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PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi wishes Johnson on his re-election as British PM

2:06 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to his British counterpart Boris Johnson that his re-election to the top post reflected the fate reposed by the people of the UK in him and his Conservative Party. Modi conveyed this over a telephonic conversation with Johnson. Johnson on his part thanked the PM Modi for […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Pound jumps as exit poll shows Conservative majority in British vote

1:46 pm December 13, 2019

New York: The pound sterling leapt higher on Thursday after exit polls showed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party on track to win a wide parliamentary majority, a result seen as hastening Brexit. Meanwhile, global stock markets rallied with Wall Street in record territory following reports Washington and Beijing had at long last sealed […]

Business chief concerned about UK parties’ economic policies

10:31 pm November 17, 2019

London: A senior British business leader has raised concerns about the economic policies of the two main parties in next month’s election, describing 2020 as the most important year in a generation due to uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union. Confederation of British Industry Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn told Sky News on Sunday that Labour’s plans […]

Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal

7:25 pm October 18, 2019

London: After winning the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in London Friday looking to secure enough support to get the deal through the fractious British Parliament. Johnson returned overnight for what is expected to be a busy day attempting to persuade lawmakers to vote […]

EU presses UK to resubmit Brexit plan as end-game looms

3:42 pm October 6, 2019

Brussels: With the resumption of crunch Brexit talks on Monday looming large, European leaders piled pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to revise his offer — and to do so quickly. On Saturday Johnson started phoning his EU counterparts to sell his proposals for a managed withdrawal from the bloc, after the latest plans […]