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Canada: Petition calling for no confidence vote against Trudeau govt garners 300K signatures

It calls for a vote of no confidence against the Justin Trudeau government in the House of Commons, and, if it succeeded, to have elections within 45 days. Trudeau is leading a minority government and elections are not scheduled till October 2025

Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal fundraiser, in Gatineau, Quebec, on Monday. (AP)
Published on Dec 14, 2023 10:50 AM IST

King Charles honours ‘beloved mother’ Queen Elizabeth in historic speech

This address marks the first King's speech in 73 years, with the last speech by King Geroge in 1950

Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech beside Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber, in London, Britain, November 7, 2023. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS(via REUTERS)
Published on Nov 07, 2023 07:34 PM IST
ByArya Vaishnavi

Petition for recognition of Hinduphobia in Canada tabled in House of Commons

Canadian MP Melissa Lantsman tabled a petition calling for the recognition of Hinduphobia, in the House of Commons on Thursday. She also sought the Government’s response to the petition, e-4507, closed on October 17, with 25,794 signatures.

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Updated on Nov 03, 2023 11:04 AM IST

Indo-Canadian Shuvaloy Majumdar wins prestigious seat in House of Commons

Shuvaloy Majumdar was declared the victor in the by-election for the riding of Calgary Heritage in the province of Alberta. The seat was once represented by the then PM Stephen Harper

Indo-Canadian candidate Shuvaloy Majumdar, who won the prestigious Calgary Heritage seat in a federal by-election on Monday. (Courtesy: shuv.ca)
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 11:37 AM IST

Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie partygate probe: UK lawmakers

The eight Johnson allies called out in the report include Zac Goldsmith, a member of the House of Lords and a serving Foreign Office minister.

British Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson(AP)
Published on Jun 29, 2023 04:07 PM IST
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Canada House of Commons votes for special rapporteur to step down

Canada’s House of Commons passed a motion on Wednesday calling upon the independent special rapporteur appointed by the Government examining alleged interference by China in Federal elections to “step aside from his role”.

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Updated on Jun 01, 2023 07:31 PM IST

Tibetan groups in Canada protest the Panchen Lama’s incarceration

The Tibetan community in Canada staged a protest in Toronto on the anniversary of the incarceration of the Panchen Lama by Chinese authorities, even as an MP raised the issue in the House of Commons.

Tibetan activists protesting outside the Chinese Consulate in Toronto on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the date when the current Panchen Lama was taken into custody. (RTYC Toronto)
Updated on May 18, 2023 03:07 PM IST

UK PM Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman heckled: ‘Go away’

The incident happened as they went around Chelmsford's High Street with three police officers in preparation for the beginning of an anti-social behaviour drive.

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (C) and Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman (2ndR) walk with Community Support Officer Sonja Viner (L), Police Sergeant Sophie Chesters (2ndL) and Police Sergeant Matt Collins during a visit to Chelmsford in the county of Essex, east of England.(AFP)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 06:59 AM IST

‘No jeans, sleeveless tops’: New dress code for MPs ahead of UK House of Commons

The Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has updated the “Rules of behaviour and courtesies in the House of Commons” and has asked MPs that their dress, language and conduct should “reflect” the “privilege” of their position.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Commons Speaker has asked MPs to dress in business attire in and around the Chamber. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Published on Sep 05, 2021 07:54 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

UK Covid deaths, cases hit records as England starts third lockdown

Official figures showed 1,041 people died in the last 24 hours and 62,322 new cases were recorded, with 30,451 patients in hospital, 2,645 of them on ventilators.

A man runs across the Millennium Bridge in Newcastle on Wednesday as England began a new lockdown to tackle the spread of Covid-19.(Bloomberg)
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan

‘Scandal… political stunt,’ says UK minister on Unicef feeding poor kids in London

Asked about the Unicef’s initiative, Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the UK House of Commons with a cabinet ministerial status, criticised the UN body, saying it should be ashamed of itself

Britain's Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London.(REUTERS/FILE)
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 07:00 PM IST
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New Covid strain found in London that spreads rapidly; tough Tier 3 restrictions ordered

Health secretary tells parliament that a new variant of Covid-19 had been detected, which may have caused the spike in cases in London, Essex and Kent.

An anti-mask demonstration gathers outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 14.(Bloomberg)
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan

For the first time, can see route out of Covid-19 pandemic: UK PM Boris Johnson

Outlining post-lockdown measures to come into effect from December 3, PM Johnson told the House of Commons virtually that developments in vaccines mean the “scientific cavalry is now in sight”

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question-time debate at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on November 11, 2020.(REUTERS/ FILE)
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 11:57 PM IST
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Cyber and space domains focus of £16.5 billion UK defence push

The UK government on Thursday announced the establishment of a National Cyber Force manned with intelligence and military personnel as part of a £16.5 billion push in the defence sector as the country prepares for life out of the EU from January 1, 2021

In this file photo taken on September 19, 2019, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) arrives with Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (2L) to visit military personnel in Salisbury, southwest England.(AFP/ FILE)
Published on Nov 19, 2020 07:31 PM IST
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Sneha Rakesh stands out in the Tech industry with her innovative venture

Sneha is a software program developer who established Akarmaxs in 2015.

Published on Nov 11, 2020 06:21 PM IST

Stay at home: England enters Covid Lockdown 2 until December 2

Unlike the first lockdown that began on March 23, the second lockdown is likely to be enforced more vigorously by the police. Home secretary Priti Patel told the police they are expected to “strengthen enforcement”.

A police officer talks to a reveller in the street after the pubs closed in the Soho area of central London on November 4 on the eve of a second novel coronavirus lockdown.(AFP)
Updated on Nov 05, 2020 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan

As UK Covid cases surge, Rishi Sunak extends wage bill support

The support, which since April included the state picking up varying percentages of the wage bill of employees, the income of the self-employed and various incentives to companies, total nearly 200 billion pounds.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the House of Commons.(AFP)
Updated on Oct 22, 2020 06:15 PM IST
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UK’s foreign policy is adrift, lacks clarity, warn MPs

Calling on the Boris Johnson government to ‘step-up and do more’ on the global stage, MPs questioned the claim of the country reinventing itself as ‘Global Britain’, alleging that few were clear what it meant.

Calling on the Boris Johnson government to ‘step-up and do more’ on the global stage, MPs questioned the claim of the country reinventing itself as ‘Global Britain’, alleging that few were clear what it meant.(AP)
Updated on Oct 22, 2020 06:00 PM IST
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Covid-19: London on ‘high alert’ from Saturday after cases surge

Health secretary Matt Hancock announced new curbs in Essex, York and other areas, which brings half of England’s population under local lockdowns.

Commuters cross London Bridge in view of Tower Bridge in London on October 15.(Bloomberg)
Updated on Oct 15, 2020 05:37 PM IST
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More UK areas under new Covid curbs as cases surge

There were 13,972 new cases as of Monday evening – nearly three times the daily peaks of April and May – and 50 new deaths.

A mannequin wearing a face mask is pictured at a shop, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Nottingham, Britain.(Reuters)
Updated on Oct 12, 2020 09:44 PM IST
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Covid-19: New curbs from Monday as UK back at ‘tipping point’

As of Saturday night, there were 15,166 new coronavirus cases – thrice the daily peaks in April and May. There were 81 deaths in the last 24 hours, with hospitals reporting a surge in patients admitted. Overall, there have been 57,347 deaths and 590,844 cases in the UK.

A man wearing a face mask walks in Sunderland, Britain.(Reuters)
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 07:57 PM IST
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Covid-19 infected UK MP attended House; told to resign

Margaret Ferrier, MP from Rutherglen and Hamilton West, has also been suspended by her party.

A video grab from footage shows Scottish National Party MP Margaret Ferrier speaking in the House of Commons on September 28.(AFP)
Updated on Oct 02, 2020 08:52 PM IST
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Mask norms relaxed for Sikhs in Canadian police

“We asked the RCMP to review its policies to make sure that this example of systemic racism is put aside,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

People wear face masks as they walk along a street in Montreal, Canada.(AP)
Updated on Oct 02, 2020 09:36 PM IST
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2 British PMs benefited from slavery, admits Westminster

Initial findings in the ongoing review supported by House of Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle reveal that at least 232 items of over 9,500 works in the Parliamentary Art Collection have links to the transatlantic slave trade over the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

A sculpture by British artist Marc Quinn in collaboration with Bristol resident Jen Reid showing Jen Reid with an arm raised in a Black Power salute entitled ‘A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020’, on the vacant Edward Colston statue plinth in Bristol, southwest England, on July 15. A sculpture of UK slave trader Edward Colston removed by anti-racism protesters in Bristol was replaced by that of the black woman who helped pull it down.(AFP file)
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 11:39 PM IST
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Covid-19: UK to pick up wage bill for 6 more months

The package includes extension of VAT relief, loans to struggling companies and extension of grants to the self-employed.

Commuters wearing face masks or covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, stand aboard a Victoria Line London underground tube train as they travel during the evening 'rush hour' in central London on September 23.(AFP)
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 06:16 PM IST
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UK PM launches new Covid restrictions that may last six months

Renewed concern over managing the Covid-19 pandemic was prompted by expert modelling that showed new cases doubling every seven days, which could lead to 50,000 day-cases by the middle of October.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks to Downing Street in central London on September 22.(AFP)
Updated on Sep 22, 2020 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By, London

UK considering new national lockdown as Covid-19 cases ‘doubling each week’

Senior health official projects 50,000 cases per day in mid-October and more than 200 daily deaths by mid-November.

hoppers walk past social distancing signs at the Covent Garden shopping and dining district, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in London, Britainhoto(Reuters file)
Updated on Sep 21, 2020 10:51 PM IST
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UK PM to set July 4 date to end Covid-19 lockdown with bars reopening

Boris Johnson is then due to set out some details in the House of Commons on how pubs and other social venues can safely reopen, following a review of the 2-metre mandatory social distancing rule by the UK’s Covid-19 strategy group on Monday.

On Monday, the UK saw its lowest daily death toll from the deadly virus at 15 deaths to hit a total figure of 42, 647, prompting UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock to declare that the virus was “in retreat” in the country.(REUTERS)
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 02:28 PM IST
London | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi

Won’t be silenced: Priti Patel as UK opposition MPs accuse her of ‘gaslighting’ racism

The Indian-origin Cabinet minister had referenced her personal experience of racist abuse while growing up as an ethnic minority in the UK during an impassioned statement in the House of Commons earlier this week.

Questioned by an Opposition Labour Party MP on whether the minister fully understood the “anger and frustration” felt by anti-racism demonstrators protesting against the brutal killing of African-American George Floyd in police custody in the US, Priti Patel retaliated with references to her own experiences.(REUTERS)
Published on Jun 12, 2020 11:04 PM IST
London | ByPress Trust of India

Britain’s House of Commons goes virtual from Wednesday, 120 MPs to join remotely

In Britain’s House of Commons, a maximum of 120 MPs will be able to take part remotely over the course of any ‘hybrid proceedings’, which will constitute the first two hours of each sitting.

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Members of Parliament sitting in the Chamber in the House of Commons, in London on April 21, 2020, where social distancing measures have been put in place due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.(AFP)
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 02:22 PM IST
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