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UK PM Keir Starmer Nominates Indian-Origin Krish Raval For Peerage
The Labour Party has nominated 30 peers in what is seen as an attempt to balance the numbers in the Lords, where the Tories have the most number of peers.
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UK Peer Faces Suspension For Racist Remark Against Indian-Origin Colleague
A Conservative Party peer in the UK Parliament has been recommended for three-week suspension after the House of Lords Conduct Committee noted that she had been "offensive and insulting" in referring to an Indian-origin colleague as "Lord Poppadom".
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UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords
UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.
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UK's Assisted Dying Bill A Step Closer To Reality As MPs Vote In Favour
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill can now go through a lengthy process of amendments by the House of Lords before becoming a law - since the bill got 330 votes in favour and 275 against.
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David Cameron Speaks About Rishi Sunak, Recalls A Prediction He Had Made
Former Prime Minister of Britain Lord David Cameron today spoke about 'The India Century' at the NDTV World Summit in New Delhi. During his interaction, he mentioned about his prediction of Britain having an India-origin prime minister come true.
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"Quietly, Behind Scenes": Prince Harry Secretly In Contact With Royal Family
Prince Harry was recently spotted attending the funeral of Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Lady Jane Fellowes, and is believed to have "secretly" stayed with his uncle Charles Spencer at Althorp House, the childhood home of Princess Diana.
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UK's New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House
The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.
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British Indian Ex MP Alok Sharma Gets Key Post In House of Lords
Indian-origin former Conservative Party member of Parliament Alok Sharma, who had chosen not to seek re-election in this weeks general election, will now take his seat in the House of Lords.
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For Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's Speech, UK Top Court President Offers His Seat
In a special gesture for Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the President of the UK Supreme Court on Thursday offered him his seat for his address.
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British Sikh Peer Faces Suspension For Drunken Misconduct In House Of Lords
The UK Parliament's Conduct Committee on Friday released its report into the conduct of British Sikh peer Lord Kulveer Ranger and found him in breach of the Code of Conduct on bullying and harassment following a drunken incident in the House of Lords
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Archaeologists In Panama Unearth Tomb Filled With Gold Treasure And Sacrificial Victims
The tomb is believed to have been built in 750 AD for a high-status male leader. The lord was buried face down on top of a female companion, a burial custom for the elite at the time.
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'Mr Bean' Actor Rowan Atkinson Blamed For Poor EV Sales In UK
Other deterrents to EVs mentioned in Tuesday's report presented before the UK's Parliament were higher purchase costs, insufficient charging infrastructure and mixed messaging.
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House Of Lords Faces Criticism Over Rs 1 Crore Champagne Spending Amid Economic Hardship
Champagne purchases in the House of Lords reached a five-year peak last year, totaling nearly 90,000 pounds in 2023.
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UK Minister's Speech In House Of Lords Interrupted By 'Mission: Impossible' Theme
Labour leader Lord Woodley later apologised for the interruption to the ceremony.
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"Our PM Said Jai Shri Ram, Lord Curzon Would Have Choked": UK Envoy
The scale of India's rise and its gravitas in the global order can be measured with two simple yardsticks, according to the UK's envoy to India Alex Ellis.
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UK PM Keir Starmer Nominates Indian-Origin Krish Raval For Peerage
The Labour Party has nominated 30 peers in what is seen as an attempt to balance the numbers in the Lords, where the Tories have the most number of peers.
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UK Peer Faces Suspension For Racist Remark Against Indian-Origin Colleague
A Conservative Party peer in the UK Parliament has been recommended for three-week suspension after the House of Lords Conduct Committee noted that she had been "offensive and insulting" in referring to an Indian-origin colleague as "Lord Poppadom".
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UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords
UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.
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UK's Assisted Dying Bill A Step Closer To Reality As MPs Vote In Favour
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill can now go through a lengthy process of amendments by the House of Lords before becoming a law - since the bill got 330 votes in favour and 275 against.
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David Cameron Speaks About Rishi Sunak, Recalls A Prediction He Had Made
Former Prime Minister of Britain Lord David Cameron today spoke about 'The India Century' at the NDTV World Summit in New Delhi. During his interaction, he mentioned about his prediction of Britain having an India-origin prime minister come true.
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"Quietly, Behind Scenes": Prince Harry Secretly In Contact With Royal Family
Prince Harry was recently spotted attending the funeral of Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Lady Jane Fellowes, and is believed to have "secretly" stayed with his uncle Charles Spencer at Althorp House, the childhood home of Princess Diana.
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UK's New Government Vows To Remove 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House
The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.
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British Indian Ex MP Alok Sharma Gets Key Post In House of Lords
Indian-origin former Conservative Party member of Parliament Alok Sharma, who had chosen not to seek re-election in this weeks general election, will now take his seat in the House of Lords.
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For Chief Justice DY Chandrachud's Speech, UK Top Court President Offers His Seat
In a special gesture for Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the President of the UK Supreme Court on Thursday offered him his seat for his address.
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British Sikh Peer Faces Suspension For Drunken Misconduct In House Of Lords
The UK Parliament's Conduct Committee on Friday released its report into the conduct of British Sikh peer Lord Kulveer Ranger and found him in breach of the Code of Conduct on bullying and harassment following a drunken incident in the House of Lords
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Archaeologists In Panama Unearth Tomb Filled With Gold Treasure And Sacrificial Victims
The tomb is believed to have been built in 750 AD for a high-status male leader. The lord was buried face down on top of a female companion, a burial custom for the elite at the time.
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'Mr Bean' Actor Rowan Atkinson Blamed For Poor EV Sales In UK
Other deterrents to EVs mentioned in Tuesday's report presented before the UK's Parliament were higher purchase costs, insufficient charging infrastructure and mixed messaging.
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House Of Lords Faces Criticism Over Rs 1 Crore Champagne Spending Amid Economic Hardship
Champagne purchases in the House of Lords reached a five-year peak last year, totaling nearly 90,000 pounds in 2023.
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UK Minister's Speech In House Of Lords Interrupted By 'Mission: Impossible' Theme
Labour leader Lord Woodley later apologised for the interruption to the ceremony.
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"Our PM Said Jai Shri Ram, Lord Curzon Would Have Choked": UK Envoy
The scale of India's rise and its gravitas in the global order can be measured with two simple yardsticks, according to the UK's envoy to India Alex Ellis.
