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Bob Blackman termed BBC's coverage of the historic Ram Mandir Pranpratishtha ceremony that took place in Ayodhya on Jan 22 as "biased". He raised questions on BBC in the British Parliament.
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In the latest ban imposed on Chinese-owned social media app TikTok , the app will be blocked from parliamentary devices and networks in the UK. The commissions of the House of Commons and House of Lords have announced they will follow the move taken by the govt on official devices.
Britain's Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak becomes the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the UK. Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Monday (Oct 23) became the Conservative Party leader, less than two months after he lost to Liz Truss in the Tory leadership race.
Citing that Tiktok is providing user data to the Chinese govt, the British Parliament has shut down its TikTok account. The British Parliament has shut down its TikTok account after some Members of Parliament sanctioned by China raised concerns about data security.
The new British prime minister who will be replacing Boris Johnson, will be announced on Sept 5, said Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee, on Jul 11.
The Indian origin Rishi Sunak, who is bidding to become the next Prime Minister of the UK, followed after the resignation of Boris Johnson, released his campaign video shedding light on his background.
At the same time, Pakistani-origin Liberal Democrat Lord Qurban Hussain described Malik as a “prominent Kashmiri leader, who has a huge following in the UK as well.” Hussain claimed that Kashmiris suspect the Indian govt “wants to get rid of him too”.
In response to a debate on the human rights situation in J&K, Blackman said Islamist forces would eliminate democracy from Kashmir if India were to withdraw its troops from the region.
The British Parliament has voted unanimously to stage a diplomatic boycott over the Winter Olympics that China will be hosting in Beijing next year.
After New Delhi summoned the UK envoy on Mar 9 due to 'unwarranted discussion' in the British Parliament on agricultural reforms in India, the Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has now step forth to justify the debate.
“Of the Swami’s address before the Parliament of Religions, it may be said that when he began to speak, it was the religious ideas of Hindus; but when he ended Hinduism had been created. ...This was like heralding the advent of a new prophet!
“Of the Swami’s address before the Parliament of Religions, it may be said that when he began to speak, it was the religious ideas of Hindus; but when he ended Hinduism had been created".
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May after she told MPs they will only get a delayed vote on her Brexit deal in the new year.
Brexit event takes another new twist as British Prime Minister Theresa May has lost a key vote on Brexit Bill due to a rebellion by 11 MPs of her own party, Tory. The loss came just before an important meet of Brittan and the European Union in Brussels. She was defeated on an amendment to the European Union Withdrawal Bill over parliament’s right to a meaningful vote on the Brexit deal by four votes. The loss has again proved the huge conflict within Tory party on the issue of Brexit.
Just a day after the biggest anti-Brexit march in the heart of London, the British Parliament passes the Brexit repeal bill by 326 to 290 votes. The Bill will further end the supremacy of EU law in the UK. Prime Minister Theresa May hailed the Parliamentary win as "historic" and said it allowed negotiations to move on with "solid foundations".
