LONDON: UK’s govt has announced it will retain the graduate visa route, which allows international students to work or look for work for two years after they graduate (or for three years for those on a PhD). The home office will instead focus on regulating agents that recruit international students and bring out tougher compliance … Read more
LONDON: UK’s government has rubbished reports that have gone viral in Indian media saying that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has “struck Khalistani networks” in Britain and seized Rs 100 crore (£9 million) from more than 300 Khalistani bank accounts.Scores of stories appeared online claiming that “in a sweeping crackdown” Sunak had seized more than 300 … Read more
LONDON: UK foreign office officials have told TOI that the UK govt continues to raise AgustaWestland chopper scam accused British national Christian Michel’s case with India to “underline the importance of making progress to the govt of India.”“We will continue to do so until his case is resolved,” one official told TOI.Michel has been detained … Read more
The UK government said smoking itself would not be criminalised but anyone who can legally buy tobacco now will not be prevented. Updated: March 20, 2024 7:57 AM IST By Reuters Prime Minister Of UK Rishi Sunak London: The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase … Read more
MUMBAI: From April 4, 2024, the general salary threshold for new applicants under the ‘Skilled Worker route’ will increase from GBP 26,200 to GBP 38,700 per year.According to an information alert issued by Morgan Lewis, a law firm, “The planned salary threshold increase should not affect those already in the Skilled Worker route when they … Read more
BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s main pro-UK party the DUP said Tuesday that it endorses a deal with the UK government allowing it to end a long-running boycott of the province’s devolved government.An internal party vote to back the deal at a closed-door meeting in Lisburn, near Belfast, forms a basis to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government’s intention to introduce a law preventing younger generations from buying tobacco. Under the new powers, there would be restrictions on vape flavours, a requirement for plain packaging, and … Read more
LONDON: Britain’s ruling Conservatives are stepping up personal attacks on opposition Labour leader and former prominent lawyer Keir Starmer, who is tipped to become prime minister after the next general election.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Tories and sympathetic right-leaning newspapers are targeting Starmer’s record as a leading human rights lawyer and public prosecutor in a bid … Read more
LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended Britain’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, telling an official inquiry he did not recognise testimony describing a dysfunctional government and saying his hospitality scheme was supported at the time. The inquiry is examining Britain’s response to the pandemic which killed more than 230,000 people in the country.It … Read more
Samir Shah, named by the UK government on Wednesday as its choice for the post of BBC chairman, had moved to Britain from India as an eight-year-old and completed a DPhil at Oxford University in 1979. He has had a 44-year career in TV and previously served as non-executive director of the BBC board. He … Read more