wednesday. Grant Thornton's International Business Report (IBR), which surveys the expectations of around 3,500 senior executives in 31 economies every quarter, found that 89 per cent of mid-market Indian businesses referred to the UK in their growth preferences and 61 per cent of UK businesses had a similar view of India as a market for expansion. A proposed India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), currently in the fourteenth round of negotiations, is seen as holding out great potential to further boost this two-way business attraction. Businesses in both India and UK markets are setting their sights on the other as a key destination for global expansion, drawn by the two markets' strategic advantages and strong cultural connections, said Anuj Chande, Head of South Asia Business Group a

Hero MotoCorp's e-scooters to debut in the UK and EU markets in 2025

Indian automaker Hero MotoCorp will be entering the UK, France, and Spain markets with its Vida e-scooters

Export bans to subsidies: WTO nations inquire about India's agri policies

Nations including the US, UK, Japan, and Canada have sought answers from India about its continued export bans and other agricultural policies at the World Trade Organization (WTO)

First Budget won't undermine growth goal, says UK PM Keir Starmer

Unfunded commitments for spending are just as bad (as unfunded tax cuts) and likely to have the same impact on the economy.

UK's CMA clears Microsoft's staff hiring, partnership with Inflection AI

The CMA said that even before being bought, Inflection had a small portion of UK visits for chatbots and AI tools and, unlike its rivals, couldn't significantly grow or maintain its chatbot users

UK halts 30 out of 350 arms export licences to Israel amid Gaza conflict

Lammy clarified that it is not a complete ban on arms exports to Israel and that it continues to support Israel's right to self-defence, as per Al Jazeera

Content moderator sues TikTok in UK alleging toxic work environment

"I felt offended, harassed and degraded in a toxic work environment," Altamirano alleged. The stress allegedly lead to anxiety, depression and complications in her pregnancy

Visa figures reveal Indian students being put off applying to UK varsities

Indians may continue to top the tally of student visa grants but they are beginning to show signs of being put off applying to UK universities amid greater migration curbs, the latest Home Office statistics revealed on Thursday. The Home Office data for the past year until June 2024 shows a 23 per cent fall in Indian students coming to the UK for higher studies, even as they continue to represent the largest group granted leave to remain on the Graduate Route visa which allows foreign students to work in Britain for two years after their degree. This fall in Indian student numbers is the first indication of the impact of tighter curbs on the right of most student visa holders to bring along dependent family members, which came into effect earlier this year. There were 110,006 sponsored study visa grants to main applicants who were Indian nationals in the year ending June 2024 (25 per cent of the total), 32,687 fewer than the previous year, the Home Office statistics reveal. Most of

UK borrows more than expected in July, underlining challenge for FM Reeves

The figures did not include recent pay deals struck between the new Labour government, elected last month in a landslide victory, and public sector workers including junior doctors

Ship not under command after attacks target it in Red Sea: British military

A commercial ship travelling through the Red Sea came under repeated attack Wednesday, leaving the vessel not under command in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the British military said. Details remained few about the attack, though it comes during the Houthis' monthslong campaign targeting ships over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The attack saw men on small boats first open fire with small arms, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The ship also was hit by three projectiles, it added. The vessel reports being not under command, the UKMTO said, likely meaning it lost all power. No casualties reported. The Houthis did not immediately claim the attack, though it can take them hours or even days before their acknowledge one of their assaults. The Houthis have targeted more than 70 vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started in October. They seized one vessel and sunk t

Swamy files PIL to quash Rahul Gandhi's citizenship, cites Brit nationality

In 2019, Subramanian Swamy had written to the MHA, claiming that a firm named Backops Ltd was registered in the United Kingdom in 2003 and the Congress MP was one of its directors and secretary

UK regulator reverses decision, no in-depth probe of baby formula mkt

The cost of baby milk formula was in the spotlight during Britain's inflation-driven cost of living crisis, with media reports saying that some struggling parents had resorted to watering it down

UK provides $17.3 mn to support Tata Steel's Port Talbot workers

Workers suspended a planned all-out strike after Britain's biggest steel producer warned that it would bring forward the planned closure of its two blast furnaces at Port Talbot

Elon Musk's riot tweets spur UK to seek tougher social media rules

Not to mention large amounts of racist content posted by other X users that UK officials say has helped fuel disturbances that have erupted in isolated pockets across country, particularly in north

UK police' standing army gears for more far-right anti-immigration clashes

Thousands of police personnel, including those with specialist training, are geared up as the so-called standing army of defence against an expected surge of far-right anti-immigration protests on Wednesday, this time targeted at immigration lawyers and their offices. After a week of violent clashes on the streets of different cities across the UK, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired his second emergency COBRA meeting on Tuesday evening with ministers, police chiefs and security experts to draft a detailed strategy to counter any further riots. A list of solicitors' firms and immigration advice agencies has been circulating online, inviting protesters to "mask up" and turn out described by the government as unacceptable. We're doing everything we can to ensure that where a police response is needed, it's in place, where support is needed for particular places, that is in place, Starmer told reporters after the Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COBRA) meeting. Obviously it's a

Bangladesh crisis, Neeraj Chopra, UK protests & more

UK’s worst social unrest in 13 yrs: What led to riots; how’s govt handling it?

Racist aggressions plague UK cities: What happened, and what's next?

The violence spread across multiple cities, with rioters targeting public buildings, damaging property, and clashing with police

'Exercise caution': India issues advisory for travellers to UK amid riots

The High Commission of India in London has asked Indian travellers to stay vigilant and exercise due caution while travelling in the UK