Errol seemed unimpressed by his son’s foray into British political discourse. “He’s just a person,” he said. “The fact that he has money or something, he’s a billionaire or something to that effect… Tell him to get lost.” In a candid interview with LBC’s Tom Swarbrick, Errol Musk, father of billionaire Elon Musk, had a…
Key leaders elected around the world in 2024 The year 2024 brought dramatic transformations across the globe, reshaping the global political scene, influenced by economic challenges, social movements and policy concerns.The elections in over 70 countries ushered in new faces and fresh mandates. Here’s a snapshot of key elections that defined the year by bringing…
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, daughter of Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, visited the Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Bengaluru. The couple, accompanied by Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty, a Rajya Sabha member, sought blessings and participated in traditional rituals at the temple on Tuesday. NEW DELHI:…
TOI Corospodent from London: Britain’s Conservative Party has elected its first black leader, Kemi Badenoch, since its founding in 1834. Badenoch, who was announced as the new Opposition leader on Saturday, also makes history as the first black woman to be elected to lead any major UK political party.The 44-year-old mother-of-three received 53,806 votes and…
Kemi Badenoch on Saturday won the race to become the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, vowing to return the once dominant party to its “founding principles” to try to win back voters who handed the Conservatives their worst election defeat in July.A staunch proponent of Brexit, 44-year-old Badenoch is known for her outspoken views…
The race to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader is heating up, with immigration emerging as a central theme in the debates. The two leading candidates, former immigration minister Robert Jenrick and shadow housing secretary Kemi Badenoch, have turned their focus to Indian visas, calling for stricter immigration policies in response to rising concerns…
British Indian former home secretary Priti Patel was eliminated from the race to replace Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader on Wednesday, receiving only 14 votes out of 121 votes in the first round of voting by her fellow Tory MPs.The new leader will replace Sunak, who has been serving as the acting…
LONDON: Six Conservative MPs, including PIO former home secretary Priti Patel, have thrown their hats in the ring to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party leader. The deadline for applying to be on the ballot was 2.30 pm Monday.Candidates needed a proposer, a seconder and eight nominations from Tory MPs to proceed to the ballot.There…
Rishi Sunak, on a lighter note, offered some advice to newly-elected British PM Keir Starmer as he delivered his first official speech as UK’s opposition leader in the Parliament on Wednesday. “If I may offer some words of advice to members of opposite,” Sunak began. “On the government benches, life comes at you fast. Soon,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed world leaders at the G7 Summit outreach session and said that countries of global south are bearing the brunt of global uncertainties and tensions.PM Modi was speaking at the summit on the invitation of Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni. He addressed a session on Artificial Intelligence, energy,…
